# NTSB investigations, OK: 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 CHI05FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05FA055.md): Cessna T-37B · Hollister, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2005 · 66-8003 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilots of the AT-502B and the T-37B failed to maintain adequate visual lookout and did not maintain clearance from the other aircraft. Contributing factors included the lack of a transponder and radios on the AT-502B, and the reduced visibility due to…
- [NTSB FTW01FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA058.md): Cessna 152 · Platter, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 2001 · N114SS · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain a visual lookout, which resulted in a mid-air collision over a lake. A contributing factor to the accident was the sun glare from the setting sun.
- [NTSB FTW00FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA154.md): Cessna 152 · Noble, OK · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 2000 · N45973 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout.
- [NTSB FTW00FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00FA083.md): Cessna 182M · Mcalester, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2000 · N91994 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB FTW96FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA234.md): Fairchild KR-31 · Bartlesville, OK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1996 · N7780 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by each pilot-rated passenger, the inadequate…
- [NTSB FTW93IA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93IA141.md): Commander 114B · Oklahoma City, OK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1993 · N194A · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The pilot of the pitts, N51ST, misunderstanding of the tower's instructions and clearance, and his failure to see and avoid the Commander 114B, N194A.
- [NTSB FTW91FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA074.md): Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 · Kenefic, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 7, 1991 · N106MA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Improper planning/decision by the pilots of both aircraft, and the Mitsubishi pilot's misjudgment of his position, while attempting to fly formation at night with an aircraft that did not have all navigation lights operative. Factors related to the accident…
- [NTSB FTW89IA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89IA168.md): Cessna 152 · Bethany, OK · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 15, 1989 · N94808 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Failure of the Cessna 150 pilot to see-and-avoid the Cessna 152 (inadequate visual lookout), and failure of the tower controller to provide adequate service. Factors related to the accident were: high traffic density, which resulted in frequency congestion,…
- [NTSB FTW86FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA086.md): Cessna 172G · Blackwell, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 1986 · N5878R · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilot of N5878R, a Cessna 172G, had no previous experience in formation flying. The pilot of N2603E, an Aeronca 7AC, stated he had many hours of formation flying in the military during world war ii and has made an occasional formation flight since that…
- [NTSB FTW85FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA117.md): Piper PA-32RT-300 · Healdton, OK · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 1985 · N39516 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The acft collided at 4,500 ft MSL within aprx 15 degrees of head-on. VMC with 30 mi visibility existed with plt reported winds aloft as being light from the west. En route recorded data indicated that N39516 was on a true course of 180 deg and N1162N was on a…
- [NTSB FTW84LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA155.md): Cessna 152 · Durant, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1984 · N4861B · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Before takeoff, a student & a commercial plt agreed to rendezvous & fly formation while the student took pictures of the commercial plt's acft. The student was to fly a Cessna 152, N4861B, while the commercial plt flew a Cessna 150, N704V6. They planned for…

## 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" = 'OK' 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=OK

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