# NTSB investigations, 2016: 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 CEN17FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA063.md): Piper PA28R · McKinney, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2016 · N4407T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The other pilot's use of an alternate traffic pattern entry procedure, which resulted in his inability to see and avoid the airplane, which was flying the preferred traffic pattern, and the subsequent midair collision. - [NTSB CEN17WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA052.md): PZL Bielsko SZD51 · Husbands Bosworth, United Kingdom · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 4, 2016 · G-CSFT · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > On December 4, 2016, about 1230 coordinated universal time, a PZL Bielsko SZD-51-1 glider, G-CSFT, and a Cessna 150L airplane, G-CSFC, collided in midair near Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The glider impacted terrain and the pilot was… - [NTSB ERA17FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA027.md): Nanchang CJ6 · Blackshear, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 2016 · N10EB · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The Bama 3 pilot's failure to properly conduct an overshoot maneuver and his premature climb before he was clear of the lead airplane, Bama 1, which lead to a midair collision - [NTSB ERA16FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA324.md): Cessna 120 · North Collins, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2016 · N3580V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The failure of the second airplane's pilot to see and avoid the first airplane as he was overtaking the first airplane. - [NTSB CEN16WA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA377.md): Piper PA28 · Gödöllo, Pest, Hungary, Hungary · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 18, 2016 · HA-APZ · 2 aircraft · Destroyed - [NTSB ERA16WA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16WA317.md): Piper PA28 · Flanders, Colombia · Accident · 2 fatal · Foreign investigation · Sep 15, 2016 · HK1328G · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > On September 15, 2016, about 1523 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-140; Colombian registration, HK1328G, operated by Aeroandes Flight Training School, and a Cessna 152; Columbian registration, HK2092G, operated by Acahel Flight Training School… - [NTSB ERA16FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA312.md): Beech F33 · Carrollton, GA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 2016 · N6027K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of the Beech pilot to see and avoid the Diamond that was in front of and below his airplane on final approach and his use of an incorrect radio communication frequency for the airport. - [NTSB ANC16FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA061.md): Cessna 208 · Russian Mission, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2016 · N752RV · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while in level cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. - [NTSB ANC16FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA052.md): Cessna 210-5 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2016 · N1839Z · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other while landing at a non-tower-controlled airport, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the absence of radio calls from the Cessna during the traffic pattern preceding the… - [NTSB WPR16FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA148.md): Air Tractor AT 502B · Zamora, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 2016 · N502WC · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision. Also causal was the other pilot's use of two sedating antihistamines and two impairing medication and the effect of sun glare on his visual lookout, which… - [NTSB WPR16LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA146.md): Cessna 172 · Emmett, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 2016 · N8184B · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during cruise flight, which resulted in a midair collision. - [NTSB DCA16WA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA16WA143.md): Robinson R44 · Pretoria, South Africa · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 27, 2016 · ZS-RXD · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The South African CAA has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Robinson R44 helicopter and Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat ultralight that occurred on April 27, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the SACAA's investigation… - [NTSB WPR16FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA065.md): Beech M35 · San Pedro, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2016 · N9872R · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other as they converged nearly head-on, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was sun glare on the pilot. ## 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") = 2016 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=2016 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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