# 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 SEA66A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0031.md): Hiller UH-12B · Federal Way, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1965 · N7212H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0055.md): Beechcraft M35 · Red Oak, GA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Nov 11, 1965 · N9742R · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA66A0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA66A0004.md): Boeing B-727 · Salt Lke Cty, UT · Accident · 43 fatal · Closed · Nov 11, 1965 · N7030U · Destroyed
- [NTSB ANC66D0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0066.md): Taylorcraft BC12D · North Pole, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 10, 1965 · N95634 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0053.md): Douglas DC-3 · Coraopolis, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 9, 1965 · N52 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC66F0304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0304.md): Luscombe 8C · Wellington, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 8, 1965 · N28617 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA66A0003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA66A0003.md): Boeing B-727 · Constance, KY · Accident · 58 fatal · Closed · Nov 8, 1965 · N1996 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66D0339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0339.md): Cessna 150 · Croton, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 7, 1965 · N2562J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0396.md): Cessna 172 · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 7, 1965 · N5681T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0370.md): Piper PA-22 · Greenwich, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 6, 1965 · N5752Z · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX66D0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0149.md): Cessna 182 · Furnace Creek, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 4, 1965 · N2382G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0430.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 1, 1965 · N7227T · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66F0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0155.md): Piper PA18A · Homedale, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 31, 1965 · N7195D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66F0118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0118.md): Cessna 175 · Redding, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 31, 1965 · N9229B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0309.md): Piper PA-22 · Northampton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 31, 1965 · N830MD · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0291.md): Piper PA-22 · Trenton, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 31, 1965 · N5335Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX66A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66A0038.md): Luscombe 8A · Pacoima, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 31, 1965 · N1069K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0407.md): Schweizer SGS126 · Ramsey, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 31, 1965 · N8633R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0358.md): Champion 7DC · White Bea, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 30, 1965 · N6403V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0286.md): Piper PA-24 · Lincoln, NE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 30, 1965 · N7148P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0312.md): Piper J-3 · Louisville, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 30, 1965 · N42853 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK66X0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK66X0106.md): Curtis C-46 · Pouso Aleg, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 29, 1965 · N75296 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC66F0319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0319.md): Globe GC-1B · Salina, KS · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 29, 1965 · N93072 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0295.md): Cessna 205 · Hendersonville, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 29, 1965 · N8203Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0371.md): Piper PA-28 · Cotton Plant, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 29, 1965 · N9023W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0327.md): Cessna 170B · Pierre, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 24, 1965 · N2484D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0043.md): Beech 35 · Reed, KY · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Oct 24, 1965 · N443B · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC66D0290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0290.md): Cessna 172 · Reed Springs, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1965 · N7286T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0149.md): Piper PA-22 · Fountain, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1965 · N8541D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0437.md): Cessna 182A · Effingham, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1965 · N3833D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0387.md): Mooney M20A · Marion, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1965 · N1081B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA66A0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66A0045.md): Cessna 205 · St Simons Isle, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 22, 1965 · N4819U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW66D0369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0369.md): Cessna 140 · Merkel, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 21, 1965 · N2851N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0367.md): Piper PA-22 · Vineland, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1965 · N9586D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66A0029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0029.md): Beechcraft B35 · Blanding, UT · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 19, 1965 · N5238C · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66F0380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0380.md): Piper PA-16 · Blissfield, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1965 · N5900H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66I0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66I0049.md): Douglas DC-6 · Boston, MA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 17, 1965 · N90748 · No damage
- [NTSB MIA66F0319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0319.md): Piper PA-28 · Chamblee, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 17, 1965 · N6209W · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66D0416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0416.md): Cessna 170A · Hebron, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 17, 1965 · N1781D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA66A0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0026.md): Stinson V-77 · Boise, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 16, 1965 · N60361 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA66F0261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0261.md): Beechcraft D35 · Gastonia, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1965 · N2845V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0129.md): Piper PA-23 · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 16, 1965 · N3163P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0330.md): Mooney M20C · Arlington, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1965 · N6718U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN66F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0125.md): Cessna 182C · Laramie, WY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 15, 1965 · N8554T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK66A0017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66A0017.md): Beech 95-B55 · Salinas, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 13, 1965 · N334SP · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66F0353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0353.md): Maule M-4 · Columbus, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1965 · N4615T · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA66A0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66A0025.md): Cessna 172 · Puyallup, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 10, 1965 · N5724A · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC66D0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0281.md): Piper PA-22 · Stevensville, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1965 · N1425C · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0047.md): Stinson SR-7 · New Haven, CT · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Oct 10, 1965 · N16113 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI66F0360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0360.md): Cessna 172F · Chicago, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 10, 1965 · N8540U · Destroyed

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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=401

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