NTSB investigations, 2012
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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\") = 2012 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") = 2012 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB WPR12CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMurphy Rebel · Hayden Lake, IDThe pilots’ failure to position the landing gear for landing on the water, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN12FA271Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Lake in the Hills, ILThe pilot's excessive bank angle while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and spin.NTSB CEN12CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGalloway/Ward RV-4 · Redwood Falls, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN12CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Cedar Bluffs, NEThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ANC12CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportShort Bros. & Harland SC7 Series 3 · Chefornak, AKThe pilot's misidentification of a nearby snow-covered road as the snow-covered runway in flat light conditions.NTSB WPR12FA191Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · Phoenix, AZA loss of tail rotor drive due to a fatigue failure of the main transmission pinion, which resulted in a loss of directional control during cruise flight.NTSB ERA12LA315Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBerry Dean Glasair I · Columbus, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway sign. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane make and model, resulting in and his…NTSB CEN12LA267Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Valley Falls, KSThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during a hover maneuver, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.NTSB WPR12LA190Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210 · Elberta, UTA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN12WA297Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationWarszawa, PolandOn May 1, 2012, about 1350 UTC, SP-AXL, a Polish registered Liberty XL-2 airplane, sustained substantial damage when the airplane impacted the terrain near the Babice airport, near Warszawa, Poland. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. This report is…NTSB CEN12CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · San Antonio, TXThe student pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare, which resulted in a hard/bounced landing and subsequent impact with the runway.NTSB CEN12CA270Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Three Rivers, MICollision with a deer during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN12CA263Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCampbell David Legacy · Durango, COThe pilot’s improper flare and subsequent aerodynamic stall, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA12LA312Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShoup Ronald R RV-6A · Milton, FLA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA12CA313Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportArion Lightning LS-1 · Ghent, NYThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC12CA034Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKThe student pilot did not maintain sufficient airspeed during a steep turn after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR12WA197Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 150 · Bourke , Australia, AustraliaOn April 29, 2012, at 0800 universal coordinated time, a Cessna 150M, VH-UWR, collided with the terrain during a mustering operation near Bourke, Australia. The airplane was operated by a private individual under the pertinent civil regulations of Australia.…NTSB WPR12CA192Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195B · Sacramento, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll while landing with a gusting wind.NTSB ERA12LA318Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTemco GC-1B · Dayton, TNA partial loss of engine power during low-altitude maneuvers for reasons that could not be determined because the engine examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation; however the carburetor was…NTSB ERA12LA309Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Pilot Mountain, NCThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reduced takeoff performance.NTSB ERA12CA311Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Eaton, NYThe pilot's improper approach to landing, which resulted in the airplane touching down short of the runway.NTSB ERA12CA310Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Burlington, NCThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN12LA265Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJonker Sailplanes CC JS 1B · Clines Corner, NMThe fatigue failure of the rudder cable due to the inadequate design of the rudder pedal system.NTSB CEN12CA269Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Hugo, OKThe pilot’s inadequate collective control inputs while performing a hovering autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the check airman's delayed remedial action.NTSB WPR12LA189Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172D · Beckwourth, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.NTSB WPR12LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHawker Beech V35B · Coalinga, CAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA12LA314Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Lake Wales, FLThe student pilot’s decision to depart from an intersection with insufficient runway remaining for takeoff, which resulted in a rejected takeoff and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA12LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRice Leo B Kitfox Series 5 · Port Canaveral, FLImpingement of the elevator control by foreign objects (clamp, glove) left in the flight control path by the pilot/owner or maintenance personnel.NTSB CEN12WA268Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationRobinson · Wuppertal-Langerfeld, GermanyOn April 28, 2012, at 1650 coordinated universal time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, D-HARV, impacted terrain near Wuppertal-Langerfeld, Germany. The pilot and 3 passengers sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight. The…NTSB CEN12WA262Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA32R · Attalens, Fribourg, SwitzerlandOn April 28, 2012, about 1500 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-32R-301 airplane, HB-PGA, impacted terrain near the village of Tatroz in Attalens, Fribourg, Switzerland. All six persons on-board were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. The…NTSB ANC12TA035Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Paxon, AKA separation of the right main landing gear suspension strut assembly due to overstress, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear while landing.NTSB WPR12LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Cloverdale, CAThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power during climb due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR12FA193Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Eugene, ORAn uncommanded landing gear retraction after touchdown for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR12CA187Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGlass Roy L RV-6 · Coolidge, AZThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing.NTSB OPS12IA535Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportLas Vegas, NVFederal Aviation Administration procedures that do not ensure separation in the event of a go-around during simultaneous independent runway operations on runways that do not physically intersect but whose flight paths intersect.NTSB ERA12LA306Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Fowler's Bluff, FLThe pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA12LA305Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1B · Sylacauga, ALThe pilot's attempt to take off with the carburetor heat in the hot position, which limited the airplane’s performance, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA12FA303Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Anderson, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA12CA304Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B · Hershey, PAThe pilot's diverted attention while performing aerial application at low altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adjust the control friction to the position he was accustomed.NTSB CEN12CA272Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTucker-Hurni Starduster SA-300 · Vidalia, LAThe failure of the airplane’s right main landing gear due to a pre-existing fatigue crack and corrosion.NTSB WPR12LA444Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Glendale, AZThe pilot's inadequate flare and compensation for gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB ERA12WA353Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationEmbraer EMB712 · Morro do Manduba Guaruja, BrazilOn April 26, 2012, about 1845 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), an Embraer 712, Brazilian registration PT-NUH, operated by the Aeroclube de Itanhaem, crashed under unknown circumstances in a dense forest area in Morro do Manduba Guaruja Municipality, Sao…NTSB CEN12LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Albuquerque, NMThe partial loss of engine power due to an intake valve that was stuck in the open position.NTSB CEN12LA258Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Amarillo, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing in gusty wind conditions associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.NTSB WPR12FA184Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Blanding, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during low-level maneuvering flight. Contributing to the pilot’s death was the lack of a timely emergency rescue response due to the lack of effective emergency signal transmissions from both the airplane’s…NTSB WPR12CA183Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B · Arvin, CAThe pilot did not maintain clearance from power lines during low altitude maneuvering.NTSB ERA12CA302Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Lancaster, PAThe pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff, and her delayed remedial action in aborting the takeoff after the loss of directional control.NTSB ENG12WA037Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPilatus PC6 - B2H4 · Muaritan, IndonesiaOn April 25, 2012, at 09:29 UTC time, a Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4, PK-VVQ, operated by Susi Air, impacted terrain near Muaritan after the pilot reported a fuel system problem.The accident is being investigated by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety…NTSB CEN12LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThrush S2R-H80 · Bryan, TXThe pilot's diverted attention, which resulted in a loss of control while maneuvering the airplane at a low altitude.NTSB CEN12LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Sioux Falls, SDThe failure of the normal and emergency landing gear system to fully retract or extend the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations, which resulted in a partial gear-up landing.