# NTSB investigations, VI: 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 MIA81FKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FKA07.md): Beech S35 · St. Thomas, VI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1981 · N8620Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA81IA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81IA058.md): Dehavilland DH-114 · St Thomas, VI · Incident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 27, 1981 · N583PR · Minor damage
- [NTSB MIA80FKA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKA04.md): Piper PA-23 · St.Thomas, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 18, 1980 · N238PS · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79FKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKA07.md): Cessna 172 · St.Croix, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1979 · N2949U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA011.md): Grumman G21A · St Croix, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 5, 1978 · N74676 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA78AA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78AA021.md): Grumman G-21A · St Thomas, VI · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 2, 1978 · N7777V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA78FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA093.md): Grumman G21A · St.Thomas, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1978 · N323 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA060-142068.md): Grumman G-21 · St Thomas, VI · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 5, 1978 · N877A · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA76AM066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM066.md): Grumman G-21A · St Croix, VI · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Feb 21, 1976 · N4772C · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIAMLAM050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIAMLAM050.md): Brittnorman BN-2A · St Thomas, VI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 12, 1975 · N118DW · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKA07.md): Cessna 150 · St Thomas, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 5, 1971 · N3532 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72IM024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72IM024.md): Grumman G-21A · St.Croix, VI · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1971 · N4762C · No damage
- [NTSB MIA71AM113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM113.md): Ham-Flugzeu HFB320 · St Croix, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 9, 1971 · N380EX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0435.md): Piper PA-28 · St.Thomas, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 5, 1969 · N7612J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0312.md): Beech C-45H · St.Thomas, VI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 21, 1968 · N116Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69D0168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0168.md): Aeronca 7EC · St.Thomas, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1968 · N7477B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA68D0494](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0494.md): Beech D50 · St.Thomas, VI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1968 · N609P · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA66A0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0108.md): Bell 47G3B1 · Fredericksted, VI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 20, 1966 · N1110J · 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" = 'VI' 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=VI

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