# Fatal NTSB investigations 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 305 of 617 · 30,846 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB CHI88FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA056.md): Cessna 150M · Norwalk, WI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1988 · N9458U · Destroyed > The pilot made several calls to the fss and obtained weather briefings for reported and forecast IFR conditions along his proposed route of flight. After departure from sparta, Wisconsin in weather described by witnesses to be below VMC, the aircraft impacted… - [NTSB ATL88DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG03.md): Davis RV-3 · Loxley, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 29, 1988 · N1387K · Destroyed > The pilot was making touch and go landings at a private airstrip. On the third takeoff witnesses said the aircraft climbed steeply and appeared to enter a hammerhead stall. The aircraft impacted the ground near the departure end of the runway. The… - [NTSB MIA88FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA094.md): Cessna 411 · Venice, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1988 · N235UV · Destroyed > Witnesses stated that the acft was climbing & just after takeoff, the left wing dropped, the acft then leveled off, climbed aprx 75 more feet. The acft then abruptly turned hard left & went straight in, striking a wall surrounding a swimming pool, burst into… - [NTSB NYC88FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA069.md): Cessna 182L · Waynesburg, PA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1988 · N3467R · Destroyed > Shortly after departure from runway 26, the aircraft engine failed. The aircraft banked to about 90 degrees, descended and impacted the ground. A flight instructor described the wind as very gusty and varying out of the south at approximately 10-20 knots. The… - [NTSB LAX88LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA093.md): Cessna TU206G · Kirkland, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1988 · N4884U · Destroyed > During a cross country flt, the acft struck power lines that were stretched across a canyon. The unmarked wires were aprx 500 ft AGL. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions. No explanation was given for the low flying. - [NTSB LAX88FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA094.md): Cessna 172 · Temple City, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 23, 1988 · N5113A · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Pilot of N63CA improper visual look-out. Contributing to this accident was the controller's failure to observe the faster moving airplane approaching the single engine Cessna from the rear. - [NTSB SEA88FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA039.md): Beech B23 · Hamer, ID · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1988 · CFWET · Destroyed > The two non instrument rated pilots (owner/pilot in command and second pilot) as well as a passenger departed medicine hat, alberta, Canada, on a pleasure flight to las vegas, Nevada. Upon arrival at great falls, Montana, both pilots were briefed on the… - [NTSB MKC88FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA042.md): Gulfstream 500B · Pierceville, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N611CA · Destroyed > The acft dptd garden city under extremely poor wx cond's. more than half way to dodge city, the PIC rptd eng pblms to Kansas city (ARTCC). Vectors were provided to the dodge city arpt, but the PIC did not maintain assigned hdgs. The acft headed back towards… - [NTSB DCA88MA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA017.md): Fairchild SA-227AC · Bayfield, CO · Accident · 9 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1988 · N68TC · Destroyed > The aircraft was operating as Continental express flight 2286. During the approach in IFR conditions, the aircraft went below the minimum descent altitude then struck the terrain at 7180 feet MSL. Exam of the aircraft did not disclose any pre-impact failures… - [NTSB MKC88FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA041.md): Piper PA-31T-620 · Hazelwood, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 1988 · N200RS · Destroyed > Proper glide path not maintained by p.I.c., decision height not identified by the p.I.c., missed approach not performed by the p.I.c. turning on lights in overcast. - [NTSB MKC88DPG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DPG01.md): Meyer VARI-EZE · Little Rock Afb, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 19, 1988 · N748BC · Destroyed > Pilot received a wx briefing and was told VFR was not recommended. The pilot did not file a flight plan and flew an aircraft not equipped for IFR into weather with 100-feet obscured ceiling and.3 mile visibility. The aircraft crashed into the ground at a… - [NTSB FTW88MA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88MA048.md): Hawker Siddeley 125-600A · Houston, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1988 · XAKUT · Destroyed > Bfr tkof, a plt of xa-kut was briefed that the Houston hobby (hou) wx was IFR with '... Indefinite ceiling zero sky obscured visibility's 1/16 of a mile and fog...' He was also adzd IFR conds were forecast until 0900 CST, gradually improving to marginal… - [NTSB CHI88FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA046.md): Piper PA-23-250 · Carbondale, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1988 · N40265 · Destroyed > Shortly after reporting the outer marker while executing an ILS runway 18 approach in actual instrument meteorological conditions, the aircraft deviated left of the localizer centerline. At a position approximately 1/2 mile outside the middle marker and about… - [NTSB ATL88FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA081.md): Piper PA-28R-200 · Barnardsville, NC · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 1988 · N55WP · Destroyed - [NTSB MKC88FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA040.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Creve Coeur, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1988 · N1727J · Destroyed > Witnesses stated that the aircraft suddenly started a vertical climb from a straight and level flight attitude. The airplane lost momentum while in the climb, then it nosed down and dove towards the ground. It exploded upon impact and was destroyed in the… - [NTSB LAX88FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA088.md): Cessna 182L · Newhall, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1988 · N42450 · Destroyed > Pilots decision to continue VFR flight after encountering instrument meteorological conditions. - [NTSB DEN88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA054.md): Gulfstream American AA-5A · Elbert, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1988 · N9937U · Destroyed > The acft collided with slightly rising terrain with the rt wing slightly down and the nose attitude level. Following the first contact, the acft skipped about 90 ft and the 2nd impact was in a more pronounced rt wing low and nose down attitude. The canopy was… - [NTSB LAX88FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA087.md): Cessna T210N · Lost Hills, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1988 · N7573N · Destroyed > On a dark night with light drizzle falling the pvt plt, who was not instrument rated, departed from an uncontrolled arpt for a x-c flt. The plt made a downwind departure, & his altitude on the x-wind leg was estimated by a passing truck driver at 200 ft AGL.… - [NTSB FTW88FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA051.md): Cessna 310 · Conroe, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1988 · N3022D · Destroyed > The newly certificated private pilot, who had 55.2 hours total flight experience, was on his initial solo flight in the Cessna 310 model. His flight logbook had been endorsed for solo flight in the aircraft on November 20, 1987. Witnesses observed a rather… - [NTSB ATL88FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA078.md): Cessna 150H · Cedartown, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1988 · N12NF · Substantial damage - [NTSB LAX88FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA085.md): Bell 47G-2A1 · San Diego, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 1988 · XBDGH · Destroyed > Pilots complacency in performing the preflight inspection. His failure to disconnect the two tie downs straps attached to the right side of the helicopter resulted the roll. - [NTSB SEA88LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA080.md): Cessna 180 · Hailey, ID · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1988 · N180W · Destroyed > This Cessna 180 was on a VFR flight from gooding, Idaho to Hailey, Idaho when it disappeared. The wreckage was later found in a steep canyon about 15 miles from the destination. No mechanical failures were found. Good VFR weather conditions existed at the… - [NTSB DEN88FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88FA050.md): Cessna T303 · Kiowa, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 1988 · N9565T · Destroyed > The plt obtained two wx briefings and filed an IFR flt plan to el paso, TX. He was not instrument rated. The acft departed apa at 1959 and disappeared from radar at 2010. The crash site was 11- 1/2 mi se of the Kiowa VORTAC and 36 mi se of apa. Radar showed a… - [NTSB CHI88FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA041.md): Fairchild SA226T · Pontiac, MI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1988 · N800AW · Destroyed > Acft was scheduled for an instructional flt. During the wx briefing, the CFI told the fss specialist that the flt would include eng-out practice. Witness statements indicate that the acft rolled sharply to the rt and nosed down after attaining about 100 ft of… - [NTSB LAX88LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA083.md): Burkhart Grob G109B · Tehachapi, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1988 · N109MD · Substantial damage > The pilot and his passenger used the motorglider's powerplant to takeoff and climb to a mountain ridge to soar. Upon reaching the ridge top the pilot shut off the powerplant and entered soaring flight. The passenger stated that the motorglider descended into… - [NTSB DCA88RA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88RA022.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Snaefellsnes, Iceland · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jan 9, 1988 · N9120B - [NTSB LAX88FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA082.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Napa, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1988 · N2938X · Destroyed > Pilot's inflight loss of control of the aircraft while maneuvering in IFR conditions after becoming disoriented while executing an instrument approach procedure. Factors in the accident were the pilots lack of recent instrument flight experience and the… - [NTSB FTW88MA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88MA047.md): Gates Learjet 36A · Monroe, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Jan 8, 1988 · N79SF · Destroyed > The crew was executing the ILS approach and had turned back inbound on the procedure turn to the outer marker when the co-pilot stated they were 5.9 DME in a calm voice with no indication of a problem. Impact with the ground occurred at about 5.9 DME,… - [NTSB CHI88FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FAMS1.md): Cessna 172N · Warsaw, IN · Accident · 4 fatal · Missing aircraft · Final report · Jan 8, 1988 · N4878G · Destroyed > Aircraft departed during the hours of darkness and was declared missing after failing to arrive at its stated destination. The proposed route of flight crossed a large body water and a local lakeshore resident reported hearing an airplane strike the water. No… - [NTSB MIA88FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA083.md): Piper PA-32R-300 · Pembroke Park, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1988 · N5327F · Destroyed > The non-instrument rated private pilot obtained a weather briefing that indicated the weather would be deteriorating to IMC, but he attempted a flight anyway. During the flight, he became disoriented and penetrated 2 control zones and then struck an antenna… - [NTSB CHI88FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA039.md): Cessna T210N · Bedford Park, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1988 · N4746C · Destroyed > Drg an arrival to chicago midway arpt on a cold night, the plt rprtd he was having trouble with a sticky throttle. Subsequently, he made an emergency transmission & said he was 'going in.' Witnesses saw the acft in a descent before it crashed. One witness… - [NTSB CHI88DEX01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEX01.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Salem, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 5, 1988 · N6487P · Destroyed > N6478P crashed during a forced landing near the Salem, IN, airport. The aircraft had experienced an engine failure due to failure of the number 5 connecting rod cap bolt. The aircraft struck a tree during the approach and crashed 100 yards north of the runway. - [NTSB FTW88FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA044.md): Cessna 414A · Midland, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1988 · N6576C · Destroyed > The aircraft collided with power lines and the ground shortly after takeoff during instrument conditions. The only evidence of a malfunction or failure which was found was the gyro for the pilot's attitude indicator which had no indication of rotation at… - [NTSB MIA88FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA081.md): Cessna 152 · Parkland, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1988 · N24480 · Destroyed > Acft was seen descending in a near vertical dive at a high rate of speed with no rotation along the roll axis. The acft crashed nose first into a newly planted corn field. Post crash examination of the acft structure, flight controls, and engine revealed no… - [NTSB ATL88FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA072.md): North American T-28C · Woodstock, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1988 · N9719G · Destroyed > A plt/witness rptd that the airplane first flew over the arpt to the North at about 500 ft AGL, and subsequently performed a wingover at the North end of the arpt. The airplane then made a high-speed pass over the rwy to the south, at about 50 ft AGL. Upon… - [NTSB ATL88FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA070.md): Cessna 152 · Ravenna, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1988 · N5364M · Substantial damage - [NTSB MKC88DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCQ01.md): Flagg Star Lite · Ft. Scott, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 1, 1988 · N87LF · Destroyed > The failure of the main spars at the attachment points inside the fuselage. - [NTSB NYC88FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA062.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Burlington, VT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1987 · N2243J · Destroyed > Drg flt fm wilmington, de to rutland, VT, the plt diverted to binghamton after recg the albany wx & learning rutland wx was not available. After lndg, he told fss psnl he phoned rutland & was told the wx was good. He got 2 wx briefings bfr contg the flt & was… - [NTSB SEA88FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA034.md): Cessna 182J · Molalla, OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 1987 · N2758F · Destroyed > The recently certificated, non-instrument rated, pvt plt flew into the an area of low ceilings, low vis, rain & snw w/o filing a flt plan. No record of a wx briefing was fnd. A surviving pax rprtd that drg flt, the plt flew into clds that were initially… - [NTSB SEA88LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA033.md): Cessna 182C · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1987 · N8819T · Destroyed > The aircraft bounced on landing touchdown, swerved off the side of the runway and impacted a concrete culvert in a drainage ditch. Witnesses observed the acft bounce and stated that no application of power for recovery was heard nor any apparent attempt to… - [NTSB DCA88RA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88RA019.md): Cessna 402 · St. Barthelemy, WN · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Dec 27, 1987 · N8209Q - [NTSB BFO88FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA011.md): Champion 7ECA · Keymar, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1987 · N11089 · Destroyed > Witnesses heard and observed the aircraft takeoff, bank to the left, and nose down into the adjoining dirt field with no change in engine sound. Exam of the wreckage revealed that an elevator cable had separated at a point where grounding strap was found to… - [NTSB ATL88FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA068.md): Piper PA-28RT-201 · Rutherfordton, NC · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1987 · N2869C · Destroyed > The pilot was cleared for the adf approach. The aircraft was last observed on radar about one mile inside the rbn. The aircraft was located on December 27 about 4 NM NE of the airport. The aircraft impacted the trees at about the 2270-foot level of carson Mt.… - [NTSB MIA88FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA071.md): Cessna 150H · Destin, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1987 · N7005S · Destroyed > Witnesses stated that they observed the acft flying in the fog in a southeasterly direction and turn hard right just before it struck the 19th floor of a condominium. The fog according to residents of the bldg was so thick that the ground could not be seen… - [NTSB LAX88FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA075.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Maunaloa, HI · Accident · 8 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1987 · N712AN · Destroyed > The flight was to be flown across a 22 mile channel between islands on an overcast night with no moon and no ground reference lights. The aircraft disappeared from radar and, after extensive searches, could not be found. A three dimensional flight track was… - [NTSB LAX88DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUM02.md): Bede BD-5 · Chula Vista, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Dec 24, 1987 · N29DT · Destroyed - [NTSB ATL88FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA067.md): Beech B23 · Crossville, TN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1987 · N6571R · Destroyed > N6571R crashed into trees near the VOR on top on hinch mtn at about 3000 feet MSL. Trees at the crash site indicated wings level with a descent angle of about 10 degrees. Weather in the area was IMC, characterized by low ceilings (lower than the mtn top… - [NTSB MKC88FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA032.md): Cessna 402C · Chadron, NE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1987 · N105GP · Destroyed > The acft was on a flt to Chadron via Chadron VOR. Abt 30 mi sse of the VOR, the plt reqd & was clrd to fly drct to ackmeiaf for an NDB rwy 2 apch. The acft contd twd the VOR which was in the same general drctn, but 11.9 mi south of ackme. The NDB was at the… - [NTSB DCA88MA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA88MA011.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Kenai, AK · Accident · 6 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Dec 23, 1987 · N496SC · Destroyed > The pilot had just departed the runway when he reported to the flight service station that he had engine problems. The aircraft was observed by witnesses to be about 300 ft on a descending downwind. The pilot stated that he was circling for runway one.… - [NTSB NYC88LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA059.md): Cessna 170A · Sandwich, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 1987 · N5571C · Destroyed > The Cessna 170A was on an aerial photography flt. Witnesses rprtd the acft was flying slow at about 200 ft AGL when it began to settle. The witnesses then heard an increase in eng power & saw the acft pitch up. Subsequently, it 'fell off on a wing,' crashed… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?fatal=1&page=306 ## 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 c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&page=305 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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