# NTSB investigations, 1982, ND: 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 CHI83IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83IA054.md): Gates Lear Jet 35A · Over Fargo, ND · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 10, 1982 · N1500E · Minor damage
  > While level at FL370 Over Fargo, ND, the crew heard a loud bang in the engine area and the aircraft experienced a sudden loss of cabin pressure. At the same time, the crew noticed that they had lost power on the #2 engine. After securing the engine and…
- [NTSB DEN82DA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA139.md): Sikorsky S-55B · Wahpeton, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 30, 1982 · N6704 · Substantial damage
  > After receiving his last load of chemical, the pilot thought he had enough fuel to complete two spray passes to finish the field before proceeding to the fuel truck. He completed the passes, then pulled to about 150 ft AGL to fly about three miles to refuel.…
- [NTSB DEN82FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA148.md): Enstrom F-280 · Medora, ND · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1982 · N4202S · Substantial damage
  > During flt the plt noticed that eng RPM was about 500 over rotor RPM. The acft crashed during an unsuccessful autorotation. The overrunning clutch linkage & clutch was found in the disengaed position. A successful autorotation requires that the collective…
- [NTSB DEN82DA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA091.md): Cessna 180 · Backoo, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 19, 1982 · N2195C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot flew to the vicintiy of his destination by following the path of recent showers. He was a farmer and was interested in the amount of standing water. He had arranged to fly over a friend's house so the friend would pick him up at the airport. After…
- [NTSB DEN82DA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA089.md): Enstrom F-28C · Marmath, ND · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 17, 1982 · N8617J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that while he was in flight at about 75 to 80 ft AGL, the engine lost power. During an autorotative landing in an open pasture, a skid dug into the ground and the helicopter rolled over. A subsequent engine teardown revealed evidence that…
- [NTSB DEN82FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FA062.md): Bellanca 14-19-3A · Selfridge, ND · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1982 · N8869R · Destroyed
  > On the previous day the plt received a wx briefing for the flt. He was advised the wx would be marginal VFR in the bismarck area in the morning due to low ceilings & snow. There is no record that the plt received an updated wx briefingprior to departure. The…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' 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=ND&year=1982

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