# NTSB investigations, 1990, RI

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC91LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA049.md): Robinson R22 · West Kingston, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1990 · N9073S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing was the malfunction of the pedal assembly.
- [NTSB NYC91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA011.md): Robinson R22 · Woonsocket, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1990 · N666U · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude above the terrain to avoid getting the right skid caught in the grass, resulting in a loss of control.
- [NTSB NYC91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA003.md): Cessna A150M · Lincoln, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1990 · N7922U · Substantial damage
  > On ground collision with a tree while making a forced landing following loss of engine power due to a failed exhaust valve.
- [NTSB NYC90LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA140.md): Piper PA-28-235 · Middleton, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1990 · N8569N · Substantial damage
  > Loss of direction control by the pilot when he came in high and fast and touched down at improper touchdown point.
- [NTSB NYC90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90FA075.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Smithfield, RI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 1990 · N2603G · Destroyed
  > Improper in-flight planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in insufficient altitude to recover from a stall. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of total experience and excessive gross weight of the airplane.
- [NTSB NYC90LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA047.md): Beech V35B · W Kingston, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1990 · N6741V · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, while attempting to close the passenger's door during takeoff. The unsecured passenger door was a related factor.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1990
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'RI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=RI&year=1990

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