# NTSB investigations, 1987: Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid

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 CHI88LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA004.md): Cessna 150H · Elroy, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1987 · N50124 · Substantial damage
  > Upon attempting his tenth touch and go the student pilot noticed, prior to touchdown, that the aircraft was to the right of the runway. In an attempt to realign himself with the runway the pilot stated he 'lowered' the left wing. The left wing then struck the…
- [NTSB MIA87LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA221.md): Lake LA-4-200 · St.Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1987 · N2878P · Substantial damage
  > During the water takeoff run the plt's forward visibility was momentarily lost as he rotated the acft onto the step. When visibility was regained he realized that the acft was headed towards the shoreline & turned to avoid it during which the rt wing tip was…
- [NTSB MKC87LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA129.md): Cessna 180 · Bull Shoals, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1987 · N9161C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated the winds were four to five mph from the sw as he departed and he could see thunderstorms four or five miles to the west. He overflew his destination when he saw large waves on the water. He landed in a smooth-water cove and was taxiing…
- [NTSB FTW87LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA125.md): Quickie Q2 · Sherman, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 25, 1987 · N85Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that during the takeoff run the left side of the aircraft appeared to be developing more lift than the right. The right wing tip dragged, causing the aircraft to veer to the right side into the mud where it flipped inverted before stopping.…
- [NTSB MKC87LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA089.md): Cessna 172E · Moorhead, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 1987 · N3777S · Substantial damage
  > According to FAA statements, the pilot was attempting a takeoff from a taxiway when a wing dipped. The pilot then lost control as the wing dragged, causing the aircraft to ground loop/swerve onto the terrain. The nose gear tire blew during the swerve and the…
- [NTSB FTW87LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA048.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Alpine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 24, 1987 · N2592C · Substantial damage
  > Student pilot on solo flight attempted takeoff in strong gusty winds and dragged left wing tip on runway. Pilot leveled wings and attempted to land aircraft but departed left side of runway and collided with ditch.
- [NTSB LAX87LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA078.md): Champion 7EC · Oakland, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 9, 1987 · N7515E · Substantial damage
  > A Champion 7EC went out of control during the takeoff initial climb. The aircraft dragged a wing during takeoff ground run. The pilot was observed looking back towards the runway during the initial climb. The aircraft stalled and descended uncontrolled to 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 160)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=160&year=1987

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