# NTSB investigations, 1981: 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 ATL82FLG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FLG04.md): Piper PA-32 · Columbia, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 30, 1981 · N8564E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX82FVD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVD05.md): Cessna 172 · Ukiah, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 19, 1981 · N5609A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW82DA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA010.md): Boeing 727 · Dal Ftw Arpt, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1981 · N6816 · No damage
- [NTSB FTW82FPA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPA01.md): Cessna 177 · Dallas, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1981 · N3215T · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA81FKU05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKU05.md): Cessna 402B · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 26, 1981 · N5879M · Substantial damage
- [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 DEN81FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA065.md): Douglas DC-10 · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 7, 1981 · N109AA · No damage
- [NTSB CHI81FER64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER64.md): Cessna U206 · Lake Benson, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 29, 1981 · N51301 · Minor damage
- [NTSB ATL81FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA110.md): Beech 99 · Washington, DC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1981 · N124CA · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA051.md): Douglas DC-9 · St.Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1981 · N924L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA067-201162.md): Cessna 210 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 25, 1981 · N4805K · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA81IA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA085.md): Boeing 707 · Miami, FL · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 20, 1981 · HC-BCT · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA038.md): Boeing 707 · St Louis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1981 · N6728 · No damage
- [NTSB NYC81IA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA051.md): Swearingen SA226 · Newark, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Closed · May 29, 1981 · N105UR · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
- [NTSB SEA81FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA036.md): Bell 206B · Govt Camp, OR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 22, 1981 · N58004 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ53.md): Cessna 172 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 21, 1981 · N7296G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA077.md): Cessna 404 · Burbank, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1981 · N5375C · Minor damage
- [NTSB FTW81IA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA067.md): Bell 222 · Lake Charles, LA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1981 · N38929 · No damage
- [NTSB ATL81IA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA060.md): Boeing 727 · Washington, DC · Incident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1981 · N281US · No damage
- [NTSB CHI81DEE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE27.md): Cessna 172 · Rock Falls, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 31, 1981 · N35585 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEI12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI12.md): Piper PA-28 · Youngstown, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 22, 1981 · N40881 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV09.md): Bell 206 · Duquoin, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 2, 1981 · N3904N · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA035.md): Boeing 727 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1981 · N3606 · No damage
- [NTSB MIA81FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA043.md): Airbus A300 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 6, 1981 · N206EA · No damage
- [NTSB LAX81FVG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG13.md): Beech A60 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 21, 1981 · N7420D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA81DYE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE11.md): Hiller Acft UH-12E · Beaver, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 7, 1981 · N28875 · 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") = 1981
  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=1981

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