Fatal NTSB investigations: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG, IL

8 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG. 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

19822026
Fatal NTSB investigations: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG, IL per year, 1982–2026: 8 cases
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Query with SQL
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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('99999'))
  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.

NTSB CEN15LA028Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHuebbe Sonex HB · Plainview, ILThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.Oct 26, 2014 · N244HB · Substantial damageNTSB CEN13FA509Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Paris, ILThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff during the ground roll after detecting the airplane's degraded performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt a flight with a known problem with the left engine and the likely partial…Aug 27, 2013 · N229H · DestroyedNTSB CEN11LA090Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSoutherland Freebird Litesport U · Decatur, ILThe pilot's reported inability to control his amateur-built airplane for undetermined reasons after the airplane inadvertently became airborne while conducting a high-speed taxi.Dec 2, 2010 · N415US · Substantial damageNTSB CHI07FA286Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportYakovlev Yak 52 · Lake-in-Hills, ILThe airplane descended and impacted terrain during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the soft, uphill terrain.Sep 3, 2007 · N212YA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI07FA009Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 · Lawrenceville, ILThe improper judgment by the pilot to conduct a flight to, and execute an approach to, an airport with weather conditions that were below the required minimums. Also causal was the pilot's continued descent below the approach minimum descent altitude.…Oct 27, 2006 · N1832N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI06LA157Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGood RV-6A · Peru, ILFailure of the pilot of the second airplane in the formation to maintain clearance with the lead airplane during the overhead recovery maneuver prior to landing.Jun 18, 2006 · N86CG · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB CHI94DEE01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportRemote Sensing Cirrus VK-30 · Lk In The Hills, ILfuel starvation resulting from the modification of the fuel system. A factor was the modification to the fuel system.Apr 19, 1994 · N108P · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA062Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportScorpion Too · Sandwich, ILThe rotorcraft impacted the runway very hard with no flare after the engine quit 100-200 feet AGL. The pilot had no training in this aircraft. No fuel was found in the fuel tank and no fuel odors were present. An examination of the fuelsystem, engine and…Dec 18, 1982 · N9354A · Destroyed