# 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 OAK79FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FA005.md): Lear Jet 24D · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N37DH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD04.md): Cessna 185F · Lafitte, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1978 · N5211R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DA006.md): Bell 206B · Morgan City, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N90026 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DTA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DTA02.md): Piper PA-18 · Miles City, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 20, 1978 · N3180Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DA009.md): Cessna 207A · Atkasuk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 20, 1978 · N7301U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD04.md): Cessna 172F · Pilot Point, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1978 · N8186U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DKT05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT05.md): Stinson 108-1 · Delray Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 18, 1978 · N8472K · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79DUQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ13.md): Cessna 152 · Oxnard, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 18, 1978 · N67476 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEV02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV02.md): Cessna 152 · Jacksonville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 18, 1978 · N757UJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA004.md): Lear Jet 24 · Lancaster, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 17, 1978 · N123RE · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79DKJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ04.md): Piper PA-38T · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1978 · N2414E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DJA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DJA02.md): Murrayair MA-1B · Maui, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1978 · N1015Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA02.md): Cessna 172B · St.Anthony, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1978 · N6946X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FQG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FQG02.md): Beech C18S · Amarillo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1978 · N36MS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79DKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DKM02.md): Piper PA-28 · Liberty, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1978 · N3931X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAD02.md): Lake LA-4 · Harding Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1978 · N1168L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DVA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DVA01.md): Boeing A75N · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1978 · N53095 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC79FNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA01.md): Piper PA-28 · Marlboro, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1978 · N6006U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEI01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI01.md): Piper PA-32R · Strongsville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1978 · N23BD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG18.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Naknek Lake, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1978 · N88110 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE01.md): Piper PA-28 · Elgin, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1978 · N44553 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DVD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVD57.md): Cessna 172 · Willits, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1978 · N1463U · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FUA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA32.md): Beech D18S · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1978 · N603RD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FQA62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA62.md): Helio H-395 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1978 · N83873 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79FAG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FAG02.md): Cessna 172 · Ft.Richardson, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1978 · N64456 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG07.md): Cessna 185 · Pt Possession, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1978 · N4004Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA52.md): Piper PA-28R · Memphis, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1978 · N9350K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA48.md): Cessna 152 · Bedford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 24, 1978 · N757JX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FHA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHA39.md): Blanik L-3 · Pittstown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 23, 1978 · N90861 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DER94](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER94.md): Grumman AA-5 · Milaca, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1978 · N5824L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78PIJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78PIJ20.md): Piper PA-32R · Wise, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1978 · N43941 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FCG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG70.md): Cessna 172 · Higginsville, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1978 · N737LX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD78.md): Cessna 172 · Sanibel Is, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1978 · N5030R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78IA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78IA078.md): Cessna 402B · Phoenix, AZ · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1978 · N98685 · Minor damage
- [NTSB DEN78FQA59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA59.md): Cessna 152 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1978 · N24916 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FER93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER93.md): Grumman AA-5A · St Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1978 · N9580U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DVM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVM47.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1978 · N53860 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEI38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI38.md): Cessna 170A · Strongsville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 20, 1978 · N9936A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUA31.md): Cessna 152 · Torrance, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 19, 1978 · N65569 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FYM51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYM51.md): Cessna 182 · Oregon City, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1978 · N4854D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FYE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE36.md): Stinson 108-3 · Neah Bay, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1978 · N4100C · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD79FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA109.md): Ted Smith 600 · Morrisville, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1978 · N7547S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM46.md): Bell 47D1 · Castroville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N78900 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DXQ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ50.md): Cessna 206 · Mina, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N756TM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVA85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA85.md): Bell H13H · Firebaugh, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 16, 1978 · N51843 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG73.md): Cessna A188B · Donna, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N731HH · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78DAD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAD08.md): Aero Comdr 560 · Italio Riv, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1978 · N2658B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DTK39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK39.md): Rockwell IN 112 · Parkston, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1978 · N1462J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA052.md): Bellanca 17-31A · San Jose, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Sep 13, 1978 · N6626V · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA067.md): Beech 18T · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 13, 1978 · N12VT · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300/cases.md?page=181

## 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=180

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