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NTSB investigations, 2013, SC

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.

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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\") = 2013
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SC' 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 ERA14CA062Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnderson Andreas Rans S-6S · Traveler's Rest, SCThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in an encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent inability to maintain clearance with terrain.Dec 3, 2013 · N581TC · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoffitt Oscar/ Kit Prostar A/C PT2 · Trenton, SCThe airplane owner/pilot ‘s failure to follow the gascolator manufacturer’s recommendations for installing and safety wiring the gascolator strainer bowl, which resulted in the bowl separating and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.Dec 2, 2013 · N355PT · Substantial damageNTSB ERA14FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-160 · Graniteville, SCThe pilot's improper maintenance of the airplane's fuel system, which resulted a loss of power in the left engine due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain minimum controllable airspeed following the loss of engine power, which…Nov 25, 2013 · N4016P · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13LA410Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Woodrow, SCA failure of the right rudder pedal arm due to corrosion as a result of inadequate maintenance and inspection of the rudder pedal assembly.Sep 4, 2013 · N59JK · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13FA348Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D55 · Conway, SCThe pilot's loss of airplane control, which resulted from his failure to follow the loss of single engine power checklist procedures after a total loss of right engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper…Aug 3, 2013 · N7641N · DestroyedNTSB ERA13FA340Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFolland Gnat T 1 · Georgetown, SCThe loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined due to postcrash fire damage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to perform an aerobatic maneuver at low altitude, which did not allow sufficient time for him to regain…Jul 29, 2013 · N18GT · DestroyedNTSB ERA13CA324Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Woodruff, SCThe pilot’s decision to initiate a stall maneuver at a low altitude, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and inadvertent collision with trees and terrain.Jul 17, 2013 · N5815V · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13FA295Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRockwell International 690B · McClellanville, SCThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during high-altitude maneuvering and his subsequent failure to recover airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot and his failure to perform remedial…Jun 20, 2013 · N727JA · DestroyedNTSB ERA13CA286Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Orangeburg, SCThe inadvertent slippage of the pilot's foot off the right rudder pedal, resulting in a loss of directional control on the ground, and the pilot's overly aggressive application of wheel brakes, resulting in a nose over.Jun 13, 2013 · N71232 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13LA264Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlobe GC-1B · Williamson, SCThe pilot’s decision to takeoff with a quartering tailwind at high density altitude, close to gross takeoff weight, on a short turf runway with trees at the departure end.Jun 1, 2013 · N3715K · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA255Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlightstar Sportplanes Flightstar II · York, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusty wind conditions.May 25, 2013 · N677NC · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA208Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Lancaster, SCThe pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and his failure to turn off the carburetor heat during a go-around, which resulted in degraded engine performance and the airplane’s subsequent collision with trees at the end of the runway.Apr 18, 2013 · N76688 · Substantial damageNTSB ERA13CA161Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRainbow Aircraft PTY Cobra · Camden, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach to land.Mar 9, 2013 · N78DK · Substantial damage