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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\" = 353) 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" = 353) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB LAX84LA270Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Fair Oaks, CABefore departing on a x-country flt, the plt was warned to refuel midway on his route. He recalculated his fuel while en route & thought sufficient fuel was remaining. During arrival, the plt activated the rwy lights, but did not see them until he was nearly…NTSB CHI84LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Cinncinati, OHThe acft made a forced landing after a total power loss. On the landing flare the right main gear caught the edge of a sand trap & sheared off. Approximately 8 ounces of water were drained from the sumps & carburetor. The engine was subsequently started & ran…NTSB CHI84LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Marine City, MIThe plt departed london, ontario with 14 gal of fuel on board. He became disoriented & flew over sarnia which he mistookfor detroit. He stated that he waited too long before contacting anyone for help. When he finally called selfridge approach & was being…NTSB CHI84LA166Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA5A · Cudahy, WIThe acft struck a storage shed while attempting to reach a golf course during an emergency landing in gusty wind conditions. There were no visible signs or odor of fuel at the accident site. When the acft was inspected the carburetor and fuel sumps were…NTSB ATL84LA153Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Smyrna, TNThe CFI simulated an engine failure on the right engine during takeoff after having simulated a left engine failure during the landing approach. The left engine failure was simulated with the left throttle retarded during the approach and landing. After the…NTSB ATL84LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney 21 · Centre, ALWhile in cruise flt the engine failed. The pilot executed a forced landing, and the acft sustained substantial damage during the landing sequence. Examination of the acft revealed no fuel in the tanks, lines, or pump. The acft had flown about 5 hours since…NTSB MIA84LA154Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-301 · Marco, FLThe flt departed fort myers, FL at 0550 & arrived at key west, FL at 0655. The flt then departed key west at 0710 for the return flt. At 0722, the plt reported to ARTCC that he was experiencing eng failure & could get no fuel pressure. The acft was ditched 29…NTSB CHI84LA164Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177A · Bloomer, WIPlt failed to visually check fuel tanks after they were refueled. On the second leg of a x-country fuel exhaustion occurred. The acft nosed over during the forced landing on soft terrain.NTSB CHI84LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Genoa City, WIAfter takeoff, the plt had made 2 turns & had attained an alt of about 200 ft AGL when the eng sputtered & lost power. He was unable to turn & land on the rwy, but continued straight ahead to avoid houses & trees. During an emergency landing, the acft…NTSB MIA84LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-1B · Panama City, FLThe plt stated he encountered head winds stronger than forecast & the acft ran out of fuel. He made a forced landing in what appeared to be a cleared field. During the landing roll, the acft hit a ditch & nosed over. The plt indicated that the surface of the…NTSB LAX84LA269Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206F · Modesto, CAAcft departed at 0950 hrs with 55 to 60 gals of fuel on board. At 1219 hrs the acft was cruising at 6500 ft when total power loss occurred. The pilot attempted a forced landing on rwy 28 at modesta city arpt. Pilot was unable to fly the acft to the arpt and…NTSB NYC84FIG01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Gathersburg, MDWhile on a second attempt to intercept the LOC on the ILS 23 apch at frederick, MD, the plt reported a low fuel condition to baltimore ATC. At this time ATC suggested the plt fly to either baltimore (34 miles se) or to dulles (25 miles sw) for an apch. A…NTSB MIA84LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Pahokee, FLThe acft was cruising at 1000 ft MSL when the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was ditched in lake okeechobee. Theplt stated that after the acft was recovered from the lake, fuel was found in the fuel tank. Also, he stated 'appears vent on fuel tank cap…NTSB LAX84FA259Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A23-24 · Bowman, CAOn a flt from fair oaks, CA, to reno, NV, a flt of about 1 hr 15 mins, the acft experienced a total power loss. The plt asked the pax to select the other fuel tank. The selctor handle was not attached to the valve. But the pax located the handle and turned…NTSB LAX84FA256Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna L-19E · Ontario, CAThe plt stated that during descent he used 'left wing down, nose yawed right, slipping.' The fuel selector was positioned to the left fuel tank. A thousand flt slip the acft engine lost power. During the emergency corrective actionthe plt did not use the…NTSB MKC84LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Paragould, ARA student pilot carrying a passenger landed to refuel. Unaware of the procedure to acquire fuel at this location, he took off for another airport. The engine quit on climb-out and the aircraft was substantially damaged when it landed short of the runway. No…NTSB MKC84LA122Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE23 · Little Rock, ARThe acft crashed into trees during a forced landing. Examination of the acft fuel system after the accident showed less than 1 gallon of fuel in the right tank and about 15 gallons in the left tank. The acft was operated the entire flton the right tank and…NTSB MIA84LA133Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Tallahassee, FLThe acft experienced complete loss of eng power while making an ILS app to rwy 36. A forced land was made into the treesfive mi south of the airport. Post crash investigation revealed no fuel in either fuel tank or any of he fuel drains. A subsequent eng test…NTSB NYC84LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Leonardtown, MDThe acft made a forced landing about 1 mile sw of an added stopping point. The plt noted a lower than planned gs and thought he should add a stop for fuel. During the flt he had encountered icing and because of climbs and descents to avoid wx for about an…NTSB CHI84LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Lafayette, INThe pilot was practicing accuracy landings when he noticed that the acft had blown away from the rwy. When he attempted to increase the throttle setting there was no response. In an attempt to land on a highway on-ramp the acft struck an electric wire, a…NTSB FTW84LA191Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Nocona, TXThe plt was flying the acft after it had been parked for about 8 months. The eng had been cutting out due to water in the tanks, but he thought that problem had been corrected. While on final apch to land, the eng began missing & lost power. The plt turned on…NTSB SEA84LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-140 · Idaho Falls, IDThe student plt was on a solo x-country flt & had refueled at twin Falls, ID. When she took off, both fuel tanks were full. While descending thru about 6000 ft, near the destination arpt, the eng sputtered & quit running. The student enriched the mixture,…NTSB NYC84LA130Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Colts Neck, NJDuring an apch to the destination arpt, the eng lost power. The plt stated 'short base leg used at 800 ft, too close to airport, so I tried skids to slow down.' Witnesses reported seeing the acft in 's' turns along the rwy as the plt attempted to lose…NTSB FTW84LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOwen Robert R Quickie 2 · Ponder, TXThe plt reported that he had a loss or power & the acft flipped over during an emergency landing in a wheat field. The acft owner stated the loss of power was because of fuel mismanagement.NTSB SEA84LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Seaside, ORThe acft nosed over during a forced landing in a soft field after a loss of power. The plt said that while the acft was descending thru about 6000 ft MSL, he ran the left fuel tank dry before switching tanks. His attempt to restart the engine, using the right…NTSB DEN84LA120Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream 500 Commander · Los Lunas, NMA non-rated person stole the aerocommander, added 10 gallons of fuel to the empty tanks took off and both engines failed. The acft landed on hwy 85, the gear collapsed on landing and the acft came to rest in a ditch. Post accident investigation revealed only…NTSB LAX84LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Escalon, CAThe acft was damaged during a forced landing. The acft collided with trees and nosed down. Post accident examination of the acft showed 1 gallon of fuel on board the acft. The flt had lasted 3 and 1/3 hours. The endurance of a Cessna 152 under the stated…NTSB LAX84LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Novato, CAThe acft was ditched in san pablo bay following a power loss during x-country cruise flt. The plt admitted 'to running out of fuel.'NTSB FTW84LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · New Boston, TXThe non-rated plt/owner was flying at night when he noticed that the fuel quanity was low. About 15 mins later, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. During an emergency night landing, the acft struck several tree stumps & was damaged. Police officers…NTSB DEN84FA119Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 65-A90 · Rangely, COShortly after takeoff on a left downwind departure, a power loss on both engines occurred. Both main gear collapsed during a forced landing in a muddy sagebrush covered field. The plt had refueled the acft & had failed to drain the fuel storage tank & acft…NTSB FTW84LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Bryan, TXThe eng lost power from fuel exhaustion before the plt reached his final destination. During a subsequent emergency landing at night the acft collided with a fence as it was touching down. The plt stated that he estimated there was 1.5 gals of usable fuel on…NTSB CHI84LU002Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBirdman Enterprises Chinook · Mecosta, MIThe acft stalled during a forced landing and the right wing struck the ground. The plt stated that on his first takeoff full power was not obtained and a turn of 180 degrees was initiated to return to the airstrip. The engine failed completely on downwind and…NTSB CHI84LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · New Hudson, MIShortly after leveling off at 3000 ft the cabin of the acft filled with smoke and the acft lost all oil pressure. Shortly after this the engine quit. During the forced landing in a corn field the acft nosed over. During a post accident investigation it was…NTSB NYC84FA114Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Oneonta, NYThe acft crashed in a wooded area after the loss of eng power. The wx was VMC. The plt made a missed approach after trying to land on rwy at Oneonta, at 1838 hrs. Later the plt radioed that he was unable to 'pick up' the kring beacon. Boston center vectored…NTSB CHI84IA141Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportShort Brothers SD3-30 · Moline, ILDuring an apch, the right eng lost power, but an uneventful landing was made. An exam revealed the aft fuel tank, consisting of the #3 & #4 fuel cells, were empty, although the fuel quantity gage indicated 500 lbs of fuel remaining. The erroneous reading was…NTSB MIA84LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-177B · Pahokee, FLAt 0052, shortly after departing big cypress, FL, the plt called west palm beach tower & requested advisories to Pahokee arpt. The controller requested the flt's position, but the plt was not sure of his location. The tower controller contacted miami artc for…NTSB LAX84LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Palo Alto, CAThe acft was landed on a highway during a forced landing following a power loss. About 1 quart of fuel was drained from the acft after the accident.NTSB ATL84LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Flemingburg, KYAccording to the plt, the flt was about 12 miles from the airport at 2000 ft when the engine failed. The plt establishedan emerg descent to an open field, ran through a small pond and flipped inverted. Investigation revealed wx conditions conducive to…NTSB ATL84LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-23 · Rome, GAThe acft lost power in the traffic pattern and forced landed off the arpt. The weather was conducive to carburetor icing. The plt said he applied carburetor heat after reducing power.NTSB CHI84LA132Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 337A · Genesee, WIThe acft made a forced landing after the engine lost power. The acft was inspected after the accident and found to contain no usable fuel. When the fuel was drained from the auxiliary tanks, the fuel quantity indicators showed five gallons in each tank.NTSB MIA84LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206F · Arecibo, PRThe plt related that the flt dept st croix with 28 gal of fuel aboard. In the vicinity of arecilo, PR the eng lost power. Examination of the fuel tanks showed more than 8 gal of fuel but 'the fuel bladder trapped the fuel from flowing into the engine.NTSB MIA84LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShark BI-PLANE · Winter Garden, FLThe acft crashed during a forced landing after the engine quit. The plt said the power loss was due to fuel exaustion. He stated that when the tanks were full when he departed savannah and a siphon effect might have been created accountingfor the loss of…NTSB ATL84LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Warrenton, VAThe CFI shut down one engine during takeoff for a simulated emergency and the plt taking instruction applied the incorrect rudder action during the aborted takeoff and left full power on the operating right engine. The CFI was unableto correct the resulting…NTSB MIA84LA109Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Kissimmee, FLEarlier in the day, the plt had flown from orlando to lakeland, FL. Before that flt, he had not visually checked the fuel, but had relied on estimates & his fuel gages. On the return flt, he again took off without visually checking the fuel. While en route,…NTSB SEA84LA067Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Elmira, ORThe acft collided with power lines and trees after a power loss during the takeoff initial climb. The plt stated he attempted a climbing turn to avoid the power lines and trees but the acft entered a departure stall, the acft was using automotive fuel. An FAA…NTSB DEN84FA106Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA-316B · Story, WYOn the day prior to the accident, the plt noted that the fuel gage indicated 30 to 35 gal remaining. He added 40 gal & made a flt of about 15 min. On the next day, he noted that the gage indicated about 40 gal of fuel remaining. The reported fuel consumption…NTSB MIA84LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210N · Lacrosse, FLThe plt reported that the right fuel tank went dry when the fuel gage indicated it had 6 gal remaining. He switched fuel tanks, & shortly thereafter, the left tank emptied when the gage indicated it had 13 gal remaining. He tried to land in a pasture, but was…NTSB NYC84LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Livermore, METhe student plt, practicing level flt and turns during a power off descent, advanced the throttle without engine response. There was no suitable landing area so the plt elected to stall the acft into the trees.NTSB NYC84FA107Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1 · Scriba, NYAcft was located, after a 4 day search, in a gravel pit 8 miles from point of departure. Wreckage examination revealed acft collided with terrain in vertical descent with nil forward speed. Investigation of power plant revealed no evidence of torque or power…NTSB MIA84LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 206 · Guayama, PRThe plt had purchased the acft about 2 wks prior to the accident. After climbing on top for a x-country flt, he lost radio communication. He elected to continue on the flt & make position reports in the blind. The plt reported that he encountered headwinds.…