# NTSB investigations: Approach

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB MIA73FLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD78.md): Piper PA-28 · Melbourne, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 4, 1973 · N8175N · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73DRA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA26.md): Cessna 150L · Friendswood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 4, 1973 · N6824G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73AM065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM065.md): Cessna 182H · Culebra Island, PR · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · May 3, 1973 · N1905X · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73DVG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG63-189859.md): Cessna T210L · Mexicali, Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1973 · N1160Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG73.md): Cessna 150L · Stockbridge, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1973 · N18209 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73DEP56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP56.md): Cessna 177 · Rhinelander, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1973 · N3174T · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73FXQ29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FXQ29.md): Cessna 150 · S.Lke Tahoe, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1973 · N5933G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73AP038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP038.md): Piper PA-30 · Three Rvrs, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 29, 1973 · N8650Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73FEV26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV26.md): Piper PA-28 · Springfield, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1973 · N8719N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73FTE73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE73.md): Cessna 337C · Aurora, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 28, 1973 · N2631S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEP51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP51.md): Piper PA-28 · Sturtevant, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 28, 1973 · N5024T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN137.md): Mooney M20C · Ledyard, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 27, 1973 · N9278V · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73FUJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ72.md): Amer Avco AA-1A · Yuma, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 23, 1973 · N6265L · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE31.md): Piper PA-28R · Waterford, CT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1973 · N2866R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM29.md): Piper PA-28 · Clark, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1973 · N4433T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUQ30.md): Schweizer SGS134 · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1973 · N7626 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73AC084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC084.md): Piper PA-28 · Aledo, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 22, 1973 · N7727N · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73FKG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG71.md): Piper PA-28 · Gray, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1973 · N2304T · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73DVM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVM29.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Santa Cruz, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1973 · N90970 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73ANA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73ANA43.md): Piper PA-28 · Fall River, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1973 · N7577R · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD73FIA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIA16.md): Piper PA-28 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1973 · N5642U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLG44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG44.md): Cessna 150B · Columbia, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1973 · N2860S · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73FKT83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKT83.md): Cessna 150L · Dania, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1973 · N6773G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DQG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG38-201512.md): Cessna 172K · Follett, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 18, 1973 · N78587 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVA50.md): Cessna 170 · Dos Palos, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 16, 1973 · N2687V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FKG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG70.md): Cessna 172 · Fitzgerald, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 16, 1973 · N4249Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FNA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNA42.md): Piper PA-22 · Taunton, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1973 · N8596C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA21.md): Piper PA-28 · Langhorne, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1973 · N4897T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUM29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM29.md): Champion 7GCBC · La Jolla, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 14, 1973 · N6356N · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ75.md): Schemp Cirrus · San Manuel, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1973 · N462E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73FLJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ24.md): Whitman W-8 · Alamance, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 14, 1973 · N4SG · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73FIG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG22.md): Cessna 182P · Laurel, MD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 11, 1973 · N79459 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73AF061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF061.md): Beech V35TC · Amarillo, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 11, 1973 · N409T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN131.md): Piper PA-32 · Coraopolis, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 10, 1973 · N4237R · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73IC083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73IC083.md): Boeing 727 · Toledo, OH · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 10, 1973 · N8843E · Minor damage
- [NTSB MKC73FCG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCG37.md): Beech 35-A33 · Leawood, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1973 · N537T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73FER23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FER23.md): Beech A23 · Eden Prairie, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1973 · N7212T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHJ17.md): Navion NAV-4 · N.Lindenhurst, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 7, 1973 · N8854H · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73DHD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DHD30.md): Piper PA-28 · Williamstown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1973 · N4203T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLG43.md): Piper PA-23 · Cameron, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1973 · N681M · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD73FIG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIG23.md): Cessna 182M · Stevensville, MD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1973 · N91604 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73AP034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP034.md): Cessna 320D · Tonopah, NV · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Apr 4, 1973 · N4190T · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73DRJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ30.md): Piper PA-28R · Alexandria, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1973 · N5349T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC73DER47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER47.md): Mooney M10 · Willmar, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 3, 1973 · N9530V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA39.md): Cessna 172K · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 3, 1973 · N46660 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA73FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA05.md): Bellanca 7GCBC · Hammon, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 2, 1973 · N68500 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73DAG79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAG79.md): Cessna 150 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 2, 1973 · N6769G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKT76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT76.md): Mooney M20C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 1, 1973 · N2749W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DPD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD30.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Bangs, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 1, 1973 · N2511B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK73X0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0109.md): Cessna 340 · Gander, Canada · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 31, 1973 · N7691Q · Destroyed

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500/cases.md?page=316

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 500)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500/cases?page=315

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