# NTSB investigations, 2000, SD

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 CHI01LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA053.md): Cessna 150M · New Underwood, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2000 · N63067 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate planning and preparation, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to this accident was the plowed field.
- [NTSB CHI01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA051.md): Cessna 172M · Sturgis, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2000 · N13584 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff and he discontinued an aborted takeoff once initiated. Factors associated with the accident were the inaccurate elevator trim indicator, the pilot's failure to verify the trim setting,…
- [NTSB CHI01LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA033.md): Saab 340-B · Aberdeen, SD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2000 · N402XJ · Substantial damage
  > the impact with the flock of snow geese.
- [NTSB CHI01FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA001.md): Piper PA-44-180 · Rapid City, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 2000 · N294ND · Destroyed
  > Suicide
- [NTSB CHI00LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA295.md): Aerostar S-81A · Custer, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 2000 · N9174Z · Minor damage
  > The ground crew's failure to maintain control of the balloon until all passengers were disembarked. A factor related to the accident was the gust of wind.
- [NTSB CHI00FA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA288.md): Piper PA-22-108 · Custer, SD · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2000 · N4730Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot not maintaining clearance from the tree. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, the high density altitude, the inadequate rate of climb, the pilot's improper in-flight decision to fly into…
- [NTSB CHI00FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA265.md): Cessna 340A · Mission, SD · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 2000 · N34DD · Destroyed
  > the aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. A contributing factor was pilot fatigue.
- [NTSB CHI00LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA192.md): Creed Lancair 235 · Hot Springs, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 4, 2000 · N235RC · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to select the correct runway for takeoff. Factors to the accident were the inadequate preflight planning/preparation, the aborted takeoff not performed, and the tailwind.
- [NTSB CHI00LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA131.md): Hughes 269C · Aberdeen, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 3, 2000 · N456EM · Substantial damage
  > the ground resonance encountered by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI00FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA123.md): Cessna 177RG · Watertown, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2000 · N1978Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were the dark night, clouds, and rain.
- [NTSB CHI00LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA108.md): Champion 7GCAA · Arlington, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 2000 · N8371V · Substantial damage
  > the CFI's improper use of the throttle control during a simulated loss of engine power emergency. A factor associated with the accident was the rough terrain on which the forced landing was conducted.
- [NTSB CHI00LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA100.md): Piper J-3C · Eureka, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2000 · N71060 · Substantial damage
  > the foreign object (shot gun shell) which jammed the control stick. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude at which the control stick jammed and the rough terrain which the airplane contacted.

## 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") = 2000
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=SD&year=2000

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