OpenAirDocs.org

Fatal NTSB investigations, 2000, UT

180,658 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,636 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

Cases per year

19632026

Where

Open the map

Latest cases

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2000
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'UT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
  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 DEN01FA027Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Ogden, UTthe pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the blowing snow, turbulence, dark night light conditions, and pilot fatigue due to the long flight day.Dec 15, 2000 · N5772C · DestroyedNTSB DEN01FA021Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Antimony, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, his VFR flight into IMC, lack of instrument certification, spatial disorientation, low ceiling, and snow.Dec 8, 2000 · N8245P · DestroyedNTSB DEN01FA013Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 175 · Hanksville, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude, and his physical impairment due to alcohol and drugs. A contributing factor was the downdraft.Nov 12, 2000 · N7360M · DestroyedNTSB DEN00LA163Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNicholson Thorp T-18CWS · Tooele, UTFailure by the pilot to maintain control of the airplane during aerobatic maneuvers as a result of his alcohol impairment. Factors were: The pilot's inadequate planning and decision making and the inadequate altitude he choose for maneuvering.Sep 3, 2000 · N24WN · DestroyedNTSB DEN00FA149Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Kamas, UTThe pilot's improper inflight decision to enter a valley at low altitude and attempt a climb towards rising terrain. A factor was exceeding the airplane's climb performance.Aug 13, 2000 · N734UD · DestroyedNTSB DEN00FA136Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Moab, UTThe pilot in command exercising poor judgment and exceeding the aircraft's turning capability. Contributing factors were the pilots' attention being diverted, flying into a known blind canyon, high temperature, and high density altitude.Jul 18, 2000 · N7161L · DestroyedNTSB DEN00FA084Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS-350B · Blanding, UTthe pilot's loss of aircraft control due to abrupt flight maneuvering. Contributing factors were the high density altitude weather condition, the total loss of engine power due to the pilot manually introducing excessive fuel into the engine and over temping…May 4, 2000 · CGPTT · DestroyedNTSB DEN00GA050Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportBell OH-58A+ · Woods Cross, UTThe pilot's failure to roll throttle back on (return the power to the normal operating range) during an attempted power recovery from an autorotation, and his subsequent failure to maintain aircraft control.Feb 11, 2000 · N7UT · Destroyed