# NTSB investigations, WA: Near collision between aircraft

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 SEA01LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA120.md): Cessna 150L · Port Townsend, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2001 · N19218 · Substantial damage
  > An improper decision by the pilot to initiate an evasive maneuver toward the ground at low altitude, resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the aircraft's low altitude.
- [NTSB SEA86FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA052.md): Cessna 195 · Black Diamond, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1986 · N4339N · Destroyed
  > Radar track shows C195 plt was descending into congested airspace at about 192 mph, above max structural cruise speed of 178 mph, less than 1 min from traffic pattern entry. Radar data and witness confirm a second acft in proximity, engaged in aerobatics.…
- [NTSB DCA85IA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA85IA003.md): Boeing VC-137B-BN · Seattle, WA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1984 · USAF · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > During arrival, a Boeing VC-137B-BN, USAF #58-6970, operating as air force 2 (AF-2), was cleared for a localizer back- course apch. At 1442:49, TRACON advised AF-2 of traffic at its 10 o'clock position at 2 mi, alt unkn. At 1443:11, TRACON advised AF-2 the…
- [NTSB SEA82FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FA052.md): Cessna A152 · Bremerton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1982 · N761QZ · Destroyed
  > The pilot took off downwind and against traffic in marginal weather conditions. No flight plan was filed and there was no record of a weather briefing. During departure, a near-miss occurred between N761QZ and a light twin-engine aircraft on an instrument…

## 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" = 'WA' 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" = 280)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=280&state=WA

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