# NTSB investigations, 2000: 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 FTW01FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01FA025.md): Cessna 172N · Katy, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 2000 · N6521D · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both pilot's to maintain visual lookout during cruise flight. A contributory factor was the sun glare, which obscured the Cessna 150 pilot's visual lookout.
- [NTSB MIA01FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA028.md): Lockheed-Martin F-16CG · Bradenton, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 2000 · USAF · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of the F-16 flight lead pilot and F-16 accident pilot to maintain an adequate visual lookout while maneuvering. Factors contributing to the accident were: the F-16 flight lead pilot’s decision to discontinue radar traffic advisory service, the…
- [NTSB LAX01FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA018.md): Beech C90 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2000 · N1801B · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot of the other airplane to correctly set a new transponder code and an anomaly in ATC software that precluded the controller from manually overriding the resulting inhibition of displayed data. Factors in the accident were impaired…
- [NTSB ATL00FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00FA091.md): Piper PA-28-161 · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 2000 · N9208N · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of local controller to provide adequate spacing between two airplanes that resulted in a midair collision. Contributing Factors: the local controller declined receiving a formal brief before relieving the controller on duty. The controller who was…
- [NTSB LAX00LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA315.md): Pitts S1S · Westminister, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2000 · N9PJ · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the Pitts misjudged the clearance while maneuvering under the Cessna.
- [NTSB FTW00LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA233.md): Air Tractor AT-502 · Deerpark, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 2000 · N9136U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain a visual outlook during landing approach. A contributing factor was both pilot's failure to follow recommended traffic patterns.
- [NTSB DEN00LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA148.md): Cessna 150H · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2000 · N6999S · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain visual lookout. A contributing factor was the pilot not following recommended traffic pattern procedures.
- [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 MIA00FA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA190.md): Learjet 55 · Boca Raton, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 2000 · N220JC · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot's of both airplanes to maintain a visual lookout (while climbing and maneuvering) resulting in an in-flight collision and subsequent collision with residences and terrain.
- [NTSB MIA00FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA172.md): Avions Mudry ET Cie CAP 10B · Bunnell, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 2000 · N82BW · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > A midair collision due to the failure of the wingman to maintain proper clearance between his aircraft and the lead aircraft while conducting formation aerobatics and the subsequent loss of control of both aircraft resulting in an uncontrolled descent and…
- [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 IAD00LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA027.md): Bellanca 8KCAB · Erwinna, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 2000 · N2520Z · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the improper entry into the traffic pattern by the pilot of the Piper airplane and the inadequate lookout by the pilots in both airplanes. A factor in the accident was that radio communication was not possible because the Piper was not so equipped, and the…
- [NTSB MIA00FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA107.md): Cessna 310D · Stuart, FL · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 14, 2000 · N6744T · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout, resulting in both airplanes colliding in flight. Contributing to the accident were: 1) inadequate approach/departure control service by ATC approach/departure personnel, and the failure of the…
- [NTSB LAX00FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA101.md): Cessna 172N · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 2000 · N6479D · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > the failure of both flight crews to see and avoid the other airplane while operating in the traffic pattern, which resulted in a mid-air collision. A contributing factor was the failure of the arriving aircraft to comply with air traffic control requests by…
- [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 NYC00LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA081.md): Piper PA-28-236 · Parkertown, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 2000 · N8264G · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes.
- [NTSB ATL00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA025.md): Cessna 152 · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 12, 2000 · N757XF · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout during flight operations under Visual Flight Rules. A factor is that the pilot was not on the airport radio frequency.
- [NTSB CHI00MA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00MA066.md): Moravan Z242L · Zion, IL · Accident · 3 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Feb 8, 2000 · N5ZA · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Clearance not maintained by the pilot of the other airplane. A factor relating to the accident was the airport control tower's local controller's failure to provide effective sequencing.
- [NTSB LAX00FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA093.md): Gray Questair Venture · Sylmar, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 7, 2000 · N869DG · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilots' inadequate visual lookout in visual conditions and class 'E' airspace. Contributing to the accident were the initial position report location and the approach speed of the Questair.

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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