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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.

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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"

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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

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Accident 20111218029899AQuicksilver MXL II · Loreauville, LAFlying upwind and from approximately 200 ft AGL, [privacy data omitted] entered a steep left turn that resulted in a stall-spin. He stated he did not add throttle as the aircraft lost "power." The aircraft impacted the ground, pontoons first.Dec 18, 2011 · N61202 · Destroyed Incident 20111218029699ICessna 177RG · Honolulu, HIThe instructor pilot involved reported having performed 4 prior take-off and landings, bringing the gear up & down all 4 sessions successfully. During the 5th session the nose landing gear failed to extend during the downwind approach to land. Several…Dec 18, 2011 · N5269D · Minor damage Incident 20111218029479ICessna 207A · Anchorage, AKThe aircraft landed long on rwy 16 with a reported braking action of fair. The aircraft slid appox 2000 feet to the end of the contaminated runway with snow on ice. While attemping to access taxiway sierra, the aircraft went into a snow berm struck a control…Dec 18, 2011 · N73047 · Minor damage Incident 20111218029369IGates Lear Jet 25C · Fort Lauderdale, FLOn December 18, 2011, approximately 1400Z, aircraft N79EV, a Learjet LR-25, piloted by [privacy data omitted], a recently type rated pilot on lear 25, 35 and Learjet 60'S, departed Fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe) en route to valencia, venezuela. The…Dec 18, 2011 · N79EV · No damage Incident 20111218029259IBeech B100 · Fort Worth, TXOn December 18, 2011, at approximately 2130 CST, a Beech BE-100, N234TK, owned by tg aviation and operated by [privacy data omitted] gear collapsing during roll out after landing on runway 16R at Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Texas. Visual meterorological…Dec 18, 2011 · N234TK · Minor damage Incident 20111218028939ISpellman D R/Jurnek A SKR2 · Fremont, NEThis incident was determined to be an incident and not an accident, because there was no intent to fly by the pilot in command. On December 18, 2011, at 12:53 pm CST, an amateur-built KR-2S, N7070X, was involved in an incident at the Fremont Municipal Airport…Dec 18, 2011 · N7070X · Substantial damage Incident 20111218028859ICessna 210L · Hilton Head, SCPilot was landing this aircraft at Hilton Head Island Airport, in south carolina. He attempted to put the landing gear down. The landing gear would not go down. The pilot flew past the tower and requested a visual. The tower stated the gear was not down and…Dec 18, 2011 · N210BR · Minor damage Accident 20111218028569ACessna T210L · Clewiston, FLDuring cruise flight from hwo to 2IS/Clewiston, FL at 2500 feet northbound, aircraft began to loose power pilot switched tanks during decent called other aircraft to place mayday call for him, made approcah to levy road via cow pasture. During approcah…Dec 18, 2011 · N717KW · Substantial damage Incident 20111218028249IPiper PA-28-180 · Petersburg, VAThe airman has just departed the airport for his first solo flight. After completion of the first touch and go, he was attempting the second landing when the aircraft touched down on the runway and became airborne again. The pilot pushed the nose over and…Dec 18, 2011 · N7765W · Minor damage Accident 20111217029379ALuscombe 8E · Atchison, KSThe private pilot was flying his personally owned Luscombe 8E on a part 91 pleasure flight. After completing his local area flight, the pilot was landing on runway 16 at Atchison Kansas, (K59 amealia Earhart airport).upon touchdown, the pilot stated he…Dec 17, 2011 · N71911 · Substantial damage Incident 20111217029309IBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Astir CS · Byron, CALanding gear failed to deploy. Pilot elected to land in a field east of the airport.Dec 17, 2011 · N132SS · Minor damage Accident 20111217028239ACessna 208 · Mesquite, NVPilot was flying aircraft for skydiving operations. Pilot stated that 16 gallons of fuel was added to the aircraft fuel system. Pilot stated that aircraft had 100 lbs fuel in one wing tank, and another 75 lbs fuel in the other tank. Based on standard day…Dec 17, 2011 · N275PM · Substantial damage Incident 20111217028169IMoore Warren Vans RV-4 · Tomball, TXDuring ground taxi operations at dwh airport, at approximately 14:36 hours on 12/17/2011, N223WM, an experimental RV-4, was given the authority by dwh tower/ground operations to taxi to taxi way echo behind a barron, N1RT. While passing behind barron N1RT,…Dec 17, 2011 · N223WM · Minor damage Accident 20111217028119ACessna 120 · Turners Falls, MAOn December 17, 2011, at approximately 1030AM, N80809, a 1946 Cessna 120, was involved in a collision with an airport runway sign. [privacy data omitted], Private pilot certificate # [privacy data omitted]9 and owner of N80809 was performing touch n' go…Dec 17, 2011 · N89809 · Substantial damage Incident 20111216029789ICessna 177RG · Addison, TXPilot stated that he was solo, practicing his night takeoffs and landings for his proficiency under part 91. While landing he saw movement that appeared to be a small animal on the runway. He maneuvered slightly to the right to avoid it and after touching…Dec 16, 2011 · N7592V · No damage Incident 20111216029469IMooney M20E · Calhan, COOn December 16, 2011 at 08:20 MST, N9440V, a Mooney model M20E aircraft sustained minor damage during landing at Colorado springs east airport (A50), CO. The two occupants on board were uninjured. The weather at the time was VMC.Dec 16, 2011 · N9440V · Minor damage Accident 20111216028879APiper PA-38-112 · Merry Hill, NC[privacy data omitted] Departed plymouth airport (pmz), plymouth, north carolina on the morning of December 16, 2011. Some time later, his aircraft crashed landed in a field adjacent to his home near Merry Hill, north carolina . The probable cause of the…Dec 16, 2011 · N9279T · Destroyed Accident 20111216028869ABeech J35 · Cheyenne, WYOn December 16, 2011 at 1505 MST, N8281D a Beechcraft model J35 bonanza aircraft sustained substantial damage during landing at Cheyenne regional/Jerry Olson field airport. The sole occupant on board was uninjured. The weather at the time was VMC.Dec 16, 2011 · N8281D · Substantial damage Incident 20111216028629IPiper PA-28-161 · Merritt Island, FL[privacy data omitted] Student pilot certificate [privacy data omitted] (atqa would not pull up correct airman) student landed for full stop during solo flight. Engine coughed, student applied full throttle, fuel pump on. Engine quit. At this point student…Dec 16, 2011 · N601FT · Substantial damage Incident 20111216028109ICessna 208B · Anaktuvuk, AKAnaktuvuk Pass Airport is owned and operated by the north slope borough. Airport maintenance did a f.o.d check on the morning of 12/16/2011 using a truck other than the designated vehicle. In the process of completing the f.o.d check a vehicle jack fell out…Dec 16, 2011 · N32WA · Minor damage Accident 20111216027939AErcoupe 415-C · Panacea, FLUpon landing on grass landing strip pilot was unable to stop the aircraft before departing runway resulting in aircraft running through a fence and resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft.Dec 16, 2011 · N99576 · Substantial damage Incident 20111215030139IPiper PA-32R-300 · Zephyrhills, FLAfter touchdown pilot reported it felt like right main tire went flat. Aircraft rolled out to right side of runway and came to rest on right wing. Found right main landing gear had broken in half at about the middle of the strut housing. Right main gear strut…Dec 15, 2011 · N424TP · Minor damage Accident 20111215029689ACirrus Design SR22 · Phoenix, AZOn December 15, 2011, N7850P a Cirrus SR22 was piloted by [privacy data omitted] and he was carrying one passenger. The aircraft departed the show low AZ airport (ksow) destined for scottsdale AZ (ksdl). The flight was conducted under daytime VFR. N7850P…Dec 15, 2011 · N7850P · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 20111215029459ACessna U206G · Nanwalek, AKOn December 15, 2011, N252AL, a Cessna 206, departed homer, Alaska to pick up passengers in Nanwalek, Alaska. While on the base leg for runway 01 at Nanwalek, the airman encountered a strong head wind from the east and down draft. The runway conditions were…Dec 15, 2011 · N252AL · Substantial damage Accident 20111215029099ABeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Midland, TXOn December 15, 2011, at approximately 1608 CST (2208 UTC) N275D, a Beechcraft baron BE-55 aircraft, lost power on both engines during the landing approach to Midland Airpark (mdd) runway 7 (RWAY7), and subsequently made a forced landing at a road…Dec 15, 2011 · N275D · Substantial damage Accident 20111215028159APiper PA-31-350 · Hughes, AKPilot stated after landing in Hughes, the villagers come out to the plane and everyone helps unload as usual. One suitcase was unintentionally left in front of the left engine after unloading it from the nose baggage. Company does have an agent in Hughes,…Dec 15, 2011 · N9FW · Substantial damage Accident 20111215028099ACirrus Design SR22 · Farmville, VAPilot failed to maintain correct glide path, collided with obstructions and landed short.Dec 15, 2011 · N788SR · Substantial damage Accident 20111214029119ARobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Tucson, AZPilot [privacy data omitted] made two calls to tus ATCT stating "engine failure". The aircraft crashed approx 1.5 miles south of Tucson International Airport, on Raytheon property. The aircraft was being operated by Raytheon to test a radar system. The…Dec 14, 2011 · N4052G · Destroyed Incident 20111214027759ICessna 310N · Ozark, AL[privacy data omitted] Was giving flight instruction. On take off the nose gear safe light did not extinguish. Pilot verified that the nose gear was not down and locked by contacting ground personnel. Pilot landed with minor damage to nose of aircraft and…Dec 14, 2011 · N110BC · Minor damage Incident 20111213029729IBeech 35-C33 · Savannah, GADuring landing, landing gear down and locked indication was normal. Nose landing gear collapsed on touchdown, allowing the propellar to strike the runway.Dec 13, 2011 · N5863S · Minor damage Incident 20111213028979IBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Cantwell, AKThe day after flight a mechanic performing a postflight inspection found one each tail rotor blade paint chipped. Upon further inspection found scuffing on the opposing tail rotor blade. Performed a hidden damage inspection and found voids in both tail rotor…Dec 13, 2011 · N309MH · Minor damage Accident 20111213028959APiper PA-22 · Friday Harbor, WAOn December 13, 2011, about 0900 pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22, N1810P, experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight near Friday Harbor, Washington. During the pilot's subsequentforced landing in a field, the airplane collided with a pole…Dec 13, 2011 · N1810P · Substantial damage Accident 20111213028699ABell 407 · Rock Springs, WYOn December 13, 2011, at 16:20 MST, N8067Z, a Bell/textron model bht 407, helicopter was substantially damaged during low level manuevering when the aircraft impacted the ground near Rock Springs, WY. The five persons on board sustained no injuries. VMC…Dec 13, 2011 · N8067Z · Substantial damage Incident 20111213027809IFairchild SA227-AC · North Platte, NEWeather at lbf reported as 1 sm/ ovc 200, winds 200/6, temp -3/ dp -4. Center advised braking action "fair." The pilot landed on the 1000' marker at vref, slowing aircraft with prop reverse through 40 knots. He then reduced prop reverse and started applying…Dec 13, 2011 · N788KL · Minor damage Incident 20111213027729INorton Thomas J Vans RV-8 · Sarasota, FLOn December 13, 2011, at 1715 EDT, a van rv 8, N62TN, s/n 81242, registered to [privacy data omitted], was landing at the Sarasota / Bradenton airport (srq) on runway 14, with a cross wind. Pilot stated during the landing roll he applied right rudder and…Dec 13, 2011 · N62TN · No damage Incident 20111212028079IBeech B19 · Jackson, MIPilot departed rwy 24 at kjxn for a pleasure flight to coldwater. Shortly after takeoff, pilot detected engine roughness. Returned to kjxn for a landing. Pilot speculated fouled plugs or carb icing. Pilot conducted engine run-up and determined issue…Dec 12, 2011 · N4351W · Minor damage Incident 20111211029431IBombardier BD-100-1A10 · Seattle, WAOn December 11, 2011, at 2038 pacific standard time, a Bombardier BD-100-1A10 (challenger 300), N54HA, registered to and operated by orange hawk express, inc, kirkland, Washington, as a title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 flight collided with a…Dec 11, 2011 · N54HA · Minor damage Accident 20111211029089AShaw Douglas Wayne Rans S 7 · Somerville, TNOn December 11, 2011, at approximately 1320 CST, N347DS, a rans S-7, amateur built aircraft, crashed near Somerville, TN. The pilot, who was the only person aboard, as stated by a county official, had a brain aneurysm and died during flight. The aircraft,…Dec 11, 2011 · N347DS · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 20111211028559IPiper PA-28-140 · Keene, NHCertified flight instructor was observing student conducting take off and landings. On the third supervised lanidng, student pilot landed long, and rolled off the end of the runway. Aircraft came to rest, uprite approximately 50 feet off the runway. Aircraft…Dec 11, 2011 · N9664W · Minor damage Incident 20111211027829IBeech M35 · Slidell, LAAircrat landed with landing gear in the up positionDec 11, 2011 · N118DC · Minor damage Incident 20111211027769IBeech 58 · El Cajon, CAOn 12/11/2011, during landing roll out, the nose and right landing gear collaspsed causing slight damage to N898T, a Beech 58 aircraft and no injuries to the pilot and passenger. The pilot stated that the landing was normal and he was braking to make the high…Dec 11, 2011 · N898T · Minor damage Incident 20111211027689IBombardier CL-600-2C10 · Fargo, NDIn cruise flight from ccyc to ord right windshield cracked, crew diverted to FAR and landed without further incidentDec 11, 2011 · N726SK · Minor damage Accident 20111210029529ACessna 182C · Lowman, IDPilot attempted landing at a snow-covered unimproved airstrip with no available runway condition information available, with the exception of his own observation of snowmobile tracks. Shortly after touchdown the nose wheel started plowing and the aircraft…Dec 10, 2011 · N800YD · Substantial damage Accident 20111210029209ADonohoe Terence E Vans RV-7A · Surprise, AZFAA iic, inspector gary hendrickson, conducted on scene investigation of the accident aircraft, N724WD. Iic found the aircraft wreckage contained in one location with the exception of some scattered debris within a 50 foot radius of the aircraft. The aircraft…Dec 10, 2011 · N724WD · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 20111210028769ICessna 172N · Springfield, MOPIC planned a VFR cross-country flight with full fuel (50 gallons useable). Performance data taken from the flying club web site. Based on those numbers, he calculated 5.7 hours duration for a four-hour flight. However, a review of club records, and…Dec 10, 2011 · N737PV · No damage Incident 20111210027749IShort Bros SD3-60 · Honolulu, HIIncident occurred on 12/10/2011 at approximately 0925, a SD3-60 N221LM s/n SH3722 operated by trans executive airlines of Hawaii departed kona airport (koa) for Honolulu (hnl). After completion of normal climb check list, the pilot observed the left and right…Dec 10, 2011 · N221LM · No damage Accident 20111210027719AGrumman American Avn. AA-5B · Death Valley, CAWeather at the time of the accident was good VFR; weather not a factor. Pilot stated that he first overflew the airport to check the windsock and that no wind was indicated. He flew a normal traffic pattern to runway 33 and at first everything was under…Dec 10, 2011 · N28870 · Substantial damage Accident 20111210027489ACrosley Richard Vans RV-8 · Armistead, CAWitnesses stated they observed the accident airplane attempting to perform a "loop" and that it impacted terrain trying to complete the manuever. Witnesses said they heard engine sounds all the way to impact. The aircraft crashed in an upright wings level…Dec 10, 2011 · N948RC · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 20111209030029APiper PA-28-235 · Chickasha, OKPilot planned flight from guymon, OK to norman, OK to depart in early afternoon. Was delayed 3-4 hours. Received a weather briefing from flight service at 1546 local for a flight from guymon to norman that would depart in about 2 hours. Pilot filed no flight…Dec 9, 2011 · N999RR · Destroyed · 2 fatal Incident 20111209029329IPiper PA-31-350 · Eureka, CAA ameriflight (jika) cargo pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying solo from ukiah CA (uki) to Eureka CA (eka) and fell asleep or lost consciousness. Pilot woke up 35 miles west of fortuna VOR over the pacific ocean and turned around. Pilot landed at eka. No…Dec 9, 2011 · N4098A · No damage