# NTSB investigations, WV: 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 ERA26LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA141.md): Cessna 180 · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 5, 2026 · N2648Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a helicopter dolly during taxi.
- [NTSB ERA25LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA108.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Ravenswood, WV · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 30, 2025 · N74608 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s distraction during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA19CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA018.md): Piper PA 16 · Manchester, WV · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 7, 2018 · N49WV · Substantial damage
  > A vehicle's incursion onto an active runway, which resulted in an evasive action by the pilot landing an airplane on that runway and a subsequent runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA12LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA147.md): Boeing DHC-8-102 · Huntington, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 2012 · N839EX · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate communication among ground crew personnel, which resulted in the airplane’s collision with a deice truck.
- [NTSB IAD05LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA011.md): Champion 7EC · Clarksburg, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 10, 2004 · N4306C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to operate the airplane's brake pedals which resulted in the loss of aircraft control.
- [NTSB BFO93LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA069.md): Beech B100 · Clarksburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 4, 1993 · N130AT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the hangar. Contributing to the accident was the dark night.
- [NTSB BFO92LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA029.md): Cessna 195 · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 4, 1992 · N4495C · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the taxiway sign.
- [NTSB BFO90LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA016.md): Piper PA-31 · Morgantown, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1989 · N7485L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive taxi speed. Ice on the ramp and the location of the fence were related factors.
- [NTSB BFO88LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88LA040.md): Cessna 340 · Pineville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1988 · N340FB · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing the aircraft.
- [NTSB ATL84IA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84IA137.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Parkersburg, WV · Incident · 2 fatal · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 1984 · N2827U · No damage
  > After an unscheduled landing due to the condition of a patient aboard the acft, the acft turned off a taxiway into the grass and stopped. Rescue personnel found the plt incapacitated from a heart attack and collapsed over the controls and the nurse…
- [NTSB ATL82IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA034.md): Embraer EMB-110P1 · Clarksburg, WV · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1982 · N615KC · Minor damage
  > During taxi out from greensboro, NC, the captain noted that the aircraft was pulling to the right. The problem alleviated itself when the pilot tapped the right brake. After a normal takeoff, the copilot noticed during gear retraction that the right main…
- [NTSB IAD80IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80IA038.md): Namc YS-11A · Beckley, WV · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1980 · N224P · Minor damage
- [NTSB IAD79FGN43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FGN43.md): Cessna A150K · Herron, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1979 · N8448M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FIG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG11.md): Cessna 172 · Martinsburg, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 27, 1978 · N7847T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA037.md): Beech B99 · Morgantown, WV · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 31, 1978 · N8558R · Minor damage
- [NTSB IAD76FIJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIJ04.md): Cessna 170A · Charleston, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1975 · N9544A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75DI213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DI213.md): Enstrom F-28A · Willow Is, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 24, 1974 · N9278 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75DIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DIG04.md): Cessna 182N · Slanesville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 25, 1974 · N92816 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DIJ39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DIJ39.md): Cessna 172 · Bluefield, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1972 · N79146 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD72FIG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD72FIG04.md): Stinson 108-3 · Wiley Ford, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 14, 1971 · N936C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA70I0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70I0009.md): Nord-Avion 262 · Charleston, WV · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1969 · N26203 · No damage
- [NTSB DIA69D0165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0165.md): Sikorsky S-55 · Alderson, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1969 · N1562 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DIA68I0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68I0041.md): Mcbee AM B8 · Buckhannon, WV · Incident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 24, 1968 · N291M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67A0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0066.md): Beech D18S · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1966 · N9111 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0305.md): Cessna 175 · Beaver, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1966 · N7174M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3507.md): Beechcraft 35 · Fairmont, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 21, 1964 · N3852N · 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" = 'WV' 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=WV

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