# 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 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
- [NTSB OAK73AP032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP032.md): Champion 7GCBC · Furnace Crk, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 31, 1973 · N8508 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ70.md): Erco 415-D · Catalina, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 31, 1973 · N3737H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73AC080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC080.md): Piper PA-31 · Niles, MI · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 31, 1973 · N300X · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK73DJY20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DJY20.md): Bell 204B · Ban Na, Laos · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1973 · N1196W · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73FRG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG63.md): Cessna 180 · Wimberly, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1973 · N9253C · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73AEA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AEA30.md): Cessna 172M · Lafayette, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1973 · N20644 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN126.md): Piper PA-28 · Valkaria, FL · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Mar 28, 1973 · N5557U · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73DLD67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD67.md): Cessna 150 · Silver Spring, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 28, 1973 · N1641M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73RM094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73RM094.md): Beech E18S · Grn Trtl C, Burkina Faso · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 26, 1973 · N5000J · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73DLD66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLD66.md): Cessna 175 · Ocala, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 26, 1973 · N9417B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA37.md): Piper PA-28 · Capistrano, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1973 · N4395T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ63.md): Mooney MK-20 · Grand Canyn, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1973 · N9184V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHM23.md): Piper PA-24 · Carlstadt, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 24, 1973 · N8537P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA73DYC23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYC23.md): Callair A-9B · Helix, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1973 · N265GC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FHD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHD29.md): Cessna 150 · Bristol, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1973 · N60758 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73DNC61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DNC61.md): Cessna 182N · Montpelier, VT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1973 · N92472 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA35.md): Cessna 150L · Carson, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 22, 1973 · N17004 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73AI004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73AI004.md): Piper PA-28 · Oneonta, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 22, 1973 · N9882W · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73FFJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FFJ19.md): Camair 480 · Dunkirk, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 21, 1973 · N216 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLD63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLD63.md): Piper PA-28 · Orlando, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 18, 1973 · N5785F · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73FUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ59.md): Cessna U206F · Sedona, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 18, 1973 · N9530G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73AF052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF052.md): Aero Comdr 680 · Oklahoma Cty, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Mar 18, 1973 · N7312 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN73FTC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTC21.md): Piper PA-18A · Bosler, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 18, 1973 · N1385C · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI73DET18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DET18.md): Beech A23 · Griffith, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 18, 1973 · N3533R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKT74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKT74.md): Piper PA-30 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 17, 1973 · N8540Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ64.md): Cessna 177 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 17, 1973 · N3420T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73DKG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG59.md): Piper PA-28 · Pelham, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 15, 1973 · N5545F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUM25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUM25.md): Sportavia SFS-31 · Serra Mesa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 15, 1973 · N55JC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73FUJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ57.md): Amer Avco AA-1 · Rimrock, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 15, 1973 · N6103L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73FQD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQD19.md): Piper PA-25 · Mesquite, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 15, 1973 · N4746Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73AM091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM091.md): Luscombe 8A · Greensboro, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 14, 1973 · N71509 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73DUM73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUM73.md): Cessna 150 · Santee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 14, 1973 · N3331J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73FNE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE24.md): Cessna TP206 · Greenwich, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 13, 1973 · N100QT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN122.md): Beech 65-A90 · Portland, ME · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 13, 1973 · N791K · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA73FKJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKJ45.md): Beech A23-19 · Opelika, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 10, 1973 · N14BW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVG51.md): Cessna 150 · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 9, 1973 · N1439Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DRJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ27.md): Beech 35-C33 · Mineola, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 9, 1973 · N9027S · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC73FNE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FNE23.md): Cessna 172L · Plainville, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1973 · N7843G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG40.md): Cessna 150F · Conway, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1973 · N8218S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN121.md): Piper PA-28 · Martinsburg, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 7, 1973 · N7816W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73AM089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM089.md): Cessna 310G · College Park, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 7, 1973 · N891DP · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73DRJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRJ26.md): Piper J3C-85 · Glenmora, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 7, 1973 · N6529H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC73AN120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN120.md): Piper PA-28 · Falls Creek, PA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Mar 6, 1973 · N2082T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD73DIJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73DIJ21.md): Schweizer SGS233 · Huntington, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 6, 1973 · N7535 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK73X0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK73X0107.md): Beech 95-B55 · Barranquilla, Colombia · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 4, 1973 · N1692W · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ60.md): Amer Avco AA-5 · Marana, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 3, 1973 · N6062L · Substantial damage

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## 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=316

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