NTSB investigations, 1985
44 cases where the first occurrence was “Miscellaneous/other”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 35 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1984 | 43 |
| 1985 | 44 |
| 1986 | 51 |
| 1987 | 43 |
| 1988 | 43 |
| 1989 | 45 |
| 1990 | 28 |
| 1991 | 45 |
| 1992 | 28 |
| 1993 | 22 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 28 |
| 1996 | 36 |
| 1997 | 44 |
| 1998 | 25 |
| 1999 | 32 |
| 2000 | 41 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 24 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2006 | 34 |
| 2007 | 34 |
Where
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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\") = 1985
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\" = 430)
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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") = 1985 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" = 430) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB MIA86LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Brooksville, FLThe instructor pilot simulated an engine failure after takeoff. The student pilot failed to lower the airplane nose to maintain flying speed. The instructor took over the controls and lowered the nose, but was unable to avert the hard landing and ensuing…NTSB ATL86LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-172M · Andalusia, ALThe acft battery power was depleted. The plt hand propped the engine with his wife at the controls. The engine started with the throttle advanced and acft taxied into trees and over an embankment. The wife was not a rated pilot.NTSB NYC86LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34 · Hazleton, PAPiper aircraft ran off the runway during landing at Hazleton Pennsylvania. According to the pilot the first approach was missed due to bad visibility. The flight returned to the initial aprroach fix for a second attempt. The pilot broke out of the clouds at…NTSB LAX86LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Tustin, CAThe plt's mechanic performed a pre-purchase inspection of the acft. No malfunctions were detected with the fuel system, & the mechanic informed the plt that the acft was overall 'in good condition.' Later in the day the plt purchased the acft, & after…NTSB MKC86FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 337B · Fayetteville, ARThe plt and his wife were flying to Alaska with the first en route stop to be canton, TX. The non-plt wife stated that as the acft passed over the departure end of the rwy on takeoff, her husband released the controls and threw his head back. She kept the…NTSB ATL86FA014Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Ocilla, GAThe pilot of the second company aircraft to arrive in the vicinity of the airport held while the first attempted an ndr approach. After the first aircraft made a missed approach the pilot of the second aircraft attempted the approach. The aircraft flew into…NTSB SEA86LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G21A · Long Island, AKWhile landing with three to four foot swells and when the aircraft was coming off the step, a wave struck the horizontal stabilizer and elevator causing substantial damage.NTSB FTW85LA360Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · North Padre 967The helicoter was attempting to take off with a rope still attached to the forward fuselage tiedown. A witness stated that the nose of the aircraft rotated down as the tail lifted to a near vertical attitude. The pilot inflated the floatsbut the aircraft…NTSB MKC85FA217Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · What Cheer, IAThe acft was observed flying through the top of a tree, then through a four strand high voltage pwr line. Final impact was relatively flat in a soy-bean field. The plt later stated that he had become disoriented in flt and hallucinated that he was in a Piper…NTSB ATL85LA273Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 404 · Hayesville, NCFisherman heard an aircraft overhead but did not see any sign of it in the night sky. Shortly thereafter they saw a flash and fire on the side of a mountain, then they heard the explosion. The sheriff was called and an investigation revealed a crashed…NTSB FTW85IA341Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Abilene, TXAa DC-10 enroute el paso, TX. To dfw arprt TX. Had fire warning #3 eng. Crew performed emerg. Proc. But lite remained on. Crew made emergency landing dyess afb Abilene, TX. Pax emer evac left side of a/c. aft slide L4 deflated during evac 1 pax received minor…NTSB MIA85FA241Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-1B · Daytona Beach, FLPilot did not know how to turn on the instrument panel lights nor did he have a flash light available. He continued flight into darkness of night at which time he became disoriented and lost. He continued to fly until he exhausted all fuel on the aircraft and…NTSB CHI85LA350Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-172P · Zanesville, OHPlt aborted takeoff from taxiway when he realized that he as not on rwy. Plt stated he was confused by taxiway marking & he believes taxiway arrows are misleading.NTSB MIA85LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · St.Petersburg, FLThe pilot of the helicopter was executing a quick stop in a downwind condition. As he increased collective pitch control, the rotor RPM bled down. The pilot stated that he increased collective pitch to increase RPM and the aircraft crashed.NTSB SEA85FA182Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportConsolidated-Vultee PBY-6A · Northport, WAWater bomber acft landed on lake with dump doors partially open during landing phase of water pickup run. Mechanically operated dump door locks were applied before dump doors were closed. Plt controlled dump doors from pilots control wheel, co-pilot operated…NTSB CHI85FA314Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech J35 · Eden Prairie, MNThe plt's windscreen became covered with oil shortly after takeoff. The plt returned to the arpt attempting to set up a pattern for landing. The acft was observed in a descent and turn to final apch. The acft collided with the ground in a descending left…NTSB SEA85LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS350D · Hoonah, AKDuring a CFR 135 flt the plt heard a loud noise coming from the rear of the acft with a corresponding left yaw. The eng was shut down in-flt and a successful autorotation was made onto water. The plt discovered 50 lbs of tools and 50 ft of cable had exited…NTSB CHI85IA296Incident · 1 fatalIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180D · Lansing, MIWhile en route to jackson, MI, the owner/plt suffered an apparent heart attack. The passenger, who was a private plt, safely landed the acft at Lansing, MI. The owner/plt's wife said that he had a plt certificate, but she could not locate it. There was no…NTSB LAX85LA307Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Fall River Mill, CAThe student plt, on her first solo cross-country flt, departed for a planned 97 NM, 67 min trip. While enroute, the winds aloft increased in velocity and the student failed to adequately compensate for the drift. The student became lost, & after flying for…NTSB NYC85LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210 · White Plains, NYA gear up landing was made following a loss of oil during takeoff. The acft was serviced with oil at skyport aviation prior to the attempted takeoff. The plt reported that after the oil was added he checked the oil level with the dip stick. Shortly after…NTSB NYC85FA162Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Cape May, NJThe tow plane came in for a banner pickup. The ground handler holding the tail of the double banner had his left foot caught by the banner as it went airborne. The ground handler was carried 50 to 100 ft in the air prior to falling to the ground. The ground…NTSB NYC85FA260Incident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9 · Boston, MAThe acft was climbing out of 10000 ft, shortly after tkf, when the PIC lost consciousness. The copilot took control of the flight and returned to Boston where a lndg occured without incident. Medical examination of the PIC revealed that he suffered a heart…NTSB DEN85FTM04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportKokes Scorpion 133 · Grand Junction, COA group of plts were preparing for an airshow flyby. As a formation of airplanes were being taxied to rwy 29, the plt of a home built scorpion 133 helicopter, N45877, was cleared to air taxi across rwy 29 & proceed to rwy 22. As the helicopter plt was…NTSB SEA85LA151Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBell UH-1B · Hoquiam, WAThe helicopter was being used during an external load operation to move large blocks of wood. However, while hovering, the sling broke. Subsequently, a block of wood struck a company employee on the head while he was working on the ground. The employee was…NTSB CHI85LA231Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJenkins HP-18 · Wellington, OHFollowing an aprx one-half hour flt, witnesses stated that the glider did not appear to flare for landing, but instead, impacted the ground without arresting the rate of descent. The plt eported he had very poor ventilation in the cockpit and feels that he…NTSB LAX85LA260Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Bakersfield, CAThe plt placed the ignition key on the acft's dashboard & then proceeded to turn over the prop by hand. Acft was not tied down or chocked & the eng started. The plt attempted to restrain the runaway acft. After being dragged for several yds, the plt let…NTSB CHI85FEP01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportBeech 35-C33 · Middleton, WIAt lift-off during the departure, the plt noticed oil spray on the windshield. He initiated an aborted takeoff by retarding the throttle, then realized there was insufficient rwy remaining, so he applied full throttle again. However, the eng did not respond…NTSB NYC85LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS-1-26B · Toughkenamon, PAThe glider was being towed for takeoff & had just become airborne when the canopy came open. The plt tried to latch the canopy, but was unable, so he released the glider from the tow plane. While the plt continued to try to latch the canopy, the glider went…NTSB DEN85FA131Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportConsolidated-Vultee PBY-5A · Lewistown, MTDuring taxi to takeoff the brakes failed. The plt attempted to groundloop the acft. The acft rolled down hill and collided with a gully. The plt was fatally injured. During preflight the co-plt inadvertently added hydraulic fluid in the alcohol tank. The…NTSB LAX85LA248Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Baker, CAPlt became lost on a daylight VFR flt and was unable, because of her low altitude, to receive any nav radio aids or establish radio communications. Because of apch darkness and a low fuel state she elected to perform a precautionary landing on a dirt strip.…NTSB SEA85FA103Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Seattle, WAAfter liftoff, the plt requested an immediate return for landing stating he, 'smelled smoke/something hot'. Downwind for the precautionary landing was flown at 200 ft AGL, a slow airspeed and close to the runway with a crosswind blowing the acft toward the…NTSB NYC85LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B-35 · East Haddam, CTThe acft stalled and contacted sandy terrain aprx 50 ft from the rwy threshold. The plt reported the cabin door opened during takeoff and he circled the traffic pattern to land and close the door. He stated an airspeed of 100 KTS was observed on a 1 mile…NTSB CHI85IA149Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-100 · Chattan00gr, TNApproximately 8 hours into his duty day, after flying for approximately 6 hours. The first officer experienced a 20 second episode of simple vaso-vaso syncope (fainting), as diagnosed by the FAA aeromedical standards division manager. This occurred as he was…NTSB MKC85LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Ft. Smith, ARPlt stated that as the acft lifted off the rwy, he heard a 'loud racket' somewhere in the acft. He retracted the landing gear to determine if the gear was the source of the noise. It was not and he aborted the flight by closing the throttle and putting the…NTSB CHI85IA145Incident · 1 fatalIncident investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · Peoria, ILWhile in cruise flight the commercial rated pilot suffered a fatal heart attack. The non-rated passenger landed the aircraft safely.NTSB FTW85LA151Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas A-26B · Lawton, OKAn intermittant fire in the left engine accessory section led to loss of fuel to the engine. The right engine injested water and quit. The landing gear had been left pinned in the down position because of a malfunction reported on the previous flight. Neither…NTSB SEA85LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Nampa, IDWhile flying at ngt in the LCL practice area south of Nampa, the plt thought he had flown into IMC, but the wx was good. He was unable to see the ground, so he made a 180 deg turn, then noted problems seeing his instrument panel. Suspecting psbl carbon…NTSB MIA85IA099Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 402C · W.Palm Beach, FLWhile descending for landing passengers noticed pilot had slumped over in his seat and was unconscious. The pilot was revived after approximately two minutes and landed the aircraft without further incident. The pilot submitted himself for medical examination…NTSB DEN85FA075Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Albuquerque, NMThe plt was flying his wife & her 4 friends to aspen, co for a ski vacation. Witnesses reported that during takeoff, the rgt baggage door opened. They observed the acft turn left onto a downwind with the landing gear extended. Eight witnesses reported the…NTSB ATL85FA089Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-3 · Charlotte, NCThe plt attempted an insrument departure from Charlotte, NC, without deicing the acft which witnesses stated, had ice on the airframe. During climbout, the plt was not able to maintain elevator control so he returned to land at Charlotte. During the landing…NTSB CHI85MA100Accident · Serious injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA-227 · London, KYDrg arrival, at 0540:31, the capt was clrd for an RNAV rwy 5 apch & was told to contact London fss on 121.6 mhz, 'now.' However, he did not make the radio call until aprx 3 min later. The acft broke out of the wx at about 1000' & 1 mi fm the arpt (before the…NTSB DEN85IA068Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-291 · Steamboat Sprin, COShortly after departure from oakland, capt indicated he did not feel well. During the descent into den, the capt passed out for several minutes. He was revived with oxygen administered by a flt attendant. F/o made landing and capt taxied to the gate. Capt was…NTSB DCA85AA010Accident · 70 fatalFinal reportLockheed 188C · Reno, NVShortly after galaxy airlines flt 203 lifted off from rwy 16R, the coplt transmitted that they would like to 'make a left downwind, we gotta get back on the ground.' He then rprtd that there was a hvy vibration in the acft. Flt 203 was cleared as requested,…NTSB DEN85LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B36TC · Billings, MTPlt used cannula connected to portable oxygen system during climb starting at 11,000 ft MSL. At FL 170 plt switched to a mask connected to acft oxygen ststem. At FL 250, plt complained of stomach pains for aprx 1/2 hr. Plt then stated to his son that his…