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NTSB investigations, 1997, NY

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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\") = 1997
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NY' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC98LA058Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS-355 · New York, NYthe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach with a tailwind, and his failure to perform a go-around in a timely manner. A factor in the accident was the strong tailwind.Dec 31, 1997 · N355DS · Substantial damageNTSB NYC98LA037Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A152 · Moriches, NYA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Dec 2, 1997 · N758YR · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 · Syracuse, NYThe pilot's inadequate preflight to ensure that the cargo pallets were properly secured. Also causal was the the improper securing of the pallets.Nov 21, 1997 · N564PC · Substantial damageNTSB IAD98LA010Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Farmingdale, NYThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A factor was the cross wind condition.Nov 4, 1997 · N1469X · Substantial damageNTSB IAD98LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFord RV-4 · Dansville, NYThe internal mechanical failure of the engine driven fuel pump which resulted in a loss of engine power.Oct 8, 1997 · N17PQ · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA188Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJackman Pitts S-1S · Hammondsport, NYthe pilot's improper flare.Sep 27, 1997 · N4241Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA187Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A-300 · Long Island, NYAn in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence and the passenger's failure to comply with the fasten seatbelt sign.Sep 26, 1997 · N14077 · No damageNTSB NYC97LA184Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Easton, NYmechanical binding of the number three exhaust valve, and the pilot/owner's improper planning/decision by failing to ensure the engine was operating properly before takeoff. A related factor was: the pilot/owner's failure to ensure that annual maintenance was…Sep 21, 1997 · N6865G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA181Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing Stearman PT-17 · Geneseo, NYThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft.Sep 14, 1997 · N64604 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB IAD97LA115Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Gardiner, NYThe pilot's failure to initiate a go-around. A related factor is the pilot's misjudgment of speed and altitude.Aug 31, 1997 · N557FL · DestroyedNTSB NYC97GA177Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNavion G · Brooklyn, NYthe pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to ensure the fuel selector was properly positioned for takeoff, which resulted in fuel starvation, loss of engine power, and a forced landing after takeoff.Aug 30, 1997 · N2362T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Spencerport, NYfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing. The crosswind was a related factor.Aug 23, 1997 · N7682H · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58TC · E. Farmingdale, NYthe pilot's improper starting procedure, which led to an engine fire; and his failure to follow the emergency checklist, which contributed to the level of damage that the airplane received.Aug 15, 1997 · N2152L · Substantial damageNTSB IAD97LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Jamestown, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a crosswind landing.Aug 14, 1997 · N3454C · Substantial damageNTSB IAD97LA108Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRiekkenen Ryelong LE · Wurtsboro, NYThe pilot performed an aerobatic maneuver and misjudged the altitude.Aug 9, 1997 · N4YC · DestroyedNTSB NYC97FA139Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Jones Beach, NYVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain (water). Related factors were: the adverse weather…Jul 8, 1997 · N28535 · DestroyedNTSB NYC97LA134Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMartin Velocity RG · Montauk, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions.Jul 4, 1997 · N280DM · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlobe GC-1B · Yates, NYThe failure of the cylinder bolts, and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.Jun 30, 1997 · CFNXL · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Frankfort, NYThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. A factor in the accident was the night light condition.Jun 28, 1997 · N8139C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA125Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportShafer SONERAI-I · W.Hampton Beach, NYfailure of the number two pilot (N77TY) to follow race procedures, and failure of the number three pilot (N20CS) to turn and avoid the number two airplane, when it decelerated into the number three pilot's blind spot.Jun 22, 1997 · N20CS · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB NYC97LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoccher P51 Mustang · North Rose, NYwas the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in the airplane striking trees.Jun 15, 1997 · N515JB · DestroyedNTSB IAD97LA083Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe G · Dalton, NYthe pilot's delay in aborting the landing after allowing the airplane to touchdown long. His failure to attain a proper touchdown point was a related factor.Jun 8, 1997 · N94435 · DestroyedNTSB NYC97LA107Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Walton, NYThe pilot's improper inflight decision to establish an approach without confirming the landing area, and his delayed go-around, which resulted in the inflight collision with trees.Jun 6, 1997 · N38758 · DestroyedNTSB IAD97LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Poughkeepsie, NYThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the landing.Jun 5, 1997 · N2336C · DestroyedNTSB IAD97FA079Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Melville, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors to this accident were night instrument meteorological conditions with low ceiling and fog.Jun 1, 1997 · N6337J · DestroyedNTSB NYC97LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Granby, NYfailure of the pilot/owner to replace the torsional clutch as specified by the manufacturer, and subsequent failure of the helicopter's clutch, which resulted in a forced landing (autorotation). A related factor was: the encounter with trees in the emergency…May 29, 1997 · N4029S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA094Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Red Hook, NYThe pilot's improper compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to initiate a go-around.May 16, 1997 · N7322S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97FA092Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T337G · North Dansville, NYthe pilot's improper decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from rising/wooded terrain. The adverse weather conditions and rising wooded terrain were related factors.May 16, 1997 · N1ZP · DestroyedNTSB NYC97LA095Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Flushing, NYThe vehicle's driver failure to maintain adequate clearance from and resulted in a collision with a parked aircraft.May 13, 1997 · N984DL · Minor damageNTSB NYC97LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech F33A · Mattituck, NYthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Apr 30, 1997 · N6733Y · Substantial damageNTSB IAD97LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Wellsville, NYthe student pilot's improper flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control, during the landing.Apr 20, 1997 · N2477K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97FA076Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter MBB-BK117-B2 · New York, NYFatigue failure of the vertical fin, accelerated by the installation of blind rivets in lieu of solid rivets in the replacement of the yaw SAS mount support, which resulted in the loss of helicopter directional control and collision with the terrain (water).…Apr 15, 1997 · N909CP · DestroyedNTSB NYC97FA069Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Farmingville, NYthe pilot's improper inflight planning/decision, which subsequently resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power. Related factors were: excessive fuel consumption rate, and obstructions (trees and house) in the emergency landing area.Apr 6, 1997 · N4400T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 650 · Buffalo, NYA combination hydraulic fluid and fuel-fed fire which originated from electrical arcing, due to the lack of an adequate production standard from Cessna for the separation of flammable fluid lines and electrical lines. A factor was the lack of oversight from…Apr 4, 1997 · N553AC · Substantial damageNTSB NYC97LA064Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLockheed L-1011 · Jamaica, NYThe failure of the right wing walker, also the push back supervisor, to identify and avoid a hazardous condition, which resulted in his activity near the airplane's nose wheel during tow operations, and where he was subsequently caught under the nose wheel. A…Mar 27, 1997 · N762DA · No damageNTSB NYC97FA062Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportGrumman American G-1159 · Flushing, NYthe tower controller's inadequate service by clearing the airplane to land on the same runway, where he had previously cleared a maintenance vehicle to perform maintenance to the runway centerline lights. Factors related to the accident were: darkness,…Mar 25, 1997 · N117FJ · Substantial damage