# NTSB investigations, AZ: 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 LAX07MA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07MA231.md): Eurocopter AS350-B2 · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Jul 27, 2007 · N613TV · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Both pilots' failure to see and avoid the other helicopter. Contributing to this failure was the pilots' responsibility to perform reporting and visual tracking duties to support their station's ENG operation. Contributing to the accident was the lack of… - [NTSB LAX04FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA304.md): American Champion 8KCAB · Prescott, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2004 · N561ER · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The failure of both pilots to maintain adequate clearance from each other while performing formation aerobatic maneuvers. - [NTSB ANC04FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA016.md): Piper J3C-65 · Peoria, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 2003 · N2094M · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both aircraft, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other's aircraft and a subsequent midair collision. A factor associated with the accident was the airplane pilot's failure to determine that… - [NTSB LAX03FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA066.md): Cessna 182H · Parker, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 2003 · N8567S · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > failure of both pilot's to see and avoid one another while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. A factor in the accident was the inability of the Cessna pilot to communicate on the CTAF frequency due to the limitations of his radios. - [NTSB LAX02FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA110.md): Pilatus UV-20A · Marana, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 2002 · N23253 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout. The failure of the Pilatus pilot to report his proper position was a factor. - [NTSB LAX99LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA204.md): Cessna 172P · Mesa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1999 · N66018 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of the tower (local) air traffic controller to issue a landing sequence to the climbing, high wing Cessna 172 aircraft, and, the controller's failure to maintain visual separation between the two aircraft on downwind leg. - [NTSB LAX99FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA036.md): Cessna 172P · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1998 · N99064 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > the failure of the solo student pilot in the other aircraft to acquire and maintain separation from this aircraft, which was departing the airport traffic pattern and had been issued as traffic by the local controller. Also causal was the failure of the pilot… - [NTSB LAX94FA383](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA383.md): Mcdonnell Douglas 520N · Mesa, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1994 · N520NT · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Failure of the chase helicopter pilot to maintain clearance from the lead helicopter during a night approach to land. Possible factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and inadequate radio coordination between flight crews of the two helicopters. - [NTSB LAX92LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA157.md): Cessna 172 · Prescott, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 31, 1992 · N250ER · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The other airplane's flight instructor's poor supervision of the flight; the other airplane's flight instructor's and dual student's misidentification of the airplane the student pilot was following and the other airplane's flight instructor's and dual… - [NTSB LAX91LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA120.md): Boeing A75 · Marana, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1991 · N803RB · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot in the trailing airplane to maintain clearance from the lead airplane. - [NTSB LAX89FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA318.md): Cessna 152 · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 1989 · N714VX · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot's of both aircraft to maintain adequate visual outlook for other aircraft. - [NTSB LAX89FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA120.md): Cessna 170B · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 5, 1989 · N2766C · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The pilot in command's performance of aerobatic maneuvers, while flying in formation, and his failure to maintain proper clearance. - [NTSB DCA86AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA028.md): de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Grand Canyon, AZ · Accident · 25 fatal · Final report · Jun 18, 1986 · N76GC · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > At about 0933 MST, Dehavilland DHC-6, N76GC, (owned & operated by Canyon airlines) & bell 206B, N6TC, (operated by heliteck) collided while on sightseeing flts over the Grand Canyon national park. After colliding in flt, both acft crashed & burned in the… - [NTSB LAX86LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA034.md): Aerotek Pitts S-2A · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1985 · N42XX · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage > During a dual instructional flight the CFI stated that he was looking for traffic while monitoring his student's performance. The CFI failed to observe that an acft was ahead of him in the traffic pattern. That acft was at a lower altitude & was on short… - [NTSB LAX85FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA202.md): Cessna 172M · Camp Verde, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1985 · N73708 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > Both acft involved in the collision were part of a 4-plane formation flt en route to a group fly-in. N6439R was seen to change positions several times during the flt while the other acft remained stable. Reports from witnesses say that N6439R made 'close… - [NTSB LAX82AA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82AA106.md): Boeing KC-135A · Glendale, AZ · Accident · 6 fatal · Final report · Mar 13, 1982 · KC135 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The USAF KC-135 was on an IFR flt plan & executing a tacan 3L apch to luke afb. The AA-1 had departed sky harbour arpt &had been released by phoenix trsa. The AA-1 was heading westerly in airspace designated as a special traffic area & was required to have… ## 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" = 'AZ' 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=AZ --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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