# NTSB investigations, NJ: Uncontrolled descent

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 NYC08LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA224.md): Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-29 Delfin · Millville, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2008 · N29DJ · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a clogged fuel filter that was not identified due to the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
- [NTSB NYC04CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA074.md): Danbrook Corbin Jr Ace · Pittsgrove, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 13, 2004 · N823DP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC01LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA191.md): Mooney M20J · East Greenwich, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 2001 · N246JC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's premature liftoff which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB NYC88FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA032.md): Beech F-33A · Forked River, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1987 · N333JL · Destroyed
  > The pilot and passenger departed white plains, new york on a VFR flight to kill devil hills, north carolina. Search efforts were initiated when the aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. A witness in a hunting camp near the crashsite saw the aircraft…
- [NTSB NYC81FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA047.md): Cessna 177B · Forked River, NJ · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · May 10, 1981 · N16083 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA029.md): Mooney M20F · Montgomery Twp, NJ · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Feb 22, 1981 · N1919T · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC79FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA033.md): Piper PA-28 · Allaire, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 1, 1979 · N4897T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FHM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM01.md): Hughes 369D · Monmouth, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 27, 1977 · N8605F · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC77FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA071.md): Piper PA-28 · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 9, 1977 · N4257Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC76AN045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76AN045.md): Piper PA-23 · Whitehouse Sta, NJ · Accident · 6 fatal · Closed · Oct 25, 1975 · N54005 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC72AN036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN036.md): Piper PA-28 · Princeton, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 6, 1971 · N5923U · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC72AN035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN035.md): Piper PA-24 · Quakertown, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 6, 1971 · N6123P · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC68A0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0125.md): Cessna 172 · Berlin, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 2, 1968 · N7372T · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC68A0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0094.md): Piper PA-28 · Mendham, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 31, 1968 · N4826L · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC68A0005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0005.md): Brantly B-2 · Medford, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1967 · N5976X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68F0035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0035.md): Piper PA-23 · W.Milford, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1967 · N6354Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC67F0251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0251.md): Aeronca 7GCA · Warwick, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 24, 1966 · N11088 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0153.md): Bell 47G-2A · Cranbury, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1966 · N8458E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66A0008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0008.md): Piper PA-23 · Jersey City, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 15, 1965 · N4536P · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC65A0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65A0078.md): Beechcraft M35 · Millville, NJ · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Nov 25, 1964 · N939Y · Destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X2456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2456.md): Cessna 182 · Oceanport, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 23, 1964 · N4043D · Destroyed

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 650)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650/cases?state=NJ

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