NTSB investigations, 1998, NH

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

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NTSB investigations, 1998, NH per year, 1964–2026: 713 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\") = 1998
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NH' 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 NYC99FA041Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Randolph, NHThe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. Also causal was the pilot exceeded the design limits of the aircraft which resulted in an in-flight separation.…Dec 28, 1998 · N4591J · DestroyedNTSB NYC99LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F280 · Bow, NHThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain adequate obstacle clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tower. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.Oct 5, 1998 · N8618N · DestroyedNTSB IAD99LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNavion A · Jaffrey, NHThe pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight and subsequent failure to refuel the aircraft resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain to execute a forced landing.Oct 3, 1998 · N4285K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC98LA152Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Newport, NHThe seizure of the throttle shaft, due to the overhaul facilities' failure to insure all metal fragments had been removed from the carburetor before inserting the throttle shaft after reaming the throttle shaft bushings.Jul 24, 1998 · N44438 · DestroyedNTSB NYC98LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Whitefield, NHThe instructor pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Contributing factors were the instructor pilot's improper in-flight decision, tailwind and gusty conditions, and wet (standing water) runway conditions.Jul 20, 1998 · N8182A · Substantial damageNTSB NYC98FA129Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawker Hunter T MK 8 · Manchester, NHFuel exhaustion, resulting from the pilot's reliance on an inaccurate fuel quantity indicating system. A factor in the pilot's death was his intentional delay of the ejection sequence in order to avoid people and property on the ground.Jun 18, 1998 · N745WT · DestroyedNTSB IAD98LA053Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310Q · Nashua, NHThe pilot's improper fuel management which led to fuel starvation.May 11, 1998 · N7795Q · Destroyed