# NTSB investigations, 2006: 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 DFW07LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA022.md): Cessna 152 · Monroe, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 2006 · N94684 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the second pilot to maintain separation from the preceding traffic established on final approach. A contributing factor was the failure by ATC personnel to visually identify and separate airplanes in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB DEN07IA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07IA021.md): Beech P35 · Los Alamos, NM · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 2006 · N102H · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > the failure of both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout during the visual approach. A contributing factor was the failure of N5368E's pilot to communicate his intentions on the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency.
- [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 CHI06LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA157.md): Good RV-6A · Peru, IL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 2006 · N86CG · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot of the second airplane in the formation to maintain clearance with the lead airplane during the overhead recovery maneuver prior to landing.
- [NTSB DFW06LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA130.md): Grumman G-164A · DeWitt, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 18, 2006 · N6629 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure by both pilots to maintain adequate visual lookout and the Grumman G-164A pilot's impairment caused by the recent use of marijuana.
- [NTSB ANC06FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06FA048.md): Cessna 170B · Chugiak, AK · Accident · 5 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 23, 2006 · N4488B · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see-and-avoid each other, and a subsequent midair collision.
- [NTSB LAX06FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA106.md): Cessna 172RG · El Cajon, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2006 · N9531B · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The pilots of both airplanes failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout due to their relative flight paths, which limited the available visual cues. Factors were the failure of the air traffic controller(s) to issue a conflict alert to the Cessna 172RG…
- [NTSB CHI06FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA077.md): Short Brothers SD-360-300 · Watertown, WI · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 5, 2006 · N3735W · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The other airplane's flight crew failure to maintain clearance while maneuvering during formation flight. Contributing to the accident was the decision of both flight crews to fly in formation.

## 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") = 2006
  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=2006

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