NTSB investigations, 1992
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\") = 1992 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") = 1992 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB FTW93LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12-108 · Vilonia, ARThe pilot's failure to execute a go-around.NTSB CHI93LA043Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-232 · Chicago, ILThe captain's inadequate coordination with the ground and flight crew. Factors related to the accident were: the passenger's perception that the APU exhaust was a fire, which resulted in action that initiated an evacuation.NTSB CHI93FA042Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Waldron, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.NTSB ANC93LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-12D · Huslia, AKThe failure of the pilot to maintain proper glidepath due to loss of visual cues over snow covered terrain in shadow of setting sun. Factors relating to the accident were the reduced light of dusk and the reduction of visual perception of the pilot in civil…NTSB ANC93LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Point Hope, AKThe failure of the no. two cylinder connecting rod due to a slipped (spun) main crankshaft bearing which blocked off the oil hole to the connecting rod. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain on which to perform a forced landing.NTSB SEA93LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369HS · Scotts Mills, ORThe pilot in command's misjudged descent. Factors include the pilot in command's lack of experience in this type of operation.NTSB LAX93LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Rialto, CAThe pilot's poor preflight inspection and his failure to maintain flying speed during the forced landing. Conributing to this accident was the inadvertent stall, the preceding sand/dust storm, the engine assembly low compression due to sand in the intake and…NTSB LAX93GA053Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 404 · Tucson, AZThe pilot's inflight decision to deviate from the airplane's engine manual and the pilot's operating handbook by maintaining the fuel mixture at full rich throughout the mission and rapidly descending the airplane which resulted in both engine's losing total…NTSB FTW93LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Washington, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance over the fence.NTSB CHI93LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401B · Rice Lake, WIImproper rigging of the right main landing gear retract bellcrank by other maintenance personnel.NTSB FTW93LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · New Orleans, LALoss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Factors were the inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and the unsuitable terrain.NTSB FTW93LA041Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Hamlin, TXThe pilot's failure to switch fuel tanks and his failure to perform the prescribed emergency procedures following the fuel starvation induced engine failure. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the emergency landing.NTSB ATL93LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7AC · Troy, TNThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, his failure to attain a proper climb rate, and the inadvertent stalling of the aircraft while attempting to avoid high obstructions (trees). Factors were the rough, uneven runway conditions, the high obstructions,…NTSB MIA93LA022Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMason, Jack A. Velocity · Crystal River, FLFailure of an unknown individual to determine that the propeller was properly secured after removal of the propeller spinner, resulting in separation of one of the propeller blades during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain…NTSB ATL93FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · West Columbia, SCThe pilot's continued operation with known deficient equipment, his improper descent, and his failure to perform a missed approach. A factor was the operator's inadequate surveillance of the pilot's procedures and the maintenance of the airplane.NTSB LAX93T#A04Accident · No injuriesClass 3Final reportMcDonnell Douglas 369E · Juniper Flats, CANTSB CHI93LA041Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500-B · Mccook, NEThe pilot's improper decision to depart in known adverse weather conditions. The icing conditions and structural ice were factors.NTSB BFO93LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150A · West Milford, NJThe pilot misjudged his altitude and distance and overshot the runway during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's unfamiliarity with this airport.NTSB ATL93LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20D · Darien, GAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors were fog and the pilot's failure to use available en route weather sources.NTSB SEA93FA025Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Cedar City, UTClearance from mountainous terrain was not maintained. Factors to the accident were: dark night condition, snow showers, and intentional flight into known adverse weather.NTSB MIA93LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Macon, GAThe pilot in command's failure to stabilize his approach to landing, resulting in the aircraft making a hard landing halfway down the runway.NTSB LAX93LA051Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Santa Maria, CA1) The internal failure of the left engine, left magneto due to inadequate maintenance and non compliance with the manufacturers service bulletins and recommendations, and 2) the failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing…NTSB BFO93LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLearjet 25B · Cleveland, OHThe pilot misjudged distance and altitude which resulted in a landing touchdown with insufficient runway length remaining and a subsequent landing overrun. Contributing was the pilot's failure to initiate a go around, a tailwind, and a downsloping runway.NTSB SEA93LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A152 · Tremonton, UTDelayed remedial action. Factors include a tailwind.NTSB SEA93LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA-226TC · Billings, MTFailure of a gear door roller, which necessitated a gear up landing. Factors include inadequate lubrication.NTSB SEA93FA026Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A60 · Snoqualmie Pass, WAFailure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft, his failure to prevent the aircraft from exceeding the never exceed speed (vne), and subsequent exceeding of the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors related to the accident were: weather…NTSB MIA93WA021Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737-200C · San Luis, ArgentinaNTSB LAX93LA050Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B-III · Hilo, HIThe pilot's intentional flight in and near a volcanic gas cloud which induced a partial loss of engine power due to a lack of combustible oxygen in the atmosphere.NTSB LAX93LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Santa Ana, CAThe pilot's improper landing flare, his improper bounced landing recovery technique, and his inadvertent entry into a stall mush condition.NTSB LAX93LA048Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRans S-10 Sakota · San Jose, CA1) The loss of engine power due to undetermined reason(s), and, 2) the pilot not maintaining airspeed above the power off stall speed while maneuvering to the runway resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor in this accident was the pilot not having…NTSB LAX93LA047Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American F-51D · Wellington, NVThe pilot's improper handling of his airplane during the performance of an aerobatic maneuver with inadequate altitude.NTSB DEN93LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-25 · Broomfield, COA failure by FBO personnel to properly connect the nose wheel torque link after towing the aircraft.NTSB CHI93FA038Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Brookfield, WISpatial disorientation, and failure to maintain proper glidepath.NTSB LAX93FA046Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Tehachapi, CAThe pilot's decision to cruise at an altitude inadequate to ensure terrain clearance. Factors which contributed to the accident were: the pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather briefing, the dark night, and likely instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB DEN93FA012Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Kersey, COInadvertent stall and loss of control due to structural icing. Factors were: icing conditions, and flight into known adverse weather.NTSB CHI93LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Manhattan, ILInadequate compensation for wind conditions by the pilot.NTSB ATL93FA026Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Blairsville, GAThe pilot's decision to continue the flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in the inflight collision with high terrain. Factors were high wind and rain.NTSB ATL93FA025Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Brownsboro, ALThe pilot failed to evaluate the wind conditions and took off with a tailwind which resulted in the collision with a tree on the departure end of the runway. Factors were dark night and tailwind.NTSB SEA93FA023Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T207A · Elk City, IDThe pilot's continuation of a VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors include becoming lost, disoriented, falling snow, and mountainous, hilly terrain.NTSB MIA93LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Tallahassee, FLThe pilot in command's improper flare on landing which resulted in an in flight loss of control and collision with terrain.NTSB FTW93LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B100 · Uvalde, TXThe pilots failure to go around. A factor was his resultant long landing and delayed flare.NTSB FTW93FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Snook, TXThe pilot's intentional flight into instrument meteorological conditions as a result of his alcoholic and drug impairment of efficiency and judgement. Factors contributing to the accident were: the pilot's failure to obtain weather information, the dark night…NTSB MIA93LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Key Largo, FLThe pilot in command's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot in command's improper preflight planning preparation and selection of the wrong runway relative to the wind.NTSB LAX93LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Clarksburg, CAThe pilot's improper use of the ailerons.NTSB BFO93LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Danville, KYThe student pilot's inadequate flare. A factor was the gusty wind.NTSB BFO93LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Willimantic, CTA cracked no. 2 engine cylinder, and the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the forced landing, due to excessive airspeed, which resulted in an overrun of the runway. A factor related to the accident was an improper weld repair on the…NTSB SEA93LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Vancouver, WAThe pilot's inability to see birds due to darkness.NTSB CHI93LA037Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Elk River, MNFailure of the pilot to refuel the airplane before the flight.NTSB BFO93LA009Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRyan Navion · Dublin, VAImproper adjustment of the fuel pressure regulator which produced an inadequate fuel flow and subsequent fuel starvation. Factors related to the accident were: the rough terrain and trees in the emergency landing area.NTSB MIA93LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-301 · Dorado, PRPoor in flight planning decision by the pilot in command. Contributing to the accident was the partial blockage of the pitot static system and incorrect airspeed indicator.