# NTSB investigations, 1979, LA

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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## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW80DRD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD13.md): Cessna 185 · Morgan City, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 28, 1979 · N185M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD12.md): Aerospatle AS-350 · Intracstl Cy, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1979 · N3594B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA028.md): Beech 65-90 · Leeville, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 22, 1979 · N724N · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD14.md): Hughes 369D · Westwego, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 19, 1979 · N58270 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA023.md): Cessna 180K · Harvey, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 18, 1979 · N2594K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA022.md): Cessna A185F · Venice, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 15, 1979 · N1850R · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80FRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD11.md): Cessna 421B · Lafayette, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 9, 1979 · N5970M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD09.md): Piper PA-32 · Cameron, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 5, 1979 · N321HF · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD10.md): Sikorsky S-76A · Intracstl City, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1979 · N476AL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD05.md): Aero-Comdr S2R · Vinton, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 27, 1979 · N4857X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD03.md): Cessna 185 · Morgan City, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 24, 1979 · N51BC · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ07.md): Cessna 150M · Ruston, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 2, 1979 · N714LX · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ06.md): Cessna 310P · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 25, 1979 · N5911M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ03.md): Cessna 310A · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1979 · N5340A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD02.md): Cessna 180F · Morgan City, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 22, 1979 · N9976N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD08.md): Hughes 369D · Abbeville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 11, 1979 · N58240 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD07.md): Bell 206L · Lake Charles, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1979 · N5018N · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD06.md): Cessna 185F · E Timbalier Is, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1979 · N5074R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80FRJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRJ01.md): Aero Comdr 680W · Alexandria, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 4, 1979 · N713SP · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW80FRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRD01.md): Piper PA-23 · Opelousas, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 3, 1979 · N62267 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD04.md): Cessna 152 · Kentwood, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1979 · N49991 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD57.md): Piper PA-25 · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 28, 1979 · N4485Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA109.md): Bell 212 · Morgan City, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 25, 1979 · N49673 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD56.md): Cessna 188B · Vacherie, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 24, 1979 · N9448G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ25.md): Grum-Amer AA1-C · Minden, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 21, 1979 · N9784U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA108.md): Piper PA-31 · Luling, LA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Sep 20, 1979 · N27614 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FRD55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD55.md): Bell 206B · Patterson, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1979 · N155AL · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRJ52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ52.md): Boeing PT-17 · Shreveport, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 13, 1979 · N63804 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD53.md): Boeing A75N1 · Cade, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1979 · N53165 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD54.md): Piper PA-28 · Baton Rouge, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 12, 1979 · N3030S · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA107.md): Cessna 172N · Lafayette, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 8, 1979 · N1944F · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FRD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD52.md): Bell 47G-4A · Hackberry, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 6, 1979 · N7104J · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD51.md): Piper PA-25 · White Castle, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 6, 1979 · N7759Z · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ23.md): Bellanca 17-30 · Jena, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1979 · N11811 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA104.md): Cessna T210P · Intercoastal, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 1, 1979 · N6531P · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ22.md): Grumman G-164B · Monterey, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 30, 1979 · N6890K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ21.md): Boeing A75N1 · Tallulah, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1979 · N4440N · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA102.md): Cessna 180 · Mandeville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1979 · N3494V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRD50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD50.md): Bell 47G-4A · Lafayette, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 19, 1979 · N1400W · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA101.md): Cessna A185F · Westwego, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Aug 16, 1979 · N8245Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FRJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ20.md): Rockwell S-2R · Waterproof, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 15, 1979 · N4251X · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA100.md): Bell 206B · Morgan City, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 11, 1979 · N5018F · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRD48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD48.md): Cessna 150 · New Roads, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 9, 1979 · N63342 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD49.md): Bell 206B · Intracstl City, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 8, 1979 · N90171 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ19.md): Bell 47G-2A · Plaucheville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 31, 1979 · N166 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DRJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ18.md): Bell 47WASP · Plaucheville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1979 · N38092 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA097.md): Cessna A185F · Lafayette, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 20, 1979 · N4616E · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FA096.md): Bell 206B · Cut Off, LA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 17, 1979 · N4715R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRJ17.md): Snow S2R · Jonesville, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1979 · N4958X · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW79DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA093.md): Cessna 140 · Basile, LA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 6, 1979 · N1607V · Destroyed

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?year=1979&state=LA&page=2

## 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") = 1979
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=LA&year=1979

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