# NTSB investigations, 1980: 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 LAX81FXQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FXQ08.md): Cessna T210M · Fallon, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1980 · N761EF · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI81FEV08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV08.md): Cessna 177RG · Meyer, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1980 · N7818V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ07.md): Scorpion 133 · Ulysses, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1980 · N4990Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD10.md): Boeing 75 · Sulphur, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1980 · N62418 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81IA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81IA022.md): Boeing 747SP · San Francisco, CA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 15, 1980 · N537PA · Minor damage
- [NTSB LAX81FVA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA16.md): Piper PA-28 · Fresno, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 15, 1980 · N9390W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE10.md): Cessna 180 · Meeker, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 13, 1980 · N9273C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA027.md): Beech G-185 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 13, 1980 · N9684R · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81DKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKA03.md): Cessna 185 · Ajuntas, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 11, 1980 · N8436Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81FHD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FHD09.md): Dehavilland DHC-1 · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 6, 1980 · N65237 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL81DLJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLJ02.md): Bensen B8M · Spring Lake, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 6, 1980 · N8053Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DA014.md): Bell 206B3 · Cameron, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 2, 1980 · N5003Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL81IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA020.md): Boeing 737 · Richmond, VA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 1, 1980 · N740N · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD03.md): Cessna 180 · Knoxville, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1980 · N9712B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA02.md): Cessna 172 · Warwick, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1980 · N73725 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DXQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ03.md): Cessna 180 · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1980 · N9232C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81FRG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG07.md): Cessna 421C · Junction, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 24, 1980 · N5263J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA81IA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA017.md): Cessna 402A · Marathon, FL · Incident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 18, 1980 · N4514Q · Minor damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM02.md): Enstrom 280C · Salt Lake City, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 16, 1980 · N51780 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81FCG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCG15.md): Piper PA-22 · Independence, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 15, 1980 · N2637P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA81DYE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYE05.md): Cessna 180 · Forks, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1980 · N4724U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG10.md): Cessna 150 · Webb City, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1980 · N8290F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC81DCG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCG09.md): Minibat 01 · Grain Valley, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 2, 1980 · N3783R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA005.md): Cessna 172 · Westfield, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 2, 1980 · N7686G · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI81FET02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET02.md): Cessna 150 · Griffin, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 1, 1980 · N1744Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVD06.md): Piper PA-31 · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 31, 1980 · N62858 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER06.md): Cessna 152 · Cloquet, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 28, 1980 · N67996 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81DEX04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEX04.md): Bell 206B · Kokomo, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1980 · N98HH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC03.md): Piper PA-20 · Cody, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1980 · N8536C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC02.md): Dehavilland DH82A · Evanston, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1980 · N3744M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ02.md): Waco YPF-7 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1980 · N32077 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81DUM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUM03.md): Piper PA-28 · Imperial, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1980 · N2247K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81DEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEC01.md): Cessna 152 · Flushing, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1980 · N24251 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI03.md): Cessna 150 · N Philadelphia, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1980 · N8405J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG11.md): Piper PA-18 · Iliamna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1980 · N7245K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA81DYP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYP02.md): Piper PA-28R · Almira, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1980 · N4527J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81DNC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNC05.md): Cessna 182 · Middlebury, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1980 · N3491U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG04.md): Piper PA-22 · Tulakes, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 11, 1980 · N7059B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81FQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQG03.md): Beigh KR-1 · Big Lake, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1980 · N90537 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK01.md): Cessna 182 · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 5, 1980 · N39PS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTC01.md): Cessna 170 · Wright, WY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1980 · N3830V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTG01.md): Hiller UH12E · Argusville, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1980 · N5594N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTA01-201180.md): Helio Acft H-250 · Baker, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1980 · N1XV · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX01.md): Cessna 170 · Pendleton, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1980 · N4240V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80DEE57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE57.md): BLN Works FF-7 · Rock Island, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1980 · N1532B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80DLE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLE07.md): Beech D18S · Frostproof, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1980 · N704D · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI80FEV40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV40.md): Bensen B8M · St. Joseph, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1980 · N30087 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC80DAA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA28.md): Cessna 170 · Arctic Village, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1980 · N4000V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC81DAG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAG05.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Chugiak, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1980 · N5616M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC80DAH14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAH14.md): Cessna 180 · Mccarthy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1980 · N2661Y · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300/cases.md?year=1980&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") = 1980
  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=1980

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