# NTSB investigations, 1996, 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 NYC97LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA014.md): Cessna 340A · Pawtucket, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 7, 1996 · N36JM · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to comply with the published instrument approach procedure, by continuing the ILS approach below the decision height, rather than performing a missed approach; and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point for the continued landing.…
- [NTSB NYC96LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA165.md): Piper PA-28-181 · West Kingston, RI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 1996 · N8121K · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach to land, and his failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining, which resulted in an overrun of the runway and collision with trees. The lack of natural lighting at…
- [NTSB NYC96LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA148.md): McDonnell Douglas MD-11 · Westerly, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1996 · N1768D · No damage
  > insufficient information from the manufacturer in the airplane flight manual and flightcrew operating manual regarding the hazards of applying force to the control wheel or column while the autopilot is engaged and adjusting the pitch thumbwheel during a…
- [NTSB NYC96LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA150.md): Saab-Scania 340A · Providence, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1996 · N744BA · No damage
  > the passenger inadvertently lost his balance and fell, while deplaning.
- [NTSB NYC96LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA129.md): Cessna 172C · Block Island, RI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1996 · N1665Y · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight, by failing to remove the control lock and checking the flight controls before takeoff, and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner, which resulted in an overrun, an encounter with brush, and a subsequent nose over…

## 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") = 1996
  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=1996

---
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.