NTSB investigations, 1985, AL
180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 61 |
| 1965 | 92 |
| 1966 | 70 |
| 1967 | 85 |
| 1968 | 68 |
| 1969 | 75 |
| 1970 | 89 |
| 1971 | 73 |
| 1972 | 76 |
| 1973 | 82 |
| 1974 | 67 |
| 1975 | 71 |
| 1976 | 77 |
| 1977 | 82 |
| 1978 | 72 |
| 1979 | 50 |
| 1980 | 50 |
| 1981 | 48 |
| 1982 | 61 |
| 1983 | 60 |
| 1984 | 41 |
| 1985 | 45 |
| 1986 | 48 |
| 1987 | 45 |
| 1988 | 36 |
| 1989 | 33 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1991 | 30 |
| 1992 | 40 |
| 1993 | 33 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1997 | 17 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 29 |
| 2000 | 17 |
| 2001 | 25 |
| 2002 | 27 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2006 | 24 |
| 2007 | 29 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 19 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 17 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
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 ATL86LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Huntsville, ALDuring a cross country flight, the pilot elected not to refuel at his proposed refueling point and continued to another airport. While on a visual approach to the runway, the aircraft lost power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL86LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23-19 · Gurley, ALAbout 5 min into third flt of the day, the plt reported a loss of power. During the forced ldg roll out in a pasture field acft struck a ditch causing substantial dmg. Exam of engine revealed failed exh. Value. Eng had been operated 2341 hrs without overhaul.NTSB ATL86FKG05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSmith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Birmingham, ALThe left main gear collapsed during a loss of control on landing. The plt reported the acft touched down prematurely during the flare and it contacted the lip of the rwy at the apch end. Directional control could not be maintained, according to the plt, and…NTSB ATL86LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper Aerostar 601P · Sylacauga, ALDuring takeoff ground run the plt lost directional control of the acft which ran off the side of the rwy and into a grove of trees. The plt stated that the right eng lost pwr, however, the eng was test run after the accident and no discrepancies were noted.NTSB ATL86FA010Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Hamilton, ALAt 1450 CDT, while the plt was cruising at 11,000', ARTCC broadcast info concerning SIGMET 17C, warning plts of thunder-storms with tops to FL 450. At 1613, radar data showed the acft at 11,300'. When asked about his alt, the plt replied he was in a cell &…NTSB ATL86LA005Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · Chapman, ALDuring an attempted takeoff from a field adjacent to a grove of trees the aircraft was unable to climb over the trees and crashed into them. The engine was test run and although it ran rough during initial start up it later operated normally and the reason…NTSB ATL86FKG02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152 · Pell City, ALThe acft nosed over following a loss of control during a x-wind landing. The student plt stated he crabbed the acft intothe wind to compensate for the x-wind during the apch. The acft touched down still in the crabbed position and traveled off the right side…NTSB ATL85MA282Accident · 2 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportGates Learjet 35A · Auburn, ALDrg arrival, the aircrew of a Gates lear jet 35A, N873LP, canceled their IFR clearance & contacted the Auburn UNICOM, then entered the traffic pattern to land on rwy 18. The UNICOM operator rprtd that the lear jet crew had rprtd their position on each portion…NTSB ATL85FKG12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172P · Birmingham, ALDuring arrival, the plt noted that the wind was from about 150 degs. Due to the terrain & obstructions near the northeast end of the rwy, he elected to land on rwy 4. During the landing, the acft floated before touching about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way down the…NTSB ATL85LKG13Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182N · Panala, ALThe acft collided with a tree during lndg which pulled it to the left off the road chosen for landing. The plt applied pwr to clear a ditch and the acft came to rest in a row of small trees. The plt had said the eng had started missing after takeoff from the…NTSB ATL85MA275Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportSmith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 600 · Eva, ALDrg an IFR arrival/dscnt, the plt stated he 'had to feather 1 eng, I have an oil leak & I'm just trying to dscnd . . .' He then said he was dscndg thru 5300'. As he contd the apch, he informed the controller he would be unable to go around since the hydr sys…NTSB ATL85LKG09Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Opp, ALThe plt reported that during a pull-up and turnaround at the end of a swath run, the eng gave off smoke and lost pwr. The plt dumped the chemical load and performed a forced landing in a fld which contained 6 to 8 ft tall vegetation. The acft travelled aprx…NTSB ATL85LA265Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca Champion 7GCAA · Alabaster, ALThe plt lost directional control of the acft during a landing. The acft nosed over coming to rest inverted. The plt related that a gust of wind caused the loss of control.NTSB ATL85LKG11Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportLet L-13 · Huntsville, ALThe commercial plt was in training for a glider rating & was on a supervised solo flt to practice a landing. During the traffic pattern, he rolled out hi on final & extended the spoilers to adjust to the desired glide path, then retracted the spoilers to the…NTSB ATL85LA246Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Goodway, ALDuring aerial application the acft lost total pwr and the plt made an emergency landing in a fld. The plt stated that shortly after the eng lost pwr, he noticed smoke coming from the eng nacelle. After landing in the fld, the acft began to burn and was…NTSB ATL85LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Athens, ALThe acft experienced a gradual loss of pwr followed by an in-flt fire which lead to an off arpt forced landing. During the forced landing ihe acft collided with trees and was destroyed by fire.NTSB ATL85FA243Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Selma, ALAcft took off from sod strip on hot humid day near max weight. PIC said he used 10 degrees flaps and was airborne. At about runway mid point. When over first tree line after passing threshold acft descended. When over brown terrain acft climbed. When over…NTSB ATL85LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Trenton, ALThe pilot stated that the eng lost power while he was maneuvering for another spray run over the field. The aircraft settled into the trees and a post-crash fire developed.NTSB ATL85LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Clanton, ALThe acft collided with a fence & a ditch during a precautionary off-arpt landing in a pasture. The plt reported that following the completion of aerial application operations, thunderstorms were blocking his return to the arpt. He had elected to land to await…NTSB ATL85LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Athens, ALDuring an aerial application flight the aircraft lost power due to fuel exhaustion. The pilot made an emergency landing in a corn field. The pilot stated that he visually checked the fuel prior to take off and it appeared as if there was enough fuel to…NTSB ATL85LKG08Accident · No injuriesFinal reportSchweizer AG CAT · Samson, ALThe acft was damaged in a forced lndg after a pwr loss during a swath run. During the ldg a pwr line was struck and the acft was pulled sideways which caused a groundloop and resulted in damages. Lyon flying services of welsh la dismantled the eng & found no…NTSB ATL85LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Enterprise, ALWhile on a solo training flight the aircraft lost power while on downwind and the student pilot made an mergency landing on the runway, however, during landing roll the aircraft went off the side of the rwy and nosed over in the soft soil. Post crash…NTSB ATL85LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Geneva, ALDuring instructional flight acft collided with trees after takeoff. Instructor said flaps would not retract while in go around. Acft owner told FAA inspector instructor told him flaps would not retract after final landing. Fuse was then replaced with no…NTSB ATL85FKG07Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportLett Varieze · Sylacauga, ALThe acft contacted a pick-up truck on a highway during a forced landing following a loss of power shortly after takeoff. Post accident inspection of the acft disclosed that the fuel vent line was severly packed (blocked) with mud dobber material.NTSB ATL85FA198Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Dothan, ALA witness related that she observed the acft flying low over fields and trees. She lost sight of the acft as it went around a bend in the road. When she rounded the curve she saw the acft nose down in a field with the tail pointed virtually straight up. The…NTSB ATL85LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Ashford, ALThe plt was returning to the private ag strip after completing a spray run. During the landing the pilot found that the left brake was inop. In order to prevent running off end of the 1500 ft rwy, the plt elected to ground loop the aircraft. During the…NTSB DCA85AA026Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBeech E18S · Birmingham, ALAt 2045 the military flt, dixie 06, contacted Birmingham apch & obtained clearance for a low apch followed by a full-stop lndg on rwy 05. At 2053, dixie 06 reported a 4 mile final for a low apch to the local controller. At 2054:19, the local controller…NTSB ATL85LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Andalusia, ALThe plt stated that shortly after takeoff, at about 700 ft MSL, the eng lost power with out warning after he made a power reduction to 2500 RPM & 25 inches of manifold pressure. He attempted to glide to a field, but the acft went into the tops of trees before…NTSB ATL85LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Athens, ALThe acft lost pwr while en route from kenosha, WI, to decatur, AL, and attempted a forced landing on an ag strip. Duringthe landing roll the acft struck a truck which was parked in the middle of the runway. During post crash examination of the acft no fuel…NTSB ATL85FA169Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8-A · Columbiana, ALThe airstrip is used primarily as a gliderport and at the time of the accident, traffic was being controlled by a person on the ground using handsignals. N28428 proceeded on to the rwy to takeoff as the ultralight was on final apch. Both plts observed the…NTSB ATL85LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Huntsville, ALThe acft drifted right of rwy center line during landing roll & the plt aborted the landing by applying full pwr. The acft continued off the rwy and the nose wheel dug into the soft soil resulting in the acft nosing over.NTSB ATL85LA159Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Andalusia, ALThe student plt reported that during a landing roll, the acft veered to the right, went off the right side of the rwy & collide with a dirt bank.NTSB ATL85LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreat Lakes 2T-1A-2 · Greenville, ALThe plt stated that he made a normal apch for a full stop, 3-point landing. During the landing roll, the acft began to vibrate & shake laterally. The plt reported that the vibration was caused by a tail wheel shimmy, but at first, he did not realize what…NTSB ATL85LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ozark, ALThe plt was on a x-country flt from Ozark, AL to columbia, SC & return. He used 22 gal of fuel en route to columbia. Before returning, he refueled the acft to its full capacity of 24.5 usable gals. However, on the return flt, he encountered headwinds, did not…NTSB ATL85LA150Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · Bayou La Batre, ALInadvertant opening of parachute in aircraft during climb to jump altitude pulled jumper from aircraft. Jumper struck right horizontal tail. Control of aircraft was lost and the pilot and the other three jumpers exited the aircraft, deployed their chutes and…NTSB ATL85LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Jacksonville, ALPilot experienced power failure during climbout. A forced landing was made in a plowed fld and the acft nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the carburetor airbox seal had deteriorated and lodged in the throat of the carburetor. Last annual…NTSB ATL85IA132Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Marion, ALCruising at 4000 ft MSL when engine vibration occurred and became severe. Reduced throtte but roughness persisted. Unable to mntn altitude with 2000 RPM and 25 inches map. Made forced ldg in corn field. Nose ldg gr collapsed. Engine checked out okay. One…NTSB ATL85LA136Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150E · Seale, ALWhile performing a soft fld takeoff the plt reportedly applied full pwr with the control yoke pulled full aft. The acft became airborne at aprx 35 KTS with the stall warning horn sounding. The acft drifted left of the centerline and the plt over corrected…NTSB ATL85LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Gunthersville, ALThe plt reported that he failed to extend the landing gear in the traffic pattern. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a gear up landing.NTSB ATL85LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 411 · Mobile, ALThe acft experienced a ttl electrical failure for unknown reasons. The plt descended and flew below low ceilings until and arpt was found. Attempts to lower the landing gear with the emerg hand crank failed. Low on fuel, he landed with gear up. The plt…NTSB ATL85LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Decatur, ALDuring eng start the acft accelerated into two parked acft causing substantial damage. The plt stated that the toe brakes were ineffective. Post crash investigation failed to disclose a preexisting failure or malfunction which may haverendered the brakes inop.NTSB ATL85FA112Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 206L · Dauphin Island, ALPlt departed for offshore oil rig 3 times. Two times reported returning due to fog. After third report, plt said he was IFR. No further radio communication. Wreckage indicative of high speed water impact. Dense fog and low ceiling reported offshore south of…NTSB ATL85LA108Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Bessemer, ALThe plt was taxiing to the rwy on a narrow taxiway when the left wing struck a t hangar support post.NTSB ATL85FA081Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182H · Letohatchee, ALAcft was observed at low alt descending on a northerly hdg. About 1.5 mi. 5 of the crash site. Engine sounds were characterized as smooth and normal. Acft struck a 44000 volt x-mission line parting a 5/16IN. Diameter hi-strength steel ground cable and a 1/0…