# NTSB investigations: Smith AEROSTAR 600, 1982

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 LAX82FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA161.md): Smith Aerostar 600 · Burbank, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 8, 1982 · N8007J · Destroyed
  > The aircraft departed into IFR conditions with a non-instrument rated pilot in the left front seat and his wife, an instrument rated pilot, in the right front seat. After the pilot reported climbing through 2800 ft MSL, the radar controller observed that the…
- [NTSB CHI82DA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA077.md): Smith Aerostar 600 · Elyria, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 4, 1982 · N9530Q · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff on an icy runway, the pilot lost directional control after rolling a few hundred feet. He reported that the plane was sliding left and was below VMC, so he retarded the throttles. The plane struck a snowbank beside the runway and was…
- [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…

## 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") = 1982
  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&year=1982

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