# NTSB investigations: Takeoff

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB DEN81DTA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTA10.md): Piper PA-24 · Miles City, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 27, 1981 · N8935P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81DER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER47.md): Bell 47G-2 · Gully, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 27, 1981 · N6744D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FNC13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNC13.md): Cessna 172F · Pownal, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 26, 1981 · N8324U · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN81FTI11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTI11.md): Hughes 269C · Ennis, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1981 · N8988F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE47.md): Bellanca DW1 · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1981 · N8802B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FKG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG29.md): Texas Hel M74A · Montezuma, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 25, 1981 · N51860 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA18.md): Luscombe 8F · Hughes, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1981 · N1949B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81IA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA086.md): Piper PA-23 · Miami, FL · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 22, 1981 · N412ER · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ17.md): Cessna 172 · Hastings, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1981 · N4872G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FKQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ16.md): Beech A23 · Lyman, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1981 · N3553R · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA81DYA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA14.md): Piper PA-32R · Stanley, ID · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 20, 1981 · N3402Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DPG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG48.md): Cessna 188 · Lake Village, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1981 · N731ZA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA064.md): Hughes 369D · Tanacross, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1981 · N11035 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81IA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA109.md): Beech B99 · Shreveport, LA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 17, 1981 · N4499S · Minor damage
- [NTSB FTW81DRG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG45.md): Cessna A188B · Charlotte, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 17, 1981 · N3919J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81IA058.md): Cessna 402B · Jamaica, NY · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 15, 1981 · N8505K · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE40.md): Mooney M20F · West Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 15, 1981 · N9209V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FLG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLG12.md): Cessna 150 · Saluda, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 14, 1981 · N45329 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA063.md): Bell 204-B · Ketchikan, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 14, 1981 · N288PH · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW81DPG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG46.md): Grumman G-164 · Holly Grove, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1981 · N8936H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE45.md): Cessna 185F · Crested Butte, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1981 · N1206F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET08.md): Piper PA-28 · Syracuse, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1981 · N56459 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FIJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIJ10.md): Cessna 150 · Hurricane, WV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1981 · N1730Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DLQ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ19.md): Ameagle Minbat · Paducah, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1981 · N44MB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DVA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVA45.md): Cessna T310R · Lemoore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1981 · N8656G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81DEM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEM19.md): Stinson 108-3 · Midland, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1981 · N676C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DKQ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ14.md): Cessna A188B · Mound Bayou, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1981 · N731CT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG37.md): Piper PA-28 · Independence, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 9, 1981 · N2893Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DPG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG38.md): Grumman G-164 · Manila, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 8, 1981 · N608U · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG38.md): Cessna 150L · Tiff City, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 7, 1981 · N11542 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FKQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKQ13.md): Grum Amer AA-5A · Liberty, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 7, 1981 · N9737U · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81DCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCQ40.md): Cessna A152 · Eldorado, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1981 · N761EL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81FQG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG36.md): Cessna 172G · Shallowater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1981 · N4377L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81DHA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHA14.md): Cessna 150H · Tobyhanna, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1981 · N22578 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81DTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI09.md): Cessna 180 · Jackson, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1981 · N3431Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM29.md): Aeronca 7AC · Provo, UT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1981 · N82742 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DKQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKQ12.md): Grumman G-164A · Holly Bluff, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1981 · N6715Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI81FEC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEC27.md): Cessna 152 · Almont, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1981 · N69011 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG41.md): Cessna 180 · Chelatna Lk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1981 · N3165D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCA14.md): Cessna 337G · Holcomb, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1981 · N53555 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81FKT49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKT49.md): Piper PA-18 · Opalocka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1981 · N197T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DQG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DQG32.md): Piper PA-28 · Big Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1981 · N47849 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA11.md): Stinson 108 · Kaunakakai, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 29, 1981 · N97726 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FER40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER40.md): Cessna A188B · Leroy, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 29, 1981 · N4797Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81DKM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKM12.md): Cessna 172M · Concord, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 28, 1981 · N21265 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81IA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81IA056.md): Boeing 737 · Dillingham, AK · Incident · No injuries · Closed · May 28, 1981 · N4951W · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD19.md): Piper PA-28 · Leland, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 27, 1981 · N4431J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81IA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA096.md): Sikorsky S-76 · Ss Block 214 (Gulf of Mexico) · Incident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1981 · N1547D · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCJ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ13.md): Cessna 172 · Boelus, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1981 · N8740U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW81DRJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ15.md): WSK PZL M-18 · Crowville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1981 · N4226N · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300/cases.md?page=166

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 300)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300/cases?page=165

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