# NTSB investigations, Gulf of Mexico: 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ENG26LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG26LA004.md): Airbus A320-232 · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 30, 2025 · N605JB · Minor damage
  > On October 30, 2025 at 1748 UTC, JetBlue Airways Flight 1230 (N605JB) experienced a pitch excursion while cruising at 35,000 feet in smooth air and clear weather over the Gulf of America. The pitch excursion resulted in an approximate altitude loss of 100…
- [NTSB DCA25LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25LA091.md): Boeing 767-322 · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 29, 2024 · N647UA · No damage
  > An encounter with an area of clear air turbulence during cruise, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.
- [NTSB DCA24FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24FA143.md): Boeing 737-7CT · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Apr 3, 2024 · N567WN · No damage
  > The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence from a broken line of embedded thunderstorms moving across the region. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the air traffic controller to issue pertinent weather information…
- [NTSB ERA23FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA174.md): Cessna 525B · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Mar 30, 2023 · N869AC · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the left wing extension and winglet for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN20FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA035.md): Bell 407 · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 7, 2019 · N79LP · Destroyed
  > A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine’s Nos. 3 and 4 bearings and the power turbine pinion gear, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the water.
- [NTSB CEN18FA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA400.md): Cirrus Design SR22T · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jan 3, 2018 · N325JK · Destroyed
  > The pilot's incapacitation resulted in impact with the Gulf of Mexico. The reason the hypoxia recognition system did not descend the airplane as designed could not be determined as the airplane was not located.
- [NTSB CEN13FA491](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA491.md): Bell 407 · Ship Shoal 208H (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2013 · N53LP · Substantial damage
  > The ingestion of vented methane gas into the helicopter’s engine during takeoff, which caused an engine compressor surge that led to a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN12LA652](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA652.md): Beech 95-C55 · (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 20, 2012 · N265Q · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight fire, which resulted in the airplane’s forced landing in water. The source of the fire could not be determined because the airplane wreckage was not recovered.
- [NTSB FTW82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA033.md): Aerospatle AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 24, 1981 · N3606U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW81FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA085.md): Aerospatial AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 4, 1981 · N143BH · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81IA076.md): Bell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1981 · N2757C · Minor damage
- [NTSB FTW81FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA056.md): Bell 206L-1 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1981 · N1077N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA80OLD99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80OLD99.md): Beech H35 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 10, 1980 · N5595D · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80IA075.md): Hughes 369 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Incident · No injuries · Closed · May 15, 1980 · N58419 · No damage
- [NTSB FTW76AF087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF087.md): Bell 205-A1 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 12 fatal · Closed · Apr 23, 1976 · N8167J · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW76AF041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF041.md): Bell 212 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 9 fatal · Closed · Nov 3, 1975 · N90057 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW75DRD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRD18.md): Sikorsky S-55 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 2, 1974 · N750A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD13.md): Bell 47J-2 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jan 3, 1973 · N73968 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN059.md): Boeing 707 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1972 · N423PA · No damage
- [NTSB MIA72AM032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM032.md): Mooney M20A · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 2, 1971 · N8309E · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA70AM074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70AM074.md): Cessna 210 · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 7, 1970 · N6181F · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK68O0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68O0014.md): Douglas DC-6A · Internatl Waters (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 11, 1968 · N90782 · Minor damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3138.md): Bell 47G2A · Ulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico) · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1964 · N8460E · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND 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?state=GM

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