# NTSB investigations, 1988, 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.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB NYC89LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA037.md): Cessna 172 · Block Island, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 1988 · N19863 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the Cessna 182 was on downwind when he stated that he pulled the carburetor heat on and then pulled the power back to 1500 RPM. Within a few seconds the engine quit and the pilot informed the tower. The aircraft landed about 500 feet short of the…
- [NTSB NYC89FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA021.md): Cessna 152 · Smithfield, RI · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1988 · N5462B · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed after beginning an ascent from a low pass, which resulted in a stall & loss of aircraft control. Inadequate altitude to recover from a stall was considered to be a contributing factor.
- [NTSB NYC88LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA237.md): Robinson R-22 · W.Kingston, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1988 · N47CS · Substantial damage
  > The plt said it was a clear, calm night. When he got to his helicopter he found the windshield covered with a heavy dew. He cleaned the windshield but during takeoff the dew reformed on the windshield and he lost all visual references outside the helicopter.…
- [NTSB NYC88LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA199.md): Cessna 172L · No. Kingstown, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1988 · N19699 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the boston center controller to adequately understand the pilot-in-command's request and to assess the gravity of the situation.
- [NTSB NYC88LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA160.md): Enstrom F-28C · Westerly, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 5, 1988 · N580H · Substantial damage
  > The instructor pilot stated that after executing several straight-in and 180 degree autorotations they decided to attempt some hovering autorotations. After executing the first one successfully in a tailwind situation, the student initiated the second one,…
- [NTSB NYC88IA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88IA112.md): Boeing 757 · Providence, RI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 1988 · N628DL · No damage
  > The Boeing 757 was climbing through 20000 ft with the first officer on the flight controls when the 55 year old captain became incapacitated. The first officer delcared an emergency and made a normal landing. When clear of the runway, the aircraft was stopped…
- [NTSB NYC88DNA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DNA01.md): Grosvenor Quickie · Middletown, RI · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 28, 1988 · N3774X · Substantial damage
  > The worn propeller transmission (reduction gear assembly), which failed to transmit power to the propeller at a critical point in the go-around.
- [NTSB NYC88LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA077.md): Cessna 150 · Westerly, RI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1988 · N3210J · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that he experienced a power loss at 350 ft AGL after takeoff. He turned back toward the airport but had insufficient altitude. He elected to land off-airport at an industrial site with the stall warning horn sounding. During landing roll, the…
- [NTSB ATL88LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA084.md): Boeing 767-332 · Block Island, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 1988 · N117DL · No damage
  > The capt rptdly advised the flight attendants to secure the cabin and be seated due to turbulence expected during descent. About 5 minutes later, the airplane briefly encountered severe turbulence while passing through about FL230. A flight attendant…

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

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=RI&year=1988

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