# NTSB investigations: Enroute

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 MIA79FKG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG06.md): Cessna 150 · Madison, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 18, 1978 · N60791 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DET01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET01.md): Cessna 150 · Peru, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 18, 1978 · N19043 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DFA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFA01.md): Bellanca 7ACA · Tupper Lake, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1978 · N9176L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE01.md): Piper PA-22 · Olney Springs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1978 · N3921P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG04.md): Cessna 337G · Chamblee, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1978 · N53620 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA02.md): Piper PA-28R · Morganza, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1978 · N1235T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE04.md): Erco 415-D · Savanna, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1978 · N99698 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ02.md): Varga 2150 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1978 · N5108V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG01.md): Amateur 700XP · Lake Matthews, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1978 · N700XP · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ03.md): Weatherly 201C · Columbia, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1978 · N9036W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79DAG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG13.md): Piper PA-12 · Willow, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1978 · N7530H · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ01.md): Piper PA-24 · Longview, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1978 · N400CW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA004.md): Enstrom F-28A · Bakertown, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 12, 1978 · N257Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD79FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA004.md): Piper PA-32R · White Gate, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1978 · N9797C · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DA001.md): Cessna 182 · Monterey, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 11, 1978 · N759TU · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEP03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP03.md): Beech V-35A · Richland Cntr, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 11, 1978 · N3771Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FJA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FJA01.md): Bell 206L · Waimea Cnyn, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1978 · N477KH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCJ01.md): Piper PA-22 · Merriman, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1978 · N9603D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV01.md): Piper PA-36 · Metropolis, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1978 · N57760 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVM02.md): Erco 415-C · King City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1978 · N99133 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DA007.md): Schemp Hirt Cirrus · Cresaptown, MD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1978 · CF-QJH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM03-139133.md): Hiller UH12A · Muskegon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1978 · N330M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA002.md): Bell 205A-1 · Kenai, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 8, 1978 · N2215W · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC79DAG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG22.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Beluga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 8, 1978 · N8681V · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK79DVA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA02.md): Hughes 369D · Clovis, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 7, 1978 · N8347F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA02.md): Cessna 310 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 7, 1978 · N87328 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ03.md): Cessna 140 · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 7, 1978 · N72930 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD01.md): Cessna 150 · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1978 · N66664 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD01.md): Aerospatial SA 350 · Patoutville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1978 · F-ODIY · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA001.md): Cessna 180H · Anchorage, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 5, 1978 · N8203V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ01.md): Cessna 152 · Oakley, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1978 · N69221 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD01.md): Beech B35 · Odessa, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1978 · N8804A · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA001.md): Piper PA-31P · Lexington, KY · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Oct 3, 1978 · N338J · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN79FQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQG01.md): Piper PA-28 · Lovington, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1978 · N44797 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79DA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA001.md): Convair CV-600 · Cleveland, OH · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1978 · N74855 · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI78IA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78IA002.md): Cessna 421B · Mt Vernon, OH · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1978 · N5965M · No damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ01.md): Cessna 182 · Jamestown, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 2, 1978 · N8128M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG01.md): Cessna TU206 · Kirby, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 2, 1978 · N1492M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK78FVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM01-138945.md): Cessna 150 · Watsonville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N3739J · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC79FHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD01.md): Beech 35 · Wrightstown, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N3898N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC01.md): Cessna 150 · Lowell, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N565Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD79FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA018.md): Cessna 152 · Linden, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N25955 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DQG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG01.md): Mooney M20D · Borger, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N6658U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA001.md): Sikorsky S58ET · Steamboat Spgs, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N47783 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA01.md): Replica 1 · Pierron, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 1, 1978 · N1912G · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78DKM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM27.md): Piper PA-28 · Mt Mitchell, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1978 · N57359 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FYP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP54.md): Cessna 150 · Coeur D'Alene, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 29, 1978 · N6745F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DLD80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD80.md): Cessna 172 · Chiefland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 29, 1978 · N737EL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ40.md): Varieze CN-VEZ · Angola, NY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 27, 1978 · N56CN · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DLA52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLA52.md): Fairchild KR-21 · St.Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1978 · N202V · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400/cases.md?page=449

## 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 = 400)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400/cases?page=448

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