NTSB investigations, 1990, MS

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.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, 1990, MS per year, 1964–2026: 1,742 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\") = 1990
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MS' 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 MIA91LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Inverness, MSThe student pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. Factors were: uel exhaustion, the pilot's lack of total aeronautical experience, and soft terrain.Nov 18, 1990 · N4820L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA91LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Rolling Fork, MSThe failure of the pilot to maintain wingtip clearance with tall grass at the edge of the runway during the ground roll.Oct 5, 1990 · N8634C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90FA190Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAyres S2R-T34 · Thornton, MSThe improper drilling of a hole in the spar cap by a mechanic resulting in the initiation of fatigue cracking in the spar cap and subsequent failure of the spar cap and inflight separation of the wing.Sep 26, 1990 · N4017B · DestroyedNTSB MIA90LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Vicksburg, MSFailure of the pilot to avoid a mud hole on the runway during the ground roll to takeoff.Sep 21, 1990 · N86405 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman 164-A · Dundee, MSImproper maintenance repair by an unknown person that initiated the engine failure and the forced landing.Aug 24, 1990 · N9650 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Hattiesburg, MSFailure of the pilot in command to attain adequate airspeed prior to liftoff during an attempted takeoff. The pilot then lost control of the airplane in flight. The pilot also delayed in his decision to abort the takeoff.Aug 24, 1990 · N289PC · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA169Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Greenville, MSThe partial loss of engine power for an unknown reason.Aug 11, 1990 · N29471 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Crowder, MSFatigue failure of a bolt which secures the mixture and throttle bellcranks to the bellcrank support assembly.Jul 9, 1990 · N8464V · DestroyedNTSB MIA90LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpezio Sport DAL-1 · Columbus, MSFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent loss of control. A related factor was: the lack of a stall warning system installed in the aircraft.Jun 4, 1990 · N20LW · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Cleveland, MSThe student pilot landed long and delayed applying power during the ground roll of the touch-and-go landing.May 24, 1990 · N93034 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA130Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCAA · Leland, MSFailure of the pilot to see-and-avoid the power lines.May 23, 1990 · N8739 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA123Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell TH-13T · Biloxi, MSThe passenger's intentional act of jumping in the air with his arm raised while under the main rotor.May 19, 1990 · N67223 · No damageNTSB MIA90LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-300 · Shelby, MSThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and attempted flight with insufficient fuel on board to complete the flight.May 11, 1990 · N3749E · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Crystal Springs, MSPilots failure to assure that the fuel cap was in position and secured prior to departure. This resulted in fuel siphoning overboard resulting in the precautionary landing.Apr 25, 1990 · N61714 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Jackson, MSThe pilot's improper compensation for the cross-wind.Apr 4, 1990 · N2078B · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Natchez, MSThe late extension of the landing gear by the pilot.Mar 31, 1990 · N4738A · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Rolling Fork, MSThe in-flight separation of the left aileron due to improper maintenance procedures and an inadequate aircraft preflight.Mar 6, 1990 · N23509 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Alligator, MSEngine failure due to undetermined reasons resulting in the forced landing.Mar 5, 1990 · N5043X · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Mattson, MSThe no. 6 cylinder which cracked across the top from one spark plug hole to the other, resulting in the loss of engine power.Mar 5, 1990 · N5416 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA90LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 400 · West Point, MSThe pilot misjudged distance, speed, and altitude on final approach, and failed to attain the proper touchdown Point for landing.Jan 17, 1990 · N3121B · Substantial damage