# NTSB investigations, NJ: 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 NYC06FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06FA025.md): Cessna 172A · Pohatcong, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2005 · N7467T · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout of the pilots in both airplanes, which resulted in a midair collision during descent.
- [NTSB NYC04FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA185.md): Cessna A150L · Kinnelon, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2004 · N6186F · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB NYC03FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA021.md): Mooney M10 · Fairfield, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 2002 · N9502V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout of both pilots. Factors in the accident were the FAA controller's failure to provide a traffic advisory, the improper decision among the three controllers to leave only one controller in the cab, and night conditions.
- [NTSB DCA00MA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA00MA080.md): Piper PA-31 Navajo · Burlington Twp., NJ · Accident · 11 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2000 · N27944 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilots of the two airplanes to see and avoid each other and maintain proper airspace separation during visual flight rules flight.
- [NTSB NYC93FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93FA158.md): Cessna 172N · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1993 · N5226E · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout while in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in an in-flight collision.
- [NTSB ATL87FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA038.md): Cessna 185D · Hammonton, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 7, 1986 · N5878T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The mid-air collision occurred while the Cessna 185 was attempting a steep climbout during takeoff from rwy 21 and the Mooney was making a landing to the same runway. Another aircraft attemped to warn both aircraft over the UNICOM freq. Neither aircraft…
- [NTSB DCA86AA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA86AA004.md): Dassault Falcon 50 · Fairview, NJ · Accident · 6 fatal · Final report · Nov 10, 1985 · N784B · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Dassalt falcon 50 (D50), N784B, was on vor/dme-a apch at dusk to circle/lnd at teterboro (teb), as Piper PA-28, N1977H, was transiting arpt traffic area (ata) fm west to east at 1500' in VFR (no flt pln). PA-28 plt was clrd thru ata by teb twr (staying blo…
- [NTSB NYC85FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA145.md): Sikorsky S76A · Belmar, NJ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1985 · N176FJ · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff & landing practice for a pre-solo plt the CFI saw a helicopter, N176FJ, approaching the arpt. N4956B, at the time of 1st sighting, was on a left base for rwy 3. The rotorcraft apparently did not see N4956B or hear any radio calls at this…
- [NTSB NYC84FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA032.md): Beech K35 · Stockholm, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 18, 1983 · N106Q · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > At 1455 EST, a Beech K35 (bonanza), N106Q, & a Piper PA-34-200, N56670, collided while the acft were flying over the vicinity of the sparta VORTAC. The bonanza plt was on a local flt while the PA-34 was on multi-eng training flt. The student in the PA-34…
- [NTSB DCA83AA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA006.md): Cessna 182Q · Livingston, NJ · Accident · 3 fatal · Final report · Nov 20, 1982 · N96402 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Aero commander 560E, N3827C (27C), was returning from blairstown where it had been flown for minor maint. The plt was on an IFR flt plan, cleared by new york TRACON to proceed at 2000 ft MSL on a radar vector of 170 deg for an ILS apch to the teterboro arpt.…
- [NTSB NYC82FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA210.md): Cessna 150M · Fairfield, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1982 · N9121U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The C-172 had been cleared for an overhead approach to enter a right downwind. The plt reported overhead & rogered that he saw the traffic coming up on midfield. He also okayed that he could follow the traffic. He was then instructed to start his right turn.…

## 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" = 'NJ' 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=NJ

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