# NTSB investigations: Smith AEROSTAR 600, NJ

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 NYC89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA058.md): Piper PA-60 · Somerville, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1988 · N90393 · Destroyed
  > Improper inflight decisions while approaching the airport on final approach with defective magnetos. The right fuel selector was placed in the closed position, the pilot attempted a go around, raised the landing gear and flaps, failed to maintain VMC, and…
- [NTSB NYC82FHD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FHD06.md): Ted Smith Aerostar 600 · Toms River, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 3, 1982 · N9759Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during a VOR approach, he broke out at 600 ft and got the runway in sight. He reported that the visibility dropped frequently, but he was able to keep the runway in sight until he was about 200 yards from the runway. He stated that the…
- [NTSB NYC79DA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA054.md): Ted Smith TS-600 · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1979 · N500TS · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('8360602'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=8360602&state=NJ

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