# NTSB investigations, 1988, CT 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 NYC89FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA059.md): Beech A36 · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1988 · N262C · Destroyed > Twice prior to being established on final the pilot was asked if he was getting proper indications for the approach to land. Contact was subsequently lost while the pilot was attempting to make an ILS approach to runway 06 at Bridgeport. The aircraft was… - [NTSB NYC89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA050.md): Cessna 150 · Lyme, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1988 · N63136 · Substantial damage > Improper planning; the student pilot became lost and ran out of fuel. During the landing he misjudged distance, altitude and airspeed and overran the field colliding with trees. - [NTSB NYC89LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA049.md): Cessna 150L · Greenwich, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 12, 1988 · N6538G · Substantial damage > Trees during an off airport landing after the aircraft expererienced a power loss fue to fuel starvation. - [NTSB NYC89LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA039.md): Piper PA-28-181 · Danielson, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1988 · N8172P · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to recognize a stall and take corrective action prior to experiencing a loss of control. - [NTSB NYC89LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA034.md): Cessna 340 · Oxford, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1988 · N468CM · Destroyed > Collision with trees and terrain due to the pilot exceeding approach minimum altitude during an ILS approach. - [NTSB NYC89FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA013.md): Bell 206L-1 · Wallingford, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1988 · N555GC · Destroyed > The acft lost power and crashed in a tractor trailer parking lot, destroying the helicopter and causing serious injuries to the pilot and one passenger. The investigation revealed an improper fuel flow switch, which had no check valve protection installed on… - [NTSB NYC88LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA240.md): Cessna 150 · Burlington, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 24, 1988 · N3099X · Substantial damage > The plt was attempting to land at the mountain arpt. Patwas indicated the winds were from the north at 15 KTS. Gusts were not reported. The plt made her apch at 70 mph IAS and with 20 deg of flaps deployed. As she flared the acft, she encountered a gust of… - [NTSB NYC88LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA234.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Griswold, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1988 · N1840T · Destroyed > The takeoff was made with the temp at about 90 deg f. the acft was about 60 lbs over the authorized max gross wt. Witnesses said the nose of the acft was high as it passed over trees just beyond the end of the rwy. The acft then descended with the wings… - [NTSB NYC88LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA232.md): Cessna 152 · Windham, CT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1988 · N94502 · Substantial damage > The student pilot said she heard a popping sound during the takeoff roll and almost instantaneously the door came open. She tried to close the door and when that failed she attempted to abort. She retarded the throttle and attempted braking but it was not… - [NTSB NYC88FA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA229.md): Piper PA-28R-201 · Pomfret, CT · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 1988 · N3478M · Destroyed > The Piper arrow PA-28R-201, had asked ATC for vectors to windam airport. After being vectored the pilot requested his distance from the airport. He was told that he was 12 miles from the airport, the pilot then decided to descend. ATC advised the pilot to… - [NTSB NYC88LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA182.md): Lake LA-4-200 · Candlewood Lake, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 1988 · N5033L · Substantial damage > The LA-4-200 made a takeoff under reported conditions of gusty wind and waves of 1 to 2 feet. The maximum demonstrated wave height for the aircraft is 1 foot. The pilot reported he aborted the takeoff due to a person on a jet ski in his way and as he tried to… - [NTSB NYC88LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA151.md): Beech 23 · Meriden, CT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1988 · N6042X · Substantial damage > The Beech 23 lost power during a go-around. During an off-airport landing, the acft struck a house. The private pilot died the following day of injuries and the flight instructor was seriously injured. There was no evidence of a large fuel spill and only… - [NTSB NYC88LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA130.md): Beech 35 · New Haven, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1988 · N4528V · Substantial damage > During engine start the throttle jammed in the full forward position and could not be pulled back to the idle position to retard the power. The aircraft started rolling and collided with an unoccupied parked aircraft. Examination of the throttle control… - [NTSB NYC88LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA126.md): Cessna 150 · Windham, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N7504G · Destroyed > The pilot took off and flew a short pattern around the airport. The pilot stated that on descent from 1200 feet strong winds started pushing the aircraft and he was losing control. The aircraft bounced and he decided to go around. However, on climb out the… - [NTSB NYC88FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA093.md): Piper PA-34-200T · Stratford, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 1988 · N2469M · Destroyed > The pilot and pilot-rated pax received vectors for multiple ILS approaches in deteriorating conditions. On the first attempt the aircraft passed over witnesses but was off course and not in a position to land. The second attempt was aborted before reaching… - [NTSB NYC88LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA082.md): Gulfstream AA-5B · Bridgeport, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 16, 1988 · N26834 · Destroyed > During a touch and go landing, the aircraft touched down on the main gear just past the numbers. Full right aileron and left rudder was used for directional control. During rollout, the right wing came up and the left wing made contact with the runway… - [NTSB NYC88LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA070.md): Cessna 195 · Meriden, CT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1988 · N1077D · Substantial damage > After performing several touch and go landings, the student pilot made a landing right of the center line. The aircraft drifted to the right, struck a snowbank, sheared off the left main landing gear, then groundlooped. The aircraft came to rest on the grass… ## 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") = 1988 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=CT&year=1988 --- 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.