# NTSB investigations, 2005: 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 LAX06LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA065.md): Beech F33A · La Verne, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 22, 2005 · N3084N · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > the failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to comply with his air traffic control clearance and line up for the proper runway, and his failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout, which resulted in his in-flight collision with the Cessna airplane.
- [NTSB LAX06LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA056.md): Boeing B75N1 · Corona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 11, 2005 · N65696 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other during traffic pattern operations at a non-towered airport.
- [NTSB MIA06FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA022.md): Aerospatiale AS350B · Homestead, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 2005 · N264BH · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilot's to maintain visual lookout resulting in the mid-air collision. A factor in the accident was the failure of the AS-350B pilot to follow approach procedures suggested in the Speedway Heliport Operations Manual. Findings in the…
- [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 CHI06FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA010.md): Plavcan Lancair 235 · Rootstown, OH · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 2005 · N235U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other and a midair collision.
- [NTSB SEA05FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA158.md): Cessna 150M · Renton, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2005 · N66234 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the DHC-2 Beaver pilot to understand air traffic advisory information and the failure of the Cessna pilot to maintain visual separation, resulting in a midair collision. A factor contributing to the accident was the inadequate traffic advisory…
- [NTSB DFW05LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA182.md): Ayres S2R-T34 · Bonita, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 2005 · N61220 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB NYC05FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA117.md): Carlstrom Long EZ · Lewes, DE · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2005 · N78LC · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The Long EZ pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the RV-8 airplane, which resulted in a mid-air collision during a formation flight.
- [NTSB DFW05LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA134.md): Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164D · Jennings, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 24, 2005 · N8120K · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout, which resulted in a midair collision while on final approach.
- [NTSB MIA05LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA076.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Bradfordville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 13, 2005 · N7706N · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of ATC to provide traffic advisories and safety alerts required in class C airspace and the inability of both pilots to see and avoid each other (low wing on top, high wing below), resulting in the midair collision.
- [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…

## 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") = 2005
  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=2005

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