# NTSB investigations, 1994: 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 LAX95LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA042.md): Grumman AA5 · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 1994 · N6353L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout for other traffic in the pattern, and the other pilot's failure to effectively use the CTAF for position reports while in the pattern.
- [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 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 NYC94LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA130.md): Edward A. Alderfer EAA-3 · Middletown, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1994 · N63EA · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by both pilots which resulted in a mid-air collision. A factor was the failure of the pilot of the ultralight to stay north of runway 26.
- [NTSB NYC94FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA119.md): Cessna 172RG · Kiptopeka, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1994 · N6624R · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the flightcrew of the helicopter. A factor related to the accident was: failure of the departure controller to issue a traffic advisory.
- [NTSB LAX94FA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA243.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Banning, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1994 · N4512Z · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other. The haze was a factor.
- [NTSB MIA94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA119.md): Globe 9C-1B · Okeechobee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1994 · N78321 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > Both pilots misjudged their clearance from each other.
- [NTSB NYC94FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA075.md): Cessna 152 · E. Farmingdale, NY · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1994 · N757KN · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of the local tower controller to adequately control the arrival of the airplanes, and inadequate visual lookout by the Piper PA-24 pilot. A factor related to the accident was: the local controller's improper phraseology in sequencing the airplanes.
- [NTSB FTW94FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA102.md): Taylorcraft DCO-65 · San Antonio, TX · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 1994 · N596BH · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to maintain adequate clearance during formation flight. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation regarding inflight formation procedures.
- [NTSB LAX94LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA113.md): Cessna 175 · Oakdale, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 1994 · N7597M · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, and his failure to adequately communicate his postion and intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency. A factor in the accident was the pilot's misidentification of the Cessna aircraft he was…
- [NTSB SEA94LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA054.md): Fokker DR-1 · Auburn, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1994 · N10717 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain clearance while maneuvering near another airplane.
- [NTSB FTW94FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA060.md): Palmer Hawk BM-4 · Pearland, TX · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1994 · N75DL · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot of the hawk BM-4, which resulted in his failure to see-and-avoid the Cessna 172. The BM-4 pilot's non-standard procedure for entering the traffic pattern was a related factor.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1994
  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&year=1994

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