# NTSB investigations: Initial climb

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 ANC78DAA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA36-201222.md): Cessna TU206D · Mankomen Lk, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1978 · N111SW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FIG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG15.md): United Cons UC-1 · Edgewater, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1978 · N250MP · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FID19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID19.md): Piper PA-22 · Chesterfield, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1978 · N1812P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FIA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIA16.md): Pazmany PL-4 · Leesburg, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1978 · N78HS · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEV34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV34.md): Vari-Viggen · Urbana, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 8, 1978 · N29HR · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD49.md): Piper J-3 · Welsh, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1978 · N3683K · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN79FQG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQG04.md): Piper PA-28 · Hobbs, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1978 · N8289P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FQA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQA47.md): Cessna 175 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1978 · N7306M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DQG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DQG43.md): Cessna 188 · Muleshoe, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1978 · N21860 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVG71.md): Piper PA-22 · Fair Oaks, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1978 · N3562A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG46.md): Cessna 150B · Rialto, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 4, 1978 · N1161Y · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA059.md): Cessna 402A · Manhattan, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1978 · N4545Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCQ35.md): Cessna 188 · Sharon Spring, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1978 · N9952G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPG72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG72.md): Cessna 337 · Marshall, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1978 · N2646S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVA69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVA69.md): Rockwell 112TC · Hanford, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1978 · N777TP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FJA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA12.md): Piper PA-28 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1978 · N3198Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78DVG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG69.md): Grumman G-164 · Pleasant Grove, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1978 · N6236 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FTK30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK30.md): Cessna 175A · Mud Butte, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N6986E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DKT71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKT71.md): Piper PA-23 · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N6488L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78FUG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUG45.md): Cessna 150 · Perris, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N10501 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ20.md): Cessna 172 · White Lake, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N6055A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78DLQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLQ28.md): Cessna 152 · Owensboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N24334 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA055.md): Cessna 340 · Riverton, WY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N1381G · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78DAG90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG90.md): Cessna 150L · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N11764 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DCJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCJ34.md): Aero Comdr A-9B · Dunbar, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1978 · N7737V · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78FET30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET30.md): Piper PA-28 · Hobart, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1978 · N1862J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FLD67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD67.md): Cessna 172 · Ocoee, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N8838V · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FUJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ88.md): Piper PA-25 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N9182T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI31.md): Piper PA-20 · Cadiz, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N7606K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FCA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA42.md): Cessna 195 · Rolla, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1978 · N4331V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DTK28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK28.md): Piper PA-25 · Menno, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1978 · N4790Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FLG30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG30.md): Mooney M20E · Lexington, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1978 · N6992U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FE130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FE130.md): Cessna 150F · Northfield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 26, 1978 · N7726F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FTI25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI25.md): Cessna A188B · Chester, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1978 · N9289R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FER77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER77.md): Cassutt 3-M · Cloquet, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1978 · N71MM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA78AA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA019.md): Convair 580 · Kalamazoo, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1978 · N4825C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM22.md): Aero-Comdr 100 · Tahlequah, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1978 · N5544M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPD25.md): Cessna 150G · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1978 · N6337S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78FTE79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE79.md): Taylorcraft BC1265 · Boulder, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1978 · N29639 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FYA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYA19.md): Beech S35 · Yellow Pine, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1978 · N9391 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC78FFJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ33.md): Schweizer 2-33A · Tully, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1978 · N17884 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA107.md): Beech A23 · Inverness, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 23, 1978 · N1428L · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC78DAA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA32.md): Stinson 108-3 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1978 · N65127 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FLG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG29.md): Cessna 182P · Ehrhardt, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1978 · N9437M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG64.md): Cessna 150 · Athens, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1978 · N60746 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAA33.md): Piper PA-22 · Bettles, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1978 · N4331A · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FUQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUQ38.md): Piper PA-28 · Quartz Hill, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 21, 1978 · N5183S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAG87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG87.md): Grum Amer AA1C · Cantwell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 21, 1978 · N9951U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKJ63.md): Piper PA-28R · Tuscaloosa, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1978 · N331CS · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA052.md): Luscombe 8A · Farmington, NM · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 20, 1978 · N45694 · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350/cases.md?page=253

## 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 = 350)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350/cases?page=252

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