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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 SEA85LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-23 · Las Vegas, NVA forced landing was made due to fuel exhaustion. A landing was made short of the runway onto rough terrain during which time the gear collapsed. The plt's route of flight wasvery close to airport's having fuel available, but the plt elected to continue to…NTSB MIA85LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Key West, FLThe plt stated that while on a local sightseeing flt, the eng quit completely & opon touchdown in the water the acft flipped over & came to rest inverted. Investigation revealed that the plt departed summerland key with an insufficient amount of fuel for his…NTSB CHI85FEE01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Schaumburg, ILThe student plt & instructor (CFI) were practicing touch-&-go landings. The CFI reported that after about 1 hr of flt, the eng lost power after a touch-&-go as the acft was climbing thru about 200 to 300 ft AGL. A town & some bldgs were ahead, so the CFI made…NTSB DEN85LA106Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Salt Lake City, UTOn April 1, 1985, a Cessna 210 with mexican registry, xbcke,piloted by a mexican national, lost engine power and landed short of the runway at Salt Lake City international airport the flight had depated the grand canyon AZ airport. Post accident examination…NTSB LAX85FUQ02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150H · Sylmar, CAThe acft eng quit during a return from a x-country flt. The plt stated that nearing the end of his flt the acft encountered turbulence over the mts and he climbed to 7500 ft in search of smoother air. Shortly afterwards he started a slow descent from 7500 ft…NTSB BFO85FA032Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Roanoke, VAThe plt reported he ran a fuel tank dry during flt at 6000 ft. he switched fuel tanks, turned on the boost pump & manip-ulated the eng controls, but was unable to restart the eng. During a forced landing on I-581, the acft struck a pickup truck (traveling in…NTSB MIA85LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Key Largo, FLThe acft departed tavernaro arpt with an estimated 3 to 4 gallons of fuel on board & proceeded northeast to port Largo arpt, executed two touch & go landings, departed the pattern & approximately 6 miles northeast of port Largo arpt the eng started to run…NTSB ANC85LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150C · Kenai, AKThe pilot was on a local pleasure sightseeing trip when the engine quit; the pilot attempted a forced landing on a road. Just before touchdown the aircraft struck two power lines. The pilot stated that he ran out of fuel and he believed that he had enough…NTSB FTW85LA167Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Roanoke, TXThe aircraft's engine quit on downwind leg. Unable to glide to the rwy, a forced landing was performed on soft terrain off the apch end of the rwy. The left main gear collapsed in the soft terrain and the nose wheel broke off as the acft slid to a stop.…NTSB FTW85LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195B · Bay City, TXCessna exhaust stack failed at weld. Hot exhaust burned through magnrto p leads and eng failed. During forced landing on a narrow farm road with a quartering tailwind. The acft drifted off the side of the road during the landing roll and nosed over.NTSB ATL85LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKirst Allen J DR-1 · Thomaston, GAThe plt made an emergency ldg in a fld after total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. The plt was on a flt from lakeland, FL. To griffin, GA. With a planned refueling stop at americus, GA. According to the plt he was unable to land at americus due to…NTSB ATL85LA122Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Falmouth, KYDuring flt in IMC conditions at 9000 ft MSL, the plt noted a loss of airspeed indications. He requested & received clearance to descend. During the descent, he elected to divert & received vectors for a nearby arpt. However, when he attempted to level off,…NTSB ANC85LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Kenai, AKThe acft collided with a snow bank during a forced lndg after the eng went to idle pwr during takeoff. The rt wing contacted the snow bank & turned the acft so that the eng cowling was also damaged. The only malfunction noted during the investigation was…NTSB FTW85FA158Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech C24R · Galveston, TXAt the time of the power loss the acft was in the initial climb following a touch and go landing. The flt departed from hobby airport, houston, TX, at 2018 CST and completed two IFR practice apchs prior to the touch and go. Investigation revealed a few ounces…NTSB NYC85FNE01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportMarr/Eckburg Long EZE · Waterbury, CTThe acft crashed into an embankment short of rwy 36 after a loss of pwr on final approach. The plt said he was operating on the rt tank when the eng quit. He immediately awitched to the left tank and activated the boost pump. The prop had stopped and the acft…NTSB MKC85LA074Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Rolla, MODue to the student plts miscalculation of the acft's rate of fuel consumption the acft ran out of fuel aprx 2 miles from the Rolla downtown arpt. The acft sustained substantial damage upon colliding with trees during the night forced landing. This was the…NTSB LAX85FA179Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportStracener Experimental SX · Fremont, CAThe acft was being leased to the atr plt by the registered owner. This was the plt's first flt in the acft. Weather conditions were conducive for carburetor icing. Just prior to takeoff the owner advised the plt that the acft was equipped with a low pressure…NTSB FTW85LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Monroe, LAAprx 15 mins after departure, on final apch to Monroe regional arpt the eng lost pwr due to fuel exhaustion. During the forced landing the acft struck cable tv lines and trees causing a right yaw and uncontrolled descent to the ground. The student plt stated…NTSB CHI85LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · Sauk Village, ILDuring a night preflight the fuel quantity was visually checked and the plt estimated each tank contained 35 gals. The left fuel guage indicated 220 pounds and the right guage was inop. After aprx 1 hour 50 minutes of flt time a total loss of power occurred.…NTSB BFO85LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · South Hill, VAWhile on a solo cross country flight the student pilot became disorientated after about 60MIN of flt. He atmptd to call in the blind on guard. Freq. Both danville and roanok fss's responded to his calls but were unable to establish 2 way commo with the plt.…NTSB ATL85LA121Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G · Erin, TNAfter a power loss at low alt. During approach to touchdown,the pilot bled off rotor RPM attempting to clear power lines across his approach path. This resulted in a lack of rotor energy necessary for an autorotaiton landing. A hard landing resulted.…NTSB FTW85LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305E · Mckinney, TXThe engine quit shortly after takeoff. The pilot landed in soft terrain (muddy field) and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot reported finding 1/2 cup of water in the fuel tank and gascolator.NTSB MIA85LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Sugar Loaf Key, FLThe engine failed just after takeoff and the acft landed in a field north of the arpt, collided with trees and nosed over. Post accident examination of the fuel system shows that the acft micron fuel filter was contaminated to the extent that it caused…NTSB MIA85LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Zephyrhills, FLThe plt stated that he experienced a complete loss of power & upon making his emerg landing in a pasture, the acft struck fence posts, separating the right main landing gear. Investigation of the fuel system revealed there was no fuel in the left tank &…NTSB BFO85FA026Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Laurel, MDWhile on a return flight from morrisville,VT the acft lost pwr and the PIC elected to land in a cul-de-sac im a residential neighborhood. Investigation revealed that the acft contained less than 1 gallon of fuel. Both plts had dptd pxt 4 days prior and…NTSB ATL85FA118Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Charleston, WVThe plt filed an IFR flt plan before obtaining the en route wx. He then revised the flt plan by extending the planned flt from Washington, DC, (dulles) to Charleston, WV. The plt did not obtain wx info pertinent to revised flt plan. The plt was unfamiliar…NTSB DEN85LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Bountiful, UTOn March 8, 1985, a Cessna 210, operated by the pilot, lost engine power and was substantially damaged. The airplane departed hurricane, Utah and the destination was Bountiful skypark aprt. The pilot stated that the airplane was being ferried to the airport…NTSB MKC85FCA01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-140 · Lemay, MOThe acft sustained substantial damage during a forced landing following a loss of power. Post accident inspection of the acft revealed no fuel was present in either fuel tank and there was no evidence of fuel spillage at the accident site.NTSB LAX85LA165Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Orick, CAWhile in flt at 11,500 ft, the plt began a descent. As the acft reached 2500 ft, the eng began sputtering, then lost power. Subsequently, the acft collided with a wire fence as the plt was approaching to land in an open field. The plt reported that during the…NTSB BFO85FA023Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Frederick, MDDuring cruise flt at 7500 ft the RPM started to decrease until the plt stated that 'it was just like you ran out of gas.' The acft collided with a wooden pwrline pole during the night forced lndg and came to rest inverted. Investigation revealed about 20…NTSB BFO85LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Delaware City, DEThe acft departed charleston, SC at about 1730 with 42 gals (5 hrs) of fuel on board for the planned 4 hr flt to smyrna, DE. Headwinds of 10 to 20 KTS were encountered en route, putting the flt in the smyrna area 45 mins late with only 15 mins of fuel…NTSB ATL85LA105Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Knoxville, TNThe plt had not flown for over 90 days & was practicing landings before flying with passengers. While climbing from a touch-&-go landing, the eng lost power at about 250 to 300 ft AGL. The plt saw only a river ahead, so he attempted to turn & land on the…NTSB CHI85LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Waynesville, OHThe engine quit at about 500 ft AGL during the initial takeoff climb. The pilot made a forced landing in a plowed field and the main gear sheared off. Water was observed dripping out of the gascolator after the accident.NTSB ATL85LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Hawesville, KYThe plt was on a flt from lordsburg, NM, to mansfield, OH, and could not find hancock county airport, Hawesville, KY. While searching for the airport the engine lost total power due to fuel exhaustion. The plt said that he planned to refuel at hancock co.…NTSB MIA85LA110Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 680E · Key West, FLA coast guard falcon acft was on scene when the acft ditched in the atlantic ocean due to fuel exhaustion. A life raft & marker were dropped by the coast guard acft. A search was conducted all day on 3/1/85 & was called off at sunset on on 3/2/85. The…NTSB CHI85LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 II · Wayne City, ILWhile en route on a night x-country flt the acft experienced fuel exhaustion. An emergency lndg was attempted to a road. The acft struck a power pole that was not visible in the darkness and then hung up in the wires. The acft was destroyed when it was…NTSB MIA85FA105Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Jacksonville, FLThe acft crashed & burned while attempting to return to the arpt after the pilot reported a power loss shortly after takeoff. A post crash exam of the engine did not reveal any evidence to suggest any failure or malfunction prior to impact.NTSB SEA85LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TU206F · Seattle, WAThe acft landed short of rwy 13R at Boeing fld following a loss of pwr due to fuel exhaustion. The acft was topped off for a ttl of 108 gals of fuel before this third leg of a x-country flt. The plt stated that the eng ceased operating en route, however, pwr…NTSB FTW85LA127Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThorpe T-18 · Ada, OKThe aircraft had been stored for 8 months with automotive fuel in the tank. During takeoff, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the plt lost control & the acft impacted the ground at a 45 deg angle. An investigation revealed that softened tank sealant material…NTSB FTW85LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-65 · Boerne, TXThe plt reported that as he was returning to the arpt from a local flt, he made a descending turn from 2500 ft MSL to lose alt, he applied carb heat before retarding the throttle & cleared the eng after about 180 deg of turn. After about another 180 deg of…NTSB DEN85FTI02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBenjamin Pitts S1U · Fort Benton, MTThe acft contacted a dirt bank during a forced landing in a field following a loss of pwr shortly after takeoff. A landing was made at Fort Benton arpt where the acft was serviced with 11.85 gallons of 100 oct avgas. Post accident examination of the acft…NTSB LAX85LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Tranquility, CAAccording to the student plt's mother, her son took off from their company's privately owned airstrip for the purpose of refueling the company's acft. After flying for about 15 min, the acft exhausted its fuel supply. The plt made a forced landing in an open…NTSB LAX85LA145Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B 90 · Los Alamitos, CAThe acft simultaneously lost pwr in both engines after the left fuel pump failed. The fuel system automatically went to x-feed and then the right fuel pump failed. Both engines quit simultaneously after surging. The plt was unable to locatean unlighted rwy…NTSB MIA85FA098Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Williston, FLThe plt took off with the fuel selector on 'both' and at 300 feet AGL switched the fuel selector to 'left'. The selector was still on 'left' when engine lost power at the beginning of the base leg. The plt tried to reach the rwy but collided with edge of…NTSB CHI85LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Grove City, OHThe acft nosed over in a snow-covered field during a forced lndg after a power loss following take-off. The plt was performing touch & go lndgs. Investigation disclosed moisture in the acft fuel system. Surface temp was 35 degrees f & the dew point was 22…NTSB ATL85LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream AA-5 · Ridgeland, SCApprox 3.75 hours after takeoff the plt contacted savannah approach and requested a straight in approach to land at savannah airport because of low fuel. Moments later the engine lost power and the plt made a forced landing in a field 10 miles NE of savannah…NTSB LAX85FJA03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHughes 369D · Hilo, HIThe helicopter tail boom was damaged by the main rotor blades during a forced autorotative landing. The plt reported that shortly after takeoff at an alt of 4500 ft MSL, the eng N2 dropped to 92% and aprx 15 seconds later, the eng flamed out. Investigation…NTSB MKC85IA057Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA-226-TC · Berkeley, MOCrew accomplished descent checklist. Checklist was approved manufacturer's checklist. Descent was made through 2500 footthick clouds with OAT below freezing without auto-ignition switch on auto/continuous position. Both engines quit on final approach.…NTSB MIA85LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Westville, FLShortly after reaching a cruise alt of 2500 ft MSL a total loss of pwr was experienced. Plt stated he was able to momentarily restart the eng 2 or 3 times during the emergency descent but that it would fail. The nose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over…NTSB ATL85IA096Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBritish Aerospace BAE 3101 Jetstream · Macon, GAAcft was being slowed to holding speed in icing conditions. Crew heard sound of ice striking left side of fuselage followed by spool down of left engine. Then same occurred on the right side. Dual airstart successful. Crew elected to make precautionary ldg.…