NTSB investigations
133 cases where the first occurrence was “Forced landing”.
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 180) ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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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."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 180) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB DEN85LA164Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210J · Moab, UTThe plt & a passenger made a low level pass over the Colorado river to drop a package to friends, who were rafting on the river. The river was in a canyon with walls aprx 500 to 700 ft high. The plt said the eng lost power when the acft was in the canyon, so…NTSB DEN85LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Englewood, COOn may 24, 1985, a Cessna 340, landed gear up off the runway at contennial arpt, Englewood, CO. The single eng ILS apch and 2 eng missed apch was planned. The instructor simulated the loss of the right eng at the outer marker by turning off the fuel supply.…NTSB SEA85LA118Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Wenatchee, WAWhile returning to the arpt to land, the acft encountered strong downdrafts of 600 to 800 fpm. An off arpt landing was made and while turning from base to final, the left wing tip struck the ground. A groundloop then occurred.NTSB ATL85LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS-233 · Chester, SCThe instructor pilot cut loose from the tow plane at 200 ft AGL during takeoff to simulate a rope break. The acft collided with trees while circling to land. CFI stated that student plt was too slow in returning to land on the rwy.NTSB LAX85FA111Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech C24R · Riverside, CAAn aborted takeoff was attempted by the plt when the acft failed to sustain flight. He landed on the side of the runway with one wheel in the grass and realized too late that normal braking was not sufficient to stop the landing roll before the acft went over…NTSB DEN85LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaven S55A · Littleton, COThe balloon envelope collided with power lines after dragging the basket & occupants aprx 200 yards along an open fld and through a fence which damaged the basket containing the occupants. The balloon plt said that the wind was only 5 KTS at takeoff but after…NTSB ATL84LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Saluda, SCThe acft crashed during an attempted practice autorotation after power was applied to effect a recovery. The CFI, on theflt, stated that he noticed that the student was going to overshoot and instructed him to make a power recovery at 100 ft AGL. He said that…NTSB SEA84LA218Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Las Vegas, NVThe instuctor pilot allowed the aircraft to approach mountainous terrain with insufficient altitude to counter wind conditions, reported at 35 mph. Downdrafts prevented climb to higher altitude before forcing a descent. On touchdown on a road, the left wing…NTSB DEN84LA269Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Price, UTThe pilot was following a mountain road through a pass when aircraft performance became insufficient to out climb risingterrain and continued until there was insufficient manuvering room to reverse course. A forced landing was effected on the road and the…NTSB NYC84LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33 · Perkasie, PAThe sailplane lost lift and during a forced landing wires were spotted on the approach. In attempting to fly under the wires the acft was flown into an embankment.NTSB DEN84LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportScheibe Flugzeugbau Zugvogel Iiib · Taos, NMAccording to the plt, the winds increased during a flt in a mountainous area & the thermal updrafts 'broke up.' While gliding back to the arpt, he encountered sinking air & was forced to make an emergency landing on rough, sage brush covered, terrain. This…NTSB ATL84LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Snowville, VAThe acft crash landed in a pasture during a go-around attempt after a demonstration forced landing. The go-around was delayed and the terrain rose faster than the acft ascent rate. Since there was a powerline in the way the CFI elected to land the acft.NTSB NYC84LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Eppingham, NHThe pilot stated that while enroute to north conway, NH with about 10 gal. Of fuel on board he had to alter course to the southeast to find a hole to drop under clouds and avoid the mountains. He could not identify and land marks and lost contact with the…NTSB ANC83LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Palmer, AKThe acft crashed during a go-around attempt to a mountain airstrip at 4000 ft MSL. According to the plt he thought his approach was too flat so he initiated a go-around at low alt and with 60 KTS indicated airspeed. The acft would not outclimb the rising…NTSB FTW83LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Stillwater, OKThe acft collided with a ditch during a forced landing. This was an instructional flt and the CFI gave the student a simulated forced landing. During the attempted go-around the engine reportedly developed only 1800 RPM and a landing wasmade in a field by the…NTSB NYC83LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Fredericksburg, PAAfter lift-off from a tow takeoff, the towplane was unable to attain the normal tow airspeed of 65 to 75 mph & continuedat about 55 mph. The glider plt thought the towplane was having engine problems, & as the two acft circled the arpt, theglider plt released…NTSB DEN83LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206E · Bryce Canyon, UTThe pilot said that while enroute to albuquerque from las vegas he encountered deteriorating weather that he could not get around he tried to climb over it but was unable. Once clear of cloud he descended trying to get back to Bryce Canyon. As the ceiling…NTSB ATL83LA259Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Cirrus · Damascus, MDThe glider collided with a fence during an off arpt forced landing. The plt stated that she did not see the power lines until she was on the final approach. She maneuvered the glider to miss the powerlines but was unable to miss the fence and landed short.…NTSB FTW83LA340Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Belton, TXThe acft collided with powerlines during a simulated forced landing. The CFI stated that the student was high on approach so he took over to demonstrate a slip. The CFI and student had observed 3 sets of powerlines but failed to see a 4th set of lines.NTSB LAX83LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Maricopa, AZThe sailplane collided with a small tree and groundlooped during a precautionary landing. The pilot stated the acft had encountered a high sink rate while gliding at 5000 ft. a ridge was between the pilot and the intended route. The pilot elected to land…NTSB LAX83IA257Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-31 · Luke Afb, AZWhile descending through 31,600 ft the master caution & the right 'inlet fuel pressure low' lights illuminated. The fuelquantity transfer circuit breaker was found tripped, & when reset the fuel quantity gauges went to zero. An emergency was declared to…NTSB SEA83LA053Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Winthrop, WAThe aircraft was crash-landed in the snow after the pilot flew into a box canyon. The pilot was following a highway oversnow covered terrain and took a wrong turn. By the time the error was realized, it was too late to reverse course or climb out. A forced…NTSB MIA83LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Near Telogia, FLThe acft collided with a tree during an off airport precautionary landing. The student pilot was practicing a cross country on a day with questionable weather. The clouds were 1000 feet broken 2500 feet overcast at tallahassee which is 30 miles ene of the…NTSB SEA83LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Cascade Locks, ORWhile cruising at 10000 feet MSL, in IMC conditions, the pilot reported that power had been lost. During descent to 2000 feet the engine restarted and failed several times but eventually maintained idle throughout the remainder of the descent. Portland…NTSB NYC83LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-1D · North Conway, NHAfter a tow-release at about 2,000 ft the plt encountered a sink which eventually developed into about a 1,000 fpm sink. The acft struck a fence during the forced landing.NTSB DEN83LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G3B · Nr. Englewood, COPilot was practicing maneuvers for certification test. He said he made a precautionary landing due to suspected engine trouble and a fire started under the aircraft in the grass. He exited the aircraft but left battery and radio on. This investigation…NTSB ATL82DA283Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGlasflugel Mosquito · Tazewell, VAThe glider pilot was participating in a cross-country contest. As he was passing one of the turn points, he maneuvered to photograph the position. During this time, he went too low and was forced into making an emergency landing. While maneuvering to land, he…NTSB LAX82DA324Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 206B · Colorado City, AZThe pilot was demonstrating an autorotation to a company offical. During the flare, when power was applied, the engine did not respond and a hard landing was made. The bendix fuel control was found to be out of limits at certain test points.NTSB SEA82DA115Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-5A · Toketee, ORThe pilot calculated the weight of his aircraft to be 90 pounds below the maximum gross weight. The airport density altitude was calculated to be approximately 5000 feet. The pilot stated that after takeoff the aircraft achieved an altitude of 50 to 100 feet…NTSB SEA82FYP08Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLark IS28B2 · Springdale, WAThe pilot received an aerial tow to 5000 feet and was able to find lifting currents for approximately 1.5 hours. Unable to obtain adequate lift the pilot decided to attempt an off airport landing on a dirt road crossing a wheat field. At an altitude of…NTSB FTW82FRA24Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Katy, TXThe pilot rented the glider after a flight check-out was completed and was given an aerial tow to an altitude of approximately 2000 feet. According to the passenger, the pilot became disoriented and lost sight of the airport. Unable to find any lifting…NTSB FTW82FPG11Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMoore Bell 47D1 · Amagon, ARThe purpose of the flight was to test the aerial spray equipment. After starting and warming the engine, the pilot took off, flew about 1/4 mi south, then flew north. A motorist stated that he saw black smoke coming from the helicopter. Two teen-agers heard…NTSB DEN82DA022Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell/Textron 206 L-1 · 36 Sw Laramie, WYAfter a precautionary landing on a road due to snow, wind and reduced visibility the pilot tookoff when he decided conditions had improved. Shortly after takeoff the visibility worsened and during the execution of a 180 degree turn the pilot stated the engine…