# NTSB investigations, 1966, ND: Landing

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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB MKC67D0385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0385.md): Piper PA-18 · Kempton, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1966 · N9469D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0344.md): Cessna 150 · Cleveland, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1966 · N5912E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0299.md): Beech J35 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 19, 1966 · N636T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0266.md): Piper PA22 · Lisbon, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 26, 1966 · N2306P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0224.md): Piper PA-22 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1966 · N3625A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0203.md): Ercoupe 415-C · Langdon, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 8, 1966 · N93364 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0161.md): Cessna 195 · Dunseith, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 4, 1966 · N1562D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0125.md): Cessna 172 · Rock Lake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1966 · N7423A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0106.md): Piper PA-28 · Bottineau, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1966 · N6488R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0126.md): Funk F-23B · Devils Lake, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1966 · N1132Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0040.md): Beech S35 · Wahpeton, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1966 · N198Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0096.md): Piper PA-11 · Adams, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1966 · N5023H · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC67F0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0011.md): Piper PA-18A · Elgin, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N8995D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0010.md): Piper PA-25 · Jamestown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1966 · N7356Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0046.md): Piper J3C-65 · Regent, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1966 · N42277 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67F0034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0034.md): Piper J3C · New England, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1966 · N37916 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0189.md): Piper PA-25 · Rhame, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 18, 1966 · N6203Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0039.md): Piper J3C-65 · Mercer, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 13, 1966 · N30948 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0588](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0588.md): Navion A · Minot, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1966 · N4312K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0561](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0561.md): Piper PA-22 · Northwood, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1966 · N8024D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0462.md): Piper PA-28 · Cooperstown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 2, 1966 · N5147W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0417.md): Piper PA-11 · Rugby, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 1, 1966 · N87986 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0400.md): Piper PA-30 · Minot, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 28, 1966 · N7610Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66D0403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0403.md): Piper PA-18A · Jamestown, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 24, 1966 · N1574P · Substantial damage

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1966
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 550)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550/cases?state=ND&year=1966

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