# NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88: Ground collision

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA19CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA19CA146.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD88 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 5, 2019 · N977DL · Substantial damage
  > failure of the tug driver to give way to the taxiing airplane.
- [NTSB DCA16CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16CA070.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD 88 · Newark, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 24, 2016 · N908DE · Substantial damage
  > the ground crew's misjudgment of the distance between the B767 wingtip and the MD-88 tail. Contributing to the accident was the slushy condition of the ramp which limited the maneuvering space available.
- [NTSB DCA13CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA106.md): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2013 · N995DL · Substantial damage
  > The flight crews failure to maintain clearance from the light pole while taxiing.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3023688', '3023689')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '200' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence?model=3023688

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