# NTSB investigations, 1979: 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 NYC80FNE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE06.md): Piper PA-28 · Westfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 15, 1979 · N4525F · No damage
- [NTSB LAX80FUG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG11.md): Cessna 172N · La Verne, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1979 · N739JX · Minor damage
- [NTSB LAX80DUM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUM07.md): Aero Comdr 100 · Santee, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 22, 1979 · N4084X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA015.md): Cessna 210 · El Paso, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 18, 1979 · N732ZR · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI80DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE05.md): Cessna 150L · Freeport, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 12, 1979 · N10056 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DVA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA04.md): Luscombe 8A · Patterson, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 27, 1979 · N28485 · No damage
- [NTSB NYC80FHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ01.md): Cessna 185 · Westhampton, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1979 · N93010 · No damage
- [NTSB SEA80FYP01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYP01.md): Cessna 182C · Lewiston, ID · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 2, 1979 · N8489T · No damage
- [NTSB CHI80FEC56|CHI79FEC56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC56%7CCHI79FEC56.md): Cessna 182 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1979 · N1930X · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DLA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA52.md): Cessna 150 · Brunswick, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 7, 1979 · N5603G · No damage
- [NTSB FTW79DPD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD44.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1979 · N5139B · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLD85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD85.md): Hughes 269B · Winter Park, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1979 · N9393F · No damage
- [NTSB FTW79FQG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG54.md): Erco 415-C · Odessa, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 12, 1979 · N99271 · Minor damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPM12.md): Erco 415-CD · Grove, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1979 · N3224H · No damage
- [NTSB NYC79IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79IA066.md): Shorts SH-7 · Jamaica, NY · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 26, 1979 · N28TC · Minor damage
- [NTSB NYC79FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA053.md): Piper PA-23 · Flushing, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 8, 1979 · N5035Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ93.md): Cessna 177 · Bullhead City, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 4, 1979 · N19939 · No damage
- [NTSB MKC79DCD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD27.md): GR Lakes 2T-1A2 · Algona, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1979 · N3812F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DVG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG56.md): Beech F-35 · Napa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1979 · N3354C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA098.md): Lockheed L-1011 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1979 · N724DA · No damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA24.md): Piper PA-11 · Alplaus, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1979 · N143R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79DTE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE49.md): Cessna 150 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1979 · N8995V · No damage
- [NTSB FTW79DA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA088.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B · New Orleans, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 18, 1979 · N222LR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79DA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DA043.md): Hiller UH-12L · Montrose, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 13, 1979 · N5349V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKJ47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ47.md): Navion A · Theodore, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1979 · N4935K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DVG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG49.md): Cessna 177RG · David, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1979 · N34493 · No damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG58.md): Taylorcraft F-19 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1979 · N3571T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA033.md): Convair 640 · St Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1979 · N640R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ23.md): Balloon WKS FRFLY7 · Norman, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1979 · N2451H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW790A083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW790A083.md): Douglas DC-8 · Bogot, Colombia · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 27, 1979 · N814BN · No damage
- [NTSB MKC79FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FA032.md): Hughes 269A · Kansas City, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 25, 1979 · N8864F · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA26.md): Bolkow B0105C · Galveston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1979 · N90755 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79DLQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DLQ16.md): Maule M-5 · Greenville, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 7, 1979 · N9101E · No damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG33-201205.md): Cessna 150 · Hawkinsville, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 21, 1979 · N66550 · No damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLD42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD42.md): Cessna 172B · Orlando, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 25, 1979 · N7850X · No damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUQ18.md): Piper PA-28 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 14, 1979 · N44590 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FXQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FXQ12.md): Navion H · S Lake Tahoe, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1979 · N2503T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FIJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIJ03.md): Cessna 337 · Huntington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 10, 1979 · N86397 · No damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ23.md): Cessna 310K · Clanton, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 28, 1979 · N734SC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEC10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC10.md): Cessna 210 · Ypsilanti, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 18, 1979 · N5883F · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1979
  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?year=1979

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