FAA incident reports
234,323 FAA reports of aviation accidents and incidents, from the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS) through its Aviation Safety Information Portal. An incident falls short of an accident: a bird strike, say, or a gear-up landing without substantial damage. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one.
Reports, newest first
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number 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 report_number, event_date, event_type, city, state, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, aircraft_damage, fatal_injuries, n_number FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_incident_report.parquet' ORDER BY event_date DESC, report_number 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.
Accident 20150903016459ADehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Arctic Village, AKReported that individual flipped aircraft upside down on its back during take-off on a grass,tundra strip. Spoke with the NTSB and after seeing pictures they said this classifies as an incident with minor damage rather than an accident and therefore will not…Accident 20150902016419APiper PA-28-140 · North Pole, AKWitness stated that upon landing the aircraft veered left, corrected to the right and the aircraft went back left into the grass and trees.Accident 20150902015089AHenderson W A/Johnson W L RV-6A · Bon Aqua, TNPilot departed shelbyville, TN (syi) to his home airport, shelby county, al (eet). Weather was not a factor. Pilot had flight following procedures in place and communicated with air traffic at the start of this flight. Pilot was initially on a southerly…Accident 20150902012849ACooper Michael C RV-8A · Advance, NCDavid stubblefield boarded the aircraft, and sat in the front seat. Witnesses stated that he needed excessive seat cushions in order to adequately see over the top of the glareshield. William gerald stubblefield was seated in the rear seat. Mr. David…Accident 20150901024149AExtra Flugzeugbau EA 300/L · Jerome, IDThe aircraft came to rest in a corn field approximately 1.5 miles southeast from the Jerome, ID airport. The aircraft came in at a relatively low angle that is seen from the path the aircraft cut in the corn. The aircraft was in 5 main pieces that appear to…Incident 20150901021089IGlobe GC-1B · Sanford, METhe pilot stated that he had taken off from the same airport at 12:00 local, landed 20 minutes later on runway 34 with the landing gear in the up position.Accident 20150901020499ARaudenbush Ernie Lancair Super ES · AZ^Mr. Snider^ stated that he fueled both of the tanks on N74ES at 1600 the day before (08/31/2015) the accident at kgeu. He stated that he topped the tanks off both of the main tanks for a total of 90 gallons of fuel (45 a side). He stated that he departed for…Incident 20150901016569IBeech T-34B · Jacksonville, FLSeveral aircraft in pattern. As aproaching base to final previous landing aircraft exited runway sooner than expected. Pilot of incident aircraft changed his mind about his decision to go-around. He then continued his approach and forgot the before landing…Incident 20150901016389ICessna 150L · Calhoun, GAUpon attempting a 4th solo takeoff, pilot set power and departed rwy 35. Once airbourn there was a reduction of power. He immediately landed the aircraft. As it landed on the rwy, he was way left of center and continuing to the left and into the grass. The…Incident 20150901014989IPiper PA-32RT-300T · Hobbs, NMOn September 1, 2015 at 1306 CDT, a Piper PA-32-300T aircraft bearing registration number N30371 registered to the pilot, encountered a nose landing gear collapse on landing at lea county regional airport (hob) in Hobbs, new Mexico. The aircraft was being…Incident 20150901012859IMooney M20E · Marysville, KSOn September 1, 2015, at approximately 1818 central daylight time (CDT), the airman, holder of a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane single engine land rating, was involved in an aircraft incident that resulted from landing with the aircraft?s…Incident 20150831018369IPiper PA-28-140 · Egegik, AKJensen strip, Alaska: N4479J, PA28, at 0342Z ena afss advised anchorage ARTCC sector 13 that akn fct informed them of an aircraft in distress near jensen strip AK60. N4479J lost power and landed off airport at approximately 5758N 157W. The PIC was the only…Accident 20150831015789ACessna A185F · Miami, FLAfter landing during the landing roll the left main gear wheel collapsed resulting in damage to the left wing and left side of fuselage.Accident 20150831014669AFerence John W Thatcher CX4A · Hebron, OHThe aircraft took off runway 19, and at approximately 50 ft above ground level the engine quit. The pilot attempted a restart and the engine momentarily restarted for 2 or 3 seconds then lost power before going into the cornfield at the south end of the…Incident 20150831014599ICessna 152 · Milledgeville, IL[privacy data omitted] Was the pilot in command of N67482 when he performed an emergency landing into a bean field due to fuel starvation. [privacy data omitted] Is holder of student pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] and has logged 23 hours of flight…Incident 20150831013659ICessna T240 · Houston, TXAt approximately 12: 30 CST an aircraft N452CS, Cessna, model T240, s/n T24002052 was substantially damaged when it crashed approximately .27 tenth of a mile off the end of runway 15, at west Houston airport, (iws), Houston, Texas. The flight had originated…Accident 20150830023709AGonzales, LADuring a manuever aircraft struck trees and then hit ground.Incident 20150830021149IWoodland, CAOn approximately 08/30/2015 parachutist experienced a partial malfunction to the main canopy (possibly a line-over) at approximately 3000 feet altitude. Witness accounts describe at least two 360 turns to the right. It is likely the parachutist pulled the…Incident 20150830019769IChampion 7ECA · San Jose, CAThe pilot stated while practicing takeoffs and landings during his second hour of a solo flight he was on short final and was instructed by tower to make a full stop. The tower did not add "if able" so he sensed some urgency to brake, however he applied the…Accident 20150830018959ACessna 172C · New Enterprise, PA08-30-15 Accident report N8404X, s/n 17248904 Cessna - 172C The pilot involved was identified as ^Mr. James c. housel^. There was one passenger, ^Mr. Housels son^. The injuries to both individuals were minor with no hospitalization. The accident site was…Accident 20150830016309ACessna 180B · Skwentna, AKOn August 30 at 10:30 am pilot was landing at off airport strip south of chilatna lake. Pilot bounced the aircraft and put forward pressure on elevator to plant aircraft on runway. Too much forward pressure and too much braking action and the aircraft became…Accident 20150830015769AMahar Michael C IVP · Parkland, FLThe aircraft departed fxe (fort lauderdale executive airport) at 1435(UTC)/1035(local). At 1438(UTC) the pilot declared an emergency due to low oil pressure and requested to return to fxe. The aircraft was given vector and cleared for visual approach to rwy 9…Accident 20150830015409ACessna 170A · Sherman, CTThe pilot landed the aircraft with 2 passengers on board on the grass landing strip. During the landing the aircraft drifted left into the tall grass area off the grass strip and encountered rough ground. The aircraft began to turn sharply to the right in the…Incident 20150830015319ISwearingen SA226-T(B) · Sheridan, WYPilot stated he did not use landing checklist and landed without 3 gear lights in the green indication for safe landing.Accident 20150830014519ACirrus Design SR22 · Kewanee, ILN765CD, a 2001 Cirrus SR22, departed Kewanee municipal airport (kezi) in Kewanee, IL on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. N765CD?s filed destination was memorial field airport (khot) in hot springs, Arkansas. N765CD departed with an IFR clearance…Accident 20150829020049ABeech B19 · Dexter, METhe instructor and student pilot departed old town Maine at 0800 and landed in Dexter Maine on runway 34. The pilot back taxied to the grass runway 25 and initiated the take off. The aircraft climbed to 50 to 60 feet then experienced a loss of power. The…Incident 20150829016329ICessna 150D · Anchorage, AKA Cessna 150D was departing runway 32 at lake hood in Anchorage. After rotation the aircraft was not accelerating like normal and the airman decided to abort the takeoff. The aircraft over ran the end of the runway striking a runway light. Minor damage was…Incident 20150829015419IPiper PA-22 · Edinburg, NYUpon landing rwy 6, pilot landed too fast, overshot the runway. The aircraft nose gear hit the edge of the road causing the nose gear to collapse and the aircraft nosed over coming to rest.Accident 20150829015109AMooney M20D · Columbia, MOPilot undershot his approach to runway 20 and landed 30 feet short of runway. Pilot stated he lost ground effect during his final approach and stalled the aircraft before he reached the runway threshhold.Incident 20150829014589IAero Commander 112 · Valparaiso, INPurpose of the flight was a maintenance flight after an oil change. Pilot flew to starke co. (koxi), landed, then planned to fly to laporte (kppo). He saw rain showers at laporte and decided to fly a practice ILS approach to runway 27 at porter co. airport…Accident 20150829014559AAir Creation USA Skypper · Stow, MAOn August 29, 2015 at approximately 1900 local N534AC, a 2014 Air Creation USA LLC Skypper was involved in an accident at the minute man airport in Stow, MA. Two pilots were on board. Both suffered minor injuries to their extremities, mostly limited to their…Accident 20150829014099ACessna 305A · Midlothian, TXPilot elected to land downwind with a quartering tailwind on hard surface grassy runway. Pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during the roll out. One wing and horizontal stabilizer contacted the ground.Accident 20150828021389APiper PA-44-180 · Houlton, MEDuring final approach to runway 05 at hul, the pilot initially impacted the tree line approximately 1.3 miles from the approach end of runway 05 continuing through approximately 300 ft. of tree tops. Aircraft impacted the ground approximately 50 feet after…Accident 20150828019291AFalcon 2000 · Las Vegas, NVOn August 28, 2015, at approximately 1028 PDT, while parked on the signature flight support ramp at the Las Vegas mccarren airport (las) the flight crew of a Dassault Falcon 2000, serial number 156, registration N187AA signaled the ground support crew to…Incident 20150828019169IForney F-1 · Chino, CAAircraft departed rwy 26R out of cno. Experienced reduction in engine power during climb. Landed safely rwy 03 with no further incident.Accident 20150828015189AGrumman American Avn. G-164A · Welsh, LADuring landing, pilot stated when the tailwheel touched down, the aircraft started to turn to the left. He applied right brake and right rudder. The tail section began to rise causing the prop to contact the runway pavement. The aircraft continued skid on the…Accident 20150828015139ACornell W F/Sahakian J A JR Giles 202 (G202) · New Windsor, NYOn 8/28/2015 at 1407 EDT, N18FJ, a giles 202 (G202) registered to an andrew k. wright, was involved in an inflight breakup while performing practice aerobatic maneuvers over stewart international airport (kswf) in preparation for an upcoming airshow. The…Accident 20150828014779ARobinson Helicopter R44 II · Cheyenne, WYThe pilot and two passengers occupied the R44 performing "right of way" assessments for magellan petroleum. After leaving Cheyenne regional airport, the aircraft flew south to the border to pick up the pipeline to fly north. A laptop power supply failed for…Incident 20150828014719IJones T K S-300 · Converse, INAircraft was at 3,000 AGL and coming out of a turn when the engine seized up and stopped. Pilot was able to glide the aircraft down to a safe, uneventful landing in a nearby bean field. The aircraft was not damaged and there were no injuries.Incident 20150828014619IPiper PA-24-250 · Greenville, MIOn August 28, 2015, at approximately 1000 local time, a Piper PA-24-250 comanche, N5498P, ran off the runway and into an adjacent cornfield at Fairplains Airpark (02MI). There were no injuries to pilot and passengers. The aircraft operated under the…Incident 20150828014449IPerry George Ernest RV-6 · Sussex, NJOn 8/28/15 at approximately 1215 local time, the pilot in command of N51101 (expiremental RV-6) was in the pattern at Sussex Airport, NJ (kfwn) for a landing on runway 3. During the landing roll, the aircraft began pulling to the left of centerline of runway.…Accident 20150828013939ABeech E-90 · Fayetteville, TN[privacy data omitted] Aircraft departed (syi) shelbyville, TN, airport for a short flight to his home airport (huntsville, AL). During the cruise portion of the flight at 3500 feet, pilot stated the aircraft experienced a total electrical failure. The pilot…Incident 20150828013419IWilliam J. Crone CCK-1865 · Massilon, OHOn the evening of aug 28th the pilot departed Beach City Airport and preceded north. Approximately 10 minutes into the flight the engine suddenly stopped. After restart attempt failed the pilot glided the aircraft down from 800 ft AGL and landed the aircraft…Accident 20150827023489APiper PA-25-260 · Llano, CAFatal a/c was glider tow-plane returning to airport. A glider CFI (witness), stated that gliders typically landed on rwy 25 (rt traffic) and the tow-plane landed rwy 07 (rt traffic). If winds were more than light and variable, the tow-plane would land rwy 25,…Incident 20150827019989ICirrus Design SR22 · Scottsdale, AZAircraft landed on runway 21 at sdl. After approximaitly 1000 feet the nose gear collapsed under the aircraft. The nose gear mount brace was found cracked at the welds on both sides. Visual inspection revealed cracks were not new cracks and had been forming…Accident 20150827019759ADova Aircraft Sro DV-1 Skylark · San Carlos, CAOn August 27, 2015 at approximately 1717 hours pacific daylight time, the pilot of N919E, a special light-sport Dova Aircraft Sro, DV-1 skylark, departed San Carlos Airport (sql). The pilot stated that after takeoff and at about 50 to 75 feet altitude, the…Accident 20150827016559ACirrus Design SR22 · Calera, ALN1116C impacted terrain 1682 feet southeast of runway 34 at the Shelby County Airport. The pilot purchased 25 gallons of fuel at the birmingham shuttlesworth international airport about thirty minutes prior to the accident. The Cirrus airframe parachute…Accident 20150827016119AAir Tractor AT-502B · Genoa, NEPilot completed a run in adjacent field and was preparing for another pass. Aircraft lost power and pilot was unable to restore. Unable to make a nearby road, the pilot landed in a corn field. There were no injuries however the aircraft sustained substantial…Incident 20150827015939ICessna R182 · Batavia, OHAirman failed to lower landing gearIncident 20150827015219IPilatus PC-12/45 · Midland, TXOn August 27, 2015, at 0806 local time, a 1998 PC-12/45 aircraft bearing registration number N970NA, registered to native air, was taxiing to the hangar after landing in (kmaf) Midland, Texas following a part 135 repositioning flight from (E38) alpine, Texas.…