# NTSB investigations, IN: 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 CEN21LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA037.md): Aeronca 11AC · Wabash, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 28, 2020 · N9171E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to properly secure the airplane before beginning the engine start sequence.
- [NTSB CEN19LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA223.md): Cessna 177 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2019 · N29516 · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent engine start of the airplane and subsequent takeoff without the pilot on-board for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN15CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA410.md): Piper PA-17 · Delphi, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 9, 2015 · N4653H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempt to start the engine by himself without properly securing the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI08CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA122.md): Evektor Aerotechnik SportStar Plus · Greenwood, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 29, 2008 · N930LA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during engine run-up.
- [NTSB CHI06CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA170.md): Cessna 150G · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2006 · N3366J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot intentionally leaving the airplane unoccupied during the engine start and the failure of the tail tie-down, which ultimately resulted in the unoccupied airplane becoming airborne.
- [NTSB CHI06CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA130.md): Robinson R22 Beta · Brook, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 25, 2006 · N7197K · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional decision to leave the helicopter unattended with the engines running which resulted in a dynamic rollover. The inadvertent dynamic rollover was a factor.
- [NTSB CHI02LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA069.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 2002 · N754NW · No damage
  > The passenger fell off the side of the slide during the emergency evacuation. Factors were the emergency evacuation and the erratic ignition exciter.
- [NTSB CHI97LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA255.md): Taylorcraft L2A · Shelbyville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1997 · N51372 · Destroyed
  > the inadequate preflight by the pilot and the loose fuel line fitting.
- [NTSB CHI97IA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97IA205.md): Boeing B-727-200 · Indianapolis, IN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1997 · N770AT · Minor damage
  > the improper installation of the incorrect spherical bearing by the company's maintenance personnel. A factor was the improper plating of the trunnion with chromium by the landing gear overhaul facility.
- [NTSB CHI97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA140.md): Aerospatiale AS-365-N2 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 21, 1997 · N653CN · No damage
  > inadequate visual clearance by the passenger resulting in his being struck with the rotor blade. A factor relating to this accident was the gusting winds.
- [NTSB CHI94IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94IA066.md): British Aerospace ATP · South Bend, IN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1994 · N857AW · No damage
  > an internal failure of the auxiliary power unit.
- [NTSB CHI91LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA087.md): Boeing 727-200 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 25, 1991 · N815AA · No damage
  > The pilot's failure to use proper procedures and the improper use of the throttles.
- [NTSB CHI90LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA134.md): Cessna 172N · Jeffersonville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1990 · N733CR · Substantial damage
  > The engine started for an undetermined reason, when the prop was moved after the pilot experienced an inoperative starter. (Most probably, there was either an isolated/intermittent problem in the ignition system or the pilot did not move the magneto switch…
- [NTSB CHI90FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA075.md): Boeing 727 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1990 · N519FT · Minor damage
  > The tug operator's failure to maintain control of the tug, possibly due to having inadvertently placed or caught his built-up, steel-toe boot under the brake pedal.
- [NTSB CHI88LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA089.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Muncie, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1988 · N7725D · Substantial damage
  > When the pilot found that the battery would not start the aircraft, he elected to hand start it. His wife, a non-pilot passenger, was in the aircraft when it started. She attempted to close the throttle, however opened it and the aircraft began to move…
- [NTSB CHI88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA042.md): Cessna 172K · Converse, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1988 · N46701 · No damage
  > The plt had flown one closed circuit pattern of the local arpt and landed to pick up two additional passengers. Purpose of the local flight was for sightseeing. The acft was parked with engine at idle. One boarding passenger approached the acft from the left…
- [NTSB CHI87LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA007.md): Beech BE-23 · Lake Village, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 21, 1986 · N6997Q · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that the acft would not start so he applied the acft hand brake and proceeded to hand prop the acft with no one aboard. While hand propping the acft, the engine fired and the hand brake did not hold. As the plt walked around the right wing, the…
- [NTSB CHI86LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA093.md): Beech C23 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 27, 1986 · N5150M · Destroyed
  > The plt was unable to start the acft eng and got out to pull the prop through by hand. The magneto switch had been left in the both position and the eng started as the passenger primed the eng while the plt pulled the prop through. The plt was unable to stop…
- [NTSB CHI86FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEX04.md): Beech E18S · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 24, 1985 · N46L · Substantial damage
  > The acft experienced a right eng fire during eng start. The plt reported the right eng would not start during the first attempt. During the second attempt at starting the eng, it started. While running the eng on the primer, the plt heard a loud bang and saw…
- [NTSB CHI85FEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85FEX01.md): Cessna 404 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 2, 1985 · N68103 · No damage
  > The right prop struck a person who was loading freight onto the acft. The plt reported that he had started the right eng to bring it up to operating temp to deforst the windscreen. He stated the eng had been running for aprx 3 minutes when he felt something…
- [NTSB CHI84FA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA292.md): Cessna 182A · Henryville, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1984 · N6021B · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft's annual inspection was thirteen years overdue and the pilot had not logged any flight time inn almost one year. Twenty eight airworthiness directives had not been complied with. The engine quit shortly after take off, when the magneto coils…
- [NTSB CHI80FEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX04.md): Cessna 182F · Greenwood, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 12, 1980 · N3591Y · No damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEX10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX10.md): Cessna 172 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 12, 1978 · N7349G · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI79FET03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET03.md): Beech 99 · South Bend, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1978 · N447SA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET05.md): Brantly B-2A · Griffith, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1974 · N2156U · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI74DEA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA31.md): Cessna 150 · Bloomington, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 2, 1974 · N5747G · No damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEA05.md): Ryan ST-3KR · Shelbyville, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 18, 1972 · N46706 · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI70IC073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70IC073.md): Boeing 707 · Indianapolis, IN · Incident · Closed · Apr 22, 1970 · N7734TW · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI69D0478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0478-201700.md): Mooney M20E · Franklin, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 1, 1969 · N7195U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68D0474](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0474.md): Cessna 150E · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 28, 1967 · N4063U · No damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0523.md): Beechcraft 35B33 · Elkhart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 15, 1966 · N8948M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI65D0167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65D0167.md): Cessna 172 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 19, 1965 · N7475A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1058.md): Piper PA24 · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1964 · N8451P · No damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4029.md): Douglas DC-3 · Indianapolis, IN · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1964 · N21914 · No 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" = 'IN' 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=IN

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