# NTSB investigations, 2014, SC

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 ERA15LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA062.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Hampton, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 2014 · N227RR · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper decision to descend the airplane at an airspeed greater than the published best glide speed following an erroneous oil pressure indication, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the erroneous oil pressure indication…
- [NTSB ERA15CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA065.md): Socata TB 20 Trinidad · Hilton Head Island, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 26, 2014 · N85AV · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent selection of an incorrect frequency, which resulted in his inability to activate the airport lighting, and his subsequent decision to continue the approach in dark night conditions despite having not positively identified the runway…
- [NTSB ERA15CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA048.md): Cessna 177 · Landrum, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 8, 2014 · N3339T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA14LA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA425.md): Navion Navion · Rock Hill, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2014 · N4900K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in the exhaustion of the fuel supply in the selected fuel tank and a subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA14FA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA387.md): Cessna 150 · Mount Pleasant, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 2014 · N66241 · Substantial damage
  > The commercial pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the commercial pilot’s failure to recognize and remediate the stall were his…
- [NTSB ERA14FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA289.md): Meyer Clair O 2/3 P 51B/C Mustang · Marion, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2014 · N51BM · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's impact with terrain shortly after takeoff due to a physiological incapacitation of the pilot.
- [NTSB ERA14FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA260.md): Grumman American Avn. AA1B · Chester, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 23, 2014 · N8890L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate inflight fuel monitoring, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loose fuel cap, which allowed fuel to syphon out in flight.
- [NTSB ERA14CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA225.md): Lake LA-4 · Chapin, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2014 · N1029L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in abnormal contact with the water and separation of the right pontoon..
- [NTSB ERA14CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA210.md): Jerome A Baak CH 601XL · Sumter, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2014 · N121JN · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the pilot's failure during the building process to properly determine the unusable quantity of fuel.
- [NTSB ERA14CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA200.md): Kaldor Gregory N Zenith 701 · Eutaw Springs, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 14, 2014 · N851RC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain following an inflight encounter with a wind gust, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB ERA14LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA170.md): Cessna 421 · Charleston, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2014 · N5929M · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate maintenance, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear during landing.
- [NTSB ERA14FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA144.md): Rogers George T Lancair IVP · Hartsville, SC · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 8, 2014 · N724HP · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the flying pilot to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the…
- [NTSB ERA14CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA172.md): Piper PA 28-140 · Saluda, SC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 21, 2014 · N6469W · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent encounter with a deer during the takeoff roll.

## 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") = 2014
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=SC&year=2014

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