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NTSB investigations, 1988, NE

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.

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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NE' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MKC89LA035Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Crete, NEThe pvt pilot said shortly after takeoff, the engine coughed, sputtered, then quit. An emergency ldg was attempted on a farm field which resulted in substantial damage to the acft, serious injury to the pax and minor injuries to the pilot. Post accident…Dec 8, 1988 · N5875W · Substantial damageNTSB MKC89DCJ01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-17 · Omaha, NEWitnesses observed the airplane takeoff and climb steeply to about 100 feet above ground. The airplane then turned sharply to the right and crashed into the ground in a nose low attitude. Investigation revealed no problems with either engine or airframe.Nov 28, 1988 · N4691H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC89LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Marion, NEShortly after takeoff from a farm field, the acft's left wing dropped & the acft descended striking the terrain. Witnesses said that immediately after takeoff, the plt attempted to make a steep climbing, left turn. A post acdnt inspn revealed no preimpact…Oct 16, 1988 · N288T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA179Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Bertrand, NEThe plt rprtd that while practicing takeoffs & ldgs, he believed he had excessive ground speed & elected to go around. He said he waited to long to go around, so he decided to fly under power lines, located at the dep end of the strip. Shortly after lift-off,…Sep 26, 1988 · N3390M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale TB-20 · Omaha, NEThe plt rprtd that when the acft was at aprx 150' to 200' AGL on final apch, the eng lost pwr & would not restart. Unable to rch the rwy, he lndd about 50' short on soft trrn, where the gear collapsed & the acft was dmgd. Only about 12 ounces of fuel was…Sep 25, 1988 · N31TB · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA164Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper J3 · York, NEVisual outlook not maintained by pilot in command.Aug 28, 1988 · N3J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Hebron, NEWhile making a aerial application swath run, the pilot was checking his spray booms because of some malfunctioning nozzles. Exiting the field between two groups of trees on the border he failed to see power line poles. He struck the wires, then the terrain,…Aug 19, 1988 · N5329 · DestroyedNTSB MKC88LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Crete, NEThe student pilot said he lost control shortly after liftoff while attempting a soft field takeoff. The acft made an uncontrolled descent to the terrain on a farm field adjacent the airstrip, causing substantial damage to the acft, but no injuries to the…Aug 5, 1988 · N3566R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188 · York, NEEn route to perform an aerial application operation, the plt said he experienced a partial power loss followed by complete power failure. He attempted an emergency ldg in a farm cornfield, substantially damaging the acft. An on scene investigation by the FAA…Jul 31, 1988 · N21779 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle DW-1 · Holdrege, NEThe plt said that after completing a spraying operation and depleting his chemical load, he flew to a near-by farm field to check it over. Enroute, the engine quit, and attempts to restart it were unsuccessful. An emergency ldg was attempted in a plowed farm…Jul 17, 1988 · N8806B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Bayard, NEThe pilot stated that he started the trip, from new Mexico to north dakota, the evening prior to the accident. Because of poor weather, the pilot re-routed the flight through several alternate fuel and oil stops. The flight was en route to a planned fuel stop…May 17, 1988 · N4510C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88DCJ01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna A188B · Dalton, NEThe pilot was spraying a large field which had a power line along the north side. On the 1st couple of passes, the spray equipment had intermittent malfunctions. As the aircraft approached the field from north for the 4th pass, it struck the upper cable of…May 11, 1988 · N70135 · DestroyedNTSB MKC88FA085Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182K · Neligh, NENone submittedMay 5, 1988 · N2872R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Red Cloud, NEAfter a first time familiarization flt, the pilot returned to the base field for ldg. During the landing attempt, the aircraft bounced, and on recovery, the pilot pitched the nose up too high. The aircraft stalled and then struck the runway damaging the…Apr 16, 1988 · N7071Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Kimball, NEThe pilot said that he was using outdated charts for his destination apt. He failed to notice a new runway. He also failed to notice the yellow x's, signifying closure of the old runway. It was almost parallel to the runway, within ten degrees of heading. Ldg…Feb 11, 1988 · N12600 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC88FA043Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS-350B · Omaha, NEThe pilot picked the aircraft up to a hover and made a hovering turn in preparation for departure. The nose of the aircraft began to rise. The pilot stated later that he could not control the aircraft. The aircraft began to descend and the tail rotor struck a…Jan 20, 1988 · N26TM · Destroyed