# NTSB investigations, 1966: 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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA67D0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0228.md): Piper PA-28 · Bellevue, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1966 · N5745W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA67R0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67R0002.md): Douglas DC-7C · Saigon, VM · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 30, 1966 · N4059K · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK67F0202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0202.md): Piper PA-24 · Sacramento, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 29, 1966 · N6627P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0461](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0461.md): Mooney MK21 · East Boston, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1966 · N9254M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0256.md): Cessna 150G · Essex, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1966 · N3861J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0361.md): Cessna 172 · Grand Saline, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1966 · N5810A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0375.md): Piper PA-28 · Enid, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 24, 1966 · N8412W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0360.md): Piper PA-28 · Duluth, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1966 · N7147R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0038.md): Beech E18S · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1966 · N820 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0387.md): Piper PA-24 · Ann Arbor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1966 · N6102P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0341.md): Erco 415-D · Logansville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1966 · N99143 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0359.md): Cessna 150 · Burleson, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 18, 1966 · N6424F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0436.md): Aeronca 15AC · Pt.Washington, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 18, 1966 · N1401H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0188.md): Cessna 185 · Watkins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1966 · N9955X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0420.md): Cessna 150 · Goddard, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 15, 1966 · N2213J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0248.md): Cessna 172 · Shafter, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 15, 1966 · N6228E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0203.md): Cessna 175 · Fair Oaks, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 14, 1966 · N8170T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0320.md): Piper PA-22 · Starkville, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 12, 1966 · N4989Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0357.md): Cessna 172 · Odessa, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 12, 1966 · N1459F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67F0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0194.md): Cessna 150 · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1966 · N6770F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0449](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0449.md): Beech D18S · Williamstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1966 · N158K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0386.md): Cessna 150 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1966 · N3178X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0347.md): Piper PA-20 · Philip, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 8, 1966 · N1510A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0434](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0434.md): Cessna 210-5 · Waupun, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 6, 1966 · N8047Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0380.md): Aeronca 7DC · Williamsburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 1, 1966 · N4486E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67A0089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0089.md): Convair 340 · New Cumberland, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1966 · N3414 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67D0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0074.md): Piper PA-18A · Aniak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 27, 1966 · N9918D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0046.md): Cessna 180 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 27, 1966 · N4576B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0219.md): Beech A23-19 · Billings, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1966 · N5775V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0390.md): Mooney M20C · Faucett, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1966 · N9226M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0280.md): Mooney M20E · Ramseur, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 24, 1966 · N5711Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0374.md): Cessna 180 · Half Day, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 21, 1966 · N9300C · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA67D0198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0198.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Jerome, ID · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 20, 1966 · N39230 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0311.md): Aeronca 7AC · Prairie Farm, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 20, 1966 · N85569 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0354.md): Cessna 170B · Pewaukee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 20, 1966 · N3120B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67D0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0093.md): Luscombe 8A · Seldovia, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 20, 1966 · N71988 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0170.md): Cessna 150E · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 18, 1966 · N6138T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0318.md): Piper PA-28 · Fridley, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 18, 1966 · N502UM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0367.md): Cessna 180 · Culmerville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 17, 1966 · N3613C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0051.md): Hiller UH12L4 · Castaic, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 17, 1966 · N90487 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67A0065.md): Lockheed L-18 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 17, 1966 · N339 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0386.md): Piper PA-23 · Georgetown, Burkina Faso · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 15, 1966 · N4835P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0054.md): Beech C-45H · El Paso, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 15, 1966 · N5558V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0352.md): Alon A-2 · Deale, MD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 13, 1966 · N5616F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0238.md): Focke-Wulf KR-111 · Elsinore, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 13, 1966 · N74128 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67D0446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0446.md): Aero Cmdr 680 · Lorain, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 13, 1966 · N6256D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0330.md): SIAI FN-333 · Sorrento, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 12, 1966 · N914NS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0192.md): Mooney M20C · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 12, 1966 · N6914U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67A0046.md): Hughes 269B · Long Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1966 · N9458F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67F0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0168.md): Cessna 182A · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1966 · N9922B · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300/cases.md?year=1966&page=2

## 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") = 1966
  AND 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?year=1966

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