NTSB investigations, 2002
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2002 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2002 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB ANC02LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A-150 · Chickaloon, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the airplane impacting rough terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain condition.NTSB ANC02LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Gulkana, AKA jammed flight control system yoke/stick, which made directional control of the airplane not possible, and resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB SEA02LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Cascade, IDThe pilot's inadequate decision and his improper setting of the propeller controls. Contributing factors were a tailwind, high density altitude, and swampy terrain.NTSB NYC02LA201Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUnknown T-Bird II · Berlin, PAFailure of the elevator attachment bolts.NTSB NYC02LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Bluffton, OHThe pilot's fuel mismanagement with his failure to position the fuel selector to the proper tank which resulted in engine fuel starvation.NTSB FTW02LA226Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Manvel, TXThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB FTW02LA224Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Marietta, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.NTSB DEN02LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Englewood, COthe instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and his premature raising of the flaps, resulting in a hard landing.NTSB DEN02LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R172K · Monticello, UTthe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the porpoise and subsequent bounced landing and the student pilot's lack of total experience.NTSB CHI02LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Sidney, NEThe pilot not maintaining sufficient airspeed during the takeoff, and the inadvertent stall encountered by the pilot. The low altitude was a factor.NTSB CHI02LA235Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185B · Brainerd, MNThe pilot's evasive maneuver to avoid obstacle clearance, resulting in a premature lift off with inadequate airspeed followed by a stall. The presence of the boat was a factor.NTSB CHI02FA231Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Benton Harbor, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed above stall speed resulting in a stall/spin. Additional causes were the pilot not maintaining best glide airspeed and optimal glidepath following the loss of engine power. A factor to the accident was the engine…NTSB SEA02LA143Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 100 · Quincy, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the descent for landing. A proper glide path was not attained, inadequate remedial action, and a fence were factors.NTSB SEA02LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKaminski RAF 2000 · Newberg, ORThe pilot's inadequate compensation (excessive altitude) for crosswind conditions resulting in the gyroplane's rotors contacting the ground. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB NYC02LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R-44 · Atlantic City, NJThe pilot's improper flare during approach.NTSB MIA02FA144Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Cheraw, SCThe misrouting of the fuel lines to the fuel selector, which resulted in the use of a fuel tank with inadequate fuel supply, fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate remedial action for conducting an emergency…NTSB IAD02TA081Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCrawford Widebody Long EZ · Martha's Vineyard, MAPilot incapacitation from a massive subarachnoid hemorrhage (stroke.)NTSB FTW02LA227Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Cornudas, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain rotor RPM and his improper landing flare. A contributing factor was the activation of a warning light.NTSB FTW02LA225Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouthworth EAA Bi-Plane May Bee · West, TXThe pilot's inadequate preflight/planning inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB CHI02LA232Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBell 412 · Rantoul, ILThe congested takeoff and landing area and the low altitude flight maneuver performed by the pilot.NTSB CHI02LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe G · Palmyra, WIFailure by the pilot-in-command to properly compensate for the wind conditions, as well as an improper landing flare. Contibuting factors were the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor and the wind gusts.NTSB CHI02FA228Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Caro, MIThe passenger became incapacitated as a result of a stroke which lead to the inadvertent interference with the flight controls.NTSB ATL02FA150Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Spartanburg, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with an embankment.NTSB SEA02LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Cascade, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground run. Wind gusts and a tree were a factor.NTSB NYC02FA152Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Marietta, PAThe pilot's improper decision to operate an airplane with known mechanical deficiencies, his improper decision to return to the airport with inadequate altitude remaining, and his failure to maintain airspeed. A factor related to the accident was the…NTSB MIA02LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Indianola, MSThe failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with a transmission wire resulting in the collision and substantial damage.NTSB LAX02LA244Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Mokelumne Hill, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and failure to follow the manufacturer's recommended flap setting of 40 degrees, which resulted in an undershoot short of the runway. Factors include the runway's upslope and short length, which likely…NTSB LAX02FA247Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58TC · Avalon, CAthe pilot's misjudged distance and speed during the landing approach, which resulted in an overrun of the runway. Also causal was the pilot's failure to conduct a go-around during the approach, or abort the landing when an overrun became obvious.NTSB FTW02LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-285 · Altus, OKThe loss of engine power as a result of the fracture of a compressor turbine blade due to fatigue. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI02LA229Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA22-135 · Lyons, WIFailure of the pilot to maintain a sufficient rate-of-climb and to obtain a safe altitude/clearance from the tree line at end of the runway. Contributing factors were the uphill runway gradient and the trees.NTSB ANC02LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-295 · Fort Yukon, AKThe failure of the axle shaft, which resulted in the separation of the right main tire/wheel from the airplane on landing.NTSB ANC02LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which precipitated an aborted landing, and subsequent collision with trees.NTSB SEA02LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Elma, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing and recovery resulting in the aircraft's departing the runway. Contributing factors were the high brush/vegetation the aircraft rolled into and the pilot's reduced visual acquisition…NTSB LAX02LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · St. Johns, AZthe pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the existing crosswind condition and his subsequent inadequate compensation for the winds, which led to a failure to maintain directional control and a ground loop.NTSB IAD02LA080Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Patuxent River, MDThe pilot's inadequate fuel calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB IAD02LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A-36 · West Mifflin, PAThe failure of the alternator. A factor was the pilot's inability to manually extend the landing gear.NTSB FTW02LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · E Cameron 190The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB FTW02FA222Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Gypsum, COThe pilot's failure to perform remedial action and maintain clearance with the rising mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's poor planning/decision, the rising terrain, and the high density altitude.NTSB CHI02LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Belleville, ILDirectional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing.NTSB CHI02LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGiroux Air Cam · Ozawkie, KSThe pilot's delay in aborting the landing. A contributing factor was the excessive airspeed.NTSB ATL02LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Ft. Lauderdale, FLPilot in command failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll that resulted in a ground loop and the overload failure of the right main landing gear.NTSB ATL02LA148Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182H · Burnsville, NCThe pilot misjudged distance and speed, and did not attain the proper touchdown point during landing, resulting in an overrun of the runway.NTSB ANC02LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a culvert. A factor associated with the accident was a wind gust.NTSB SEA02LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlanik L-13 · Belgrade, MTThe glider pilot's improper in-flight planning decision and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident were the inadvertent activation of the speed brakes, the pilot's failure to maintain altitude, the high vegetation and…NTSB NYC02LA150Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · Ravenna, OHThe pilot's loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.NTSB DEN02LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Fort Collins, COthe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and subsequent inadvertent stall/mush into terrain during a soft field take off. Contributing factors include the pilot's lack of experience and the high density altitude conditions.NTSB DEN02GA085Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Estes Park, COthe pilot's abrupt collective input during water application to a forest fire. Contributing factors were encountering a vortex ring state, the inadvertent settling with power, the low altitude, and the mountainous terrain.NTSB DEN02FA084Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Greeley, COthe student pilot's improper handling of the airplane's controls (for reason undetermined), and the inadequate supervision of the flight instructor. A contributing factor was the high density altitude weather condition.NTSB CHI02LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJackovich Pitts S1D · Donahue, IAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI02LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Nickerson, KSFuel starvation due to the fuel contamination, the blocked fuel strainer, and the refueling truck's contaminated fuel. A factor was the berm.