# NTSB investigations, 1986: Vortex turbulence encountered

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 MIA87LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA023.md): Cessna 421C · Tampa, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1986 · N37359 · Substantial damage
  > The flt had been cleared for a visual approach behind a Lockheed L-1011 aircraft and was warned to use caution against wake turbulence. The flight encountered the wake turbulence of the L-1011 at 1600 feet. Control could not be maintained and the aircraft…
- [NTSB MIA87LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA018.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Ft. Pierce, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 31, 1986 · N8969C · Substantial damage
  > A USCG helicopter had landed on rwy 4 moments before the accident and had cleared the rwy. The helicopter had advised the acft on UNICOM frequency of his intent to land. The acft advised the helicopter that he had him in sight and would follow him in. The…
- [NTSB FTW87LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA013.md): Cessna 182J · England Afb, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 1986 · N2602F · Substantial damage
  > The plt was on an apch into England Afb, LA, behind a flt of 4 jet fighters. He stated that at aprx 200 ft past the threshold, while at about 3 ft AGL & 80 mph, the acft suddenly fell & touched down on the main gear. It then porpoised btn the main & nose gear…
- [NTSB ANC87LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA004.md): Piper PA-18-150 · King Salmon, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 18, 1986 · N1123 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was cleared to taxi his airplane into position and to hold behind a cherokee six airplane. After the cherokee six departed, he was cleared for takeoff. Immediately after lift off at 10 to 15 feet above the runway, the pilot stated the airplane went…
- [NTSB LAX86LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA263.md): North American AT-6D · Truckee, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 1986 · N29936 · Substantial damage
  > During an air show 3 North American, AT-6, acft took off in what the plt of the 3rd acft described as 'staggered' sequence. A witness described the departures as being 'information' or in 'close proximity' to each other. The first 2 acft gained altitude…
- [NTSB LAX86FA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FA221.md): Aerospatiale TB20 · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 17, 1986 · N67TTB · Destroyed
  > While in the traffic pattern for rwy 16L the light acft plt was cautioned about possible wake turbulence from an arriving C-130 hercules acft landing on rwy 16R. The light acft plt acknowledged observing the C-130, which was above him. The C-130 landed on rwy…
- [NTSB SEA86FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA047.md): Cessna TR182RG · Reno, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 1986 · N2341S · Destroyed
  > The pilot was flying his Cessna TR182RG back to Reno cannon airport, a facility with a frequent mixture of light general aviation aircraft and heavy turbine air carrier operations. The pilot had acquired the majority of his terminal experience in and around…

## 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") = 1986
  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" = 410)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?occurrence=410&year=1986

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.