# NTSB investigations, AL: Midair collision

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 ATL04LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA005.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Pell City, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 4, 2003 · N70SR · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow VFR Approach procedures and to maintain visual lookout.
- [NTSB ATL99FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA132.md): Continental Copters Tomcat MK5A · Heflin, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1999 · N9010T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilot of N9010T's failure to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering, resulting in a midair collision with N30899. A factor was the sun glare.
- [NTSB ATL96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA063.md): Cessna 172RG · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1996 · N6612V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the lack of position reports via radio by the pilot of the helicopter.
- [NTSB ATL95LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA089.md): Cessna 152 · Fort Payne, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1995 · N5527M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inaequate visual lookout by both pilots. Factors were the radio reception difficulties of the 152 pilot, his failure to make position reports while maneuvering for a landing, and the failure of the 182 pilot to have a safety observer while conducting…
- [NTSB ATL90FA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA139.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Florence, AL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1990 · N2409K · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot-in-command of N2409K to maintain safe separation from N2437K during unauthorized formation maneuvering. Overconfidence in personal ability and the execution of unauthorized formation flight on the part of both pilots-in-command were…
- [NTSB ATL90FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA095.md): Embraer EMB-120 · Gadsden, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1990 · N217AS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid oncoming traffic. A factor related to the accident was: the sun's glare, which restricted the vision of the Cessna 172 pilot.
- [NTSB ATL90FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA024.md): Beech C90 · Gadsden, AL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1989 · N3804F · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilots of both aircraft to maintain adequate visual lookout to see-and-avoid the other aircraft.
- [NTSB ATL85MA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA282.md): Gates Learjet 35A · Auburn, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1985 · N873LP · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Drg arrival, the aircrew of a Gates lear jet 35A, N873LP, canceled their IFR clearance & contacted the Auburn UNICOM, then entered the traffic pattern to land on rwy 18. The UNICOM operator rprtd that the lear jet crew had rprtd their position on each portion…

## 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" = 'AL' 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" = 270)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=270&state=AL

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