# NTSB investigations, 1988, VT

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 NYC89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA014.md): Let L13 · Warren, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1988 · CFYSR · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's improper supervision of flight, permitted the student to not maintain the proper airspeed and stall the glider and crash into the ground.
- [NTSB NYC89LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA009.md): Cessna U206G · Rutland, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1988 · N9431R · Destroyed
  > The accident sequence was observed by two pilots who were awaiting takeoff at the approach end of the rwy in use. One of the pilots reported that the plt of the acdt acft advised him that the acdt acft had encountered ice during the flight. The acdt acft was…
- [NTSB NYC88LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA212.md): Cessna 152 · Swanton, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 1988 · N757LD · Minor damage
  > The plt took the passenger (his wife) on a short flt, which was her 1st flt. She was described as apprehensive. Before going back to the parking area after landing, the plt taxied to the terminal bldg for his wife to deplane. He stopped the acft with the left…
- [NTSB NYC88FA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA202.md): Cessna 172P · Post Mills, VT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1988 · N62541 · Destroyed
  > The plt flew the acft to an arpt with two turf rwys. Rwy 5/23 was 2300' long & rwy 4/22 was 2600' long. After attending a meeting which ended at 1600 EDT, the plt elected to wait until later in the day to takeoff after the air had cooled. Subsequently, he…
- [NTSB NYC88LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA198.md): Lake LA-4-200 · Montpelier, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 30, 1988 · N2883P · Substantial damage
  > Engine power loss due to fuel contamination of water and rust particles in fuel system.
- [NTSB NYC88FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88FA147.md): Lake LA4-250 · Shaftsbury, VT · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 29, 1988 · N1405F · Destroyed
  > The Lake amphibian was being flown with two ferry tanks installed in the cabin. The pilot departed with full fuel in the aircraft tanks and 15 gallons in the ferry tanks. The center of gravity at zero fuel weight was 3/4 inch past the aft limit. With addition…
- [NTSB NYC88LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA111.md): Beech 23 · Rutland, VT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 1988 · N8722M · Substantial damage
  > Prior to leaving the aircraft to hand prop the engine, the pilot checked the throttle setting and set the brakes. He told his passenger (his wife) to pull back on the throttle when the engine started, however she was unable to do so and the aircraft began…
- [NTSB NYC88LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA102.md): Cessna 172 · Newport, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 1988 · N8428L · Substantial damage
  > During landing roll out on a frozen lake. The nose wheel contacted a soft spot in the ice and flipped over.
- [NTSB NYC88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA098.md): Piper PA-28-160 · West Dover, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 29, 1988 · N83459 · Substantial damage
  > The PA-28 landed short of the runway and struck a snowbank receiving substantial damage. The pilot when interviewed by the FAA said the engine did not miss and wasn't cutting out and that he would have to 'take the majority of the blame'. On NTSB form 6120.1,…
- [NTSB NYC88LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA095.md): Stinson 108-1 · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 1988 · N97979 · Substantial damage
  > The flight was taking off for an instructional flight in the local area. During ground run, the aircraft veered to the left and the pilot was unable to bring the aircraft under control. The aircraft collided with a snowbank and flipped inverted. The aircraft…
- [NTSB NYC88LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA066.md): Cessna 210 · Stowe, VT · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1988 · N94064 · Substantial damage
  > The Cessna 210 took off and shortly thereafter experienced a loss of power. The pilot was unable to get the engine restarted and made an off-airport landing in a grove of trees. On-scene examination by the FAA showed that the fuel selector was on the left…

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

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

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