# NTSB investigations, 2002, WY

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 DEN03FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA002.md): Cessna T210M · Laramie, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 2002 · N210HC · Destroyed
  > the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance while attempting a low altitude maneuver. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain, the airplane’s low altitude, and the pilot's lack of total instrument…
- [NTSB DEN02FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA105.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 2002 · N8822P · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the flight crew of the Beech and the pilot of the Piper's failure to attain proper clearance from the other during their respective landings. Factors contributing to the accident were the crew's and the pilot of the other airplane's inadequate visual lookout…
- [NTSB DEN02GA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02GA097.md): Arctic S-1B2 · Meeteetse, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Aug 16, 2002 · N71AT · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the intentional low pass/slow flight maneuver.
- [NTSB DEN02FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA080.md): Cessna 177B · Crowheart, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2002 · N34859 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance of the high mountain terrain. Contributing factors were the high mountain terrain, and the high density altitude weather condition.
- [NTSB DEN02LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA075.md): American General AA5B · Worland, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 2002 · N28717 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's selection of an inadequate altitude for crossing mountainous terrain, resulting in a collision with trees. A contributing factor was the downdraft.
- [NTSB DEN02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA071.md): Cessna T206H · Jackson, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 2002 · N2453V · Substantial damage
  > the engine failure for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the forced landing attempt. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB DEN02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA067.md): Schreder RS-15 · Jackson, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 2002 · N33515 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the mountain summit.
- [NTSB DEN02LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA051.md): Enstrom F-28C · Medicine Bow, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2002 · N5694Z · Substantial damage
  > the unsuitable terrain encountered during the emergency autorotation, following a partial loss of engine power. Factors contributing to this accident were fuel contamination (water), the low altitude, the high winds, and the tailwind.
- [NTSB DEN02LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA056.md): Beech A35 · Newcastle, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2002 · N8735A · Substantial damage
  > the pilot-in-command's failure to lower the landing gear prior to landing.
- [NTSB DEN02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA047.md): Cessna 170B · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 2002 · N4559C · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during initial takeoff climb. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.
- [NTSB DEN02LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA048.md): Helio H-391B · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2002 · N25BA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB DEN02FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02FA043.md): Cessna 170A · Casper, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 17, 2002 · N1211D · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor contributing to this accident was the fog.
- [NTSB DEN02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA032.md): Boeing E75 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2002 · N68463 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's excessive use of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB DEN02TA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02TA037.md): Douglas/Basler DC-3C · Casper, WY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 5, 2002 · N115Z · Substantial damage
  > The copilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear. A contributing factor was the use of inappropriate medication by the copilot.
- [NTSB DEN02LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA027.md): Knight BD-4 · Kemmerer, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2002 · N84RL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a snowbank. A contributing factor was the high crosswind.
- [NTSB DEN02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA024.md): Aviat A-1A · Afton, WY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 2002 · N29HU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank. Contributing factors were the icy runway and the snow bank.

## 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") = 2002
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=WY&year=2002

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