# NTSB investigations, 2015: 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 WPR16LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA016.md): Cessna 310C · Primm, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 23, 2015 · N310CD · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilots' failure to tune to, monitor, and communicate over the common traffic advisory frequency their relative positions…
- [NTSB CEN15WA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA429.md): Piper PA28 · Sandstedt, Germany · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 26, 2015 · D-EBVM · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > On September 26, 2015, at 1138 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28, German registration D-EBVM and a Reims F172, German registration D-EGJA, collided over Sandstedt, Germany. The pilot on board the PA-28 was fatally injured. The pilot and two passengers…
- [NTSB DCA15WA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA15WA188.md): Boeing 737 · Tambacounda, Senegal · Accident · 7 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 5, 2015 · 3C-LLY · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
- [NTSB WPR15MA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15MA243.md): Cessna 172M · San Diego, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 2015 · N1285U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The local controller's (LC) failure to properly identify the aircraft in the pattern and to ensure control instructions provided to the intended Cessna on downwind were being performed before turning Eagle1 into its path for landing. Contributing to the LC's…
- [NTSB ERA15WA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA303.md): Cessna U206F · Istra, Russia · Accident · 9 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 8, 2015 · RA-67523 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > On August 8, 2015, at 1708 universal coordinated time, a Cessna U206F airplane, Russian registration RA- 67523 registered to a private owner, and a Robinson R44 II helicopter, Russian registration RA- 04383, registered to a private owner, collided while…
- [NTSB ERA15MA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15MA259.md): Cessna 150M · Moncks Corner, SC · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 2 · Major · Final report · Jul 7, 2015 · N3601V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The approach controller's failure to provide an appropriate resolution to the conflict between the F-16 and the Cessna. Contributing to the accident were the inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, resulting in both pilots' inability to take…
- [NTSB GAA15CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA157.md): Balloon Works FIREFLY8 - 24 · Provo, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2015 · N7148P · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > **This report was modified on 4/21/2016. Please see the public docket for this accident for more information.** The failure of the Balony balloon pilot to see and avoid the Balloon Works balloon during an ascent, which resulted in the basket of the Balony…
- [NTSB ANC15WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15WA043.md): Cessna 172 · Fort McMurray, Canada · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jun 22, 2015 · C-GJSE · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC15LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA033.md): Cessna 185 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2015 · N1694M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The other pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s failure to follow Federal Aviation Administration-recommended traffic pattern procedures.
- [NTSB ERA15WA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15WA233.md): Vans RV8 · Corropoli, Italy · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · May 31, 2015 · I-LOVI · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > On May 31, 2015, about 1430 universal coordinated time, a Vans RV8, I-LOVI, and a Vans RV7, I-AMEL, were destroyed after colliding midair and then subsequently colliding with the Adriatic Sea, near Corropoli, Italy. The Italian certificated pilot of the RV8…
- [NTSB ERA15LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA172.md): Merian Richard F RV 8 · Tuscaloosa, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 29, 2015 · N8JL · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The RV-8 pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the RV-6 while maneuvering during an air show, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB ANC15FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA009.md): Piper PA 18 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 2015 · N82735 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots’ inadequate visual lookout and failure to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of the other pilot’s visibility due to sun glare.
- [NTSB ERA15LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA115.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · West Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 2015 · N54380 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The failure of the airplane pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for known traffic in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane pilots to announce their intentions before…

## 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") = 2015
  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=2015

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