# NTSB investigations: Cessna 185, 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 ANC88FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA012.md): Cessna 185 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 1987 · N9946X · Substantial damage
  > The relatively inexperienced seaplane pilot-in-command made one go around when he experienced difficulty in identifying the surface of the glassy water. On the second landing attempt he flew the airplane into the water at a negative angle of attack. The…
- [NTSB ANC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA157.md): Cessna 185 · Little Delta Rv, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1987 · N9914X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that approximately 1000 feet after commencing the take off the airplane climbed to just above tree top level and then began to settle into the trees. The pilot also stated he believes the airplane stalled.
- [NTSB FTW87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA201.md): Cessna 185 · San Marcos, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 16, 1987 · N9930X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that he landed long and downwind on his private strip. In an attempt to stop he applied heavy braking and at the end of the strip the aircraft nosed over and came to rest on a fence.

## 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 ('2072802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072802&year=1987

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