Major NTSB investigations

4 cases where the first occurrence was “Altitude deviation,uncontrolled”.

Cases per year

19832026
Major NTSB investigations per year, 1983–2026: 4 cases
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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 (c.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c.\"investigationClass\" = 'Class 1' OR c.\"caseType\" = 'Major - Launch')
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 110)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DCA01MA031Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-120 · West Palm Beach, FLthe failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.Mar 19, 2001 · N266CA · Substantial damageNTSB DCA98MA023Accident · Minor injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 727-223 · Chicago, ILthe failure of the flight crew to maintain a proper pitch attitude for a successful landing or go-around. Contributing to the accident were the divergent pitch oscillations of the airplane, which occurred during the final approach and were the result of an…Feb 9, 1998 · N845AA · Substantial damageNTSB NYC86MA148Accident · 4 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76B · Sutton, MAAbout 16 min after takeoff, while cruising at 6000' MSL in IMC, the plt transmitted 'Sikorsky 507' (call sign of acft hefrequently flew). The ATC ctlr was talking to another flt & did not respond. About 1 min later, rdo & radar contact werelost & the…Jun 6, 1986 · N5AZ · DestroyedNTSB DCA83AA022Accident · 4 fatalFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Jeffersonville, GAThe acft was on the return portion of a round trip flt, hauling canceled bank checks. When they boarded before takeoff, the plt's wife, who was not a plt, occupied the r front seat & his 2 daughter's, ages 4 & 6, were in the passenger seats. Previous legs of…Mar 24, 1983 · N72B · Destroyed