NTSB investigations, 1986

6 cases where the first occurrence was “Missing aircraft”.

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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\") = 1986
    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\" = 420)
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC87FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 310 · Hamburg, NYThe Cessna 310R departed the airport on a svfr departure. The pilot cancelled his clearance a few minutes later and reported in VFR conditions. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination. Radar tracking showed the aircraft heading toward lake erie. The…Dec 31, 1986 · N5462J · DestroyedNTSB DEN86FAMS3Accident · 2 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportMooney M20F · Cuba, NMThe acft departed a private airstrip in Cuba, NM, for the purpose of viewing real estate property before continuing to taos. State authorities were notified the following day when the plt failed to arrive at work. A search for the acft was conducted until…Sep 9, 1986 · N2688W · DestroyedNTSB ANC86LA062Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4-200 · Lake Clark, AKThe aircraft crashed in Lake Clark, Alaska, and sank into 170 feet of water. There were no witnesses to the accident; the aircraft was not recovered.May 24, 1986 · N6190V · DestroyedNTSB MIA86LA109Accident · 6 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The acft failed to arrive at it's destination on a VFR flight from miami FL, to west end, Bahamas. The acft's last reported position was 10 miles west of west end. There was no further contact with the acft. U.S. Coast guard initiated search on March 26, 1986…Mar 26, 1986 · N3527E · DestroyedNTSB LAX86LAMS1Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna U206C · Maunaloa, HIWhile on an inter-island cargo flight conducted under 14 CFR 135, the pilot reported to the honolulu ARTCC that the airplane was experiencing a loss of propeller RPM; he did not report that the engine was losing power. The airplane crashed into the pacific…Mar 21, 1986 · N144FP · DestroyedNTSB ANC86FA032Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 206 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot was using the aircraft to commute on a weekly basis between his residence in Anchorage and to the king salmon area. The pilot received several preflight and inflight weather briefings. During the briefings the flight service station stated that VFR…Feb 24, 1986 · N8022Z · Destroyed