NTSB investigations, 1988

9 cases where the first occurrence was “Vortex turbulence encountered”.

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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1988
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 410)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB CHI89LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152II · Grand Rapids, MIPilot's total lack of experience in this type of operation.Dec 31, 1988 · N714XV · DestroyedNTSB LAX89LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Van Nuys, CAThe pilot lost control of the aircraft while descending for landing and collided with a pole. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land behind a king air, on runway 16R. The pilot stated that about the time he descended to 50 feet AGL, near the threshold,…Nov 19, 1988 · N4306M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL89LA038Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152F · Harkers Island, NCThe plt rprtd he was orbiting over a school of fish at aprx 800' when he encountered wake turbulence from his own acft. He believed that a wider orbit would have prevented him from flying back into the wake & additional altitude would have provided more time…Nov 15, 1988 · N8225F · DestroyedNTSB MIA89LA022Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Gainesville, FLThe plt taxied to rwy 6 & made an eng run-up. As he called the twr for tkof, a navy P-3 was making a low apch to rwy 10.the plt was told to taxi to rwy 10. Abt 30 sec later, as he arrived at rwy 10, he was clrd for tkof & was cautioned abt wake turbc fm the…Nov 9, 1988 · N6578B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL89MA023Accident · 1 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportCessna 210D · Nashville, TNDrg west arr at ngt, plt was vctrd for a VFR, straight-in apch to rwy 2R & adzd of Boeing 727 off his rgt front, passingfm rgt to left. He was cautioned abt wake turbc (w/t) & replied, 'okay I see him.' Ctlr then told plt to turn inbnd & maint 'visual' with…Nov 2, 1988 · N3822Y · DestroyedNTSB LAX88IA295Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC9-51 · Honolulu, HIThe aircrafts encounter with the engine exhaust flow and related turbulence from a heavy Boeing 747, which crossed the approach end of the runway about 1 minute and ten seconds prior to the incident.Aug 20, 1988 · N689HA · Minor damageNTSB MKC88LA064Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Manter, KSWhile conducting a team aerial application operation, the trailing aircraft struck the terrain with the right wing tip, rotated in a flat attitude about 2 turns, and was destroyed by fire. The pilot said, while in a downwind procedure turnaround, into the…Mar 20, 1988 · N21653 · DestroyedNTSB LAX88LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · El Toro, CAThe student plt was practicing touch-&-go landings & was cleared for an apch behind a C-130. He stated that he noted the touchdown point of the C-130 & planned his apch to remain above the C-130'S flt path. However, just before landing, when the acft was at…Jan 27, 1988 · N4914H · DestroyedNTSB DEN88LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRotorway Executive · Colorado Spring, COThe plt contacted ground control & was cleared to taxi from a hangar on the south end of the arpt to a hangar on the north end via twy-a. twy-a was located 400' west & parallel to rwy 17/35. The plt said he was air taxiing the helicopter just above the…Jan 9, 1988 · N7007B · Destroyed