# NTSB investigations: In flight collision with object

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB MIA00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA063.md): Cessna 550 · Homestead, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2000 · N752CC · Substantial damage
  > An inadvertent in-flight collision with a bird in cruise flight resulting in substantial damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI00LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA051.md): Luscombe 8A · Orleans, NE · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1999 · N1363K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the power line. The power line was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC00FA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA057.md): Cessna 152 · N. Stonington, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 20, 1999 · N757NU · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.
- [NTSB NYC00LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA052.md): Cessna P210N · Greenwood, DE · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 15, 1999 · N450M · Substantial damage
  > the failure of the pilot to use full power for takeoff, which resulted in not obtaining a positive rate of climb and the inadvertent collision with trees. A factor was the fog.
- [NTSB CHI00LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA041.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Mankato, MN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1999 · N41910 · Substantial damage
  > the pilots failure to maintain a proper glidepath. Factors were the dark night and the pilots lack of recent night flying experience.
- [NTSB IAD00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA013.md): Rogers RAF 2000 · Franklin, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1999 · N78ME · Substantial damage
  > was the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff due to inadequate rotor rpm.
- [NTSB ANC00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA016.md): Taylorcraft F-19 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1999 · N3719T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area. Factors associated with the accident were snow-covered terrain, and a tree.
- [NTSB MIA00LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA040.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Pelzer, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1999 · N3848K · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for changing wind conditions while on final approach and landing and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, resulting in collision with trees and a utility pole.
- [NTSB SEA00LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA028.md): Hughes 369E · Salem, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1999 · N11KV · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain ground clearance, resulting in the long-line snagging and then striking the tail rotor.
- [NTSB SEA00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA027.md): Beech B-19 · Grand Coulee, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1999 · N4617M · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines. Factors include dark night conditions.
- [NTSB MIA00LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA036.md): Cessna 152 · Sanford, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1999 · N46946 · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate supervision of the student pilot by the pilot-in-command (CFI) for his failure to take the controls from the student and initiate a go-around earlier following the airplane drifting off the runway centerline.
- [NTSB FTW00LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA037.md): Mooney M20C · Hillsboro, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 28, 1999 · N6766U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the go-around. A factor was the gust of wind.
- [NTSB NYC00LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA044.md): Bell 47G · Coudersport, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 27, 1999 · N940B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper preflight planning and decision to attempt a takeoff with the passenger from the confined area.
- [NTSB SEA00LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA020.md): Bell 206L-1 · Neihart, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1999 · N519EH · Substantial damage
  > Clearance from an object was not maintained. Gusting wind conditions was a factor.
- [NTSB NYC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA033.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Fayetteville, WV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 1999 · N4542P · Destroyed
  > The pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway. A factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land the airplane, due to the sickness of the front seat passenger.
- [NTSB FTW00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA024.md): Cessna A188B · Seminole, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 3, 1999 · N72062 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerlines.
- [NTSB IAD00FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA003.md): Coughlin LONG-EZ · Remington, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 1999 · N743TC · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees while maneuvering at low altitude.
- [NTSB LAX00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA027.md): Hiller UH-12E · Castroville, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 28, 1999 · N5374V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and diverted attention.
- [NTSB NYC00FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA020.md): Cessna 210L · Medina, OH · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1999 · N76N · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude during the final approach segment of the visual approach. A factor was the diminishing light conditions of a deepening dusk.
- [NTSB CHI00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA017.md): Cessna 172 · Waukon, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 1999 · N52569 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing. Factors relating to the accident included the crosswinds, the fence, and the trees.
- [NTSB CHI00LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA021.md): Cessna 172N · Crandon, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 25, 1999 · N4776E · Substantial damage
  > the deer that ran out onto the runway and collided with the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the night lighting conditions.
- [NTSB FTW00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA015.md): Sturges Spezio Sport · Mathis, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1999 · N75JS · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering.
- [NTSB CHI00LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA015.md): Welch Murphy Rebel · Saint Johns, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1999 · N8160X · Substantial damage
  > the pilot not maintaining altitude and clearance. Factors were the trees, the flap control not fully engaged, and the pilot's lack of total experience in the kind of airplane flown.
- [NTSB ATL00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA007.md): Cessna 150F · Arecibo, PR · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1999 · N8865G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance during final approach to landing. A factor was the hay bundles.
- [NTSB ANC00LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA006.md): Piper PA-31-T3 · Gambell, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1999 · N220CS · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB ANC00LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA004.md): Piper PA-31 · Soldotna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 11, 1999 · N74923 · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird.
- [NTSB NYC00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA007.md): Boeing - Canada DHC-8-102 · Philadelphia, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 7, 1999 · N818EX · Substantial damage
  > An in flight collision with birds.
- [NTSB FTW00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA005.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Brownfield, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1999 · N4241U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power wires while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the sunglare.
- [NTSB NYC00FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA004.md): Cessna 182R · Killingworth, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 1999 · N121BG · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure follow the published instrument approach procedure. A factor in the accident was the low cloud ceiling.
- [NTSB SEA00FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00FA001.md): de Havilland DHC-2 Mark 1 · Port Blakely, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1999 · N9766Z · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees/terrain. Contributing factors were rising terrain and trees.
- [NTSB MIA99FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA269.md): Piper PA-31P · Louisville, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1999 · N100EE · Destroyed
  > The pilot's disregard for the published minimum descent altitude resulting in tree contact and separation of 51 inches of the left wing. Findings in the investigation were the pilot's two failures of the ATP checkride in a multiengine airplane.
- [NTSB FTW99LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA255.md): Bell OH-58A · Ratcliff, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1999 · N523SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the tree while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. Factors were the sunglare, and the pilot's diverted attention while adjusting the GPS receiver.
- [NTSB DEN99LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA171.md): Robinson R22 · St. George, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1999 · N8360J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. Factors included the pilot concentrating on the maneuver being practiced to such an extent that he was inattentive to outside surroundings, and the sun glare.
- [NTSB MIA99LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA274.md): Piper PA-28-236 · St. Augustine, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N9123P · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent inflight collision with a bird resulting in substantial damage to the right wing outboard leading edge.
- [NTSB IAD99FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA069.md): Cessna 150M · Ellicott City, MD · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1999 · N66641 · Substantial damage
  > the flight instructor's failure to follow the balked landing procedure in the owner's manual by retracting the flaps from 40 degrees to zero degrees.
- [NTSB SEA99LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA173.md): Cessna 150M · Camas, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1999 · N704XA · Substantial damage
  > A misjudged approach and inadequate airspeed. Sunglare, a delayed decision to go-around, and not maintaining clearance from a fence were factors.
- [NTSB NYC99GA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99GA234.md): Bell 206L-1 · Randolph, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 1999 · N17SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual separation from the wires. A factor was sunglare.
- [NTSB MIA99FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA263.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Moreland, GA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1999 · N27343 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude while executing a localizer approach. Contributing factors were low ceilings and dark night conditions as well as the trees.
- [NTSB DEN99LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA163.md): Robinson R22A · Tucumcari, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1999 · N8497Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout. A factor was a reduced visual detection due to background vegetation and terrain.
- [NTSB NYC99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA224.md): North American T6-G · Falmouth, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1999 · N7767C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance on approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL99FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA127.md): Gulfstream American AA-5A · Carthage, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1999 · N26801 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain altitude clearance while maneuvering. A factor was the pine trees.
- [NTSB LAX99TA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99TA299.md): Bell B212 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 9, 1999 · N212AR · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain adequate visual surveillance to see and avoid power transmission wires known to be in the area.
- [NTSB LAX99FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA301.md): Piper PA-22-150 · Strathmore, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 9, 1999 · N1775P · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate terrain and obstacle clearance altitude, which resulted in a collision with power transmission wires.
- [NTSB NYC99LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA221.md): Valenza Volksplane VP-II · Westmore, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1999 · N8535B · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW99LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA249.md): Air Tractor AT-502B · Seminole, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1999 · N5005G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance.
- [NTSB FTW99LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA253.md): Cessna A188B · Randalette, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 1999 · N731PW · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the telephone pole. A factor was the sunglare.
- [NTSB SEA99LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA153.md): Cessna 210B · Dixie, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1999 · N9740X · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate airspeed and clearance was not maintained. Mountainous conditions, trees, and an inadequately planned approach were factors.
- [NTSB FTW99LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA252.md): Grumman-Schweizer G-164A · Seminole, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 1999 · N7362 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with powerlines. A factor was the pilot's diverted attention to the light bar for the electronic swath guidance system installed in the airplane.
- [NTSB CHI99FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA332.md): Piper PA-12 · Neguanee, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1999 · N91901 · Destroyed
  > the pilot failed to maintain clearance from the tower.
- [NTSB SEA99FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99FA152.md): Cessna T210M · Marcola, OR · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1999 · N747CC · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while descending in an area of deteriorating weather. Factors include mountainous terrain, clouds, low ceilings, the pilot's inadequate preflight weather analysis, and his improper decision to attempt…

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## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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