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18,851 cases where the phase of flight was Maneuvering.

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    current_codes AS (
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        row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e.\"isDefiningEvent\", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
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      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 = 450)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CHI88DER02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Warroad, MNThe aircraft experienced a loss of control and rapid descent onto the ice in what witnesses described as a spin type maneuver from a low altitude. The purpose of the flight was a low level photo mission. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot and passenger…Feb 26, 1988 · N53808 · DestroyedNTSB LAX88DUM03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech A36 · Ramona, CADuring a test flight for certification of wing tip tanks, while performing spins, the aircraft entered a flat spin. The pilot was unable to regain control and exited the aircraft and parachuted to safety. The aircraft collided with the terrain shortly…Feb 25, 1988 · N23536 · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA113Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Rosamond, CADecision of the pilot to attempt multiple low level passes over a residence in an area of rising terrain. Contributing to the accident was the significant levels of methamphetamine and amphetamine found in both the pilot's blood and urine specimens. A factor…Feb 21, 1988 · N8321K · DestroyedNTSB DEN88LA077Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Gila, NMThe plt said that he and his friend were on a pleasure flt following a river bed when he spotted some electrical power lines ahead. He said that he felt that he had adequate clearance over the lines but that he did not see the static line above the wires. The…Feb 21, 1988 · N2359E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88FA114Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Big Bear City, CAThe passenger told friends that the pilot was going to perform some aerobatic maneuvers near the lodge where they were staying. The other residents in the lodge reported that the airplane flew very low over the house and proceeded towards the east. After…Feb 20, 1988 · N1461L · DestroyedNTSB SEA88FA050Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 206A · Roseburg, ORWhile hovering at 200' AGL, the eng lost power & the plt entered an autorotation. He maneuvered to avoid trees & landed amid tree stumps in a logging clear cut area. An investigation revealed the 1st stage turbine wheel had failed. The wheel exited the eng &…Feb 18, 1988 · N7981J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88DEE02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportHill Bushby Mustang II · Yorkville, ILPerformance of aerobatic maneuvers with insufficient altitude for recovery.Feb 18, 1988 · N84HM · DestroyedNTSB LAX88LA110Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Seneca, AZFeb 13, 1988 · N757NM · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA108Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportRobinson R-22B · Westlake Vlg, CAPilot's remedial actoin after encountering a pitch up wass too abrupt and the improper use of the cyclic control.Feb 12, 1988 · N2445Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC88DHA02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportGribosh LONG-EZ · Perkasie, PAThe homebuilt airplane was being operated on its second test flight after manufacture. Witnesses stated that they heard the engine 'making power changes' and 'surging' while the airplane was maneuvering at 30 to 50 feet above the ground. Also, they reported…Feb 9, 1988 · N814EZ · Substantial damageNTSB SEA88LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Palamino Valley, NVThe student pilot was practicing 's' turns over a roadway when engine power loss occurred. Forced landing attempt on the road resulted in a high flare and hard landing, shearing the nose gear. The acft flipped inverted. Engine inspection and test run revealed…Feb 8, 1988 · N48890 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Weatherford, TXA used eng had just been installed in the acft and the owner and mech were performing a functional test flt. Shortly after takeoff at about 300 ft AGL, the eng lost power. The plt pumped the throttle and the eng restarted but immediately quit again and would…Feb 6, 1988 · N52536 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88FA062Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-125 · Brighton, COThe student pilot was observed by witnesses to 'buzz' the city of Brighton, Colorado. Witnesses stated that N1153A flew over houses and buildings at a very low altitude. The acft was then observed to climb to a high altitude, do a 'wing over' or 'hammerhead'…Feb 4, 1988 · N1153A · DestroyedNTSB NYC88FA072Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 337E · Friedens, PAThe 24 year old unlicensed pilot made an unauthorized flight in his father's aircraft. The Cessna 337 was observed to manuever in the vicinity of the airport at a low altitude in and out of the clouds. The aircraft was then observed to come out of the clouds…Feb 2, 1988 · N1201M · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA103Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Douglas, AZInadvertent entry into a stall/spin by the pilot-in-command.Feb 2, 1988 · N61305 · DestroyedNTSB CHI88FA056Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Norwalk, WIThe pilot made several calls to the fss and obtained weather briefings for reported and forecast IFR conditions along his proposed route of flight. After departure from sparta, Wisconsin in weather described by witnesses to be below VMC, the aircraft impacted…Jan 31, 1988 · N9458U · DestroyedNTSB MIA88LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-58E · Sanford, FLPlt was attempting to give himself a checkout in the helicopter for he believed the fee for a check plt was too expensive. During a second attempt at hover flt he positioned himself with a 90 degree, 12 knot right crosswind. As the acft became light on the…Jan 30, 1988 · N2769P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88DKG03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportDavis RV-3 · Loxley, ALThe pilot was making touch and go landings at a private airstrip. On the third takeoff witnesses said the aircraft climbed steeply and appeared to enter a hammerhead stall. The aircraft impacted the ground near the departure end of the runway. The…Jan 29, 1988 · N1387K · DestroyedNTSB MKC88FA043Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS-350B · Omaha, NEThe pilot picked the aircraft up to a hover and made a hovering turn in preparation for departure. The nose of the aircraft began to rise. The pilot stated later that he could not control the aircraft. The aircraft began to descend and the tail rotor struck a…Jan 20, 1988 · N26TM · DestroyedNTSB ATL88LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell 112A · Juliette, GAThe airplane struck a transmission cable over a river at about 100 ft AGL. The plt rptd that he inadvertently stalled the airplane while turning to reverse direction during an aerial photo flt, and that he felt a 'bump' during recovery. After returning to the…Jan 20, 1988 · N1432J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA040Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Creve Coeur, MOWitnesses stated that the aircraft suddenly started a vertical climb from a straight and level flight attitude. The airplane lost momentum while in the climb, then it nosed down and dove towards the ground. It exploded upon impact and was destroyed in the…Jan 17, 1988 · N1727J · DestroyedNTSB ANC88LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Iliamna, AKThe pilot was maneuvering at low altitude in low visibility when he encountered a complete white-out condition. The pilot lost control in flight and crashed on a frozen lake.Jan 17, 1988 · N9974V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI88LA050Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Red Lake Falls, MNJan 15, 1988 · N8122U · DestroyedNTSB ATL88FA078Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Cedartown, GAJan 14, 1988 · N12NF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX88FA085Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2A1 · San Diego, CAPilots complacency in performing the preflight inspection. His failure to disconnect the two tie downs straps attached to the right side of the helicopter resulted the roll.Jan 13, 1988 · XBDGH · DestroyedNTSB SEA88LA080Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Hailey, IDThis Cessna 180 was on a VFR flight from gooding, Idaho to Hailey, Idaho when it disappeared. The wreckage was later found in a steep canyon about 15 miles from the destination. No mechanical failures were found. Good VFR weather conditions existed at the…Jan 12, 1988 · N180W · DestroyedNTSB ATL88FA072Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American T-28C · Woodstock, GAA plt/witness rptd that the airplane first flew over the arpt to the North at about 500 ft AGL, and subsequently performed a wingover at the North end of the arpt. The airplane then made a high-speed pass over the rwy to the south, at about 50 ft AGL. Upon…Jan 2, 1988 · N9719G · DestroyedNTSB ATL88FA070Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ravenna, OHJan 2, 1988 · N5364M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88DCQ01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportFlagg Star Lite · Ft. Scott, KSThe failure of the main spars at the attachment points inside the fuselage.Jan 1, 1988 · N87LF · DestroyedNTSB LAX88DUQ03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-3 · Santa Ynez, CADuring a pleasure flight, the left wing of the glider struck a tree and collided with the terrain during a left turn in sinking air. The plt stated that he was looking over his right shoulder at nearby traffic then turned to look forward into the hazy setting…Dec 27, 1987 · N75FE · DestroyedNTSB MIA88FA071Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Destin, FLWitnesses stated that they observed the acft flying in the fog in a southeasterly direction and turn hard right just before it struck the 19th floor of a condominium. The fog according to residents of the bldg was so thick that the ground could not be seen…Dec 24, 1987 · N7005S · DestroyedNTSB NYC88LA059Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Sandwich, MAThe Cessna 170A was on an aerial photography flt. Witnesses rprtd the acft was flying slow at about 200 ft AGL when it began to settle. The witnesses then heard an increase in eng power & saw the acft pitch up. Subsequently, it 'fell off on a wing,' crashed…Dec 22, 1987 · N5571C · DestroyedNTSB ATL88FA066Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFairchild M-62A-3 · Monroe, NCReptdly, the flt purpose was to administer a bfr to the plt/owner of the acft. The first takeoff was aborted. The acft deptd again without an apparent problem. After about 30 minutes, the apt mgr heard and saw the acft in a vertical descent and rotating about…Dec 17, 1987 · N9132H · DestroyedNTSB MIA88FA063Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Geneva, ALPrior to the acdnt, a witness saw the acft flying across an open field at a very low alt. Subsequently, it collided with the tops of several pine trees at about 90 to 95 ft AGL, then it crashed to the ground. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was…Dec 13, 1987 · N3512A · DestroyedNTSB LAX88DVD01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportTexas Helicopter Wasp/M74L · Petaluma, CADuring an aerial application flight, while on the last pass, the aircraft struck a power line that became entangled in the rotor blades. The pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft and collided with the terrain. There were no reported mechanical…Dec 11, 1987 · N51843 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL88LA054Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B24R · Sewanee, TNThe plt rprtd that he obtained a wx briefing before takeoff & that the wx at his intended destination was rprtd as marginal. While en route, he encountered wx and climbed above it. Aprx 4 hrs after departure, he became concerned about the remaining fuel…Dec 9, 1987 · N1999L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Newell, SDThe plt reported that he was surveying a field of winter wheat at approximately 100 feet AGL in slow flight. The wind was strong and gusty and the acft began to settle toward the ground. The plt added full power, however, the left main landing gear struck the…Dec 6, 1987 · N2562Z · Substantial damageNTSB BFO88IA012Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Baltimore, MDTwa flt 388 (DC-9, N924L) was in clouds climbing to 7000' when Baltimore (bwi) TRACON adzd that an acft (Piper PA-28R) was straight ahead at 3 mi dscndg fm 6700'. Flt 388 had passed 6000' & the capt requested a traffic avoidance vector. The TRACON ctlr…Dec 5, 1987 · N924L · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB ATL88LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Paducah, KYAbt 20 mi from Paducah (pah), the plt contacted the fss & said the acft was low on fuel & that he intended to land at pah. He was informed that the FBO at pah was closed for the night & fuel was available only if a $25 call-out fee was paid. Also, he was told…Dec 1, 1987 · N2522L · Substantial damageNTSB BFO88FA009Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · South Hill, VAThe plt was on the third leg of a trip between tampa, FL and sussex, NJ. The previous two stops were made because of adverse wx conditions. Before this flight he was advised by fss that VFR flight was not recommended. He filed a VFR flight plan but did not…Nov 30, 1987 · N8886X · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA061Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-11 · San Marcos, CAThe 2 plts took off on an instructional flt which was to be a biennial flt review for the acft owner. During the flt, the plts flew to a dirt strip on a saddleback between 2 mtn peaks near San Marcos. Subsequently, the acft struck a boulder & crashed near the…Nov 28, 1987 · N4767H · DestroyedNTSB FTW88FA033Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 · Commerce, TXThe purpose of the flight was to satisfy an insurance requirement that the owner receive 10 hours of dual instruction in this aircraft. The dual controls had been removed and the single control was on the left side. The aircraft was observed in a clockwise…Nov 28, 1987 · N5934S · DestroyedNTSB MIA88FA044Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Palm Coast, FLThe student plt was flying the acft on a solo instructional flt in the north practice area & was assigned to practice landings, takeoffs, stalls & slow flt. Witnesses stated they observed the acft flying at a very low altitude just before it collided with a…Nov 24, 1987 · N246ER · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA052Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · Camp Verde, AZNov 22, 1987 · N42CR · DestroyedNTSB ATL88LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5A · Thomson, GAThe airplane struck high-tension power lines while maneuvering at about 100 ft AGL. The collision occurred about 2/10 of a mile from the residence of the plt's girlfriend. One of the wires fell to the ground, damaging an auto and setting a field on fire. The…Nov 22, 1987 · N7109L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA88FA042Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Okeelanta, FLThe acft crashed into a wildlife management area in a steep nose down attitude with about 20 degs flaps extended. The stated purpose of the flt was to spot deer & a suitable area in which to hunt. Torsional damage to the airframe suggested that the acft was…Nov 19, 1987 · N89741 · DestroyedNTSB DEN88LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B III · Albuquerque, NMWhile attempting to retrieve a parachute retarded rocket that came to rest in a tree by hooking the right front skid shoe under the chute, the parachute got hung up in the tree. The helicopter lifted the rocket approx 6 ft into the air before it swung into…Nov 19, 1987 · N1073N · DestroyedNTSB LAX88LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Honolulu, HIThe pilot stated that the engine lost power while he was flying low over the ocean on a fish spotting flight. Subsequently, he ditched the aircraft in the ocean & it was not retrieved.Nov 17, 1987 · N2973V · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA047Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Bakersfield, CAThe recently rated private pilot and his passenger were flying low and waving to people on the ground. As the aircraft neared electrical service lines across its flight path ground witnesses observed it to enter an abrupt climb, roll left and dive into the…Nov 16, 1987 · N5478L · DestroyedNTSB LAX88FA045Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Mexicali, MexicoA Cessna 441 operated by the uscs collided with terrain while on a authorized night tactical flight. The copilot did not meet the currency standards as required by uscs and was not qualified in the acft. The flight originated during the daylight hours and…Nov 16, 1987 · N2484B · Destroyed