# NTSB investigations, 1989, 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 NYC90LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA003.md): Cessna 172M · Bennington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1989 · N20017 · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing factor(s) was: the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC89LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA209.md): Cessna 210 · No. Windham, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 1989 · N2054S · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to assure an adequate supply of fuel was available.
- [NTSB NYC89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA201.md): Cessna 182R · Warren, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1989 · N9335E · Substantial damage
  > Improper flare by the pilot, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB NYC89DNC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89DNC01.md): Bonds & Bungey HP-14 · Warren/Sugarbus, VT · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 29, 1989 · GQLB · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in shifting/turbulent air, and his inadequate remedial action to avoid or recover from the inadvertent spin. The shifting/turbulent/gusty wind condition was a related factor.
- [NTSB NYC89LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA138.md): Hughes 269A · Swanton, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1989 · CFBMF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC89FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA135.md): Cessna 172M · Bradford, VT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 1989 · N1272U · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Failure of the rated pilots in both aircraft to see and avoid a midair collison.
- [NTSB NYC89LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA128.md): Cessna 152 · Burlington, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 1, 1989 · N45981 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC89IA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89IA084.md): Beech 200 · Burlington, VT · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 15, 1989 · N123D · No damage
  > Improper preflight which resulted in a frozen elevator surface.

## 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") = 1989
  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=1989

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