# NTSB investigations, CT: Taxi

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 GAA19CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA422.md): Daryl Baker Bush Sport · Willimantic, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 31, 2019 · N4625D · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi operations, which resulted in a collision with a fuel pump enclosure.
- [NTSB GAA18CA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA374.md): Beech V35B · Chester, CT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 21, 2018 · N6KG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a hangar during taxi.
- [NTSB NYC08LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA004.md): Cirrus Design SR22 · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 2007 · N5205X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a parked airplane while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the proximity of the parked airplanes to the taxiway and the failure of the marshaller to provide adequate guidance.
- [NTSB IAD05LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA009.md): Cessna 120 · Willimantic, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2004 · N1811N · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's loss of directional control due to his uneven application of brakes. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.
- [NTSB NYC04LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA099.md): Beech 1900D · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2004 · N149CJ · Substantial damage
  > The fuel truck driver's failure to maintain clearance with a taxiing airplane, resulting in the collision between the fuel truck and the airplane. A factor in the accident was the night condition.
- [NTSB NYC00IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00IA076.md): Cessna 182P · Hartford, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N1420S · Minor damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a visual lookout.
- [NTSB IAD98LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA041.md): Cessna 152 · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1998 · N5357H · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's inattention during taxi, which resulted in the collision with a fuel truck.
- [NTSB NYC98LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA050.md): Beech 1900D · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1997 · N140ZV · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate snow removal by airport personnel. Contributing factors were the snowbank and whiteout conditions.
- [NTSB NYC96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA064.md): Piper PA-32-300 · Stratford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1996 · N8137D · Substantial damage
  > inadequate visual lookout by the pilot and the vehicle operator, resulting in their failure to see and avoid each other.
- [NTSB NYC94LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA093.md): Cessna 172M · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 1994 · N6891H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate visual lookout during taxi, which resulted in the airplane's wing tip striking ground support equipment.
- [NTSB NYC93LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA043.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 1992 · N2131J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged the clearance between two snow banks, striking one of the snow banks with the airplane's right wing.
- [NTSB NYC88DNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNE01.md): Lamb Commander Elite · Meriden, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Nov 4, 1987 · N501JL · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the homebuilt gyrocopter while preforming low level 'fast taxi' maneuvers.
- [NTSB NYC87LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA228.md): Cessna 172 · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 1987 · N53461 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft was taxiing to the ramp after landing. While the pilot was maneuvering the aircraft into a parking space, the aircraft was positioned in such a way that the sun had blinded him temporarily. As the pilot turned the aircraft the left wing contacted…
- [NTSB NYC84LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA232.md): Robinson R22 · Ellington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 1984 · N9077G · Substantial damage
  > After being directed to do so by the arpt mgr the pilot was air taxiing to parking when the main rotor blades contacted one main rotor blade of a parked bell 206. The pilot related that he assumed he would clear the 206 since he was watching the airport mgr…
- [NTSB NYC84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA100.md): Piper PA-38-112 · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1984 · N2583D · Substantial damage
  > While taxiing in from landing and maneuvering for parking the acft contacted a light pole. The CFI was reportedly at theacft controls at the time of the collision. The right wing was damaged in the collision.
- [NTSB NYC84IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84IA091.md): Lockheed 382G · Groton, CT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 24, 1984 · N15ST · Minor damage
  > After landing on rwy 33, and during taxi to the ramp, the lt wing tip of the acft struck a parked DC-3.
- [NTSB NYC83LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA036.md): Fokker F-27-100 · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 1982 · N141PM · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft collided with a power cart as taxi to takeoff began.
- [NTSB NYC80FNE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE09.md): Cessna 150 · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 1, 1980 · N704WG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80FNE03|NYC80FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNE03%7CNYC80FNE04.md): Cessna 172M · Stratford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 19, 1979 · N13660 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FNE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE04.md): Luscombe 8A · Burlington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1976 · N1170K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76FNE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNE16.md): Cessna 172K · Windsor Locks, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 28, 1976 · N84760 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FNE14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE14.md): Cessna 195B · Danbury, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1974 · N2154C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC74FNE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNE08.md): Aero Comdr 112 · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1973 · N88MS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73DNE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNE20.md): Piper PA-22 · Windsor Lock, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 20, 1973 · N5513Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DNE27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DNE27.md): Cessna 172I · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 20, 1972 · N35479 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC70DFM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70DFM14.md): Cessna 172 · Stratford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 29, 1970 · N7957U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0409.md): Piper PA-22 · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1969 · N4672Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC69D0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0160.md): Piper J3C-65 · Woodstock, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 1, 1968 · N42392 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68F0322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0322.md): Cessna 150G · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 20, 1967 · N3237J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68D0310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0310.md): Cessna 172 · Groton, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1967 · N5329T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68D0235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0235.md): Aeronca 7CCM · Hartford, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1967 · N1318V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0681](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0681.md): Cessna 150 · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 11, 1967 · N3790J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0654](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0654.md): Cessna 310D · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1967 · N6980T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0589](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0589.md): Cessna 172 · Plainville, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1967 · N5519R · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0602](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0602.md): Cessna 172 · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 3, 1967 · N1592Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0376.md): Cessna 150 · Burlington, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 13, 1966 · N3992U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0170.md): Cessna 150 · Westford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 28, 1966 · N7169X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0542](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0542.md): Piper PA-22 · So Woodstock, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 27, 1966 · N5682Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0441](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0441.md): Piper PA-22 · Hartford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 22, 1966 · N8546C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC65F0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0020.md): Cessna 170B · Ansonia, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 13, 1965 · N8161A · 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" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 250)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250/cases?state=CT

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