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NTSB investigations, 1988, SD

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\" = 'SD' 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.

NTSB DEN88LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421B · Winner, SDThe private plt and 4 pax were attempting takeoff on rwy 13, a 3,900 x 30 ft asphalt rwy. The plt said the acft accelerated to 100 knots but he could not raise the nose for lift off. The plt said he aborted the takeoff and intentionally ground looped to the…Sep 20, 1988 · N44HV · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88FA186Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Dimock, SDThe plt was giving airplane rides to some neighbors from his private airstrip. He had just taken off with a new pax. A witness reported observing the acft skimming close to the ground after liftoff, and then the acft climbed quickly. The acft then banked…Aug 18, 1988 · N71572 · DestroyedNTSB DEN88LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Hoven, SDThe private plt and his wife were going to make a local flight in their airplane at 0215. The plt said he hand- propped the acft and moved to enter the cabin as the engine started. The acft began to move, and his wife pulled the parking brake lock, which…Aug 14, 1988 · N5301Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Sturgis, SDThe plt was on a flt with 2 pax to take pictures. He stated that 'while in level flight at 120 mph and 300 feet above the ground, a pitch over was initiated for picture taking. At that moment, it appeared that the fuel flow cavitated. The forward fuel pump…Aug 11, 1988 · N49727 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKrall Dragonfly · Mitchell, SDDrg the 1st attempt to land, the acft bounced several times, then the plt made a go-around. On the 2nd attempt, the acft bounced again & began to porpoise. A witness heard the eng RPM increase to 'what sounded like full power.' The acft lifted off, but…Jul 25, 1988 · N42JK · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88LA153Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Spearfish, SDThe accident involved a tri-pacer with four persons and about 150 pounds of baggage on board who were from Canada and vacationing in the U.S. The pilot said the acft became airborne and climbed to about 100 ft above the rwy, but would not maintain altitude…Jul 11, 1988 · CGCCF · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88LA145Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-58J · Sioux Falls, SDN62243 was being used to lift air conditioning units to the top of a shopping mall. The plt stated that he was on the 16th lift of the day and had just taken off when he heard two loud pops and the engine lost power. After jettisoning the load he executed an…Jul 5, 1988 · N62243 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88DTK01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportEagle DW-1 · Ferney, SDThe ag plt reported that he encountered a 'dust devil' while in a climbing turn during a turnaround at the end of a swath run. He said he attempted to counter the turbulence enduced roll with appropriate flt control inputs but the acft did not recover and…Jun 4, 1988 · N8802Z · DestroyedNTSB DEN88LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Gettysburg, SDThe commercial plt and two passengers were flying to a fishing camp. During landing roll the plt applied brakes to turn off the runway. The nose got too FAR around and directional control was lost. The airplane ground looped to the left. The right wing, right…Jun 2, 1988 · N2123Z · Substantial damageNTSB DEN88FA100Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182J · Rapid City, SDThe plt received a wx briefing prior to departure from miles city, MT. The briefing indicated wx conditions less than VFR with icing conditions. The plt departed and landed approximately 1 hour later to remove ice from his acft. The plt departed a second time…Apr 21, 1988 · N2720F · DestroyedNTSB DEN88LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAgusta A109A · Sioux Falls, SDApr 9, 1988 · N33SV · Substantial damage