# 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 MIA77DLD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD66.md): Piper J3 · Bartow, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 14, 1977 · N98606 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77DVA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA36.md): Cessna 150 · Hanford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1977 · N17253 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FHA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA27.md): Aeronca 7AC · Warrington, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1977 · N85654 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77FXQ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FXQ23.md): Bellanca 14-13 · Minden, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1977 · N15MP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77DYK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK16.md): Boeing PT-17 · Lakeview, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1977 · N62394 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77FRD34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD34.md): Champion 7FC · Kinder, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1977 · N9856Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FTK24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK24.md): Piper PA-36 · Hayes, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 7, 1977 · N40983 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77FTA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA21.md): Piper J3C-65 · Scobey, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1977 · N35214 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FTK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK23.md): Cessna 170 · Murdo, SD · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1977 · N2573C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77FYM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM37.md): Tailwind W8 · Albany, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N9EG · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC77FFA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA27.md): Piper PA-28 · Hudson Falls, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N56693 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FCQ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCQ40.md): Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Salina, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N50373 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA23.md): Erco 415C · Creve Coeur, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N2676H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77FIA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA16.md): Fleet 1 · Bealton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N1980M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA26.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Pearland, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N7895S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FER45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER45.md): Piper PA-28 · Alexandria, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1977 · N8294N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FER44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER44.md): Aeronca O-58 · Isle, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1977 · N47500 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC77DAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAA23.md): Piper PA-22 · Big Delta, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1977 · N5817D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FHA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA23.md): Cessna 172 · Basking Ridge, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1977 · N3831Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77AA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77AA048.md): Boeing 727 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1977 · N32725 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DPJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPJ21.md): Cessna A188 · Lawton, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1977 · N9367R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77DYGH0](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DYGH0.md): Gruman G-164 · Biggs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1977 · N10219 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77DRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRA24.md): Cessna 188 · Wadsworth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1977 · N4707Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEX32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX32.md): Piper PA-28 · Jeffersonville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1977 · N3913T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77DFJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DFJ24.md): Waco JYM · Skaneateles, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 30, 1977 · N731K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FLD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD63.md): Baby GR LKS BGL B1 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 30, 1977 · N65165 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FLD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD61.md): Stinson 108-2 · Frostproof, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 30, 1977 · N371C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG31.md): Cessna A188B · Rochelle, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 30, 1977 · N9631G · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX77FUQ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUQ31.md): Piper PA-28 · Quartz Hill, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 30, 1977 · N4413T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77DCQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ38.md): Cessna 150 · Maize, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 29, 1977 · N11550 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77FVM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVM15.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 28, 1977 · N6451C · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK77DVW18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVW18.md): Piper PA-32R · Death Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 28, 1977 · N4488F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE50.md): Cessna 182P · Ft Collins, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 28, 1977 · N7422Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ28.md): Piper PA-22 · Mayville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1977 · N8618D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA041.md): Piper PA-34 · Bridgeport, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 26, 1977 · N1153H · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FEE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE23.md): Piper PA-23 · Streator, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 26, 1977 · N5957Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEI27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI27.md): Cessna 150 · Lattasburg, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 24, 1977 · N704BQ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA059.md): Cessna 172K · Flushing, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 22, 1977 · N217NY · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC77FCD20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD20.md): Piper PA-28 · Oskaloosa, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 22, 1977 · N4646J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77F0G27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77F0G27.md): Piper PA-28 · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1977 · N3592R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FEI28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI28.md): Grum Amer AA-1 · Cleveland, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1977 · N5750L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ23.md): Cessna 150H · Brant, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 20, 1977 · N23452 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77FIG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG19.md): Piper PA22 · Laytonsville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 20, 1977 · N1612P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DPG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG39.md): Grumman G-164A · Weiner, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 19, 1977 · N8960H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77DPG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG37.md): Grumman G-164A · Brinkley, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 19, 1977 · N9509 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ22.md): Stinson 108-1 · Newark, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1977 · N8193K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD25.md): Grumman G-164A · Welsh, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1977 · N8548H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN77FTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE44.md): Piper PA-22 · Englewood, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 18, 1977 · N9968D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA77FYE20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE20.md): Cub J3-65 · Issaquah, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1977 · NONE · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFA25.md): Beech D35 · Bloomingburg, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 17, 1977 · N2179D · Destroyed

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350/cases.md?page=267

## 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=266

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