# NTSB investigations, 2016, VT

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 ERA17FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA072.md): Piper PA28 · Middlebury, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2016 · N31202 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to return to the airport following a partial or complete loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of…
- [NTSB GAA16CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA495.md): Piper PA 11 · Grand Isle, VT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 19, 2016 · N4681M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a simulated engine failure and forced landing with a tailwind, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB GAA16CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA388.md): Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc Bushcaddy Explorer · Island Pond, VT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2016 · N335BE · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA16CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA128.md): Cessna 180 · South Burlington, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 13, 2016 · N9925N · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a nose over.

## 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") = 2016
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'VT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=VT&year=2016

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