# 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 MKC67D0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0144.md): Republic RC-3 · Warrensburg, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1966 · N6438K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0035.md): Luscombe 8A · Montello, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 2, 1966 · N71350 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA67D0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0055.md): Cessna 172 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1966 · N3733L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0002.md): Beech C35 · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · 5 fatal · Closed · Jul 1, 1966 · N5893C · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN67D0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0022.md): Piper PA-18 · Byers, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1966 · N4137Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0101.md): Beech 35-C33 · Joliet, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1966 · N5923S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC67D0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67D0007.md): Cessna 172 · Delta Junctn, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 1, 1966 · N18984 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA66A0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0072.md): Bell 47G3B1 · Livingston, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1966 · N73916 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC67F0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0017.md): Cessna 140 · Fitchburg, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1966 · N4194N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0079.md): Cougar O-P · St Charles, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1966 · N4776T · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC67F0075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0075.md): Cessna 210 · Gardner, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 29, 1966 · N9635T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0628](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0628.md): Cessna 172 · Bakersville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 29, 1966 · N7234T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0210.md): Cessna 170 · Canton, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 29, 1966 · N9404A · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC67F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0025.md): Beech A23 · Lake Elmo, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1966 · N5764V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0136.md): Erco 415C · Blairsville, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1966 · N3823H · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK66A0060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0060.md): Stinson 108-1 · Samoa, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jun 27, 1966 · N9225K · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA67F0052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0052.md): Cessna 150 · Leavenworth, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1966 · N8801S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0079.md): Ercoupe 415-CD · Madras, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1966 · N3555H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0158.md): Beech S35 · Hyannis, MA · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · Jun 26, 1966 · N8838M · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC67F0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0035.md): Ryan ST-3KR · Dundas, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1966 · N49049 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0092.md): Cessna 140 · Kirkville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1966 · N76387 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0064.md): Mooney M20E · Saint Paris, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 26, 1966 · N5841Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0051.md): Schweizer SGS126 · Adrian, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 25, 1966 · N3823A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0028.md): Piper PA-28 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1966 · N6438R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0080.md): Cessna 172 · Richland Cntr, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 24, 1966 · N6202E · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK67D0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0025.md): Beech D18S · San Jose, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1966 · N8188H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0019.md): Beech A35 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 22, 1966 · N8461A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0211.md): Cessna 150 · Northbrook, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 22, 1966 · N8022S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67F0036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0036.md): Piper PA-12 · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N4222M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0002-171300.md): Forney F1A · Mt Pleasant, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N3022G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0039.md): Piper PA22 · Austin, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N4329A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC66A0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66A0049.md): Hiller UH12EL · Dillingham, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N9786C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0592](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0592.md): Grumman G164A · Exingtom, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 20, 1966 · N671U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0631](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0631.md): Cessna 150 · Humacao, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 20, 1966 · N4108U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0007.md): Piper PA28 · Felton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1966 · N6204W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0121.md): Luscombe 8A · Mukwonago, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1966 · N71157 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0022.md): Cessna 172C · Petaluma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 18, 1966 · N7966U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0004.md): Cessna 170 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 16, 1966 · N5410C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0059.md): Fairchild KR-21 · Auburn, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 16, 1966 · N235V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0022.md): Piper PA-28 · Robbinsdale, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 15, 1966 · N7516W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0014.md): Cessna 150 · Port Aransas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1966 · N8696S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0784](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0784.md): Cessna 120 · Delaware, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1966 · N2985N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA67D0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0048.md): Cessna 150 · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1966 · N7807F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67F0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0026.md): Piper PA-22 · Sonoma, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1966 · N5536Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67D0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0007-171284.md): Piper PA22 · Tullahoma, TN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1966 · N4918Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67D0014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0014.md): Cessna 182A · Dutch John, UT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1966 · N5109D · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW66D0705](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0705.md): Bellanca 14-19 · Shallowater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 9, 1966 · N8875R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0018.md): Champion 7EC · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 8, 1966 · N9584S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66D0614](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0614.md): Cessna 150 · Thomaston, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1966 · N6033T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0011.md): Piper PA-12 · Salem, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1966 · N3687N · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500/cases.md?page=395

## 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=394

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