NTSB investigations, 2004, IA

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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.

Cases per year

19622026
NTSB investigations, 2004, IA per year, 1962–2026: 2,216 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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\") = 2004
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CHI05LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLearjet 25B · Cedar Rapids, IAThe pilot was not able to maintain directional control of the airplane due to the failure of the nose gear strut seal which prevented the nose wheel from centering. A factor associated with the accident was the berm that the airplane contacted.Dec 20, 2004 · N252BK · Substantial damageNTSB CHI05CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Atlantic, IAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion. The dark night light conditions was a contributing factor.Dec 5, 2004 · N7803Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI05CA044Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportGoiden Circle T-Bird · Ft. Dodge, IAThe loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.Dec 4, 2004 · UNREG · DestroyedNTSB CHI05LA026Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBruce Protech PT2B · Anita, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and an inadvertent stall/spin resulting in loss of control and an in-flight collision with terrain. An additional cause was a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Nov 6, 2004 · N46WT · Substantial damageNTSB CHI05CA002Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Marion, IAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors to the accident were the encountered turbulence, the gusting wind conditions and the airport hangar.Oct 3, 2004 · N7841N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04CA286Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C-150J · Oxford, IAThe student pilot's failure to attain a proper glidepath which resulted in exceeding the proper touchdown point. An additional cause was his failure to abort the landing. The embankment was a factor.Sep 29, 2004 · N61111 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04FA234Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Decorah, IAThe pilot's intentional operation of the airplane with a defective magneto, his failure to abort the takeoff due to degraded aircraft performance, and his failure to obtain or maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin and subsequent impact with the…Aug 22, 2004 · N5410T · DestroyedNTSB CHI04LA220Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAllied Ag Cat Productions G-164B · Moville, IAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision by his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors were low altitude flying and the tree.Aug 11, 2004 · N48424 · DestroyedNTSB CHI04LA185Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVarga 2150A · Winterset, IAThe inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor, fuel starvation, visual/aural detection precluded by the certified flight instructor's seat position, and the inadequate crew coordination of both pilots during the instructional flight. A…Jul 17, 2004 · N8422J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Mason City, IAThe proper touchdown point not obtain/maintained by the pilot following a single-engine approach to landing. Contributing factors were the vacuum pump oil leak, the low oil pressure of the propeller control system, and the unfeathered propeller.Jul 9, 2004 · N60PP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Algona, IAThe failure of the connecting rod which resulted in the loss of engine power during cruise flight and subsequent forced landing. A contributing factor was the delayed lowering of the landing gear in order to clear the other vehicle encountered during the…Jul 2, 2004 · N3248T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA085Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Dubuque, IAThe flight instructor's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in ice accretion on the airframe, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Contributing factors were the ice contamination, the aircraft's low altitude…Mar 9, 2004 · N105FS · Substantial damageNTSB CHI04LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Carroll, IAThe pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance, and his inadequate remedial action which resulted in the failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the snow covered terrain which was encountered by the airplane.Feb 16, 2004 · N2258M · Substantial damage