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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 20091008019999AArostr RX8 · Albuquerque, NMOn October 8, 2009 at 0930 MDT, N4014J, an aereostar RX-8 hot air balloon, landed in a parking lot near 10th st and candelaria in Albuquerque, NM. The pilot stated that there was little apparent wind until just after touchdown when a gust of wind blew the…Oct 8, 2009 · N4014J · Minor damage Accident 20091008019479ACamero Z77 · Albuquerque, NMOn October 8, 2009, at 0915 MDT a cameron Z-77 hot air balloon, N4502V, registered to donna jean carlton-vish, was involved in a hard landing at arroyo del oso golf course, Albuquerque, NM while on a personal flight. Visual metrological conditions prevailed…Oct 8, 2009 · N4502V · Minor damage Incident 20091007050409ICessna 560 · Olathe, KSOn takeoff during a flight under instrument flight rules (IFR) to tulsa, OK, in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), N24QT struck a coyote on runway 18 at ojc just prior to rotation. The takeoff was continued and the pilot requested a clearance to divert…Oct 7, 2009 · N24QT · Minor damage Incident 20091007050389IBeech B200C · Smithield, NCOn landing the right main gear collapsed, minor damage to prop and wing tipOct 7, 2009 · N157A · Minor damage Incident 20091007020419ICessna T210K · Chowchilla, CAThe Cessna T210 departed concord, CA. Airport for a personal flight to fresno-chandler airport. While at 3,000 ft MSL over the town of Chowchilla, CA. The aircraft's engine failed abruptly. The pilot felt the aircraft operating rough and eventually quit.…Oct 7, 2009 · N471GF · Minor damage Incident 20091007019889IAmtr Christeneagl · El Paso, TXOn October 07,2009, at 1456 mt, a christen eagle ii, N677RB, registered to the owner, ran off runway 26L after ground looping during landing at El Paso International Airport, during a cross country ferry flight. Visual meteorological condition prevailed at…Oct 7, 2009 · N677RB · Minor damage Incident 20091007018479IStemme S10VT · Eagle, COOn octorber 07, 2009 at approximately 1456 mountain daylight time, a Stemme gmbh/S10-VT glider (N818ST) received minor damage during an attempted takeoff. The glider veered of the runway contacting a light stansion. The private pilot and owner sherman scott…Oct 7, 2009 · N818ST · Minor damage Accident 20091007018229ACessna 172P · Renton, WAOn October 7, 2009 at 1412 LCL, N54088 a Cessna 172P flown by student pilot [privacy data omitted], received substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Stated that she had been doing touch in go's, when after landing, she turned off the carburetor heat,…Oct 7, 2009 · N54088 · Substantial damage Accident 20091006050279ACessna U206F · Seldovia, AKAircraft encountered a bird strike while at cruise causing structural damage to the right wing.Oct 6, 2009 · N7138Q · Substantial damage Incident 20091006050209IYates Elden CGS Hawk PL · Williamstown, VTPilot while on a local flight, banked his aircraft, experienced a total engine failure causing him to make an off-field landing. When the aircraft touched down on a soft farm field, the main landing gear collapsed.Oct 6, 2009 · N9187X · Minor damage Incident 20091006050149IPiper PA-28-140 · Easton, MDDuring cruise flight, fuel pressure dropped and the engine quit. The pilot made an emergency landing to a field. The airplane sustained minor damage. It appears the airplane was operated with fuel from the right fuel tank until empty, resulting in fuel…Oct 6, 2009 · N9846W · Minor damage Accident 20091006050059ACessna 172S · Easton, PAOperated under 14 CFR part 91 pilot stated he was doing a no flap landing the aircraft got low and slow, the pilot recognized he was low and applied power the aircraft rolled to the left, then struck an embankement at the approach end of the runway bounced up…Oct 6, 2009 · N66087 · Destroyed Accident 20091006024409ABeech 100BEECH · Aurora, TXPIC lawrence purchased fifty (50) gallons of jet fuel at wiley post airport in Oklahoma city for the IFR flight back to meacham Texas. N2TX was on IFR flight plane from wiley post airport oic to for worth meacham Texas when a/c lost fuel pressure due to fuel…Oct 6, 2009 · N2TX · Destroyed Accident 20091006022309ACessna 172N · San Diego, CAOn October 7, 2009 at approximately 14:50 local time, student pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing touch and go takeoff and landings at Montgomery Field (kmyf) in San Diego, CA. The weather was clear and the winds were out of 250 degrees at…Oct 6, 2009 · N2219E · Substantial damage Incident 20091006022169IAirbus A320214 · Denver, COFrontier flight 787 was scheduled for service between den and las on 6 October 2009. Pilot aborted takeoff on runway 25 due to faulty airspeed indications and encountered hot brakes while taxiing back to the gate on taxiway B4. Brake temperatures exceeded 900…Oct 6, 2009 · N203FR · Minor damage Accident 20091006020379APiper PA23160 · Anahuac, TXAircraft, N4030P, PA-23-160, with CFI and student on board, practicing one engine out training, shutdown r/h engine and feathered the prop, then could not restart engine after stopping. The CFI decided to land the aircraft in the field, south side of fairvew…Oct 6, 2009 · N4030P · Minor damage Incident 20091005050519IPiper Aerostar 60 · Ft Lauderdale, FLPIC takes off from miami and enroute to grand cayman island about 20-30 NM south of marathon observe that the right engine did not feel right .to be cautious he requested clearance from ATC and landed at fxe. Maintenance checked the engine and found that one…Oct 5, 2009 · N8236J · No damage Accident 20091005050399ACase Richar VAN RV-6 · Magnolia, NCAircraft departed ilm at 1222 local time enroute to lhz. At 1246 aircraft contacted seymour johnson afb approach saying he was VFR at 2000'. The aircraft was issued the altimeter and never responded. The aircraft called back up and stated he was in the thick…Oct 5, 2009 · N455RC · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 20091005050379ATemco D-16A · Eden Prairie, MNOn 10/05/2009 at 1230CDST, a Temco D-16A twin navion owned by AZ aeromachine LLC and operated by robert fiske, experienced a loss of power resulting in a forced landing in a wooded area in Eden Prairie, MN. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was…Oct 5, 2009 · N124N · Destroyed Accident 20091005050119ADehavilland DHC-2 · Kulik Lodge, AKPilot taxied for takeoff from nonvianuk lake with 3 company employees and their gear (last flight of the season). During takeoff, after coming up "on-step", the pilot realized there was not enough remaining water available for "lift-off". The throttle was…Oct 5, 2009 · N490K · Substantial damage Incident 20091005050069IMaule M-4-220C · Lockport, ILOn 10/05/09 Maule aircraft N40650 executed an off-airport emergency landing in Lockport, Illinois due to engine problems. According to Lockport police reports, at approximately 16:58 the aircraft landed on prime blvd. With no injuries to pilot, passenger,…Oct 5, 2009 · N40650 · Minor damage Accident 20091005020069ARaven RX7 · Albuquerque, NMOn October 5, 2009 at 0802 MDT N9126K, an Aerostar RX-7 hot air balloon, struck a tent supporting structure while approaching a target area during a balloon competition. A passenger was ejected from the balloon basket and the balloon climbed rapidly after the…Oct 5, 2009 · N9126K · Minor damage Incident 20091005019649ILindst 105A · Albuquerque, NMOn 10/05/09, at approximately 0900 MDT, N369LB, a lindstrand balloon, approached to land in a field during high winds. The pilot landed hard and caught a tree root on the basket handle on the bottom of the basket. When this happened it ejected the male…Oct 5, 2009 · N369LB · Minor damage Accident 20091005019519ATurpen RV8 · Scappoose, ORThe pilot in command departed bremerton national airport (pwt) in his RV-8 airplane, N61FS, for Scappoose airport (spb) with intentions to purchase fuel. As the aircraft approached spb, the pilot in command received a pop-up IFR clearance for an approach into…Oct 5, 2009 · N61FS · Destroyed Incident 20091004053839IBeech B35 · Winnemucca, NVMr. Ray the pilot stated in a written statement that he had purchased N6FC at an auction in independence, Oregon on September 26, 2009. On October 4, 2009 departed to fuel at Winnemucca, NV (wmc), prior to landing at wmc, Mr. Ray stated that the aircraft…Oct 4, 2009 · N6FC · Minor damage Accident 20091004050809APiper PA-28-140 · Gainesboro, TNPilot departed after dark on unlighted/no lights runway with his family onboard. Rain and windy, he used glow sticks to mark end of runway. Aircraft crashed 3/4 mile off left side of runway 36.Oct 4, 2009 · N95472 · Substantial damage Accident 20091004050459ACessna 210 · Louisville, KYOn October 4, 2009, at 1640 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 210, N9443T, registered to a private owner, operating under title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 while being operated for flight training sustained a hydraulic system failure, subsequently…Oct 4, 2009 · N9443T · Substantial damage Incident 20091004050019IPiper PA-28R-200 · Linden, NJOn October 4, 2009 subject airman stated while attempting to land at Linden Airport he did not have a nose gear down light. Subject airman stated he attempted several times to get a good nose light and could not. Airman landed at Linden and upon landing nose…Oct 4, 2009 · N221SD · Minor damage Incident 20091004049969IMooney M20D · Hilltown, PAPilot was flying approximately 2000 ft when he noticed a slight engine vibration. The vibration continued to get worse so he looked for a place to land. After 5 minutes the engine seized. He landed long over some trees and then turned into a wet area of the…Oct 4, 2009 · N6910U · Minor damage Incident 20091004049939IBoeing 717-200 · Orlando, FLAirtran flight 904/04 oct (mco-atl) on departure from kmco rwy 17R at approximately 300-400 AGL the crew heard a loud bang and experienced a yaw to the left. The crew identified a left engine failure, declared an emergency, and began a return to kmco. After a…Oct 4, 2009 · N985AT · No damage Accident 20091004022179APiper PA24250 · Black Canyon C, AZOn 10/04/2009 aircraft N7471P departed st. johns, AZ (sin) at approx. 0600 MST bound direct to aguila, AZ (27AZ). At approx 0725 MST albuquerque center lost radar contact at approx. 5700' around the castle creek wilderness area in the bradshaw mountain range.…Oct 4, 2009 · N7471P · Destroyed Incident 20091004020309IConaer LA4200 · San Carlos, CAUpon landing at San Carlos Airport pilot of N2UY mr. Carlos chang koo stated he had correct landing gear indications at touchdown, he stated that he experienced difficulty maintaining lateral control as he applied brakes and rudder input to try to stay on the…Oct 4, 2009 · N2UY · Minor damage Accident 20091003053739ACrawford AL Glasair II- · San Saba, TXPilot took off from refueling point ATT67. Thirty minutes into the flight pilot experienced power loss. Switched air source and had no effect. Due to weather, cloud ceiling enabled pilot to have only 4000 feet. With power loss pilot had insufficient altitude…Oct 3, 2009 · N550AC · Substantial damage Accident 20091003050369APiper J3C-65 · Rosemount, MNOn 10/03/2009, at 1547 cdst, a Piper J3C-65 registration number N70585, owned by [privacy data omitted] and operated by [privacy data omitted] experienced a partial loss of engine power during climb out after departure from jensen airfield, Rosemount, MN. The…Oct 3, 2009 · N70585 · Substantial damage Accident 20091003050139AMalone Henr Howland H-2 · Gloucester, VAThe pilot elected to depart the middle peninsula regional airport (fyj), west point, VA to land at a friends farm approximately 12 NM away from the airport. While enroute, the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot attempted to land on a road. The…Oct 3, 2009 · N6626R · Substantial damage Accident 20091003050079APiper PA-24-260 · Highgate, VTPilot miscalculated amount of remaining fuel in left main tank and assumed sufficient fuel remained for a 10 minute flight. During takeoff aircraft climbed to approx 300 feet when engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot attempted to switch tanks, but was…Oct 3, 2009 · N9237P · Substantial damage Accident 20091003050049APiper PA-32R-300 · Whiteville, NCPilot experienced total loss of electrical power during cruise flight at 2000'. Landing gear failed to extend using emergency procedures. Pilot returned to airport (cpc) and landed gear up on runway 24.Oct 3, 2009 · N8809C · Substantial damage Incident 20091003049909IAyres Corpo S-2R · Bainbridge, GAPilot michael scott tennant got into the plane, fired the engine up, took off and proceded to perform his job crop dusting, the engine lulled and that is when he realized that he did not check the fuel prior to departure, and tried to land on the dirt road…Oct 3, 2009 · N61370 · Minor damage Incident 20091003022369IAmrgen AA5 · Jackson, CADuring his take-off roll to the south and after the aircraft was airborne at approximately 50 feet, a helicopter lifted-off approximately 100 feet to the west. The pilot stated that the aircraft stopped flying and started a descent. Pilot lowered the nose and…Oct 3, 2009 · N5840L · Minor damage Accident 20091003019989AAmtr Fisherdakota · Belgrade, MTOn October 3, 2009, at 0940 MDT, the right-hand wing of an amateur-built fisher dakota hawk, registered as N359JM to [privacy data omitted] of bozeman, Montana, collided with a pine tree while attempting to make an emergency landing in a field 5 miles…Oct 3, 2009 · N359JM · Substantial damage Accident 20091003019539ACessna 172A · Payson, AZOn October 3, 2009 student pilot terry reynolds was soloing his aircraft, a Cessna 172, registered N7810T. He went on a local flight to the practice area, followed by touch and go practice. Mr. Reynolds stated that on his third touch and go, the nosewheel…Oct 3, 2009 · N7810T · Substantial damage Accident 20091003019429ACessna 421B · San Simeon, CAThe pilot (kenneth smith) left the flight compartment ot open the passenger door. By the pilot's own admission to san luis obispo county sheriff department the parking brake was not set. The aircraft rolled back into a parked vehicle damaging the left…Oct 3, 2009 · N31KT · Substantial damage Incident 20091003018709IBombar CL6002D24 · Salt Lake City, UTSkywest airlines flight 4666 operating from Salt Lake City to spokane on October 3, 2009 declared an emergency at 26,000 ft and returned to Salt Lake City. The crew reported a cargo door unsafe message, a loss of cabin pressure and the inability to control…Oct 3, 2009 · N805SK · No damage Accident 20091003018199ABeech E18S · Angleton/Lake, TXPilot took off from klbx at approximately 0945L to perform mosquitoe spraying. At approximately 1020L right wing of aircraft struck a 100 foot radio broadcast tower located at a Texas state correctional facility. Pilot proceeded to fly aircraft across several…Oct 3, 2009 · N797SB · Substantial damage Incident 20091003017779IAviat PITTSS2B · Wichita Falls, TX(-23) On October 3, 2009, at approximately 10:45 am, the pilot and sole occupant of N822P, a model S-2B pitts aircraft, executed a landing on runway 17 at Kickapoo Downtown Airport (kcwc) in Wichita Falls, Texas. During rollout, the aircraft drifted to the…Oct 3, 2009 · N822P · Minor damage Incident 20091002050249IDehavilland DHC-2 · Kakhonak, AKThe pilot in command was repositioning the aircraft to a location more protected from the weather. Doing so required getting on the "step" to avoid shoals and going so FAR off shore as to encounter high waves, rough water and higher strength winds. While on…Oct 2, 2009 · N900NL · Substantial damage Incident 20091002050031ICessna 421B · Tamiami, FLAircraft was taxiing on the taxiway with aircraft located on centerline. As he past the vehicle that was parked by the taxiway, his left wing tip struck the vehcile. No damage to the aircraft, only had a very small scratch to the wing tip.Oct 2, 2009 · N41041 · No damage Incident 20091002050021IPiper PA-28-161 · Tamiami, FLThe pilot was taxiing to a parking spot, when she saw a ramp person waving to her to park in another area. So she started over to where he was at and as she made a turn, she didn't realize that she was that close to the other aircraft. The two wing tips…Oct 2, 2009 · N53260 · No damage Accident 20091002049919ABell 47D1 · Hazleton, PAPilot was flying approximately 1500 ft AGL when the engine quit. He autorotated into an old portion of a quarry, landing on some piles of stone and dirt. The tail rotor and tail boom struck a pile of stone/dirt damaging each.Oct 2, 2009 · N74004 · Minor damage Accident 20091002020099ABeech A36 · Refugio, TXAircraft lost power on a flight from olathe, KS, (ixd), direct corpus christi, TX, (crp). The aircraft attemtped to make an emergency landing at Refugio, TX, (rfg) due to loss of engine power. The aircraft landed approximately 1/4 mile short from end of…Oct 2, 2009 · N991PP · Substantial damage