# NTSB investigations, 2010: Midair 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 ERA11FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA101.md): Cessna 172H · Weyers Cave, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2010 · N2876L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which made it difficult for the helicopter pilot to see the airplane before the collision. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot’s non-standard entry to the airport traffic pattern, which,…
- [NTSB WPR11LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA068.md): Taylorcraft BC-65 · Madras, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 2010 · N23619 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while in the traffic pattern to land, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB WPR11LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA017.md): Lindstrand Balloons 90A · Cottonwood, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 2010 · N807PW · Substantial damage
  > The paraglider pilot's failure to see and avoid the hot air balloon, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB ANC10LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA094.md): Piper PA-18 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2010 · N9699P · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other during initial climb, resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of N9699P’s inability to use his airplane's radio for air traffic advisories.
- [NTSB CEN10WA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10WA538.md): Mooney M20J · Ryde, United Kingdom · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 4, 2010 · G-JAST · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > On September 4, 2010, approximately 1600 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Mooney M20J single-engine airplane, G-JAST, and a Vans RV-4 single-engine airplane, G-MARX, collided in midair while maneuvering near Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. G-JAST was…
- [NTSB CEN10LA459](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA459.md): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B · Batesville, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2010 · N7470C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.
- [NTSB CEN10IA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10IA447.md): Piper PA-32R-301 · Ripon, WI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 2010 · N8159B · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The inability of either pilot to see the other airplane due to the blind spot created by their respective airplane's wings.
- [NTSB WPR10LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA294.md): Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E · Parowan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2010 · N455S · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to see and avoid the other glider climbing in the same thermal.
- [NTSB ERA10FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA180.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Williston, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2010 · N823AG · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilots of both airplanes did not maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid each other.
- [NTSB CEN10FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA115.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Boulder, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2010 · N8718L · 3 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of perceived visual relative motion of the Piper and the Cirrus to the pilot of each airplane, the terrain background, and the…
- [NTSB CEN10LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA099.md): Buckeye DM · Sublette, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 2010 · N582DW · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft, which resulted in a midair collision while maneuvering at low altitude.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2010
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '250' 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/250/sequence?year=2010

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