NTSB investigations: NONE, MI

8 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is NONE, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19822026
NTSB investigations: NONE, MI per year, 1982–2026: 8 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('00000')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 220))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI03LA224Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerostar S81A · Highland, MIFailure of the pilot to maintain a proper descent rate. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees, the reported high winds and gusts, the trees, the power lines and the house.Jul 23, 2003 · N11BQ · No damageNTSB CHI96LA279Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASK-13 · Thompsonville, MIan evasive maneuver necessitated by the tow plane's aborted takeoff.Aug 4, 1996 · N11EK · Substantial damageNTSB CHI94LA280Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASW-20 · Ionia, MIno thermal lift available, and the lack of suitable terrain for landing. A factor related to the accident was the high wind condition.Aug 14, 1994 · N6514M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI92LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Manchester, MIThe pilot's improper inflight planning/decisions, failure to make a precautionary landing when he realized he was too low to reach the airport, and attempting to stretch his glidepath to reach the runway.Jul 5, 1992 · N2524H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI83LA318Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarnes AX-7 · Utica, MIThe student pilot made a delayed decision to land and landed within a few ft of wires without seeing them. The ground crew tried to hold him but the balloon still had too much lift. The student then saw the wires and tried to go over thembut the collision…Jul 17, 1983 · N1515K · DestroyedNTSB CHI83LA265Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Flint, MIAfter takeoff, the plt leveled the Balloon, and a short time later, he collapsed to the floor of the gondola & had difficulty breathing. The Balloon began descending. Subsequently, it hit the porch of a house & was damaged. The plt died from acute myocardial…Jun 19, 1983 · N27114 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA325Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCameron 0-77 · Wall Lake, MIThe pilot reported that during flight, he encountered unexpected light turbulence and elected to land at the next available spot. He stated that during a landing approach at about 50 ft above the treetops, a gust of wind was encountered that forced hot air…Aug 22, 1982 · N89MW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DA178Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBalloon Works FIREFLY-7 · Wyoming, MIThe pilot was attempting to takeoff from a parking lot. He stated that when the Balloon was about 15 feet from the ground a gust of wind pushed the Balloon down into some trees and an apartment house.May 20, 1982 · N1533N · Substantial damage