# 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 MIA72FKG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKG93.md): Cessna 150 · Lithonia, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 25, 1972 · N5720G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FRG74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG74.md): Beech K35 · Port Aransas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 25, 1972 · N5130X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72FAH07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72FAH07.md): Champion 7GCBC · Ekwok, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 24, 1972 · N1651G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FGM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FGM44.md): Luscombe 8E · Titusville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 23, 1972 · N1423B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72AM113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM113.md): Aero Comdr 500-B · College Park, GA · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Apr 22, 1972 · N6319U · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKW24.md): Cessna 150L · Hixson, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 21, 1972 · N1785Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK72X0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK72X0108.md): Cessna 172 · Ptd.Bight, Jamaica · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1972 · N8065B · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72FEE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEE72.md): Cassutt 11M · Naperville, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 18, 1972 · N55MS · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FKT69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT69.md): Piper PA-28 · W.Hollywood, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 17, 1972 · N2098R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72AF069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF069.md): Piper PA-28 · Dallas, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 17, 1972 · N1512J · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72DEI36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI36.md): Cessna 172 · Toledo, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 17, 1972 · N4292L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FKM32.md): Piper PA-12 · Rockingham, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 15, 1972 · N92792 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72DUQ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUQ78.md): Cessna 172 · Inyokern, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1972 · N1484Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DRJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRJ23.md): Cessna 150J · Longview, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1972 · N61285 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC083.md): Short Bros SC-7-3 · Lacrosse, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 14, 1972 · N725R · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA72AS045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72AS045.md): Cessna 182A · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Apr 11, 1972 · N4068D · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FLA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA39.md): Cessna 140 · Milton, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 10, 1972 · N72699 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DVG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG49.md): Piper PA-28 · Dunsmuir, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1972 · N9374J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72AM107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM107.md): Piper PA-32 · Fort Payne, AL · Accident · 7 fatal · Closed · Apr 9, 1972 · N3953W · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72FEM60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM60.md): Piper PA-23 · Escanaba, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1972 · N1351P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DFT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFT09.md): Schleicher AS-K14 · Fayetteville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1972 · N2316 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FRA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRA46.md): Cessna 177 · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1972 · N30443 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEM57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM57.md): Cessna 337 · Sault S.Mari, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1972 · CF-SLZ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC079.md): Cessna 172 · Lowell, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 8, 1972 · N5936A · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72DRG76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG76.md): Cessna 210T · Mexicali, Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1972 · N882MM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEM58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM58.md): Piper PA-24 · Battle Creek, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 6, 1972 · N8562P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DPM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPM26.md): Bell 47G · Wynona, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 5, 1972 · N993B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC37.md): Navion A · Taylor, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1972 · N8565H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUQ74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUQ74.md): Cessna 150 · Goleta, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 1, 1972 · N6542G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FKQ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKQ33.md): Gillam Star SA300 · Picayune, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 31, 1972 · N2462 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72AM104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM104.md): Cessna 320E · Charleston, SC · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Mar 31, 1972 · N3421Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72FEC33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC33.md): Beech D35 · Pontiac, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1972 · N2097D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC077.md): Piper PA-30 · Vandalia, IL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 29, 1972 · N8543Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72AM101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM101.md): Swearingen SA26AT · Nashville, TN · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Mar 28, 1972 · N4111X · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72FLA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA35.md): Piper PA-22 · Blountstown, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 27, 1972 · N2836Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DPD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD33.md): Beech 23 · Evant, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 27, 1972 · N2374L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FVW26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVW26.md): Mooney M20F · Boulder City, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 26, 1972 · N9486V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FVG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVG46.md): Navion A · Jackson, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 26, 1972 · N4551K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72DVG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG47.md): Piper PA-28 · Lower Lake, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 26, 1972 · N7667W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DFJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DFJ32.md): Piper PA-22 · East Amherst, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 26, 1972 · N7341D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72AN117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN117.md): Beech D95A · Portsmouth, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1972 · N8954M · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72DLG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG32.md): Cessna 140 · Laurens, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1972 · N81081 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUG62.md): Cessna 150 · Riverside, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1972 · N2962S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN72DTC22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTC22.md): Piper PA-28R · Gillette, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1972 · N2120T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FLQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ32.md): Mong Sport MS-2 · Elizabethtown, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1972 · N2376 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72FUJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ88.md): Bell 47G3B1 · Gila Bend, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 24, 1972 · N1333X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA36.md): Cessna 150 · Greencastle, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 24, 1972 · N4140U · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72DVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DVG45.md): Cessna 150 · Paradise, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 23, 1972 · N4053J · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72DJY18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY18.md): Pilatus PC6-H2 · Song Lai, Laos · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 21, 1972 · N391R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72AK056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK056.md): Beech V35 · Worthington, MN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Mar 21, 1972 · N9407S · Destroyed

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500/cases.md?page=327

## 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=326

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