# NTSB investigations: Cessna 182, 1987

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 LAX88WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88WA068.md): Cessna 182 · Punta Pescadero, Mexico · Accident · Minor injuries · Foreign investigation · Nov 26, 1987 · N313DF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA170.md): Cessna 182 · Boulder City, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1987 · N5549B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was attempting to land the aircraft with a 15 knot tailwind gusting to 20 knots. The density altitude was over 6,000 feet and the runway was an uphill runway with rising terrain ahead. The pilot stated that he decided to go-around but that shortly…
- [NTSB NYC87LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA148.md): Cessna 182 · Honeoye Falls, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 16, 1987 · N6298A · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed on a 1695 ft turf runway with dew covered grass that was aprx 3 inches tall. After touchdown, the plt applied brakes, but the acft skidded about 1000 ft, went off the dep end of the rwy & collided with a trailer. The trailer was moved…
- [NTSB FTW87LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA104.md): Cessna 182 · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1987 · N34S · Substantial damage
  > During a touch and go landing on a sod strip the nose gear collapsed. The strut assembly part number 0594300-5 failed for an undetermined reason and the aircraft nosed over to the inverted position.
- [NTSB ATL87LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA079.md): Cessna 182 · Waycross, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1987 · N3871D · Destroyed
  > During a normal approach to a sod strip, the pilot reported that the gusty wind condition ceased and the acft stalled to the ground short of the intended landing area. The pilot was not able to recover from the sinking condition. The impact caused substantial…
- [NTSB ANC87LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA034.md): Cessna 182 · Paxson, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1987 · N5312B · Substantial damage
  > The pvt plt took off at night and flew into instrument conditions. He had failed to unlock the direction gyro until the acft entered the clouds. The acft crashed 32 miles from the departure point due to fuel exhaustion. Automotive fuel was being used in the…

## 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") = 1987
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072702'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072702&year=1987

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