# NTSB investigations, 1978: 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.

Page 1 of 27 · 1,325 cases

## Latest cases

- [NTSB OAK79DVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG09.md): Cessna 150 · Grass Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1978 · N9124U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA022.md): Piper PA-28R · Grissom Afb, IN · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 30, 1978 · N3712T · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK79DXQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DXQ09.md): Cessna 210 · Mammoth Lakes, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 29, 1978 · N777GB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFJ07.md): Piper PA-28 · Rochester, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 29, 1978 · N55112 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA035.md): Bell BH212 · Galveston, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 29, 1978 · N49591 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP20.md): Cessna 207 · Lyndon Station, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 29, 1978 · N1688U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FGM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM13.md): Grum Amer AA-5A · Somerset, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N26078 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FFA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA06.md): Cessna 172 · Albany, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N3891S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DHD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DHD07.md): Cessna 172N · Robbinsville, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N73749 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79DFJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DFJ08.md): Piper PA-23 · Weedsport, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N6929Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD07.md): Cessna 310Q · Waverly, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N728SC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FKA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKA03.md): Cessna A185F · Aguadilla, PR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N9373H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DPG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG13.md): Grumman AA1-C · Strong, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N9633U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP17.md): Piper PA-24 · Eau Claire, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N6175P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEE24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE24.md): Schuster WAS2 · Ottawa, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1978 · N9120 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FTI05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI05.md): Bell 214B-1 · Darby, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1978 · N224RM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD27.md): Beech 95-B55 · Arcadia, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1978 · N5716V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ40.md): Cessna 150 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1978 · N4816X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DLG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLG16.md): Cessna 152 · Ridgeland, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1978 · N757DT · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FQA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA11.md): Beech D95A · Roswell, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1978 · N5740K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET10.md): Beech C45H · La Porte, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1978 · N9807Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEE22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE22.md): Cessna 150 · Naperville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1978 · N1294Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRA06.md): Champion 7FC · Rosharon, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 25, 1978 · N124BA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEC08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC08.md): Piper PA-28R · Napoleon, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 25, 1978 · N33867 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FER15.md): Beech F33A · Two Harbor, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 24, 1978 · N9086S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DLA1Z](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA1Z.md): Beech 58 · Cross Cty, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 24, 1978 · N9408Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79FVW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVW04.md): Cessna 320B · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N9822L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE03.md): Cessna 150 · Gardner, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N22785 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA09.md): Grumman AA-5B · Tewksbury, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N28941 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DLD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD25.md): Cessna 182 · Brandon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N8861T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DKT25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT25.md): Cessna 152 · Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N24287 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD79FIA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA05.md): Cessna 172 · Manassas, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N1628E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79DKT24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKT24.md): Cessna 185 · Key West, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1978 · N2673Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG12.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Little Rock, AR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1978 · N7382V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE19.md): Beech D-50 · S.Barrington, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1978 · N150V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ27.md): Piper PA-18 · Pinon, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 21, 1978 · N2883Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE11.md): Cessna 150 · Ft.Collins, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 21, 1978 · N9489U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK79DVG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG08.md): Cessna T210L · Yuba City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 20, 1978 · N2118S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79FUJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ26.md): Curtis-Wrt D-4000 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 20, 1978 · N8708 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM05.md): Cessna 182 · Duchesne, UT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 20, 1978 · N735QM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTE13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTE13.md): Beech 35 · Greeley, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 20, 1978 · N3512B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD29.md): Beech C35 · Brooksville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1978 · N45X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DQG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DQG11.md): Cessna 150 · Ackerly, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1978 · N5573G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE25.md): Piper PA-38 · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1978 · N2560A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79OKT21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79OKT21.md): Piper PA-32R · Prvdenciales, Burkina Faso · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 18, 1978 · N38966 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79DKJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ17.md): Beech 23 · Montgomery, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 18, 1978 · N2219L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA020.md): Dehavilland 114-2X · Cleveland, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 18, 1978 · N3FB · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYP05.md): Maule M4220C · Coeur D'Alene, ID · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1978 · N40314 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FQA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA12.md): Piper PA-24 · Roswell, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1978 · N8311P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE21.md): Cessna 150 · Mendota, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1978 · N23JR · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550/cases.md?year=1978&page=2

## 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") = 1978
  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?year=1978

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.