# NTSB investigations: CFM International CFM56 series, 1997

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 SEA98IA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98IA027.md): Boeing 737-522 · Eugene, OR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1997 · N918UA · No damage
  > A checklist procedure was not followed. The initiation of an evacuation was a factor.
- [NTSB MIA97IA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97IA237.md): Boeing 737-300 · Tampa, FL · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1997 · N602SW · Minor damage
  > in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB LAX97IA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA243.md): Boeing 737-522 · Ontario, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1997 · N956UA · No damage
  > a laser light source of undetermined origin directed toward the cockpit window of an aircraft in-flight by a person or persons unknown.
- [NTSB FTW97IA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA187.md): Boeing 737-524 · Corpus Christi, TX · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 11, 1997 · N16618 · No damage
  > The flightcrew's inadequate in-flight planning and decision, and their failure to refer to the navaids needed for the instrument approach procedure. A factor was the lack of a minimum safe altitude warning from approach control.
- [NTSB LAX97IA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97IA161.md): Boeing 737-500 · Rialto, CA · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1997 · N930UA · No damage
  > a laser light source of undetermined origin, directed by unknown person(s) toward the cockpit window of the aircraft, while the aircraft was on an approach to land.
- [NTSB SEA97IA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97IA071.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F · Portland, OR · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 12, 1997 · N830BX · No damage
  > improper installation of four attach bolts on the elevator drive torque tube.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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") = 1997
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('13802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=13802&year=1997

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