# NTSB investigations, 1963: 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 DCA64A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA64A0003.md): Boeing 707 · Elkton, MD · Accident · 81 fatal · Closed · Dec 8, 1963 · N709PA · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN64A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN64A0039.md): Curtiss-Wrt C-46A · Nederland, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Dec 7, 1963 · N609Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA64A0063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA64A0063.md): Douglas DC-8 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 4, 1963 · N8601 · No damage
- [NTSB OAK64A0044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK64A0044.md): Sikorsky S-62A · Oakland, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 2, 1963 · N88067 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW64A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW64A0040.md): Douglas DC-8 · Houston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 9, 1963 · N8603 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA64A0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA64A0050.md): Douglas DC-7B · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 1, 1963 · N823D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX64A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX64A0024.md): Lockheed 188A · Los Mochis, Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1963 · N7142C · No damage
- [NTSB OAK64A0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK64A0028.md): Curtiss-Wrt C-46F · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1963 · N67935 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN64A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN64A0023.md): Boeing 707 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1963 · N7523A · No damage
- [NTSB MKC64A0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC64A0027.md): Boeing 707 · Topeka, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1963 · N742TW · No damage
- [NTSB LAX64A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX64A0008.md): Curtiss-Wrt C-46F · Great Falls, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 14, 1963 · N67941 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC64A0024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC64A0024.md): Boeing 707 · Mcguire Afbase, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1963 · N719PA · No damage
- [NTSB OAK64A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK64A0017.md): Douglas DC-8 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1963 · N8037U · No damage
- [NTSB MIA68A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0008-111771.md): Boeing 707 · Wilmington, NC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 8, 1963 · N710PA · No damage
- [NTSB NYC64A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC64A0008.md): Lockheed 188 · Bradford, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1963 · N6126 · No damage
- [NTSB CHI63A0190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI63A0190.md): Boeing 707 · Litchfield, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1963 · N7509A · No damage
- [NTSB NYC63A0198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC63A0198.md): Douglas DC-8 · Norfolk, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1963 · N8617 · Minor damage
- [NTSB CHI63A0182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI63A0182.md): Lockheed 188 · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 8, 1963 · N6134A · No damage
- [NTSB MIA63A0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA63A0139.md): Sud Aviatn SE 210 · Anniston, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 27, 1963 · N1016U · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC63A0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC63A0074.md): Boeing 707 · Des Moines, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1963 · N785TW · No damage
- [NTSB ANC63A0068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC63A0068.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 · Savoonga, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 2, 1963 · N3791G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA63A0130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA63A0130.md): Boeing 707 · Panama Cty, St. Pierre & Miquelon · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1963 · N7072 · No damage
- [NTSB SEA63A0071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA63A0071.md): Curtiss-Wrt C-46F · Puyallup, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 16, 1963 · N616Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA63A0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA63A0114.md): Boeing 720B · Miami, FL · Accident · 43 fatal · Closed · Feb 12, 1963 · N724US · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK63A0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK63A0064.md): Douglas DC-6B · Mt.Hamilton, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Feb 7, 1963 · N93123 · No damage
- [NTSB LAX63A0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX63A0141.md): Douglas DC-8 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 22, 1963 · N8029U · No damage
- [NTSB ANC63A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC63A0060.md): Cessna T-50 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 17, 1963 · N67643 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI63A0131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI63A0131.md): Convair 880 · Chicago, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 1, 1963 · N819TW · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1963
  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?year=1963

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