# NTSB investigations, 2000

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA01WA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01WA033.md): Aerostar 602P · Penticton, Canada · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 31, 2000 · N88AT · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN01LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA037.md): Cessna 177 · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2000 · N29572 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent stall. Factors were excessive airspeed, excessive flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CHI01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA056.md): Cessna 150M · Allegan, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2000 · N63276 · Substantial damage
  > The proper glide path not maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the deep snow.
- [NTSB LAX01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA067.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Rosamond, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N61CS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper airplane handling technique and inadequate airspeed during performance of an intentional soft field takeoff.
- [NTSB LAX01IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01IA066.md): Lockheed L-1011-385-1 · Honolulu, HI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N735D · Minor damage
  > the electrical wire arcing and burning as result of insulation degradation, which more than likely resulted from improper clamping.
- [NTSB IAD01FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01FA021.md): Jetstream 4101 · Charlottesville, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N323UE · Substantial damage
  > The captain's improper application of power after responding to a beta warning light during landing rollout, which resulted in an excessive rollout speed and an inability to stop the airplane before it reached the end of the runway.
- [NTSB DEN01IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01IA036.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 · Salt Lake City, UT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N909DA · Minor damage
  > the captain's failure to maintain the proper glide path. Contributing factors were the weather conditions that included low visibility and fog.
- [NTSB CHI01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA058.md): Cessna 172N · Elkhart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2000 · N6326F · Substantial damage
  > The loss of directional control by the student pilot and the inadequate remedial action and inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor. Factors were the snow and ice covered runway and the snowbank.
- [NTSB SEA01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA034.md): Grumman G-44 · Hermiston, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2000 · N69058 · Substantial damage
  > Three out of four snap rings holding the pistons for the landing gear actuators failed which resulted in the landing gear collapsing during landing. On ground collision with a berm was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA063.md): Cessna 172M · Farmville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2000 · N73404 · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB FTW01FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA043.md): Bell 407 · Gilchrist, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2000 · N407MM · Destroyed
  > The loss of control for reasons undetermined.
- [NTSB SEA01FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01FA032.md): Hughes 369HS · Pierce, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2000 · N9186F · Substantial damage
  > While maneuvering, clearance from an object was not maintained. A tree was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC01FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA062.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2000 · N769NC · Substantial damage
  > The low cycle fatigue fracturing of the approach lighting cover securing bolts.
- [NTSB MIA01WA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01WA053.md): Cessna 206 · Rio Sidra, Panama · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 28, 2000 · HP-694 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA056.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2000 · N9952Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a pothole during taxi, after landing.
- [NTSB CHI01IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01IA055.md): Embraer EMB-135LR · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2000 · N721HS · No damage
  > The jammed horizontal stabilizer trim that occurred during the airplane's initial climb after takeoff. Factors relating to the incident were the inadequate capability of the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator to move the stabilizer during all flight phases,…
- [NTSB NYC01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA076.md): Boeing 767-300ER · Boston, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N155DL · No damage
  > The vehicle driver's improper decision to pass behind an aircraft with operating engines, which resulted in an encounter with jet blast.
- [NTSB MIA01LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA052.md): Cessna 305A · Morganton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N143F · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control about the aircraft's lateral axis during landing rollout, and the resultant nose over.
- [NTSB FTW01FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FAMS1.md): Bell 206B · High Island 116 · Accident · 1 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N83137 · Destroyed
  > undetermined, missing aircraft.
- [NTSB DEN01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA035.md): Piper PA-18-135 · Longmont, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N9058G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to mantain directional control during landing roll.
- [NTSB CHI01LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA054.md): Cessna 152 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N757DX · Substantial damage
  > The unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the student pilot, the inadequate initial training by the flight instructor, and the flight instructor's decision to send the student pilot on a solo flight in known adverse weather conditions. Factors to the…
- [NTSB ANC01FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FAMS1.md): Champion 8GCBC · Juneau, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Dec 27, 2000 · N7100C · Destroyed
  > Undetermined. Missing airplane.
- [NTSB MIA01LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA049.md): Robinson R-22 Beta · Ciales, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2000 · N195HC · Substantial damage
  > the flight crew's failure to follow procedures for a straight-in autorotation with power recovery that resulted in their improper use of collective resulting in a hard landing and substantial damage to the helicopter.
- [NTSB MIA01IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01IA051.md): Canadair CL-600-2B19 · Hebron, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2000 · N729CA · No damage
  > The inadequate design of the flight compartment windshield by the windshield manufacturer resulting in cracking of the center ply.
- [NTSB LAX01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA065.md): Cessna T210N · Colorado City, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2000 · N4729C · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper preflight and failure to refuel the airplane.
- [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 FTW01LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA041.md): Beech BE-60 · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 2000 · N53444 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged flare of the airplane resulting from restricted forward visibility. Factors were the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, the icing conditions, and the iced windshield.
- [NTSB NYC01LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA067.md): Rockwell 112A · Norwood, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2000 · N1307J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper starting procedure, which resulted in an on-ground collision with a parked aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC01LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA060.md): Cessna 182P · Mitchellville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2000 · N58833 · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DEN01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA034.md): Barackman Vans RV-6 · Springfield, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2000 · N3891P · Substantial damage
  > Total failure of the right hand flap control rod due to construction procedures/directives not being followed by the builder.
- [NTSB DEN01FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA033.md): Beech V35B · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2000 · N2174L · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the inadvertent stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning, his lack of recent flying experience, and the abrupt maneuver to correct to the proper runway.
- [NTSB DCA01WA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA01WA009.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · FAAA Tahiti, French Polynesia · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 24, 2000 · N132AA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX01LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA064.md): Cessna 140 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 2000 · N72970 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning, fuel management, and inadequate remedial actions, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. The pilot made an off-field landing and collided with a fence.
- [NTSB SEA01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA031.md): de Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I · Kirkland, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N2502 · Substantial damage
  > A malfunction of the aircraft's fuel selector valve and subsequent fuel starvation. Factors included a short emergency landing area, a wet landing surface, and a fence.
- [NTSB NYC01FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA058.md): Beech B200 · Rangeley, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N30EM · Destroyed
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain sufficient altitude while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the dark night, mountainous terrain, snow showers, clouds, and the pilot's decision to cancel…
- [NTSB MIA01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA047.md): Larry Groover Eagle · Auburndale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N8132L · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance during takeoff, which resulted in an inflight collision with a fence and substantial damage to the aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX01LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA063.md): Bell 206-L3 · Wilcox, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N288JB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's incapacitation that resulted from nausea during the final approach to landing. The pilot collapsed on the cyclic, which precipitated inadvertent contact between the main rotor blades and the ground. Factors were hilly terrain on a dark night,…
- [NTSB FTW01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA044.md): Cessna TR182 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N2225T · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the right main landing gear actuator.
- [NTSB FTW01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA042.md): Robinson R-22B2 · Mesquite, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N7158M · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's abrupt control input, which resulted in a tail rotor blade strike. Factors were the CFI's delay in taking remedial action and the student pilot's lack of total experience.
- [NTSB ANC01LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA027.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Deadhorse, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2000 · N63MB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were clouds, fog, dusk light conditions, and the pilot's self-induced pressure to complete the flight prior to nightfall.
- [NTSB LAX01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA062.md): Cessna 177RG · San Carlos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2000 · N2102Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during an extended downwind leg in the landing pattern.
- [NTSB DEN01LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA032.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Aspen, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 2000 · N130MS · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing which exceeded the design stress limits of the aircraft.
- [NTSB MIA01WA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01WA046.md): Cessna 402B · Nosara, Costa Rica · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 20, 2000 · N908AB · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA01LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA048.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Fort Pierce, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2000 · N9185P · Minor damage
  > The pilot's improper approach for landing while making a landing following a reported momentary partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and his decision to make a go-around from the approach resulting in a landing in a field and collapse of the…
- [NTSB DEN01FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA030.md): Hawker Siddeley HS-125-700 · Jackson, WY · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2000 · N236BN · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow IFR approach procedures and perform a missed approach when the runway was not in sight below approach minimums. Contributing factors were the copilot's failure to follow current ILS approach procedures and use the correct…
- [NTSB CHI01LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA059.md): Beech F33A · Winona, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2000 · N282R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the snowbank.
- [NTSB ANC01FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01FA026.md): Curtis-Wright C46A · Kenai, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 2000 · N1419Z · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident are high winds, turbulence, and low ceilings.
- [NTSB IAD01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA020.md): Cessna 172M · Medford, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2000 · N789FW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Factors included the loss of electrical power, the dark night, and the pilot's lack of night experience.
- [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 CHI01LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA049.md): Cessna 210C · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 2000 · N9791X · Substantial damage
  > The reason for the loss of engine power is undetermined. A factor was the rough terrain.

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=2000&page=2

## 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
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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