# NTSB investigations, NV: 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 SEA07FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA264.md): Deluca-Owl OR-71 · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 14, 2007 · N1VD · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilots of both aircraft to maintain an adequate visual lookout and clearance from one another during a low altitude aerial race.
- [NTSB LAX06FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA277.md): Raytheon Hawker 800XP · Smith, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2006 · N879QS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the glider pilot to utilize his transponder and the high closure rate of the two aircraft, which limited each pilot's opportunity to see and avoid the other aircraft.
- [NTSB LAX99FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA027.md): Cessna 150L · Yerington, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 12, 1998 · N19281 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of the pilot to see and avoid the aircraft ahead, which was already established in the traffic pattern. The failure of both pilots announce their intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency was a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB LAX94LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA368.md): North American SNJ-5 · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 1994 · N8540Z · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > that the pilot of the other airplane misjudged the distance between the airplanes. The other airplane pilot's diverted attention to the air race is a factor in this accident.
- [NTSB SEA90LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA032.md): Balloon Works Firefly 7 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1989 · N4070W · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the raven RX7, N5710Y, failed to maintain adequate control to avoid a collision with the firefly 7, N4070W, and both pilots did not maintain adequate clearance from each other during the practice maneuver.
- [NTSB SEA88LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA128.md): Schempp-Hirth Discus B · Minden, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 12, 1988 · N554T · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Acft were ascending in the same thermal during national soaring competition and collided in flight. N554T sustained loss of the horizontal tail in collision, followed by loss of control in flight. The pilot parachuted safely. N130JB sustained minor damage and…
- [NTSB SEA88FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA060.md): Pitts S-1C · Carson City, NV · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1988 · N6389 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Upon returning to the Carson airport, N3545 (nieuport) approached from the south and executed a 45 degree entry to the downwind leg for runway 27. While established on final and approximately 100 feet from the threshold to runway 27, and at an elevation of…

## 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" = 'NV' 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=NV

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