NTSB investigations, WV
32 cases where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 |
Where
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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\" = 'WV' 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\" = 220)
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.
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" = 'WV' 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" = 220) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB MIA07CA142Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFurey Kitfox IV · Cowen, WVThe in-flight collision with a bird resulting in separation of the propeller.NTSB NYC04CA032Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Philippi, WVThe pilot's improper decision to depart from a runway of insufficient length. Factors in the accident were the turf runway and tailwind condition.NTSB IAD03CA057Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Sutton, WVThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Factors included the high density altitude conditions, and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane's high density altitude performance characteristics.NTSB NYC03FA113Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Bruceton Mills, WVThe pilot's intentional decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in the airplane striking a guy wire on the communications antenna. A factor was the fog.NTSB NYC03LA054Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · So. Charleston, WVThe pilot's failure to perform a go-around prior to touchdown. Factors in the accident were the rising terrain and tail wind.NTSB NYC03LA013Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAvian Balloon Skyhawk · Cottageville, WVThe pilot's improper decision not to over fly the landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with power lines.NTSB NYC02FA168Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Sanderson, WVPhysiological impairment or incapacitation likely related to the pilot's recent exacerbation of Crohn's disease. A factor in the accident was the pilot's decision to conduct the flight in his current medical condition.NTSB NYC01LA203Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Parkersburg, WVThe student pilot's failure to obtain a proper rate of climb, resulting in a collision with trees.NTSB NYC00LA033Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Fayetteville, WVThe pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway. A factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land the airplane, due to the sickness of the front seat passenger.NTSB IAD96LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Richwood, WVimproper in-flight planning/decision by the flight crew, and inadequate supervision by the check pilot, which resulted in the flight crew's failure to maintain altitude/clearance from trees on rising terrain. A factor relating to the accident was:…NTSB IAD96LA122Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Philippi, WVthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his resultant improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from trees, while maneuvering at low altitude. Intentional maneuvering at low altitude was a…NTSB IAD96LA076Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Welch, WVthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol which led to his failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles. A factor was his intentional buzzing.NTSB NYC96FA192Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 414 · Marlinton, WVThe pilot's continued VFR flight into obscured, rising mountainous terrain, and his failure to climb the airplane as conditions worsened. Factors included the rising terrain and the weather obscuration.NTSB NYC93LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Morgantown, WVThe pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures in which he descended below the decision height without visual detection of the runway. Factors are the fog conditions, trees and the pilot's inattention to altitude.NTSB BFO93FA082Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Lyburn, WVFailure of the pilot to attain sufficient altitude to remain clear of rising terrain and objects. Factors related to the accident were darkness and rising terrain.NTSB NYC93FA005Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · New Manchester, WVThe pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed and abort the takeoff. The pilot's premature rotation, upsloping runway, and a tailwind are contributing factors.NTSB BFO90FA057Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Charleston, WVThe pilot's improper IFR procedures, his failure to maintain a proper glide path on the ILS approach, and his failure to initiate a missed approach at the decision height. The adverse weather was a related factor.NTSB BFO90FA046Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-3 · Capon Bridge, WVInadequate visual lookout by the pilots of the DC-3, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid the powerlines. Factors related to the accident were: the obstruction (transmission wires), and the lack of visual cues for the pilots.NTSB BFO90DIG01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-6 · Cabins, WVThe pilot failed to detect and remain clear of the power line which crossed the field in which he was attempting to land. Contributing to the accident was the moderate to severe turbulence in the area at the time of the accident.NTSB BFO89LA055Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 500D · Williamson, WVPilot's failure to see and avoid the wire which crossed the end of the field in which he was taking off.NTSB BFO88LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Charleston, WVThe plt was executing the ILS rwy 5 apch when he entered fog about 350 ft above the dh. According to the plt, upon reaching the dh he sighted the rwy and continued the apch. Afterward the plt said he deviated left of the localizer centerline and as he was…NTSB BFO88LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Talcott, WVAccording to a witness, the acft was maneuvering at a low altitude when it contacted trees. The acft then descended, impacting the terrain 45 ft from the trees and slid aprx 110 ft before coming to rest. The plt stated that due to injuries he is unable to…NTSB BFO88LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-76A · Moundsville, WVThe helicopter contacted power lines shortly after takeoff from a mine site. The nose gear of the helicopter contacted an uninsulated static wire. This wire was strung with one other static wire and two black insulated power lines. Both crew members stated…NTSB BFO88FA047Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 310L · New Cumberland, WVThe plt was doing low passes down rwy 04 when according to the plt he struck a large bird after the second pass just when he was starting to climb about one-half mile from the rwy end. The plt said that the bird shattered the windscreen causing the plt facial…NTSB BFO87FA056Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 190 · Hedgesville, WVThere were no eyewitnesses to the acdnt, but 3 persons heard the eng rev up to a high power setting before the plane crashed. Subsequently, it crashed in a wooded area north of the plt's 2600' pvt strip. There was a wooded hill north of the strip. The plt's…NTSB ATL86FA212Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Bridgeport, WVThe aircraft collided with a tree while on final approach to runway 21. The flight had been cleared for the approach after the pilot reported having the airport in sight. There was no current weather observation available at that time, but a local air taxi…NTSB ATL85FA278Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Proctor, WVThe acft was artd msg and was the object of a search from 9-1-85 to 9-12-85. Acft found in remote area of mtns and dense woods by man on foot hunting ginseng on 9-16-85.ND witnesses found. Residents in area reported rain all day on 8-30-85 and it was heavy at…NTSB ATL84LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-150 · Parkersburg, WVThe acft collided with a deer during climbout on a night training mission. The weather was VMC but the night was dark. The CFI said they were doing touch and go landings. After completing a landing and during climbout the acft struck a deer. The acft was…NTSB ATL83FIJ02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 182P · Bluefield, WVThe plt reported that he began an ILS approach to the mercer county arpt. He stated that he planned to descend to 3200 ft MSL, then execute a missed approach & return to abington, VA. The arpt elevation was 2857 ft MSL. He stated that he remembered glancing…NTSB ATL83FIJ01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Man, WVA witness reported that the pilot landed about 2100 ft down the 2750 ft, turf runway, rolled several hundred feet, then attempted to go around. When the aircraft was about 4 or 5 ft in the air, it hit some trees while heading into a river basin near the end…NTSB ATL82DA225Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Keyser, WVPilot was making a go-around over a 1700 foot runway. Full flaps were left down until end of runway and then raised to 21 degrees. Terrain was rising faster then aircraft was climbing. Aircraft struck trees and nosed down into the ground. Temperature was 85…NTSB ATL82DA117Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · White Sulphur S, WVThe pilot took off on runway 26 with a full load of fuel, one passenger, and luggage. The aircraft was at or near its maximum gross weight limit. The temperature was 60 degrees. The airport elevation was 1801 ft MSL and two ridge lines ran parallel to the…