# NTSB investigations: Cessna 180K, 1986

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 LAX87LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA352.md): Cessna 180K · Lakeport, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1986 · N66039 · Destroyed
  > The plt & his daughter were believed to have depd his pvt airstrip on 11/22/86 or 11/23/86. They were rprtd missing on 11/24/86 & a search was begun, but the acft was not fnd until 8/19/88, when the wreckage was discovered by hunters. The crash site was…
- [NTSB SEA87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA013.md): Cessna 180K · Burlington, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 22, 1986 · N64212 · Substantial damage
  > Plt was taking off in fog from wet grass strip. Acft swerved left, plt unable to arrest with opposite rudder and brake, collided with fence. Abort not attempted.
- [NTSB DEN86LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA172.md): Cessna 180K · Ronan, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1986 · N61999 · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, during the takeoff ground run, his seat slid to the full aft position. The plt stated he lost control & the acft ground looped.
- [NTSB FTW86LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA101.md): Cessna 180K · Timbalier, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1986 · N20379 · Substantial damage
  > During the ground run portion of a water take-off from a canal, the pilot encountered a strong gust of wind to the right of the aircraft nose. The pilot lost control of the aircraft and collided with an oil rig. The pilot failed to compensate for the…
- [NTSB SEA86LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA097.md): Cessna 180K · Emigrant Pass, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1986 · N644FM · Substantial damage
  > The plt was informed during a wx briefing that VFR flt was not recommended. The plt elected to takeoff regardless and encountered low ceilings and visibilities. While looking for an area of a highway to land the acft, pwr lines were contacted with the top of…
- [NTSB DEN86FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FA071.md): Cessna 180 · Kalispell, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1986 · N2874K · Destroyed
  > The plt received a wx briefing and filed an IFR flt plan to Boeing field, seattle, WA. He departed Kalispell, MT, at 1135 MST. When the plt arrived in the spokane area, he obtained wx reports for seattle and decided to turn around and return to Kalispell. Wx…

## 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") = 1986
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072624'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072624&year=1986

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