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NTSB investigations, 2002, OR

180,598 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,578 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\") = 2002
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OR' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA03LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLearjet 36A · Astoria, ORCollision with an elk during the takeoff roll. Factors include dark night VFR conditions.Dec 3, 2002 · N546PA · DestroyedNTSB SEA03LA011Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPeterson Dragonfly · Mulino, ORFuel starvation of the engine while in cruise flight due to the owner/builder's alteration of the fuel system from that shown in the aircrafts plans. Factors include very rough terrain in the area where the pilot found it necessary to make his forced landing.Nov 23, 2002 · N2448 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA03LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-201T · La Grande, ORInadequate supervision and the premature raising of flaps before a positive climb was established.Nov 14, 2002 · N2208Y · Substantial damageNTSB SEA03LA006Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRutledge Kitfox · Condon, ORA loose clamp around the gascolator bowl. A related factor was the maintenance inspection not being performed.Oct 15, 2002 · N885CR · Substantial damageNTSB SEA03LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCurtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 · Tillamook, ORThe fracture of the weld joining the left main wheel strut to the left/right main wheel axel resulting in separation of the strut from the axle during an unknown phase of operation which ultimately lead to the left gear collapse and subsequent nose-over on…Oct 5, 2002 · N4949 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02FA185Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Medford, ORTerrain clearance was not maintained during cruise flight. Dark night and mountainous terrain were factors.Sep 30, 2002 · N514SP · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Estacada, ORThe entanglement of an inadvertently opened skydiver's parachute in the aircraft’s elevator and rudder just after a group of four skydivers positioned themselves on the aircraft's external jump platform prior to a jump.Sep 29, 2002 · N5337B · DestroyedNTSB SEA02LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEells Air Command 503 · Prineville, ORThe student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a hard landing.Sep 15, 2002 · N25069 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA168Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNolley BD-5 · Corvallis, ORFuel starvation resulting in a loss of engine power during the aircraft's initial climb. A disconnected fuel line was a factor.Aug 31, 2002 · N50TX · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Newberg, ORA warped right brake disc resulting in a veer to the right during the landing roll, and the aircraft's subsequent collision with a fence. A contributing factor was the fence.Aug 19, 2002 · N1277A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA153Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20L · Newberg, ORThe pilot's inadequate flare and his delay in executing an aborted landing. A contributing factor was the dark night conditions.Aug 14, 2002 · N1024Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Halfway, ORThe pilot's delay in initiating an aborted takeoff and his failure to establish climb out of ground effect. Contributing factors were the high aircraft weight and high density altitude as well as the fence and berm, which the aircraft struck.Aug 11, 2002 · N5029C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA151Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Creswell, ORThe pilot’s improper management of fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Aug 10, 2002 · N32138 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKaminski RAF 2000 · Newberg, ORThe pilot's inadequate compensation (excessive altitude) for crosswind conditions resulting in the gyroplane's rotors contacting the ground. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind conditions.Aug 3, 2002 · N73GK · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Elsie, ORThe shattering and separation of the forward right (pilot's) windscreen for undetermined reason(s).Jul 24, 2002 · N60PH · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA135Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369D · Medford, ORPower loss during cruise flight for undetermined reasons. Factors include mountainous terrain and trees.Jul 22, 2002 · N58295 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Burns, ORThe pilot’s improper decision to continue on en route into an area of forecast reduced visibility without sufficient fuel to divert to a suitable alternate airport, and his subsequent inadvertent exhaustion of the aircraft's fuel supply. Factors include…Jul 16, 2002 · N1248H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell International 690A · Crescent Lake, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain proper rate of descent resulting in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear separation. Contributing factors were the turbulent crosswind conditions the pilot encountered just before touchdown.Jul 15, 2002 · N690RE · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBredl Fokker DR1 · Troutdale, ORThe collapse, for undetermined reasons, of the left main landing gear spoked-wheel structure.Jul 10, 2002 · N43SB · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02FA125Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Otis, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with power lines while conducting low altitude flight resulting in a loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's low altitude flight and the power lines.Jul 6, 2002 · N738QT · DestroyedNTSB SEA02LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWelborn Pulsar XP · Prineville, ORThe disconnection of the throttle cable on landing resulting in the aircraft's engine going to full throttle and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain directional control after securing the engine during the landing event.Jul 4, 2002 · N777XP · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Troutdale, ORA loss of engine power for an undetermined (non-mechanical) reason. Contributing factors were high grass and soft terrain which lead to the collapse of the nose gear during the landing roll.Jun 20, 2002 · N5383T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Medford, ORThe overstress failure, for undetermined reasons, of the right main landing gear pivot pin roll pin, leading to the misalignment of the gear trunnion and the collapse of the right main gear during the landing roll.Jun 19, 2002 · N564AC · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Umpqua, ORThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for unfavorable wind conditions and maintain clearance from the terrain during an attempted VFR go-around. Factors include an encounter with unfavorable wind conditions during the landing flare and the attempted…Jun 15, 2002 · N5942H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Hillsboro, ORAn improper flare during the landing. Not performing a proper recovery from a bounced landing was a factor.Jun 14, 2002 · N757FY · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02FA097Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLewis Nieuport 11 · Independence, ORThe partial loss of engine power in maneuvering flight due to the rotation of the ignition distributor as a result of a failure to tighten the distributor positioning clamp after the last engine timing adjustment. Factors include an inadequate maintenance…Jun 9, 2002 · N132DC · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02FA085Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson R-22 Mariner · Merlin, ORClearance from a cable running perpendicular to a river was not maintained during low level cruise flight. A cable was a factor.May 23, 2002 · N2322Y · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Gaston, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from object(s) while executing a forced landing following a total loss of power for undetermined cause(s). Contributing factors where the pole impacted during the emergency landing and the pilot's diverted attention.May 16, 2002 · N43085 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7-EC · Flying M Ranch, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while applying the brakes during the landing roll. Factors include a tailwind and trees at the far end of the airstrip.May 12, 2002 · N4712E · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Troutdale, ORImproper compensation for wind conditions while landing. Factors include a taxiway marker.Apr 24, 2002 · N67505 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Goshen, ORThe failure of company maintenance personnel to identify and replace/repair the degraded exhaust stack. Contributing factors were the mis-rigged carburetor heat control and the pilot's failure to maintain appropriate rotor RPM. Additional contributing factors…Apr 22, 2002 · N3004T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA072Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGallagher Taylor "Coot" · Creswell, ORA loss of engine power due to oil starvation followed by the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the initial climb shortly after takeoff. An improper engine modification was a factor.Apr 21, 2002 · N41RG · DestroyedNTSB SEA02LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodley Zodiac 601HD · Beaver, ORA partial failure of the electrical (ignition) system and a short to the master electrical switch during cruise flight resulting in a loss of engine power. A collision with an embankment during the landing roll was a factor.Apr 18, 2002 · N9240W · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Pacific City, ORThe pilot's inadequate compensation for local wind conditions during the landing roll. Factors include unfavorable winds, and a swampy area adjacent to the runway.Feb 15, 2002 · N2434C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA040Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Scappoose, ORThe pilot's failure to tie down the aircraft prior to hand propping the engine. Factors were a fence, trees, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation.Feb 12, 2002 · N7004P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA039Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBitton/Sport Flight Talon · Boring, ORLoss of control for undetermined reasons.Feb 10, 2002 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing Stearman A75N1 · Creswell, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing resulting in the aircraft leaving the runway environment, crossing a ditch and nosing over. Contributing factors were variable winds reported by the pilot and the ditch.Feb 10, 2002 · N62658 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Eagle Point, ORThe pilot inadvertently failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing and the aircraft nosed over.Jan 27, 2002 · N4379Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA02LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 500-S · Baker City, ORThe pilot's excessive descent rate at the time the aircraft came in contact with the runway during a night precautionary landing. Factors include extensive airframe ice accumulation, ice accumulation on the flight compartment windshield, ambient conditions…Jan 19, 2002 · N1187G · Substantial damage