# NTSB investigations, HI: Standing

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 ANC25LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA011.md): Raytheon C90A · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 21, 2024 · N438CA · Substantial damage
  > A temporary reduction in the airplane’s braking effectiveness during engine start following an exterior wash, which resulted in its uncommanded forward movement and collision with a parked airplane. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s delayed…
- [NTSB WPR13CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA406.md): Hughes 369D · Kalalau, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 12, 2013 · N519PA · Substantial damage
  > The entanglement of a tarp in the helicopter's main rotor from a nearby trash bundle.
- [NTSB WPR10LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA060.md): Mcdonnell Douglas Heli 369E · Kahuku, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 2009 · N551CR · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the landing gear strut and maintenance personnel’s failure to perform an adequate inspection of the landing gear.
- [NTSB WPR10LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA022.md): Cessna 208B · Molokai, HI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 15, 2009 · N861MA · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the ramp agent to use a tail stand.
- [NTSB LAX06TA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06TA259.md): Hughes 369D · Lahaina, HI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 13, 2006 · N114HD · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to shut down the engine prior to exiting the helicopter resulting in the tail rotor contacting the ground. A contributing factor was the gusting wind conditions present at the accident site.
- [NTSB LAX01LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA083.md): Eurocopter AS-350-B2 · Lihue, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 2001 · N985SA · Substantial damage
  > The manufacturer's inadequate collective lock design, which resulted in the collective unlocking during a preflight check and subsequent unintentional liftoff and loss of helicopter control. The pilot's loss of control was due in part to the unavailability of…
- [NTSB LAX99LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA263.md): Partenavia P68C · Kaunakakai, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1999 · N4234L · Minor damage
  > The prospective passenger's intentional act of bypassing proscribed airport procedures for boarding aircraft. A factor was the failure of another operator's ground personnel to comply with ramp access restrictions.
- [NTSB LAX92LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA254.md): Bell 206-L3 · Waikoloa, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 1992 · N2267N · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the rear landing gear cross tube due to corrosion.
- [NTSB LAX90DJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DJA03.md): Bell 206B · Oahu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 10, 1990 · N3200N · No damage
  > The passenger's failure to follow boarding instructions.
- [NTSB LAX90LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA189.md): McDonnell Douglas 369E · Hilo, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 1990 · N1602N · No damage
  > Improper supervision and absence of assistance by the company to passengers disembarking the helicopter.
- [NTSB LAX87DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DJA01.md): Murrayair MA-1 · Hilo, HI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 28, 1986 · N306MA · Destroyed
  > After returning from a spraying flt, the acft was refueled. After refueling, the plt used fuel to wash oil from the side of the acft & the wing step. When the eng was restarted about 2 min later, fuel fumes ignited & fire spread to the fuel truck. Both the…
- [NTSB LAX85LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA116.md): Hughes 369D · Makakilo, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1985 · N211EH · Destroyed
  > On an air taxi flt, after landing at a prearranged site the plt signaled to his 3 pax to board the helicopter. As the pax attempted to board from the right side of the acft, the rotor blades went out of track/phase. The acft began uncontrollable bouncing up…
- [NTSB LAX83FA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA349.md): Beech C-45G · Kahalui, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1983 · N888M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > A Beech C-45G, N888M, call sign lani 8 and a Beech E185, N162SP, call sign lani 9 were part of a flt of 5 acft, with call signs of lani 6 thru 10, that where being used on an inter-island tour. The 1st act, lani 6, was cleared for takeoff & departed…
- [NTSB LAX81FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA131.md): Bell 206L-1 · Waialae Falls, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1981 · N1075S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA11.md): Dehavilland 114-24 · Kailua Kona, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1978 · N16722 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FJA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA09.md): Piper J3C-65 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1975 · N62053 · No damage
- [NTSB OAK75FJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA04.md): Bell 206 · Honokaa, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 30, 1974 · N4760R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DJA02.md): Cessna 305C · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1974 · N5639V · No damage
- [NTSB OAK74FJA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA22.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Ewa Beach, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1974 · N90474 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74FJA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FJA17.md): Cessna 172 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 28, 1974 · N2712U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72AP032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72AP032.md): Douglas DC8-61 · Hilo, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 3, 1972 · N8099U · No damage
- [NTSB OAK72DJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJA01.md): Piper PA-28 · Kaanapali, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1971 · N446J · No damage
- [NTSB OAK71FJA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FJA14.md): Hughes 500 · Kaneohe, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 3, 1971 · N9016F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK71DJA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DJA06.md): Thurston TSC1A · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 3, 1970 · N2013T · No damage
- [NTSB OAK70FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FJA03.md): Hiller Acft FH1100 · Waimea, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 6, 1970 · N578FH · Minor damage
- [NTSB OAK68F0307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0307.md): Cessna 140 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 26, 1968 · N2929N · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK64A0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK64A0006.md): Fairchild F-27 · Kailua, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 9, 1963 · N5096A · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

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

```sql
WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')),
  crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')),
  current_codes AS (
    SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e."tier1Number" AS INTEGER) AS code,
      row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e."isDefiningEvent", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e
    WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e."tier1Number" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*'
      AND (e."isDefiningEvent" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT "mKey" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE "isPre1982"))
  ),
  phases AS (
    SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main
    FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1
    UNION ALL
    SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o."phaseOfFlightCode", w.main
    FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o."phaseOfFlightCode"
    WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes)
  ),
  case_phases AS (
    SELECT p.*, c."eventDate", c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code
    FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = p.case_mkey
    LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1
    WHERE c."eventDate" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names)
  )
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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'HI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 150)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150/cases?state=HI

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