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NTSB investigations, 1988, TX

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
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  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB FTW89LA033Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TU206D · Alamo, TXAirplane's collision with trees and terrain during an attempted forced landing at night following an engine faiure. The engine failure was caused by fuel starvation as a result of a faulty fuel system which the operator had failed to correct.Dec 28, 1988 · N72249 · DestroyedNTSB FTW89DRA01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 369D · Kountze, TXFalse indications of the fuel quantity system, which led the pilot to believe ha had more fuel than he did.Dec 12, 1988 · N58261 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185H · San Antonio, TXDuring the landing roll, the left wheel brake cylinder failed and the airplane groundlooped. The plt did not file an accident report.Dec 7, 1988 · N7392H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Texarkana, TXDec 3, 1988 · N22229 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA027Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Plano, TXFuel exhaustion which resulted from the pilot's inadequate fuel consumption calculations and his failure to utilize numerous suitable sources of fuel along his route of flight.Dec 3, 1988 · N7917X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Tomball, TXThe airplane was being used for touch and go landings by an instructor and a low time student. It was on a base leg to land to the south when the instructor told the tower she had lost the engine and was going down. There were no witnesses to the accident.…Dec 3, 1988 · N2379V · DestroyedNTSB FTW89DPA03Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBell 47-D1 · Allen, TXUnqualified pilot's poor judgement in leveling the helicopter during the flare and contributing to this was his lack of total experience in this type aircraft.Dec 2, 1988 · N74124 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89FA025Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Port Lavaca, TXThere were no records to indicate the non-instrument rated pilot received a pre-flight weather briefing from any weather reporting service. Witnesses in the area of the accident stated the night was dark and the ground was covered with fog. The airplane…Nov 27, 1988 · N2301K · DestroyedNTSB FTW89FA024Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 337A · Weatherford, TXThe pilot failed to maintain minimum required airspeed for slow flight (vs), resulting in a stall with insufficient altitude to recover. A contributing factor was the Piper pilot's unannounced fly-by, which diverted the Cessna pilot's attention.Nov 24, 1988 · N5337S · DestroyedNTSB FTW89FA022Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Fort Worth, TXFailure to the flight instructor and the student pilot to obtain a weather briefing prior to departure, and he flight instructor's failure to observe the deteriorating weather conditions in sufficient time return to the airport prior to instrument…Nov 19, 1988 · N63537 · DestroyedNTSB FTW89LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 11A · Houston, TXNov 15, 1988 · N1639B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89DQG02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Amarillo, TXFailure on the part of the pilot to maintain the proper airspeed for the maneuver being performed, followed by a stall at an altitude insufficient to recover.Nov 14, 1988 · N8547L · DestroyedNTSB FTW89LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Powderly, TXThe pilot was receiving his biennial flight review and was on approach to the airport when he heard a loud snap and lost elevator control. He was able to put the airplane down on the runway, but could not get the tail down. When he applied the brakes, the…Nov 11, 1988 · N8394K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · El Paso, TXThe pilot said he thought he had enough fuel to keep the airplane airborne for 6 hours but the left tank ran dry in 4.0 hours and the right tank went dry at 4.1 hours. The landing was on a ranch airport but was not on a runway and the forced landing was a…Nov 11, 1988 · N2721G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA017Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Gladewater, TXThe pilot was returning home from a personal night cross-country flight when the engine stopped producing power. The pilot attempted to glide to the home airport but was unable and had to accept a forced landing on a railroad track. During the final approach,…Nov 11, 1988 · N16135 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89IA016Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727 · Houston, TXPoor planning/decision by the unidentified Cessna pilot by maneuvering in busy airspace near the arsa with no ATC coordination or transponder signal; no traffic advisory being issued by the approach controller; and inadequate visual lookout by the flight crew…Nov 6, 1988 · N386PA · No damageNTSB FTW89FA015Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A150K · Flint, TXThe airplane was observed flying on an easterly heading at low altitude, with the propeller stopped. One of the witnesses said the airplane was gliding toward him and when close he started running away. He said the airplane abruptly turned left and went…Nov 6, 1988 · N5913J · DestroyedNTSB FTW89LA014Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Winnsboro, TXThe student plt checked the wx for his solo x/c and was advised of strong winds and moderate turbulence. The supervising flight instructor was aware of the wx report and allowed the student to depart, although all later x/c flights were cancelled due to the…Nov 5, 1988 · N69008 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89DQG01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Lamesa, TXThe pilot was spraying a field of cotton, and was in a turnaround when the airplane descended to the ground. The autopsy indicated the pilot died of acute coronary thrombosis. Although tox results indicate the presence of alcohol in the pilot's blood, the…Nov 4, 1988 · N75217 · DestroyedNTSB FTW89FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper 601B · Houston, TXPilot's decision to fly the approach visually with outside reference to the lights and inadvertently descending below the decision height off the proper glide path.Nov 2, 1988 · N60819 · DestroyedNTSB FTW89IA011Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 206 L-1 · Brownsville, TXUncontained engine failure due to the thermal fatigue of the first stage trubine wheel.Oct 30, 1988 · N2092U · Minor damageNTSB FTW89LA010Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · Dickens, TXThe pilot was inspecting a herd of cattle when he thought the helicopter was developing a problem with the engine and main rotor. He started an autorotation, lost tail rotor control, and went into a left spin which continued to contact with the ground.…Oct 27, 1988 · N7463F · DestroyedNTSB FTW89LA008Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · San Antonio, TXThe airplane had been flown for 2.2 hours since refueling when this pilot started his flight. This pilot flew the airplane for 2.5 hours and the engine quit. During the forced landing, the airplane impacted a power pole and power lines, and then the terrain.…Oct 23, 1988 · N7185Q · DestroyedNTSB FTW89FA006Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Longview, TXThe airplane was in cruise flight when the pilot transmitted that he had smoke in the cockpit. 53 seconds later contact was lost. The nose and left wing were slightly down when the acft struck trees and terrain at high speed. Fire started several minutes…Oct 22, 1988 · N79373 · DestroyedNTSB FTW89DPA02Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPilatus B4PC11 · Bridgeport, TXThe glider was being tow-launched by an automobile from the pilot's private ranch airstrip. When the glider was approximately 250 feet AGL, the tow rope separated and the pilot attempted to return to the airstrip. A downdraft made this impossible and the…Oct 17, 1988 · N8349 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89FA007Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Edinburg, TXAcft experienced a double eng failure. Plt stated that immediately after the left eng failed, in climb to cruise, the acft rolled left, the stall warning activated, and the acft entered a left spiral. The rt eng failed during the two-turn spiral. Plt's…Oct 16, 1988 · N91BB · DestroyedNTSB FTW89LA005Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Friendswood, TXThe student pilot descended from 1450 feet to 1000 feet and entered the traffic pattern. Just before turning base, he applied carburetor heat and ten seconds later the engine lost power and quit. Unsuitable terrain made the forced landing a hard landing. An…Oct 15, 1988 · N7054F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA001Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Navasota, TXAcft struck a tree during a night forced landing following an eng failure in cruise flt. The eng failure was caused by fuel exhaustion. The flt had been airborne for 4 hours and 44 minutes; however, the plt had calculated that he had sufficient fuel to make…Oct 8, 1988 · N51112 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89DRG02Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportDouglas A-20G · San Benito, TXIncapacitation of the pilot while flying an aircraft due to loss of consciousness from a cardiac rhythm disturbance.Oct 8, 1988 · N67921 · DestroyedNTSB FTW89DRG01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportShamgaugh Pitts Special · San Benito, TXImproper torquing of the 'b' nut fitting on the main fuel supply line to the powerplant at the firewall and the pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection.Oct 6, 1988 · N3S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Houston, TXOct 2, 1988 · N89745 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW89DPA01Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportShannon J-BIRD · Mckinney, TXThe plt rprtd he was making a high speed taxi test of his gyroplane after installation of a different eng & prop. He said the gyroplane enctrd a bump on the rwy which caused it to become airborne at about 35 mph (takeoff speed was 45 mph). He added power to…Oct 1, 1988 · N151JS · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Fort Worth, TXThe pvt plt (PIC) was flying with an instructor (CFI), who had an expired medical certificate. The CFI stated he was flying as a safety plt only. The PIC extended his downwind leg & subsequently was low & slow on a long final apch. He raised the nose of the…Sep 29, 1988 · N4683R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DPA10Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Fort Worth, TXThe rated helicopter pilot was undergoing recurrent training with an instructor at a training field. During a practice autorotation to a landing, the helicopter went into a high sink rate with a low main rotor RPM. The helicopter touched down hard in a tail…Sep 25, 1988 · N1069Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRG13Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportBingelis T-40 · Georgetown, TXThe pilot's inability to maintain control of an aircraft that he had never flown before, as well as, his inability to apply remedial action as required for the flight regime.Sep 24, 1988 · N187T · DestroyedNTSB FTW88IA165Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Dfw Airport, TXFatigue failure of the left main landing gear door actuator pivot trunnion shaft which subsequently became lodged in the actuator clevis preventing the door unlock mechanism from actuating during gear extension.Sep 22, 1988 · N710AA · Minor damageNTSB DEN88LA210Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Kerrville, TXThe commercial plt was 6 miles from his ranch and noted smoke in the cockpit, accompanied by a rough running engine. He turned back to the ranch for a forced landing. He overflew the landing area, decided he was too high for landing and turned for another…Sep 22, 1988 · N3621K · DestroyedNTSB FTW88DPA08Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNorth American TB-25N · Wichita Falls, TXDuring a period of light rain at dusk, the B-25 plt landed on a 4250 ft rwy. While landing, the acft touched down long & fast. Subsequently, it went off the departure end of the rwy & was damaged.Sep 19, 1988 · N9079Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DPA09Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Athens, TXAfter setting the aircraft down in the grass to the left of the runway, the pilot stated that a 40 mph wind gust picked the right wing up and set the aircraft on its nose. He attempted to keep the fuselage from tipping all the way over after disembarking;…Sep 18, 1988 · N86311 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DRG09Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus · Briggs, TXPilot's failure to maintin sufficient airspeed as he maneuvered to re-align the glider during final approach for landing. This resulted in 45-60 degree bank angle at very low altitudes, which culminated in the less of control and collision with the fence.Sep 10, 1988 · N8083 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88DPA07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBölkow BO-105C · Dallas, TXThe helicopter made its approach to an open area on the westside of the airport to go to a refueling area on the south side of the airport. The pilot changed his mind and decided to go to the northeast side of the airport. He received tower approval but was…Sep 7, 1988 · N210BB · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA1B · Houston, TXShortly after liftoff, the engine lost power and the pilot turned toward a field. The nose wheel struck a levee and the airplane flipped inverted. During a post-crash inspection, a large mud dauber nest was found inside the air induction system, just behind…Sep 5, 1988 · N6208L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88FA161Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Carthage, TXDrg a night arrival, the plt rprtd he could make a visual apch. At 2341:37 CDT, the ARTCC controller informed him the destn arpt was straight ahead at 12 mi & requested that he rprt when the arpt was in sight. At 2343:30, he rprtd the rwyin sight & the…Sep 4, 1988 · N83874 · DestroyedNTSB FTW88FA160Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · El Paso, TXPilot's impairment due to the influence of alcohol.Sep 3, 1988 · N9101A · DestroyedNTSB FTW88DRG12Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182R · Spicewood, TXThe plt said the windsock indicated the wind was from the northeast; however, witnesses said the winds were from the south & the acft landed downwind. The plt said he went around after the 1st apch, & on the next pattern, he made a lowerfinal apch. He said…Sep 1, 1988 · N3163E · DestroyedNTSB DCA88MA072Accident · 14 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 727-232 · Dallas/Ft Worth, TX(1) The captain and first officer's inadequate cockpit discipline which resulted in the flightcrew's attempt to takeoff without the wing flaps and slats properly configured; and (2) the failure of the takeoff configuration warning system to alert the crew…Aug 31, 1988 · N473DA · DestroyedNTSB FTW88LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Killeen, TXAccording to the pilot/operator aircraft accident report, the private pilot had not flown in the previous 90 days. The pilot was practicing landings on a dark night and collided with power lines 1000 feet short of the runway. After colliding with the wires,…Aug 29, 1988 · N704SB · DestroyedNTSB FTW88LA156Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Katy, TXFuel exhaustion induced power loss, which necessitated the forced landing. Contributing to this accident was the pilot's decision to attempt to continue the flight without being able to refuel, and becoming lost during that effort.Aug 27, 1988 · N7746U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW88LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-250 · Tyler, TXDuring flight, the engine stopped developing power. The fuel was feeding from the main tanks and the pilot attempted to transfer some fuel from the auxiliary tanks to the mains but was not able to get a restart. During the forced landing, the airplane…Aug 26, 1988 · N444FF · DestroyedNTSB FTW88DPA06Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 150K · Whitney, TXThe student pilot decided to make a touch and go landing before flying to another airport. The airplane touched down more than 1000 feet down the 2000 foot runway, went off the end and 300 feet beyond the end before hitting a dirt bank and nosing over to the…Aug 25, 1988 · N2550Q · Substantial damage