# NTSB investigations, AL 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. Page 19 of 51 · 2,501 cases ## Cases, newest first - [NTSB ATL88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA132.md): Beech M35 · Mc Cullough, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1988 · N2255K · Substantial damage > The plt stated that he was landing at his destination arpt when the accident occurred. The turf/grass was wet. The acft overran the end of the rwy and collided with the terrain, several trees, and bushes. There were no mechanical malfunctions reported. - [NTSB ATL88LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA127.md): Cessna 150J · Guntersville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 1988 · N50715 · Substantial damage > The seaplane collided with the water shortly after takeoff. The plt rptd that a large spider dropped in front of him and distracted him. The airplane was in a gradual right turn about 100 ft above the water at the time. He attempted to swat the spider with… - [NTSB ATL88LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA124.md): Cessna 150G · Muscle Shoals, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1988 · N2738S · Substantial damage > The airplane experienced a loss of electrical power during the local, solo flt. The student elected to make a precautionary ldg at Muscle Shoals arpt (MSL) which was the nearest arpt. He made two attempts to land on rwy 36, with a 12-20 kt tailwind: on the… - [NTSB ATL88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA115.md): Cessna 172K · Butler, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1988 · N78840 · Substantial damage > The plt rptd that he observed the engine oil pressure indication drop to zero during a low-level pipeline patrol flight. He attempted to increase engine pwr and initiate a climb, but the engine began to run rough. He subsequently landed on the pipeline… - [NTSB ATL88IA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88IA102.md): Government Aircraft Fact Nomad N22B · Birmingham, AL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 1988 · N422NE · Minor damage - [NTSB ATL88DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG04.md): Weber Evans VF-1 · Fort Payne, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 26, 1988 · N18JW · Substantial damage - [NTSB ATL88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA095.md): Cessna 182RG · Jacksonville, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1988 · N1703R · Substantial damage > The pilot had just purchased the aircraft and it had less than one hour on the overhauled engine. The pilot was at 1500 feet when the engine quit. On final approach to the emergency landing area, the aircraft collided with trees. The engine examination… - [NTSB ATL88LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA090.md): Mooney M20F · Birmingham, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1988 · N7448V · Substantial damage > The airplane collided with trees on a hill at night, while on final approach. The plt rptd that he 'evidently got too low' on the approach. The visibility was 10 miles. The hilly terrain in the vicinity of the accident site was undeveloped, and had no… - [NTSB ATL88DKG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG03.md): Davis RV-3 · Loxley, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jan 29, 1988 · N1387K · Destroyed > The pilot was making touch and go landings at a private airstrip. On the third takeoff witnesses said the aircraft climbed steeply and appeared to enter a hammerhead stall. The aircraft impacted the ground near the departure end of the runway. The… - [NTSB ATL88FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA085.md): Bell 204B · Stockton, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 28, 1988 · N8514F · Destroyed - [NTSB ATL88FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA073.md): Cessna P210N · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 1988 · N6438W · Destroyed - [NTSB MIA88FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA063.md): Piper PA-22-135 · Geneva, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1987 · N3512A · Destroyed > Prior to the acdnt, a witness saw the acft flying across an open field at a very low alt. Subsequently, it collided with the tops of several pine trees at about 90 to 95 ft AGL, then it crashed to the ground. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was… - [NTSB ATL88FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA056.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Anniston, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 1987 · N15629 · Substantial damage > The VFR pilot continued the flight into deteriorating weather conditions and attempted to descend below the lowering clouds until the aircraft was too low to turn around safely and return to VFR flight conditions. The aircraft collided with trees and struck… - [NTSB ATL88LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA047.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Northport, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1987 · N8121T · Substantial damage > Before reaching the arpt, the eng lost power. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during an emerg landing on an embankment about 1.5 mi short of rwy 29. Only about 1 cup of fuel was found in each fuel tank. The plt thought there was about 12 gal of fuel… - [NTSB ATL88LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA042.md): Cessna 182C · Hazel Green, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1987 · N8504T · Substantial damage > The airplane hit a tree and crashed about 300 yds short of the rwy while on final appch to land. The plt indicated that he became preoccupied with the airspeed indicator and allowed the airplane to descend below the proper glide path. The plt had less than 1… - [NTSB ATL88DKG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG02.md): Crump 512 · Parrish, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Nov 14, 1987 · N512FC · Substantial damage > While cruising at 5500 ft, the propeller separated from the aircraft and struck the left wing. During the resulting forced landing, the pilot had difficulty controlling the aircraft and was unable to maneuver to a selected field. He said the aircraft would… - [NTSB ATL88LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA031.md): Cessna 401A · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1987 · N6250Q · Substantial damage > The plt related that he was climbing through 4,300 ft when he lost the left turbocharger. He then noted sparks and then fire from the engine. He shut off the fuel, waited for the fire to go out and feathered the propeller. The flt was continued to montgomery,… - [NTSB ATL88DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG01.md): Cessna 188 · Samson, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Oct 15, 1987 · N731RF · Substantial damage > The plt said the prop surged during a swath run. While rtning to land the engine quit. The acft landed in a plowed field, resulting in substantial damage to the rt wing and lndg gear. Inspection of the engine by the plt revealed that the oil filter adapter… - [NTSB ATL88LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA012.md): Cessna 150H · Scyrene, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1987 · N22553 · Substantial damage > The engine lost pwr during a low-altitude powerline patrol. The airplane nosed over during the subsequent forced ldg. Post-crash examination of the acft by an FAA inspector revealed that the fuel tank vent system was obstructed with mud-dauber nests in… - [NTSB ATL88LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA002.md): Cessna 172F · Grand Bay, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1987 · N5647R · Substantial damage > The engine lost pwr shortly after t/o. the engine regained pwr as the plt was about to make a forced ldg in a field. He aborted the ldg attempt and attempted to make it back to the airstrip. The engine subsequently lost pwr again. The plt stretched his glide… - [NTSB ATL87FA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA262.md): Piper PA-31-350 · Demopolis, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1987 · N117EV · Destroyed > The plt of an aircraft carrying an estimated 317 kilos of cocaine was attempting to land at an apt which did not have a published instrument approach procedure in IMC. Witnesses estimated that the visibility was no more than 1/2 mile in fog about 45 min after… - [NTSB ATL87LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA252.md): Bell 47G-2A · Mc Intosh, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 1987 · N1200W · Destroyed > The helicopter was being used to set fires to burn off underbrush in a commercial forest prior to cutting of trees. The plt landed the helicopter on a mobile transport trailer at the completion of the day's work. The helicopter engine had been shut off and… - [NTSB ATL87LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA249.md): Bell 47G3B1 · Enterprise, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1987 · N38CD · Substantial damage > During a practice autorotation, the instructor pilot delayed in appling power to arrest the autorotative descent. The other pilot reported that the autorotation profile was was not the same as the previous successful autorotation. There were no reported… - [NTSB ATL87LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA237.md): Cessna 172 · Jacksonville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 18, 1987 · N733DQ · Substantial damage > The plt departed Jacksonville in VFR conds without obtaining a wx briefing. While en route, she observed thunderstorm activity & elected to return to Jacksonville. By the time she returned, the wx had deteriorated & the wind had shifted to the south. The wind… - [NTSB ATL87LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA229.md): Bell 47G (TOM CAT) · Dothan, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1987 · N10175 · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that while he was making a turn-around over trees after the 1st swath run, the helicopter enctrd a sudden wind change. He stated that the wind cond was from a cumulus buildup which put him in a tailwind situation. As he completed his turn with… - [NTSB ATL87LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA226.md): Piper PA-25-235 · Ardmore, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1987 · N9867P · Substantial damage > The engine lost pwr during initial climb at about 150 ft AGL shortly after the plt turned the fuel boost pump off. A forced ldg was subsequently made on a nearby interstate hwy. the plt delayed the ldg to avoid hitting autos on the hwy and a hard ldg… - [NTSB ATL87DKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG05.md): Schweizer G-164A · Summerdale, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 30, 1987 · N8881H · Substantial damage > The pilot was about to engage in an aerial application operation. During climb the engine lost power, the chemical load was dumped and the airplane was landed in an adjacent field. On rollout the airplane hit a ditch and nosed over. Examination of the engine… - [NTSB ATL87LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA225.md): North American AT-6G · Clanton, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 26, 1987 · N5557V · Substantial damage > The airplane engine loss pwr shortly after takeoff, and the plt turned back toward the arpt. The airplane crashed approx 1200 ft short of the rwy in a clearing. The plt reported that he had departed the arpt with the fuel selector in the 'off' position. - [NTSB ATL87LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA224.md): Cessna R182 · Calera, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 1987 · N737ZZ · Substantial damage > The airplane collided with trees during a forced ldg attempt. The plt reported that he observed the fuel gauges indicating near empty shortly after departure. As he executed a 'steep' 180 deg turn back toward the arpt, the engine sputtered and 'quit'. During… - [NTSB ATL87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA222.md): Bell 47G-2 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 23, 1987 · N972B · Substantial damage > The helicopter impacted the water during a low-altitude turn over a river. The plt made a low pass to the south over an island at about 30 ft AGL, to show the island to the policewoman/traffic observer onboard. As he was making a climbing right turn at about… - [NTSB ATL87LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA218.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Foley, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1987 · N4808T · Substantial damage > The student plt failed to maintain directional control during a crosswind ldg on rwy 36. The airplane drifted to the left of the runway and subsequently impacted trees. The student plt was on his second unsupervised solo flight. He reported that he did not… - [NTSB ATL87LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA206.md): Cessna 172I · Goodway, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1987 · N46233 · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that he lndd long on a 2500 ft grass strip which was wet due to hvy dew. Drg the apch, he had an airspeed of 75 to 80 KTS with 30 deg of flaps. Subsequently, the acft slid off the departure end & struck a pecan tree. The recommended final apch… - [NTSB ATL87LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA205.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1987 · N8389Y · Substantial damage > The plt aborted the takeoff about half way down the 3600 ft rwy after observing that the airspeed indicator was inop. Before he could stop the acft, it ran off the end of the rwy & went into a ditch. An exam by an A&P mechanic revealed that the pitot head was… - [NTSB ATL87LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA204.md): Bell 47D1 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1987 · N908B · Substantial damage > The aerial application flight was dispensing insecticides on a cotton field. While maneuvering to avoid powerlines during the procedure turnaround following an upwind swath run, the pilot failed to maintain sufficient airspeed to ensure effective… - [NTSB ATL87LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA186.md): Cessna 152 · Dothan, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1987 · N45994 · Substantial damage > The comm plt held a helicopter rating and was training for his private pilot single-engine-land rating. He had flown approximately 10 hours in fixed wing aircraft with 6 hours as PIC. The pilot had completed two landings and on the thirdapproach stated he was… - [NTSB ATL87LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA182.md): Beech B200 · Jasper, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1987 · N859DD · Destroyed > The plt obtained a weather briefing for his proposed flt from birmingham, AL to Jasper, AL to allentown, PA. He did not file a flight plan for the 35 mile flt from birmingham to Jasper, however, he did file a flight plan for the proposed flt fm Jasper to… - [NTSB ATL87LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA184.md): Grumman G-164A · Cottonwood, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 21, 1987 · N7687 · Substantial damage > The plt stated that everything was normal for the acft during the preflt and runup. He had just about completed his first swath run when he reptd that the engine shook a little and started backfiring. He pulled up and started across a swamp toward a paved… - [NTSB ATL87DKG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG04.md): Bell TH-13T · Melvin, AL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 10, 1987 · N205PS · Substantial damage > The plt rprtd that after lndg to reload with herbicide, he got out of the helicopter to check the fuel in the tanks. After a visual inspn, he believed he had 'an adequate amount' of fuel to fly about 1/4 mi to the area to be sprayed, apply the chemical &… - [NTSB ATL87IA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87IA163.md): Piper PA-34-200 · Birmingham, AL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1987 · N56657 · Minor damage > The pilot reported that during a landing, he forgot to extend the landing gear. He was wearing a 'dave clark' headset with earplugs & did not hear the landing gear warning horn. During a subsequent check of the landing gear, it operated normally. - [NTSB ATL87LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA155.md): Cessna 150H · Andalusia, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1987 · N22553 · Substantial damage > The CFI was giving instruction to a beginning student. During preflight he noted that the lt tank fuel gauge indicated 'full' while the rt tank gauge inidated '1/2 full '. After about 40 minutes of flying the engine began to run rough, during climbout after a… - [NTSB ATL87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA150.md): Piper PA-28-200 · Maxwell Afb, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1987 · N6857J · Substantial damage > During the landing roll, the pilot lost directional control of the acft. The right main and nose gears collapsed. Inspection of the acft failed to reveal any system malfunction/failure. - [NTSB ATL87LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA145.md): Cessna 172RG · Ozark, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 22, 1987 · N6363R · Substantial damage > The inst plt indicated that during airwork procedures practice in the LCL area, the right wing seemed to be heavy. He indicated that he switched the fuel selector from both to right tank. After about 20-30 minutes, they returned to the airport and entered… - [NTSB ATL87LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA143.md): Beech B100 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1987 · N753D · Minor damage > The lineman walked into the prop arc of the operating rt engine and was fatally injured after disconnecting a ground power unit (gpu) cable from the rt engine nacelle. The lineman initially approached the nacelle from the rear, but walked forward into the… - [NTSB ATL87LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA134.md): Piper PA-11 · Butler, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1987 · N8024L · Substantial damage > The student plt reported that a gust of wind 'caught' the airplane's left wing shortly after takeoff at about 100 ft AGL; he subsequently 'lost control' and the airplane 'went down'. - [NTSB ATL87FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA132.md): Aeronca 7BCM · Georgiana, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 3, 1987 · N10521 · Destroyed > The plts & pax of 2 acft were returning from an annual pleasure trip. Neither acft had a good comm radio. Shortly after takeoff, they enctrd fog. They flew above the wx until they were near their 1st refueling stop (greenville, AL). Both plts dscndd beneath… - [NTSB ATL87DKG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DKG01.md): Air Tractor AT301 · Atmore, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Apr 22, 1987 · N4346S · Minor damage > During landing the aircraft collided with a tractor mowing grass on the runway. The pilot stated that the sunglare on final prevented him from seeing the vehicle on the runway. The tractor's operator apparently did not hear the aircraft because he made no… - [NTSB ATL87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA121.md): Bell UH-1B · Bay Minette, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1987 · N88987 · Destroyed > During a logging operation, the helicopter experienced a complete engine failure shortly after attempting a pickup. The pilot entered an autorotative glide. The helicopter impacted the water and sank. The wreckage examination disclosed that the compressor… - [NTSB ATL87LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA115.md): Cessna 182Q · Meridianville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 17, 1987 · N4798N · Substantial damage > The plt completed the vor/dme-b appch to the arpt and cancelled his IFR flt plan. The plt reported observing that the acft was to the right of the rwy while on final appch to rwy 36. He then initiated a go-around, and began a right turn after 'passing' a tree… - [NTSB ATL87LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA110.md): Beech C23 · Branchville, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 12, 1987 · N6021X · Substantial damage > The plt was ldg at the private airstrip to the north with a tailwind, because trees located on the north end of the rwy precluded ldg to the south into the wind. He made three attempts to land on the 1,754 ft runway; witnesses reported that a 7-12 kt tailwind… - [NTSB ATL87LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA109.md): Cessna 150F · Branchville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1987 · N8960S · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the acft appeared to be 'hot' on final approach due to a tailwind, while ldg at the private airstrip. He initiated a go-around to avoid 50-60 ft trees at the FAR end of the rwy and made a climbing right turn. The stall warning system… Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?state=AL&page=20 ## 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" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=19&state=AL --- 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.