# NTSB investigations, 1987, KY 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 ATL88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA065.md): Grumman American AA-5 · Elizabethtown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 1987 · N7151L · Substantial damage > After a short stop btn flts, the battery was too weak to crank the eng. The plt elected to hand-prop the eng while his non-rated pax held the brakes. He briefed the pax on the proper procedure. He had previously allowed the pax to operate the brakes while… - [NTSB ATL88MA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88MA053.md): Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A · Lexington, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Major investigation · Final report · Dec 5, 1987 · N400PH · Destroyed > While en route at FL 370, the plts declared an emerg, rprtd a fire in the rgt eng & reqd vectors to the nearest suitablearpt. They were vectored twd the Lexington bluegrass arpt & clrd to dscnd. Shortly after declaring an emerg, the plts rprtd they secured… - [NTSB ATL88LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA049.md): Cessna 172H · Paducah, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 1, 1987 · N2522L · Substantial damage > Abt 20 mi from Paducah (pah), the plt contacted the fss & said the acft was low on fuel & that he intended to land at pah. He was informed that the FBO at pah was closed for the night & fuel was available only if a $25 call-out fee was paid. Also, he was told… - [NTSB ATL88FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA040.md): Piper PA-24-250 · Lewisburg, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 21, 1987 · N6450P · Substantial damage > The pilot experienced a loss of engine power at 5500 feet. He was not able to start the engine after completing an emergency procedure. The pilot established an approach to a landing area, and stalled the aircraft on short final. The aircraft moved about 30… - [NTSB ATL88FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA020.md): Beech B24R · Louisville, KY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 24, 1987 · N6542R · Substantial damage > Drg tkof fm rwy 19, the plt transmitted 'we have a door open.' Twr psnl clrd him to lnd on any rwy, but he stated againthat a door was open. Again, twr psnl clrd him to lnd on any rwy. No otr radio calls were recd fm the acft. Svrl personssaw the acft at low… - [NTSB ATL88LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA019.md): Piper PA-28R-180 · Lexington, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 14, 1987 · N4639J · Substantial damage > During a dual instructional flight the student leveled the acft abv the rwy during the landing flare. The CFI told the FAA inspector that he was verbally coaching the student and did not assume the flt controls. The acft landed hard and the student applied… - [NTSB ATL87LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA260.md): Bellanca 17-30A · Louisville, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1987 · N7378V · Substantial damage > The plt made two attempts to land and during his 2nd go around the eng cut out. The plt stated that he switched from left tank to rt tank but was unable to start the eng prior to making a forced landing which resulted in a collision with a house and tree. The… - [NTSB ATL87LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA246.md): Piper J3C-65 · Greenville, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 30, 1987 · N92191 · Substantial damage > The flt was being conducted as part of a 'clown act' at an air show. The eng lost pwr shortly after takeoff as the plt was performing pitching maneuvers. He unsuccessfully attempted to regain pwr by 'pumping' the throttle. The airplane subsequently impacted… - [NTSB ATL87FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA244.md): Cessna 150L · Murray, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 1987 · N6795G · Substantial damage > PIC stated to friends he intended to execute a hammerhead stall after take off from a private grass strip. Airstrip owner observed acft make a low pass, pitch up vertically, and execute a hammerhead stall at about 450-500 feet AGL. There was insufficient… - [NTSB ATL87LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA239.md): Cessna 152 · Lewisburg, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1987 · N5270B · Substantial damage > Student PIC flew solo x-country. About 30 minutes after dpting enroute stop engine quit. He rptd checking fuel prior to departure. Flt school policy was to refuel at enroute stop which was not done. Acft was landed in a field and hit a fence during landing… - [NTSB ATL87DLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ04.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Falmouth, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1987 · N15468 · Destroyed > The plt, with a pax, had been making touch and go landings at the LCL apt for about 40 min. The final t.o. was preceded by a full stop ldg. Shortly after lift off, the plt reptd that the acft lost pwr and he was unable to clear a tree at the top of a ridge… - [NTSB ATL87LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA216.md): Piper PA-28-140 · Eubank, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1987 · N1324T · Substantial damage > The plt reptd that he was planning a refuel stop at short airport near Eubank, KY. Short is a private strip and the owner stated that he did not have fuel available. The pilot reptd that when he was about five minutes away, the engine 'quit and he was unable… - [NTSB ATL87LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA207.md): Aerostar RX-7 · Crestwood, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1987 · N2897H · Substantial damage > The balloon contacted power lines as it was beginning to climb after an aborted ldg attempt. Electrical arcing ignited the propane fuel supply on board. The sole-occupant student plt jumped from the burning balloon and fell approx 40 ft onto a fence. The… - [NTSB ATL87IA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87IA201.md): Boeing 737-232 · Frankfort, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 7, 1987 · N324DL · No damage > Thunderstorms and lightning in the vicinity of the arpt prevented adding fuel to the acft and resulted in a delayed departure. The lou VOR was out of service, and the flt was radar vectored until it was cleared direct to lex and for the apch. At the time of… - [NTSB ATL87LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA185.md): Beech 200C · Madisonville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1987 · N617MS · Destroyed > The acft struck a 2-FT hi avgas pump while the plt was taxiing around another acft that was parked. The nose gear collapsed & a small fire resulted. The plt & pax evacuated the acft. Line psnl were unable to extinguish the fire with hand-held extinguishers.… - [NTSB ATL87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA183.md): Cessna 140 · Falmouth, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1987 · N89784 · Substantial damage > The pilot was on a cross-country flight and had made several refueling stops during the day. He stated that during landing he experienced a crosswind of approximately 7 to 10 knots. The aircraft bounced, rocked up on the left main landing gear, departed the… - [NTSB ATL87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA170.md): Piper PA-28-180 · Hazard, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1987 · N8021W · Substantial damage > The plt observed the rear of the upper engine cowling lift up shortly after takeoff and he became concerned that the cowling might come off the airplane during flight. The pilot attempted to maneuver the airplane back to the airport to land, the airplane… - [NTSB ATL87FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA168.md): Cessna 205C · Bowling Green, KY · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 1987 · N1823Z · Destroyed > Shortly after takeoff from Bowling Green, the pilot reported a problem. He did not report the details of the problem, but witnesses heard the aircraft backfiring as it descended. The aircraft had taken on fuel at Bowling Green. The investigation failed to… - [NTSB ATL87LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA153.md): Cessna 152 · Trenton, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1987 · N68163 · Destroyed > The dual instruction flight was practicing soft field landings at a private grass strip. The aircraft stalled during a go-around attempt on the second approach when the student pilot executed a steep pullup to clear powerlines. The aircraft pitched down,… - [NTSB ATL87DLQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ02.md): Hughes 369HS · Hawesville, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 28, 1987 · N9180F · Substantial damage > During a weed control spraying operation, the pilot experienced a power failure 45 feet above the ground. The autorotation attempt resulted in the helicopter impacting the ground on it's left side. The investigation disclosed that the flexible fuel line to… - [NTSB ATL87DLQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ03.md): Air & Space 18A · Paducah, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 19, 1987 · N6154S · Substantial damage > The gryoplane had been overhauled to new specifications and was making its first test flight. During takeoff the acft experienced a slight left yaw, and attempts to correct the yaw only increased it. The plt aborted the takeoff and the acft landed in a yawed… - [NTSB ATL87LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA120.md): Cessna R182 · Owensboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1987 · N5496T · Destroyed > Plt in cruise flt at 5500 ft about 30 min after dep fm paducah when he noted a small amount of black smoke coming from top of panel. The rear seat pax noted flames in the panel at the same time. The plt noted his position in relation to Owensboro and… - [NTSB ATL87LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA105.md): Air & Space 18A · Paducah, KY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 1987 · N6141S · Substantial damage > The plt reported that he spun the rotor up to 350 RPM in preparation for a maximum performance takeoff. During takeoff roll, the gyroplane experienced ground resonance. The plt reduced the throttle to idle, but the oscillations continued and the rt main ldg… - [NTSB ATL87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA096.md): Cessna 152 · Owensboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 1987 · N757LM · Substantial damage > During a solo practice flight, the 16 hour student pilot touched down on rwy 23 at 70 KIAS and allowed the aircraft to bounce out of control and land hard on the nose landing gear. After the third bounce, the nose gear collapsed and the acft skidded to a… - [NTSB ATL87LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA092.md): Mooney M20 · Frankfort, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1987 · N5251B · Destroyed > During the final phase of the approach procedure, the pilot failed to extend the landing gear. The aircraft touched down, skidded along the runway surface until it finally came to rest. The pilot reported that the fuel strainer failed and a fire started and… - [NTSB ATL87LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA086.md): Cessna 210L · Jeffersontown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 15, 1987 · N93022 · Destroyed > During IFR flight in VFR conditions the pilot reported low fuel situation to approach control. The aircraft was in the vicinity of several lighted airports at that time. The aircraft lost power and made forced landing at night in mountainous terrain where an… - [NTSB ATL87IA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87IA083.md): Saab-Fairchild SF340A · Covington, KY · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 1987 · N341CA · Minor damage > After a hydraulic sys malfunction, the capt returned to arpt to exchange acft. Company plt had completed day of flying and was asked to taxi acft to maint hangar. Departing capt was in process of manually pumping hyd sys to sufficient pressure to ensure… - [NTSB ATL87DLQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLQ01.md): Air Command CDR Elite 532 · Paducah, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Feb 1, 1987 · N2562 · Destroyed > While conducting local traffic pattern training, the gyroplane undershot runway 22 during an attempted landing. The plt was killed in the crash. The investigation failed to disclose any aircraft problems. The autopsy revealed severe coronary arterisclerosis… ## 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") = 1987 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=KY&year=1987 --- 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.