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NTSB investigations, 2003, UT

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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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\") = 2003
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'UT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DEN04LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Bountiful, UTthe unqualified person's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the instructor's inadequate supervision, the instructor's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and the two parked aircraft.Dec 8, 2003 · N6935S · Substantial damageNTSB DEN04LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Randolph, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Contributing factors were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.Oct 7, 2003 · N3348R · DestroyedNTSB DEN04FA003Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Grantsville, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual outlook during low level flight maneuvers that resulted in a collision with terrain. A contributing factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.Oct 4, 2003 · N201KM · DestroyedNTSB DEN04FA002Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Teasdale, UTThe student pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors contributing to the accident were the student pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions, the low ceiling, the rain, the student…Oct 3, 2003 · N7357W · DestroyedNTSB DEN04LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElliott Mustang II · Cedar City, UTThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation which led to fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power.Oct 1, 2003 · N9XQ · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Cedar City, UTthe nose wheel separating from the airplane during the precautionary landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the missing nose gear axle through-bolt and the missing cotter pin.Sep 24, 2003 · N6078C · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportR. I. Woods Bushby Mustang II · Logan, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing. A contributing factor was the wind gust.Aug 7, 2003 · N74ST · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRichardson RV-6 · Provo, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the resulting ground loop and the collapsed right main landing gear.Aug 7, 2003 · N846E · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03FA136Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Blanding, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin.Jul 26, 2003 · N35KR · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Logan, UTthe loss of engine power due to partial mechanical failure, which resulted in a forced landing. Contributing factors include the pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, the improper rigging of the propeller governor control, the high density altitude…Jul 18, 2003 · N8036D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA128Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGrob G103 Twin Astir · Morgan, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to fly low over a mountain ridge. Contributing factors included the wind shear, altitude/clearance, and the…Jul 14, 2003 · N27TA · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Vernal, UTthe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.Jul 6, 2003 · N121N · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA121Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPringle Rans S-7 Courer · Manti, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. Low altitude flight and high density altitude are contributing factors.Jul 5, 2003 · N6687 · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Ogden, UTthe failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly due to the improper rigging of the landing gear.Jun 28, 2003 · N8547P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Bountiful, UTthe pilot not maintaining aircraft control during the aerial taxi. Factors contributing to the accident were the oscillating cyclic, the pilot's diverted attention, and the gusting crosswind.Jun 28, 2003 · N3623U · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlexander Schleicher · Paragonah, UTThe pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during a precautionary landing. Contributing factors were the strong winds and the approaching vehicle.Jun 24, 2003 · D-KIMK · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA108Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-180 · Green River, UTpilot's improper preflight planning and failure to maintain obstacle clearance. Contributing factors include improper short field takeoff procedures and the high vegetation at the end of the runway.Jun 19, 2003 · N2537R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Ogden, UTthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.Jun 16, 2003 · N9221C · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA104Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 · Eureka, UTthe pilot's improper in-flight planning and failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors include high density altitude, hilly terrain, low airspeed and the subsequent inadvertent stall/mush.Jun 13, 2003 · N630DA · DestroyedNTSB DEN03FA099Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAgusta A109K2 · Salt Lake City, UTFatigue of the tail rotor trunnion resulting in complete trunnion failure and subsequent tail rotor separation from the helicopter. Factors contributing to the accident were the low altitude, low airspeed, excessive tail rotor loading, and the worn tail-rotor…Jun 8, 2003 · N123RX · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-150 · Price, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A related factor was the crosswind.May 31, 2003 · N5886W · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · West Jordan, UTThe loss of power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the student's failure to maintain aircraft control and the instructor's inadequate supervision. The instructor's delayed remedial action as a contributing factor.May 24, 2003 · N7176S · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA088Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175B · Cedar City, UTthe pilot's inadvertently switching the fuel selector to the right tank, resulting in fuel starvation, and his failure to maintain direction control during the forced landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the tree.May 23, 2003 · N8199T · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Cedar City, UTthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control.May 21, 2003 · N5278H · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03TA079Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas A-4N · Salt Lake City, UTThe lose of engine power during descent due to the in-flight collision with a bird which FOD damaged the engine and subsequently melted the turbine section. A contributing factor was the airplane's malfunctioning ejection seat.May 10, 2003 · N263WL · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Salt Lake City, UTthe pilot improperly aligning the airplane on the runway for takeoff. Contributing factors were the reduced visibility due to rain, and the dark night.Apr 18, 2003 · N157CA · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03IA067Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-232 · Salt Lake City, UTtotal failure of a fuel flex line. A contributing factor was a fuel leak, resulting in an inflight engine compartment fire.Apr 17, 2003 · N6712B · Minor damageNTSB DEN03FA068Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 310D · Provo, UTfailure of the student to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the instructor's inattention to the fuel supply, fuel exhaustion, an inadvertent stall/spin during the turn from base leg to final approach. and the instructor's inadequate…Apr 17, 2003 · N6861T · DestroyedNTSB DEN03LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · West Jordan, UTthe dual student's failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind gust.Apr 16, 2003 · N43591 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · St. George, UTthe pilot's improper flare technique, resulting in a hard landing that caused the nose landing gear down-lock to fail and the gear to collapse. A contributing factor was the unfavorable wind.Apr 16, 2003 · N31998 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA051Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPanzl PAN · Vernal, UTthe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his lack of familiarity with the airplane, which subsequently resulted in fuel starvation to the engine. Contributing factors were unfavorable wind conditions and the downdraft weather condition.Mar 18, 2003 · N11ZL · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03IA054Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-120ER · Cedar City, UTthe captain's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the crew's diverted attention, the snow and slush-covered runway, the fog, and the runway marker.Mar 17, 2003 · N214SW · Minor damageNTSB DEN03LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Richfield, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll resulting in a ground loop/swerve and subsequent nose over. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.Mar 7, 2003 · N8205W · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA041Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS-350BII · Vernal, UTThe pilot's inadequate planning resulting in his inattentiveness of the attached longline. Contributing factors were the entanglement of the longline in the tail rotor, failure of the tail rotor drive shaft, and subsequent inability of the pilot to control…Feb 7, 2003 · CFLHA · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03FA038Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · La Sal, UTthe loss of engine power (total) due to fuel starvation, the pilot not following procedures/directives (fuel management procedures), and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation for the flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequately…Jan 24, 2003 · N106AW · DestroyedNTSB DEN03FA034Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK 52 · Midway, UTThe malfunction of the elevator control as a result of a jammed elevator control bell crank, rendering control of the airplane impossible. A contributing factor was the foreign object (nut) damage.Jan 16, 2003 · N2256J · DestroyedNTSB FTW03FA082Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAgusta A-109-K2 · Salt Lake City, UTThe pilot's delayed remedial action and continued flight into known adverse weather conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance with the ground. Contributing factors were the prevailing fog, and the pressure to complete the mission induced…Jan 11, 2003 · N601RX · DestroyedNTSB DEN03IA033Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-222 · Salt Lake City, UTthe arcing wires in the lavatory sensor that resulted in the subsequent fire.Jan 11, 2003 · N551UA · Minor damageNTSB DEN03LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Bountiful, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines and his improper in flight planning and decision to maneuver on a go around without noting where the power lines were. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's inability to see the…Jan 9, 2003 · N16453 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN03LA027Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAircraft Mfg & Dev. CH2000 · Milford, UTthe inadequate altitude chosen by the flight instructor, resulting in inadequate clearance and subsequent collision with mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were the instructor's failure to consult pertinent VFR sectional charts for the area, and the…Jan 2, 2003 · N8500R · Destroyed