# NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), 1996

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 SEA97IA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97IA040.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Seattle, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 21, 1996 · N941AS · Minor damage
  > The failure of the left wing walker to verify the clearance between the left wing and the fuel truck during taxi, and his delay in signaling the lead marshaller to alert the pilot to stop the aircraft prior to impact. Factors contributing to the incident…
- [NTSB ANC97IA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97IA011.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Anchorage, AK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 1996 · N954AS · Minor damage
  > The ground crew's failure to maintain communication with the flight crew while loading cargo after pushback and engine start, and the ground and flightcrew's failure to follow the procedure outlined in their manuals concerning use of marshallers during…
- [NTSB FTW97IA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97IA045.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Dfw Airport, TX · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1996 · N3507A · Minor damage
  > The failure of the low pressure turbine shaft. A factor was the coke build up on the low pressure turbine shaft.
- [NTSB NYC97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA009.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Jamaica, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1996 · N244AA · Minor damage
  > Failure of the nose landing gear upper lock link.
- [NTSB FTW96IA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA237.md): McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) · Albuquerque, NM · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1996 · N224AA · Minor damage
  > the flightcrew's inadvertent encounter with windshear at low altitude. Factors were: variable winds, high density altitude, and the FAA's inadequate location/height of the LLWAS sensor.
- [NTSB FTW96IA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96IA235.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Childress, TX · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1996 · N493AA · No damage
  > The aircraft's encounter with unforcasted and unreported severe turbulence.

## 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") = 1996
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3022082'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3022082&year=1996

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