NTSB investigations: Rotax 912ULS series, 2016
29 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Rotax 912ULS series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2005 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 37 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 28 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 16 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55572'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('55572'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB CEN17LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Port Allen, LAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from debris in the fuel selector valve restricting the fuel flow to the engine and led to a forced landing on rough terrain.NTSB CEN17LA021Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenith CH-750 · Morristown, MNA total loss of engine power due to fuel vapor lock. Contributing to the loss of engine power were the corrosion of the spark plugs and the spacing of the electrode gaps.NTSB GAA17CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRemos Remos GX · Lowell, ARThe pilot’s decision to take off with a prevailing tailwind and insufficient distance to ensure obstacle clearance, which resulted in a collision with a tree.NTSB GAA16CA498Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirtime Cygnet · Venice, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA469Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Frankfort, KYThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA16CA529Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Delaware, OHThe student pilot’s inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind on landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA16CA388Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCanadian Light Acft Sales &Svc Bushcaddy Explorer · Island Pond, VTThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing.NTSB CEN16FA290Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Fond du Lac, WICarburetor contamination following exposure to water in the fuel, which resulted in a carburetor malfunction and a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of airplane control that resulted in a stall.NTSB CEN16LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlonso CH 701 · Dexter, MIThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA16LA247Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMormile Francis W Aventura II · West Pittsfield, METhe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which accumulated because the carburetor heat was not functioning.NTSB CEN16LA263Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEvolution Trikes Revo · Newark, ILThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience.NTSB CEN16CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoyd Kenneth C Rans S-19 · Ephraim, WIThe pilot's decision to continue the landing from an unstabilized approach which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.NTSB GAA16CA355Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRainbow Sky Reach Bushcat · Cairo, NEThe pilot's decision to fly into deteriorating weather conditions, leading to a precautionary off airport soft field landing which resulted in a nose gear collapse and the airplane to nose over.NTSB CEN16LA245Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvolution Revo · Holland, MIThe flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing as a result of his failure to adjust the electric trim to the proper position for landing.NTSB CEN16LA221Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw HXB · Sealy, TXFailure of maintenance personnel to comply with the engine manufacturer’s mandatory service bulletin, which resulted in failure of the mechanical fuel pump diaphragm and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA16CA300Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2002 Sierra · Moundsville, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB ERA16LA201Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCriquet Aviation Bogota Columb Storch FI-156 · Fordsville, KYThe steep descent to ground impact for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB ERA16FA165Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportVans RV12 · Stevensville, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach for landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA16CA195Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGary A Jamieson JA30 Superstol · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during the landing touchdown, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN16LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCzech Sport Piper Sport · Mansfield, OHThe pilot's failure to inspect the nose landing gear (NLG), which resulted in a crack going undetected and the subsequent separation of the NLG at the weld area during landing.NTSB GAA16CA189Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTL Ultralight Sro TL-3000 Sirius · South St. Paul, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper landing flare in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.NTSB ERA16LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Hilton Head Island, SCThe pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN16FA122Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRemos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau Remos GX · Española, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while operating in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.NTSB GAA16CA148Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRemos G 3/600 · Chesapeake, OHThe pilot's unstable approach, which resulted in excessive airspeed during the touchdown, subsequent bounced landing, collapsed nose landing gear, and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeropro CZ A220 · Canton, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with trees.NTSB ERA16LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser · Atlanta, GAA total loss of engine power due to fuel vapor lock. Contributing to the accident was the absence of a fuel return line.NTSB WPR16FA067Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Springville, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude in hilly terrain, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident were the…NTSB CEN16FA094Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Echo Super · Arcola, TXThe student pilot's loss of control after exceeding the airplane's critical angle-of-attack, which lead to a power-on, aerodynamic departure stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate oversight of the student pilot.NTSB GAA16CA094Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P92 Eaglet · Chesapeake, VAThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff which resulted in impact with the ground.