# 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 ANC76FAA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76FAA49.md): Piper PA-22 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1976 · N7016B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FRJ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRJ38.md): Boeing E75N1 · Epps, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1976 · N1256V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FPD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD53.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 · Mansfield, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1976 · N832WP · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEG20.md): Taylorcraft BC-12D · Dayton, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1976 · N95941 · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC76DAH44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH44.md): Cessna 206 · Tahneth, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1976 · N3477L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76FVG98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG98.md): Piccard AX-6 · Napa, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1976 · N6L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FPA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA30.md): Beech S35 · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1976 · N478T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76AN118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN118.md): Cessna 195 · Newburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 4, 1976 · N193C · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCJ61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ61.md): Piper PA-25 · Holdrege, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1976 · N6149Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DCJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ59.md): Cessna 188B · Campbell, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1976 · N9759G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FRD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRD58.md): Hughes 369 · Intrcostl City, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1976 · N9125F · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCQ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCQ69.md): Cessna T210J · Wichita, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1976 · N2263R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76AK072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK072.md): Beech 58 · Chillicothe, MO · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · Aug 3, 1976 · N1553W · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC76DAH46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH46.md): Cessna 150 · Cantwell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1976 · N17035 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAH45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH45.md): Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1976 · N83395 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76DYA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA44.md): Aero Comdr 600S2R · Rexburg, ID · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1976 · N4990X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76FFJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFJ28.md): Cessna 150M · Brockport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1976 · N8440U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DCQ68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCQ68.md): Cessna 150 · Flush, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 1, 1976 · N19380 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FLD75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD75.md): Champion 7ECA · New Smyrna Bch, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 1, 1976 · N6329N · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76DPG89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG89.md): Grumman G-164 · Gillett, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1976 · N984X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FER85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER85.md): Champion 7ECA · Westbrook, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1976 · N2593F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ57.md): Piper PA-36 · Bertrand, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1976 · N57601 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD76FLQ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLQ37.md): Pitts S-1S · Owensboro, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 30, 1976 · N7PJ · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCJ56.md): Piper PA-36 · Imperial, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1976 · N57594 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FLD74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD74.md): Cessna 172H · Windermere, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1976 · N3700F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN76FTE85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76FTE85.md): Piper PA-28 · Ft Collins, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1976 · N43492 · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK76FVH01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVH01.md): Piper PA-28 · Chico, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1976 · N33570 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76DHD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DHD33.md): Piper PA-25 · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1976 · N6065Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76AN117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN117.md): Beech 65 · Bedford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1976 · N12 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76FRA53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA53.md): Cessna 182G · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 27, 1976 · N3786U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76AN116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN116.md): Cessna U206F · Syosset, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 26, 1976 · N35946 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76AS064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76AS064.md): Piper PA-28 · Butte, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 25, 1976 · N6825W · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC76FCG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG92.md): Piper PA-24 · Joplin, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1976 · N29BJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCG91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG91.md): Navion G · Springfield, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1976 · N2408T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEE67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE67.md): Piper PA-28 · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 25, 1976 · N3943K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA76FTI35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI35.md): Beech 95-55 · Ennis, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N9339Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76DVA79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA79.md): Boeing A75 · Tulare, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N4792V · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC76AM114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AM114.md): Cessna 150J · W Caldwell, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N5546G · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD76AI086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI086.md): Tex Bullet 205 · Fredricksburg, VA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jul 24, 1976 · N78848 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC76FNC59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNC59.md): Cessna 177RG · Clarendon, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1976 · N1167M · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI76FEE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEE66.md): Piper PA-32 · Rockford, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1976 · N4177W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DRA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA51.md): Cessna 188 · Madisonville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1976 · N9890V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEP40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEP40.md): Cessna 180J · Rhinelander, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1976 · N9906N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76FKQ38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ38.md): Cessna 188 · Louisville, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 21, 1976 · N21823 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD71.md): Cessna 150 · Arcadia, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 21, 1976 · N8360U · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC76DNA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNA44.md): Cessna 140 · Norfolk, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1976 · N72708 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76FUJ93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ93.md): Erco 415-C · Bonita, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1976 · N3386H · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC76DNC57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DNC57.md): Piper PA-25 · Middlebury, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1976 · N8529L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76DTG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTG24.md): Grumman G-164A · Cavalier, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1976 · N600T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76DEV48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEV48.md): Cessna 172 · Buckner, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1976 · N5476T · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350/cases.md?page=275

## 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=274

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