NTSB investigations, 1998, SD

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, 1998, SD per year, 1962–2026: 1,074 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\" = 'SD' 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 CHI98LA307Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Philip, SDthe fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection. A factor was the soft field.Aug 9, 1998 · N5413Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA98FA219Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportSocata TBM-700 · Spearfish, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while turning to base leg. Contributing factors were low ceilings, clouds, and the pilot's failure to adhere to both the published approach procedures and the published minimum decent altitude.Aug 4, 1998 · N69BS · DestroyedNTSB CHI98LA368Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Deadwood, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees.Jul 26, 1998 · N4535P · DestroyedNTSB CHI98LA235Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Spearfish, SDthe pilots improper preflight planning, which failed to detect the fuel selector positioned on the left fuel tank, which had insufficient fuel, resulting in fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power.Jul 1, 1998 · N5181Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-300 · Mobridge, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines. Factors associated with the accident were the power lines, and the separation of the vertical stabilizer and rudder which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the…Jun 25, 1998 · N3760E · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Ipswich, SDthe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions and his failure to maintain aircraft control which resulted in a stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the soft terrain.Jun 25, 1998 · N31677 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Gregory, SDthe pilot's not maintaining control of the airplane during landing.Jun 13, 1998 · N3596L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98TA145Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Artesian, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.May 11, 1998 · N83679 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA120Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRodgers Raven · Brandt, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor contributing to this accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane.Apr 11, 1998 · N17JR · DestroyedNTSB CHI98LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-65 · Vernillion, SDthe pilot's failure (or inability) to properly compensate for wind conditions, while taxiing. Factors associated with the accident were: the sandy terrain, and the gusty tailwind condition.Apr 5, 1998 · N34066 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Highmore, SDthe pilot failed to abort the takeoff in a timely manner and could not stop on the runway.Apr 3, 1998 · N1008T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA109Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Whitewood, SDfailure of the pilot to maintain clearance from obstructions (wires) during an approach for a precautionary landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, low ceilings, icing conditions, and…Mar 28, 1998 · N9140C · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Sioux Falls, SDthe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear for landing. Factors associated with the accident were: the crosswind, and the pilot not following his normal habit pattern of lowering the landing gear on base leg.Mar 26, 1998 · N3700G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI98LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · White River, SDthe pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the pilot was flying which limited his landing site selections when the loss of power occurred.Mar 10, 1998 · N6235U · Substantial damage