# 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 SEA76DYA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYA46.md): Piper PA-22 · Burley, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1975 · N3413Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DQD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DQD25.md): Piper PA-28 · Sheffield, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1975 · N8072N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FHD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FHD47.md): Cessna 310N · Trenton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1975 · N4145Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75AN114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN114.md): Cessna 180 · Greenville, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1975 · N8626X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG49.md): Hughes 269A · Rossville, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1975 · N8898F · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX75FUQ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ27.md): GR Lakes 2T-1A2 · Lancaster, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1975 · N5603L · Minor damage
- [NTSB SEA75DYC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC40.md): Bell 47G-2A · Corvallis, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 31, 1975 · N5161B · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI75FEP64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP64.md): Beech A36 · Wausaw, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 31, 1975 · N9076Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI75FEP60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP60.md): Cessna 150L · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 31, 1975 · N1254Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75FKG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG75-201277.md): Cessna 188A · Adel, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 30, 1975 · N4414Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FPG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG78.md): Aero Comdr 600S2R · Indian Switch, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 30, 1975 · N5526X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75AP054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75AP054.md): Lake LA-4 · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 29, 1975 · C-GHIV · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX75DUJ86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ86.md): Piper PA-28 · Seligman, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 29, 1975 · N4369J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75AM083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM083.md): Cessna 421A · Atlanta, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 28, 1975 · N4006L · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75FTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FTE72.md): Piper PA-28 · Littleton, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1975 · N7410J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEP55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP55.md): N.American Navion · Shawano, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 26, 1975 · N6724C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75DEE64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE64.md): Taylorcraft BC12-D · Chicago Hts, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 26, 1975 · N95278 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FGM39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM39.md): Piper PA-28 · Marienville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 25, 1975 · N55974 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC75DCG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCG48.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Edwards, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1975 · N1169H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75FKQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKQ33.md): Pitts S1S · Clarksdale, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 25, 1975 · N1NN · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
- [NTSB FTW75FRA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRA29.md): Bede BD4 · Bay City, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 25, 1975 · N44BD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEE62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE62.md): Piper PA-24 · Dixon, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 25, 1975 · N8526P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75DVW20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVW20.md): Laister LP-15 · Hidden Hills, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 24, 1975 · N6LV · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK75DJY05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DJY05.md): Cessna 150 · Clark Afb, RP · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 24, 1975 · N1682Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75FEE61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE61.md): Cessna 185 · Minooka, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 24, 1975 · N7SR · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75AM082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM082.md): Piper PA-22 · Conway, SC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 23, 1975 · N5723Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC75DNC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNC33.md): Piper PA-25 · Middlebury, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 22, 1975 · N8601L · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75DPG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG67.md): Piper PA-25 · Des Arc, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 22, 1975 · N4685Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FRD58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD58.md): Grumman G-164A · Iowa, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1975 · N5374 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75DQA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DQA45.md): Cessna 180 · Cimarron, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1975 · N5219D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75AD057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD057.md): Cessna U206E · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 21, 1975 · N1459M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75AA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75AA085.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 21, 1975 · N90574 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCG46.md): Piper PA-22 · Kansas City, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 20, 1975 · N3637A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC75FCJ5K](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCJ5K.md): Cessna 210E · Omaha, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 19, 1975 · N4981U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75DUJ81](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ81.md): Cessna 210 · Douglas, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 19, 1975 · N1682X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FNE37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE37.md): Aeronca 7AC · Gardner, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N85387 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75FLA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FLA46.md): Cessna 310 · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N3621D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD75AI060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI060.md): Cessna 172 · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N13224 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75DPG88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG88.md): Grumman G-164A · Dumas, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N522Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI75FEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP54.md): Flaglor-Hag H-1 · Merrill, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N3518 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75DET20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DET20.md): Adams SIDE-W · Columbia City, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N17A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75AC088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC088.md): Stinson 108-2 · Jackson, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 18, 1975 · N9508K · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA75AS041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS041.md): Stinson 108-2 · Gimlet, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 17, 1975 · N9632K · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK75DVG67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG67.md): Grumman G-164 · Wheatland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 17, 1975 · N722Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC75FFA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FFA37.md): Piper J3C-65 · Marlboro, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 17, 1975 · N38262 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC75DAG92](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG92.md): Cessna 172A · English Bay, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 17, 1975 · N9762T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75FTA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA18.md): Cessna A188 · Denton, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1975 · N5683J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75FRD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FRD57.md): Piper PA-25 · Basile, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1975 · N7011Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75FQA41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA41.md): Cessna 310J · Farmington, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 16, 1975 · N3040L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75FJA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FJA11.md): Dehavilland DHC-3 · Honolulu, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 15, 1975 · N35310 · Substantial damage

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## 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=287

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