NTSB investigations, 1985, NJ
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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
| 1963 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 107 |
| 1965 | 112 |
| 1966 | 129 |
| 1967 | 134 |
| 1968 | 60 |
| 1969 | 76 |
| 1970 | 85 |
| 1971 | 83 |
| 1972 | 67 |
| 1973 | 59 |
| 1974 | 71 |
| 1975 | 57 |
| 1976 | 51 |
| 1977 | 43 |
| 1978 | 55 |
| 1979 | 57 |
| 1980 | 54 |
| 1981 | 57 |
| 1982 | 44 |
| 1983 | 45 |
| 1984 | 49 |
| 1985 | 47 |
| 1986 | 38 |
| 1987 | 43 |
| 1988 | 44 |
| 1989 | 33 |
| 1990 | 26 |
| 1991 | 29 |
| 1992 | 28 |
| 1993 | 45 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 25 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 36 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 35 |
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2001 | 21 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 44 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2007 | 23 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 25 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 19 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 10 |
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\" = 'NJ' 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" = 'NJ' 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 NYC86LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Marlboro, NJThe acft encountered what the plt described as a strong gust of wind on landing. The plt stated he experienced a wind shift of aprx 45 degs. The acft touched down fast and during subsequent bouncing the nose gear collapsed. The winds, according to the plt,…NTSB BFO86FA008Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D95A · Millville, NJThe plt & his wife deptd sarasota FL for a 5HR and 10MIN planned flt to Millville, NJ. 5HRS and 8MIN ltr the acft crashed in woods abt 2 miles short of miv. Fuel calculations indicated the acft should have had ovr 11GALS left in the tanks. Witnesses located…NTSB NYC86LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Atlantic City, NJThe acft experienced a collapse of the nose gear during the landing roll after what the plt said was a normal landing. The right main gear was further damaged during removal of the acft from the rwy.NTSB NYC86LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7GCAA · Colts Neck, NJThe acft was being used to fly an advertising banner for the jersey shore marathon. The flt took off in a westerly direction, following the traffic pattern, climbing to aprx 1500 ft. a pullup maneuver was made to simulate a banner pickup. The plt checked for…NTSB DCA86AA004Accident · 6 fatalFinal reportDassault Falcon 50 · Fairview, NJDassalt falcon 50 (D50), N784B, was on vor/dme-a apch at dusk to circle/lnd at teterboro (teb), as Piper PA-28, N1977H, was transiting arpt traffic area (ata) fm west to east at 1500' in VFR (no flt pln). PA-28 plt was clrd thru ata by teb twr (staying blo…NTSB NYC86LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Teterboro, NJThe acft collided with a large bird while in cruise flt. The leading edge of the ry wing was damaged. The acft was landed without further incident.NTSB NYC86LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Colts Neck, NJThe plt entered an autorotation at an alt of 1000 ft MSL at a speed of 100 mph. The plt stated, at 75 ft AGL he started to decelerate and the acft was leveled at 8 ft AGL. Cushioning pitch was used to hold the acft off the ground for a zero ground run on…NTSB NYC86LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28C · Linden, NJThe helicopter experienced a roll-over during a practice hover autorotation. The acc occurred when the acft started moving backwards during the hover. The left skid dug into the dirt which pitched the acft nose up & rolled it over to the left.NTSB NYC86LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20C · Ocean City, NJThe acft collided with a bird while descending for an apch to landing at Ocean City. Substantial damage resulted to the right horizontal stabilizer. The plt was able to maintain control of the acft with difficulty. A successful landing was accomlished. .NTSB NYC86FA001Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Robbinsville, NJDuring IFR departure from an uncontrolled arpt, the acft was instructed to squawk the discrete freq that had been issued in pre-flt clearance. The plt acknowledged the freq. The acft disappeared from radar. Ground witnesses saw the acft descend out of the low…NTSB NYC85LA251Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Pittstown, NJDuring an attempted takeoff on a 2439 ft rwy, the plt was unable to apply back elevator pressure thus the acft was prevented from becoming airborne. The acft traveled off the end of the rwy where it contacted a fence and trees. Inspection of the acft…NTSB NYC85LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Marlboro, NJThe plt made a VOR apch to the arpt and circled to land while simultaneously determining wind condition. It was raining at the time. A landing was made on rwy 27. On touchdown, the plt stated, his brakes were ineffective. He described the rwy as wet. Since it…NTSB NYC85FA241Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Hamburg, NJThe acft contacted trees during an uncontrolled descent aprx 17 minutes after takeoff. One witness reported hearing the eng running at a high RPM. The acft wreckage was not discovered until 9-18-85. The airspeed indicator found at the accident site indicated…NTSB NYC85LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182L · Blairstown, NJDuring a normal night landing, a deer darted onto the runway and struck the tail section of the aircraft causing major structural damage. The deer was not located.NTSB NYC85LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith, Ted Aerostar Aerostar 601P · Wrightstown, NJDuring an enroute climb the pilot noticed a manifold pressure loss on the left engine. Oil pressure and temp gauges went off and the left engine was secured by the piilot. During shutdown a passenger informed the pilot that the left wing was turning brown.…NTSB NYC85LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech G18S · Newark, NJWhile taking off with a left x-wind, the acft began to veer to the left. The plt corrected by using differential power & right brake, but the acft continued to veer left & went off the rwy. Subsequently, the right main gear collapsed & the acft was…NTSB NYC85FHD03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 M · Lumberton, NJThe plt landed hard after a long and fast approach to a night landing at a strange and his total night experience was about 5 hours of dual. When the acft bounced during the landing the plt decided to try a go-around. During the attempt the acft stalled nose…NTSB NYC85LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Lakewood, NJWhile returning to Lakewood airport,, power was lost suddenly. The pilot elected to land in a stand of pine and oak trees instead of landing on a busy highway. The pilot decided that the distance was too great for a glide to the airport. A post crash…NTSB NYC85FA205Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Cape May, NJCrew members of a coast guard helicopter, observed an acft flying at about 1500 ft above the water. According to them, the acft pitched down into a 60 to 70 deg nose low attitude & collided with the water. The helicopter was immediately flown to the acdnt…NTSB NYC85LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Wildwood, NJN21521 taxied onto runway 10 at the intersection of runway 14 after observing another aircraft taxi and take off from that point. N21521 did not attain sufficient airspeed for takeoff prior to running out of available runway. The pilot did not apply hard…NTSB NYC85LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 425 · Manahawkin, NJAfter overflying the airfld and deciding to land on rwy 22, the plt concentrated on the airspeed and alt of the acft. A twr east of the flt was noticed and was not considered a problem. During the final apch, the plt was distracted by a passenger who said to…NTSB NYC85LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Marlboro, NJAccording to the pilot, the aircraft floated during the flare to touchdown. The pilot applied power for a go around, but the aircraft did not clear some bushes at the end of the runway. The aircraft landed straight ahead in a field and rolled about 300 feet…NTSB NYC85LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Bedminster, NJN4319F heard NG138J announce its position in the traffic pattern throughout the approach and landing. N4319F landed on runway 30 and was taxiing back to the ramp on the parallel taxiway. The occupant of N4319F observed N6139J land about midway down the runway…NTSB NYC85LA171Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G-109B · Pittstown, NJThe approach to runway 08 was normal, however it was long. Although the approach was not too long to land, the student applied full power and decided to go around. The ins tructor took control of the aircraft after realizing that clearing the trees would be…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 NYC85FA155Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech B95A · Readington, NJPapers were observed to fly out of the acft during takeoff. The acft was observed to 'waver' with the gear down & crash to the ground several minutes later. An exam of the cabin door revealed that it had popped open in flt.NTSB DCA85AA023Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGeneral Dynamics 240-27 · West Trenton, NJThe coplt bgn takeoff (tkof) with 2700 RPM & 52 to 53.5' of manifold pressure (mp). Wtr injection was not used altho 12 gal was available. At 150 to 250 ft AGL, the l eng lost pwr & the l prop autofeathered. The capt took control (ctl) & took action to verify…NTSB NYC85LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210M · Linden, NJDuring the preflt inspection, the plt visually checked the fuel tanks and determined them to be full. The flt was made with the fuel selector on the left wing tank. During the apch to Linden arpt, the eng stopped operating. The plt attempted to restart the…NTSB NYC85LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3 · Plainsboro, NJThe helicpopter crashed shortly after takeoff with 55 gallons of fertilizer on board. The plt stated that each time he made a swath run over the field the blades of the helicopter were picking up some of the liquid fertilizer. On takeoff helicopter felt…NTSB NYC85FA145Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSikorsky S76A · Belmar, NJDuring takeoff & landing practice for a pre-solo plt the CFI saw a helicopter, N176FJ, approaching the arpt. N4956B, at the time of 1st sighting, was on a left base for rwy 3. The rotorcraft apparently did not see N4956B or hear any radio calls at this…NTSB NYC85FHD02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 210F · Princeton, NJThe acft collided with trees & crashed after overflying mercer cty arpt on a special VFR clearance. The acft had descended to 900 ft to overfly mercer and was attempting to proceed VFR to Princeton arpt to land when it contacted trees and crashed. The wx was…NTSB NYC85LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream 681 · Millville, NJThe plt reported that when the landing gear was lowered during the apch, the right main gear light did not illuminate, however, the 'in-transit' light went out. He also reported, the gear warning horn stopped sounding and the hydraulic pressure was normal.…NTSB NYC85LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Morristown, NJAccording to the student, the acft encountered a sudden wind shift from the east as he was landing. He stated that this caused the plane to tip over to the plt's right & come to rest on its top. The student also reported that the wind was from 050 deg at 7…NTSB NYC85LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Vincentown, NJThe acft collided with tree tops during a lndg in gusty winds. The plt said a gust of wind lifted the rt wing during the flare. As the acft veered to the left the plt said he considered a go-around but there was not room enough to clear the trees. The left…NTSB NYC85LA113Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Pittstown, NJThe plt reported that he preflighted the acft & decided there was sufficient fuel to haul skydivers on 2 more flts. On the 2nd flt, he had to make three passes instead of one. During the apch to the arpt, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. The plt tried…NTSB NYC85FA110Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Hamilton Twnshp, NJThe plt's original destn was bader field at atlantic city. However, during arrival, he diverted to the atlantic city arpt, since bader field was below mins. Vectors were provided for an ILS rwy 13 apch & the plt was cleared for the apch. He was then cleared…NTSB NYC85FA092Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-55B · Port Elizabeth, NJThe helicopter landed hard after a decrease in RPM during initial climb. The acft was being used for a sling operation. Investigation revealed a failed clutch assembly, S1435-2500-1. The clutch had operated only 200 hrs since a major overhaul.NTSB NYC85LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-D · Sussex, NJThe acft experienced a loss of eng pwr during climb shortly after takeoff and was substantially damaged during the forced landing which resulted. The plt reported the eng coughed and lost pwr, however, when the throttle was pumped, pwr returned. Pwr was then…NTSB NYC85LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Princeton, NJThe acft experienced nose gear damage following a loss of control during touchdown. The plt stated the acft touched down on the main gear and bounced as the nose gear was being lowered. After the acft porpoised several times the plt was able to regain control…NTSB NYC85LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild 24W-46 · Andover, NJThe plt reported that the wind was from 300 deg at 12 gusting 20 KTS. While on final apch to land, the acft encountered a gust & settled prematurely. It drifted to the left & the left wheel entered a grassy area. The plt initiated corrective action, then the…NTSB NYC85LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Colts Neck, NJThe plt returned to the arpt after a glider tow flt to land. During a 3-point touchdown, the acft hit a rut & bounced in the air. The plt recovered & made another 3-point touchdown, then heard a 'loud crack' & saw the right main gear separate. He stated that…NTSB NYC85LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Medford, NJAccording to a cap plt, who was waiting to takeoff, the plt of N1966X undershot his landing touchdown point to such a degree that N1966X nearly hit an embankment short of the rwy. N1966X touched down at or near the apch end of the rwy. The plt (of N1966X)…NTSB NYC85LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · E.Milford, NJThe acft contacted a patch of ice on the rwy during landing. Control of the acft was lost and it contacted a snow bank which resulted in substantial damage.NTSB NYC85IA063Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCASA SAC-212-200 · Atlantic City, NJA construcciones sac 212-200 N296CA lost control during landing flare and landed hard on the grass along side runway 11 at bader field, new jersey, after all of the landing checks were completed the copilot pushed full forward the speed levers and called out…NTSB NYC85FHA02Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 182N · Manville, NJThe plt reported that he preflighted the acft, made a normal run-up & took off on rwy 25 which had 'some ice.' Shortly after lift-off, the acft stalled & crashed. Witnesses stated that there was substantial ice on top of the wings.NTSB NYC85FA059Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A100 · Cedarville, NJThe two ATP rated plts were en route back to their home base arpt flying on an IFR flt plan in actual instrument wx conditions. Communications with ATC controllers was normal. During a night localizer apch into millville municipal arpt, an ATC specialist…NTSB NYC85FA052Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 500D · Newark, NJThe right front seat passenger deplaned and walked rearward to retreive his luggage from the left rear seat of the helicopter during the cooling down stage of the engine shutdown. After deplanning he proceeded rearward under the main rotor wash. When rear of…