# NTSB investigations, 1985, ND: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 DEN85LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA191.md): Cessna 172 · Sykeston, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1985 · N739GA · Substantial damage
  > The plt said he made a normal landing on an aerial application airstrip. During the rollout the plt spotted an unmarked mail box. The plt said he swerved to avoid colliding with the mail box. The acft went off the side of the strip and into a field. The plt…
- [NTSB DEN85LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA115.md): Cessna 150M · Beulah, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1985 · N66387 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that he encountered turbulence and gusty winds on landing approach to runway 28. He said his speed was fast to compensate for these conditions but that he did not use a crosswind landing technique because the winds had calmed down. The…
- [NTSB DEN85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA101.md): Piper PA 18-150 · Grand Forks, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1985 · N2582S · Substantial damage
  > On March 21, 1985, a Piper pa 18 ground looped on landing rollout at gran Forks, ND. The instructor stated the aircraft accident occurred when he was checking out another flight instructor in the tailwheel airplane. During the landing roll out the airplane…
- [NTSB DEN85LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA061.md): Bellanca 8GCBC · Newburg, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1985 · N5046C · Substantial damage
  > Plt attempted takeoff on a slippery, snow covered field with a 45 degree x-wind. Acft veered during the takeoff ground run and left main gear sheared off after contacting a snowbank.

## 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") = 1985
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  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" = 260)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=260&state=ND&year=1985

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