# NTSB investigations, RI

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.

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## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB NYC84LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA262.md): Beech BE-55 · Newport, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 2, 1984 · N105TC · Substantial damage
  > The plt extended the downwind leg of his landing traffic pattern to allow an acft ahead of him to land with the appropiate spacing between acft. The plt stated that just prior to touchdown he 'lowered the landing gear (too late).' In his recommendation for…
- [NTSB NYC84LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA190.md): Cessna C190 · South Kingston, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 1984 · N68T · Substantial damage
  > Anticipating deteriorating weather conditions, the pilot decided to land at an unfamiliar airstrip. He landed long and had commenced a go-around but the landing gear caught in swamp growth and collapsed.
- [NTSB NYC84LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA146.md): Piper PA-28-151 · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1984 · N7634F · Substantial damage
  > On final approach to runway 32, the aircraft contacted trees located approximately 600 yard short of the approach end of the runway. The passenger stated after the accident that as the aircraft approached the runway, he noticed the acft was 'a bit too close…
- [NTSB NYC84LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA006.md): Piper PA-38-112 · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 8, 1983 · N9238T · Substantial damage
  > The flt was uneventful until the acft was landed at the destination. During the landing, the acft veered off the rwy & was damaged. An exam of the brake sys revealed that the reservoir still had fluid. When checked, the left brake was firm, but the right…
- [NTSB NYC83LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA202.md): Piper PA-32-260 · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1983 · N5533J · Substantial damage
  > After landing, the plt proceeded to taxi to the ramp area. While maneuvering within the ramp area, the plt taxied the acft into a construction zone. Reportedly, the right main wheel dropped into a rough area & resulted in substantial damage to the right wing…
- [NTSB NYC83LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA176.md): Grumman American AA-5 · West Kingston, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1983 · N6043L · Substantial damage
  > The acft overran the rwy hit VASI lights and rolled down an embankment during landing. The pilot was under some pressureto get on the ground because of a hyperventilating passenger. The pilot reported he increased his rate of descent by lowering the acft…
- [NTSB NYC83LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA155.md): Cessna TU-206G · Block Island, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 26, 1983 · N9858Z · Substantial damage
  > The float acft nosed over during taxi for takeoff. The pilot had picked up this acft 2 days before in farmingdale NY where a set of floats had been installed. He flew to Block Island to pick up 4 passengers and baggage. During downwind taxi for takeoff…
- [NTSB NYC83LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA145.md): Cessna 172M · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1983 · N6901H · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during a landing, the brakes failed & he was unable to stop on the rwy. The acft ran off the end & came to rest in bushes with substantial damage. According to the plt, the outboard pressure plate & lining had separated from each brake.…
- [NTSB NYC83LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA129.md): Cessna 182N · Newport, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1983 · N9283G · Substantial damage
  > The acft went off the wet runway onto the wet grass down an embankment and into some rocks. The instructor was making this final landing. Braking was poor from a light rain. As a turn was started onto a taxiway at the end of runway 22 the acft went onto the…
- [NTSB NYC83LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA093.md): Cessna 182P · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1983 · N575PM · Substantial damage
  > The acft veered off the runway during landing and collided with a ditch. The approach to Block Island was normal and thelanding was made about one third down the runway. On touchdown, directional control was lost and the acft veered to the left side of the…
- [NTSB NYC82FNA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA16.md): Davis DA-2A · Lincoln, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 22, 1982 · N2281Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot was on a local pleasure flight to see that the aircraft was functioning properly after a routine inspection. Just prior to the accident, witnesses heard the engine sputter, then become quiet. The plane was observed to continue straight ahead for…
- [NTSB NYC82DA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA128.md): Bell 206B · Jamestown, RI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 20, 1982 · N20303 · Substantial damage
  > The helicopter was being used to photograph ships. According to the pilot, it began to spin while he was in a low level hover over the water. Subsequently, the helicopter struck the water, rolled over, then sank in about 104 ft of water and was not recovered.
- [NTSB NYC82DA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA046.md): Cessna T188C · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 8, 1982 · N9374J · Destroyed
  > While on a ferry flight approaching the nantucket VOR the pilot stated that the engine began to run rough. The aircraft was turned back towards Block Island at which time the fuel pressure began to fluctuate and decrease along with the manifold pressure. The…
- [NTSB NYC82DA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA044.md): Cessna 182RG · Smithfield, RI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 2, 1982 · N1837R · Substantial damage
  > According to the pilot, while on final approach to runway 33, a severe downdraft was experienced and he was unable to recover. He landed short of the runway on firm grass, bounced and came to rest a short distance from the downwind end of the runway.…
- [NTSB NYC82DA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA049.md): Cessna 421C · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 23, 1982 · N5358J · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft touched down hard during a night landing after the pilot encountered icing conditions in flight. Several witnesses reported that the aircraft had 1/2 to 3/4 inch of ice on the leading edges of the wings and verticle stabilizer. The gross landing…
- [NTSB DCA82AA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA82AA016.md): de Havilland DHC-6 · Providence, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Feb 21, 1982 · N127PM · Destroyed
  > Aprx 15 min aft tkof, lgt icg was noted on the windshield. The aircrew activated the windshield washer/deice sys which used isopropyl alcohol. However, only a little deicing fluid was noted on either side. The sys was activated again. Aft hldg the sw svrl…
- [NTSB NYC82FNA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FNA08.md): Cessna 140 · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1981 · N1856V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FNA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA18.md): Rand KR-2 · N Kingstown, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 12, 1981 · N29SL · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81FNA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA19.md): Bell 47G-3B · Pawtucket, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 8, 1981 · N59415 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81FNA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA16.md): Cessna 172N · Cranston, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 29, 1981 · N3543E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FNA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA12.md): Piper PA-28 · Chepachet, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 22, 1981 · N5248L · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC81DNA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA04.md): Bell 206B · Warwick, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 2, 1980 · N2775F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA06.md): Sonerai II · East Greenwich, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1980 · N24JW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FNA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNA02.md): Cessna 172 · Warwick, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 26, 1980 · N73725 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA28.md): Bellanca 7KCAB · Lincoln, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 30, 1980 · N41694 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA005.md): Cessna 210 · Newport, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 28, 1980 · N9662T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80IA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80IA076.md): Aerospatial SA330J · N Kingstown, RI · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 26, 1980 · N3596N · Minor damage
- [NTSB NYC80FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA075.md): Piper PA-18 · Exeter, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 22, 1980 · N9863D · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80DNA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DNA22.md): Stinson 108-2 · Quonset, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 16, 1980 · N285C · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC80FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA039.md): Piper PA-38 · Pawtucket, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 2, 1980 · N4447E · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80FNA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA09.md): Cessna 150G · Foster, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 26, 1980 · N8593J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC80FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FNA07.md): Beech B23 · Block Island, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jan 8, 1980 · N6699S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA27.md): Piper PA-23 · Newport, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1979 · N62664 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA25.md): Grum Amer AA1B · W.Greenwich, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1979 · N9678L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA14.md): Cessna 172 · Newport, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 7, 1979 · N7062Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA46.md): Cessna 170 · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1978 · N4417V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA37.md): Beech A23-24 · E Providence, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 22, 1978 · N5785V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA36.md): Luscombe 8A · Kingstown, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 10, 1978 · N1352K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA069.md): Piper PA-32 · Westerly, RI · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Jul 9, 1978 · N5254S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA33.md): Curtiss C 12Q · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 25, 1978 · N370N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA32.md): Grum Amer AA1-A · Lincoln, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 25, 1978 · N9334L · No damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA30.md): Piper PA-24 · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 14, 1978 · N7900P · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA23.md): Mooney M20C · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 20, 1978 · N9474V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA09.md): Piper PA-22 · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1978 · N5632Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA06.md): Aeronca 7AC · Lincoln, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 24, 1978 · N83865 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA024.md): Temco GC1B · Newport, RI · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jan 14, 1978 · N2406B · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC78FNA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA03.md): Cessna 172 · Providence, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 13, 1977 · N79041 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FNA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA28.md): Cessna 120 · N.Kingstown, RI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 27, 1977 · N72101 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77DNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNA23.md): Cessna 150 · Block Island, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1977 · N8388G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA044.md): Piper PA-28 · Johnston, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 30, 1977 · N1454 · Substantial damage

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## 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" = 'RI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?page=4&state=RI

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