NTSB investigations, IA

7 cases where the first occurrence was “Fire”.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, IA per year, 1986–2026: 7 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    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\" = 171)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI05CA209Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNational Ballooning 751-12 · Indianola, IAThe in-flight fire due to the loose fuel line connection as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight. A factor was the power lines.Aug 2, 2005 · N3219T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI00LA278Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-236 · Des Moines, IAA hydraulic fluid leak which resulted in a landing gear brake fire.Aug 31, 2000 · N451X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC89LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182RG · Ft. Madison, IAAn electrical wiring short that caused an in flight fire.Feb 25, 1989 · N4314R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88IA045Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAerospatiale ATR-42 · Waterloo, IAJan 19, 1988 · N421MQ · Minor damageNTSB MKC87LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Ames, IAThe unsked pax flt was climbing to cruise altitude having just deptd Ames, IA, when the PIC noticed a fire in the left eng. The PIC aborted the climb and returned to Ames. The left eng was secured before lndg which was uneventful. A post-fire insp of the eng…Sep 30, 1987 · N2UE · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT · Oelwein, IADuring a personal night x-c flt, the plt noticed a glowing condition in the engine compartment and also a loss of manifold pressure. The plt shut the fuel off, pulled the mixture to cutoff, and declared an emergency. The acft made an emergency landing in a…Aug 3, 1987 · N36646 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC86FA151Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportWhittman WD (Bigx) · Sheldahl, IAWitnesses state that they saw two airplanes, one silver and one red, climbing northbound to cruise altitude in loose formation when the red aircraft's engine backfired and the antique fabric-covered aircraft started burning. Flames five to eight feet in…Jul 19, 1986 · N31637 · Destroyed