NTSB investigations, 1982, MO
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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 | 118 |
| 1965 | 136 |
| 1966 | 155 |
| 1967 | 173 |
| 1968 | 100 |
| 1969 | 83 |
| 1970 | 111 |
| 1971 | 112 |
| 1972 | 80 |
| 1973 | 80 |
| 1974 | 80 |
| 1975 | 98 |
| 1976 | 101 |
| 1977 | 96 |
| 1978 | 111 |
| 1979 | 100 |
| 1980 | 85 |
| 1981 | 95 |
| 1982 | 86 |
| 1983 | 84 |
| 1984 | 74 |
| 1985 | 72 |
| 1986 | 54 |
| 1987 | 59 |
| 1988 | 67 |
| 1989 | 47 |
| 1990 | 41 |
| 1991 | 37 |
| 1992 | 40 |
| 1993 | 58 |
| 1994 | 47 |
| 1995 | 39 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1997 | 33 |
| 1998 | 29 |
| 1999 | 43 |
| 2000 | 31 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 30 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 31 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 23 |
| 2011 | 32 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 31 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 20 |
Where
Latest cases
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\") = 1982
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MO' 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") = 1982 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB MKC83FA046Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Bates City, MOThe aircraft crashed about 8 mi east of the departure airport after the non-instrument rated pilot took off on a dark night with fog and a low ceiling. The weather at the nearest reporting station was in part: 600 ft overcast, visibility 6 mi with fog.…NTSB MKC83LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Lee'S Summit, MOThe student pilot was on a supervised solo flight in a tail wheel equipped aircraft. The instructor pilot was observing from about 300 ft from the touchdown point. He stated that the plane touched down hard, bounced and turned to the left. The right main gear…NTSB MKC83LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT · Sullivan, MOAircraft landed short of runway and collapsed right main landing gear. As aircraft slid into some brush the nose gear collapsed.NTSB MKC83LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · West Plains, MOEarlier in the day, the pilot had landed on a highway after the aircraft ran low on fuel. He purchased 15 gal of automobile fuel and put it in the aircraft fuel tanks. He then took off from the highway, flew to an airport and added an additional 20 gal of…NTSB MKC83IA036Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech B200 · Chesterfield, MOUpon arrival over chicago, IL, the crew discovered that the landing gear would not extend. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to lower the gear, the crew elected to return to their home base airport and make a gear up landing. The landing was successful and…NTSB MKC83LA031Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Near Vichy, MOWhile enroute from cape girardeau, MO to rolla, MO, the pilot encountered an area of low ceilings and fog. While he was trying to remain VFR at low altitude, the aircraft struck trees on top of a hill. The pilot climbed abruptly, but the plane stalled,…NTSB MKC83FA032Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 340 · Kansas City, MOThe plt listed a total fuel endurance of 5+30 on his flt plan & a total of 182 gals at takeoff on his plt/operator accident report. The total acft fuel capacity is 162 gals. The flt departed a 1055. At 1527 the plt received destinationwx of ceiling indefinite…NTSB MKC83FA028Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34 · Kansas City, MODrg the 1027 wx briefing, the plt was advised that Kansas City was reporting very light rime icing from 4,000 to 11,000 ft & a PIREP of light to moderate rime ice between 6,000 & 8,000 ft 30 mi south of Kansas City. The plt announcedhis intentions of…NTSB MKC83LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell International 700 · Neosho, MOThe pilot stated that he made a VOR approach to runway 19 and after touchdown the aircraft began to turn to the left. When he attempted to stop the turn with the right brake he found the brake had failed. Investigation revealed the aircraft had landed hard,…NTSB MKC83LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-18 · St. Charles, MOWhen power was applied after a long 20 mile descent the engine would not respond except for a "chugging idle." The pilot stated that he did use some carburetor heat during the early part of the descent. FAA advisory circular AC-20-113 recommends "heat should…NTSB DCA83AA005Accident · 3 fatalFinal reportCessna 551 · Mountain View, MOThe plt called from home at 0909 for an IFR clearance which became valid until 0930. He said he needed 15 min to get to the arpt. The call ended at 0914. The chief plt preflighted the acft while the plt was enroute to the arpt. The plt arrived between 0920 &…NTSB MKC83LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Warrenburg, MOPilot had to taxi 4000 feet on runway. Aircraft became airborne, hit ground, and nosed over during this time. One witness said aircraft looked like it was taking off & stalled. Pilot said he was only going 20 mph.NTSB MKC83FCA02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBensen M8M · Gerald, MOThe eng quit on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern after takeoff. The flexible fuel supply line from the fuel tank to the fuel pump was disconnected. The hose clamp was positioned & tightened so that the line could not have been properly installed on the…NTSB MKC83LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Kansas City, MOPilot taxiing to takeoff went on a roadway instead of a taxiway and collided with a sign post. The taxiway was marked by signs and yellow paint lines on surface where pilot became disoriented and left taxiway to follow road.NTSB MKC83LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23-19 · Excelsior Spgs., MOThe student pilot reported that he made a landing approach to runway 01 in winds that were from 320 degrees at 5, gusting 8 KTS. During the approach, he lowered full flaps and maintained a left wing low attitude to compensate for the crosswind. The pilot…NTSB MKC83FCA01Accident · 4 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · St. Charles, MOThe acft crashed on the north boundary of the arpt within minutes after having been seen departing rwy 27. Dense ground fog prevailed at the crash site. Approximately 1-1/2 hours after the accident examination disclosd very heavy frost on all acft parked…NTSB MKC83LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith Miniplane · Bates City, MOThe pilot stated he landed on a sod strip which has a slight uphill incline. He stated the touchdown was hard and the main gear splayed out. The struts then dug into the sod and the aircraft nosed over.NTSB MKC83LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith Miniplane Mini · Lexington, MODuring taxi for takeoff the pilot smelled fuel fumes in the cockpit and noticed fuel leakage under the fuel tank, located above the pilots leg. The pilot then parked the aircraft and shutdown the engine. A fire started after he deplaned and consumed the…NTSB MKC83LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Cuba, MOPilot says aircraft lost power at 200 feet AGL. Forced landing resulted in collision with a tree stump. No reason for engine malfunction found.NTSB MKC82DA177Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA32RT-300 · Excelsior Sprin, MOPilot did not attain enough airspeed and aborted takeoff too late to stop before going off end of runway into bushes, damaging landing gear.NTSB MKC82DA176Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Point Lookout, MODuring arrival, the UNICOM had recommended that runway 11 be used. However, the student pilot landed on runway 29 with a quartering tail wind. According to witnesses, the aircraft touched down about, 2800 ft beyond the approach end of the runway, then it slid…NTSB MKC82FA171Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportStarduster TOO · Plattsburg, MOAt about 100 ft AGL during takeoff, the engine quit. The acft crashed in a wooded area southeast of the arpt boundary. No fuel was found onboard.NTSB MKC82IA169Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · St. Louis, MOPilot reported, the flight encountered icing conditions near St. Louis and the propeller de-ice system was activated. When de-ice system was turned on, flames shot out from the lower right corner of the pilot's instument panel where the de-ice ammeter is…NTSB MKC82FCG19Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportCessna 172N · Lake Of The Oza, MOWitnesses reported that the pilot made a low pass at a cove, then flew out over the water, turned and flew back at low altitude. During a second low pass, it struck electrical cables that crossed the cove. After hitting the cables, the aircraft crashed in a…NTSB MKC82DA165Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172M · Warrensburg, MOThe pilot was on a flight from tulsa, ok to gravois mills, MO. At gravois mills, he made two approaches to the wulff harbor airport, but it was dark and he was not familiar with the airfield. So he diverted to Kansas city, MO. While en route to Kansas city,…NTSB MKC82FCG20Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportVilline'S Breezy RLV-1 · Independence, MOPilot made a precautionary landing when aircraft developed a vibration. What pilot thought was a bean field was 5 feet high milo, and aircraft flipped inverted. Vibration was caused by piece of separated exhaust system hitting and breaking off part of the…NTSB MKC82DA167Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Higginsville, MOWhile attempting a power-off landing at a private airstrip, the pilot added power for a go-around. The engine sputtered, lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in a terraced area. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft nosed over. Water was found in…NTSB MKC82FA153Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportLawson Special DG-1 · Ozark, MOThe accident occurred during a fly-in. Several hundred spectators were at the arpt. The acft lifted off rwy 18 in a nose-high attitude, the left wing dipped down & the acft settled back to the ground in a nose-high attitude. The acft impacted about 50 ft east…NTSB MKC82FA149Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA226TC · Kansas City, MODuring the approach to topeka the crew was unable to extend the left gear. The crew diverted to Kansas City, and after many unsuccessful attempts to lower the left gear elected to land wheels-up. The left main gear was jammed into the geardoors. The aft hinge…NTSB MKC82DA154Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Fisk, MOThe pilot was taking off from a small ag strip when his left wing went into milo growing beside the strip. Subsequently, the aircraft spun around and flipped over. This was the pilot's tenth takeoff on that day. He reported that the wind was from the…NTSB MKC82DA146Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-20 · Camdenton, MOThe pilot landed hard damaging the landing gear on a paved area short of the displaced threshold. Flaps were set at 20 degrees instead of 40 degrees. After initial landing, the aircraft swerved right and went off the runway.NTSB MKC82DA142Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportCessna 210J · Lees Summit, MOThe aircraft had been repainted at topeka, KS. On a return flight to Kansas city, MO, the pilot diverted to olathe, KS after finding clouds at the intended destination. He then departed on a night flight to Lees Summit, MO. After entering the traffic pattern…NTSB MKC82DA144Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Springfield, MOAfter passing over an imaginary obstacle during a short field landing, the student flared high without adding sufficientpower causing the acft to increase the descent rate. The CFI took control but was too late resulting in a hard landing.NTSB MKC82DA141Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 140 · West Plains, MOThe pilot was practicing short field takeoffs and maneuvered to clear a 50 foot barrier. He stalled the aircraft and was unable to recover before impacting the ground, nose and right wing first.NTSB MKC82IA137Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-25 · St. Joseph, MOAfter takeoff, the pilot was cleared to climb to 6000 ft MSL. While climbing through about 5000 ft, he heard a loud noise (bam) as the left engine lost power. The left engine was shut down and feathered and a landing was made with no other problems. An…NTSB MKC82DA135Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 47J-2 · Chesterfield, MOThe pilot stated that he took off and was going through translational lift at about 15 to 20 ft AGL when he heard a loud bang. He said the loud bang was accompanied by a power loss. An immediate descent was made and the helicopter was landed hard with a…NTSB MKC82FCG18Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportThorp T-18 · Neosho, MOThe aircraft crashed after it entered the traffic pattern for a landing. A witness reported that he observed the aircraft close in on a base leg as the pilot began a turn to final approach. He estimated that the pilot was in a 60 deg turn at about 150 ft AGL,…NTSB MKC82DA131Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 152II · Near Wright Cit, MOThe student pilot was on a solo cross country and landed at an intermediate stop and refueled with 6 gallons of fuel. During the return flight the aircraft's engine quit. During the forced landing the aircraft collided with trees. Post accident examination of…NTSB MKC82IA128Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Fenton, MOThe landing gear was reportedly down and locked prior to touchdown. A witness said the gear was down prior to touchdown but collapsed immediately after touchdown. Broken wires on the landing gear squat switch had disabled the ldg gear retraction system. A…NTSB MKC82DA129Accident · No injuriesFinal reportTexas Helicopter OH-13E · 10 Sw Of Milan, MOThe plt had reduced the spray load from 90 to 50 gals to compensate for the increase in density altitude. The winds were blowing lightly during previous takeoffs but were calm during this takeoff. As the helicopter hovered forward during the takeoff it failed…NTSB MKC82DA120Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Stockton, MOThe aircraft was one of a flight of four, making demonstration flybys at the airport. The pilot stated that he was slow flying, about 80 to 85 ft AGL, when the aircraft started to sink. At that time, he was about 1000 to 1500 ft behind, to the right, and 20…NTSB MKC82DA118Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Point Lookout, MOThe aircraft bounced several times during landing and the nose wheel tire blewout. There was substantial damage to the nose strut, firewall and propeller.NTSB MKC82DA117Accident · No injuriesFinal reportStinson HWW-75 · St. Louis, MOAccording to the pilot the fuel tank gauges indicated about one-eight full prior to a takeoff for a flight around the traffic pattern. After takeoff the engine quit and a forced landing was made in a soybean field. The aircraft nosed over during the landing…NTSB MKC82DA111Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA1C · St. Louis, MODuring a dual training flight the aircraft was allowed to descend into a corn crop short of the runway. The aircraft continued to the runway but landed hard and collapsed the landing gear.NTSB MKC82FCA09Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 172H · Kahoka, MOThe pilot reported that on his first approach to land, the runway appeared to be short, so he made a go-around. He reported that he then used a short field technique. He stated that he did not like the looks of the runway, so he attempted another go-around.…NTSB MKC82FA110Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30 · Columbia, MOThe plt stated he did not refuel or visually verify fuel quantity prior to departing Kansas city. The flt to st. louis was on the left tank. As the acft approached the Columbia, MO VOR at an altitude of 3000 ft MSL the eng failed. The pilot stated he…NTSB MKC82DA109Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBalloon Works Firfly 7 · Ballwin, MOThe student pilot was demonstrating his ability to make 3 landings to meet the flight requirements for a private pilot rating. The first 2 landing were without incident. After the third takeoff, an increase in the wind velocity was encountered. For the third…NTSB MKC82DA107Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna A188 · Appleton City, MOThe pilot elected to land on a crowned, asphalt, farm road while repositioning the aircraft for an agricultural operation. He reported that shortly after touchdown, the aircraft pulled to the left and the left wing entered high weeds. He said he was unable to…NTSB MKC82DA101Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150 · St Louis, MODuring a local flight to practice touch and go landings, the aircrew elected to proceed to the creve coeur airport, where there was less traffic. The instructor pilot had recently moved to the St Louis area. Neither he nor his student had landed at the creve…NTSB MKC82DA088Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Salem, MOThe pilot was ferrying his newly purchased aircraft from hayti, Missouri to exira, Iowa. He was unable to purchase fuel during an enroute stop at piedmont, Missouri, since no one was at the airport. He elected to continue to Salem, Missouri to obtain fuel. As…