Skip to content

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 20090525008539ACessna 210 · Seattle, WA(-23) On may 25, 2009 at approximately 4:15 pm., N201AK, a Cessna 210T, s/n 21061627, piloted by [privacy data omitted] and [privacy data omitted], inbound to Boeing field (bfi) from the east, after being cleared to land, declared a "mayday" after loosing…May 25, 2009 · N210AK · Substantial damage Incident 20090525008229IPiper PA23250 · Hilo, HI(-23) Upon landing at phto on 5/25/2009, the pilot taxied to the transient parking area. While taxiing to park, the pilot started a left turn when he hit a sign located just off the transient parking area. The right wingtip sustained damage.May 25, 2009 · N31PD · Minor damage Incident 20090525007319IPiper PA23250 · Slatington, PA(-23) Operated under 14 CFR part 91, pilot stated he did not lower landing gear. Upon checking it was found no mechanical irregularities existed with landing gear system.May 25, 2009 · N5HM · Minor damage Incident 20090525006939IPiper PA28140 · Lee Vining, CA(-23) Pilot reported that the aircraft lost engine power after departing Lee Vining (O24), CA, airport and the pilot elected to declare an emeregncy and landed on an island in mono lake. Reports from an airframe and powerplant mechanic that recovered the…May 25, 2009 · N4499J · Minor damage Accident 20090525006409AEnstrm 280C · Ogden, UTOn may 25, 2009 at 1130 MST an Enstrom F28-280C N5699N tried to depart Ogden, UT (ogd) for a part 91 pleasure flight. As reported by the PIC the preflight and hover checks were normal, as the helicopter took off and only gained around 50 feet in altitude the…May 25, 2009 · N5699N · Substantial damage Incident 20090524047439IPiper PA-31T1 · W.Columbia, SCThe pilot in command of Piper pa 31T N23334, Mr. John foster, after canceling an IFR flight plan with cae.ATC, made a straight in approach to runway 31 at Owens Downtown airport (cub) indifferent to VFR traffic landing on runway 13. Upon seeing the VFR…May 24, 2009 · N23334 · Minor damage Accident 20090524012529ACessna U206C · Brainerd, MNOn landing runway 30 in Brainerd, NM (kbrd) N3970G landed hard breaking left main wheel truck at rear of amphipian float creasing skin on empennage on three sides halfway back to tail and bending left flap. Substantial damage to structure sustained.May 24, 2009 · N3970G · Substantial damage Accident 20090524011839AAmtr Pittsspecial · Beaver Falls, PA(-23) PIC was conducting a flight after a condition inspection and installation of a new prop. During the landing, the PIC lost control of the aircraft, tipped up on the right main, and rolled forward on the right wing tip. The prop struck the ground several…May 24, 2009 · N55MF · Substantial damage Incident 20090524006489IStnson SR8B · Tacoma, WA(-23) On may 24, 2009 at 20:24Z (13:24 PDT), N17119 owned by [privacy data omitted] landed at Tacoma Narrows Airport. The pilot landed and during the rollout the aircraft nosed over and came to rest on its nose and main gear. Weather at the time of the…May 24, 2009 · N17119 · Minor damage Accident 20090523012249ACessna 182A · Skiatook, OK(-23) Aircraft was involved in skydiving activities; accident occurred on 9th flight of the day; aircraft refueled immediately prior to takeoff. Pilot reported normal takeoff; at approximately 200 feet altitude the pilot observed loss of airspeed; noticed RPM…May 23, 2009 · N4892D · Destroyed Accident 20090523010659AAerotr Safari · Lake City, MI(-23) Aircraft departed from runway 18 at Lake City airport. The aircraft had approximately 7 gallons of fuel. The pilot and passenger combined were 400 lbs. With light winds out of the west,the aircraft lifted off the turf strip and started to drift toward…May 23, 2009 · N8035W · Substantial damage Incident 20090523009109ICessna 172R · Port Aransas, TX(-23) Private pilot on second leg of his commercial pilot long cross country flight exited runway at Mustang Beach Airport, Port Aransas, Texas looking for a parking spot so that he could have the aircraft fueled. Pilot became confused with non standard taxi…May 23, 2009 · N321WF · Minor damage Accident 20090523008959AAmtr Kitfox · Apple Valley, CA(-23) Pilot flying an experimental Kitfox outback, departed Apple airport (apv). Witnesses stated aircraft was flying extremely low (approximately 200 feet) then banked sharply left and nosed into the terrain. Pilot was fatally injured. Aircraft destroyed,…May 23, 2009 · N781VP · Substantial damage · 1 fatal Incident 20090523008679INamer T6G · Belmar/Farming, NJ(-23) Pilot stated that after making an uneventful local flight, he entered the traffic pattern on downwind for rwy 14 at kblm and lowered the landing gear. He stated that he observed both left and right gear down gear lights and observed both the left and…May 23, 2009 · N25KP · Minor damage Accident 20090523007752AAmtr RV8 · Decatur, AL(-23) On 5/23/2009 at Decatur, Alabama's airport, dcu, N857MH (RV-8), was flying in close proximity to another aircraft, N81817 (CJ-6A), within the traffic pattern of dcu. The RV-8 was coming from behind and to the right of the CJ-6A; the RV-8 struck with his…May 23, 2009 · N875MH · Destroyed · 1 fatal Accident 20090523007741ANancng CJ6A · Decatur, AL(-23) On 5/23/2009 at Decatur, Alabama's airport, dcu, N857MH (RV-8), was flying in close proximity to another aircraft, N81817 (CJ-6A), within the traffic pattern of dcu. The RV-8 was coming from behind and to the right of the CJ-6A; the RV-8 struck with his…May 23, 2009 · N81817 · Minor damage Accident 20090523007639ASocata RALLYE235E · Ontario, OR(-23) The airman had not operated an aircraft as pilot in command for a period of 6-years or received a flight review within that period without having any training in make and model, the pilot purchased the rallye aircraft and loaded his son for a local…May 23, 2009 · N315RA · Substantial damage Accident 20090523006689AAmtr STARDUSTER* · Ranger, TX(-23) On may 23, 2009, at 1430 CST, N42WT, a starduster 100, ground looped and flipped over on its back during departure from Ranger Municipal Airport (F23) in Ranger, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this flight and no flight…May 23, 2009 · N42WT · Substantial damage Accident 20090522013509ACessna 320D · Fallon, NV(-23) Cessna 320D, N320KP, impacted terrain during landing. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and post crash fire. The flight departed fresno, California, about 1830, with a planned destination of Fallon, Nevada. Visual meteorological conditions…May 22, 2009 · N320KP · Destroyed · 4 fatal Incident 20090522012199ICessna 560XL · Orlando, FL(-23) The crew and passengers were onboard Cessna 560XL N469RS and preparing for departure when heavy winds and rain commenced, causing an unoccupied socata tbm 700, N850SD which was parked next to N469RS to jump its chocks and spin around striking the left…May 22, 2009 · N469RS · Minor damage Incident 20090522012019IBoeing 737832 · Omaha, NE(-23) N37700, B737-800, was operated by delta airlines as flight 72 from sfo to jfk. During cruise the pilot heard a loud bang, and the right engine instruments indicated a loss of oil pressure. The engine lost power and automatically shutdown. The crew…May 22, 2009 · N37700 · No damage Incident 20090522011969IAmtr Sparrow · Longmont, CO(-23) The pilot was taxiing a gyroplane at the Longmont Vance Brand Airport 6/01/09. He was practicing rotor management with no intent to fly. He had the rotors tilted to the side instead of into the wind and the gust of wind came up causing him to roll onto…May 22, 2009 · N369KC · Substantial damage Incident 20090522011919IMaule M5235C · Moline, KS(-23) On may 22, 2009, the pilot and sole occupant of a Maule M-5 aircraft departed from a private landing area at a rock quarry. The pilot performed a tear drop turn to reverse course, intending to make a low pass in the opposite direction at the strip he…May 22, 2009 · N5642V · Minor damage Accident 20090522011129AGaucha Safari · Rock Springs, AZ(-23) Witnesses reported that the helicopter had just departed from a parking lot .3 miles north of the accident site. They observed the aircraft flying south parallel to interstate highway 17, when the rotor system departed the helicopter. The aircraft was…May 22, 2009 · N147MD · Destroyed · 2 fatal Accident 20090522011119AAmtr Lancairiv · Seligman, AZ(-23) 05/22/09 Aircraft N144L; while en-route on a jfr flight plan to ksdl from khio, zab lost contact (approximately 2.5 min) after giving clearance to descend to 16K ft from FL210, 33 miles northwest of prescott, AZ at 23:30 PDT. The destroyed aircraft was…May 22, 2009 · N144L · Destroyed · 2 fatal Incident 20090522010219IBeech A36 · Grainfield, KS(-23) The aircaft was enroute from wichita, KS. (Bec) to colby, KS (cbk). During cruise, the pilot experienced a gyro warning light indicating the instrument pressure pump failed. Later in the flight, the pilot experienced a light oil film on aircraft…May 22, 2009 · N3236V · Minor damage Incident 20090522009219IAirbus A319131 · Pittsburgh, PA(-23) Event summary - at approximately 1612 greenwich mean time (gmt), while climbing through 24,000 feet, the flight crew observed a message for the green hydraulic system low reservoir level, indicating a loss of green system fluid. As an action in the…May 22, 2009 · N817UA · No damage Incident 20090522008939IPiper PA24250 · San Angelo, TX(-23) On may 22, 2009, at approximately 1610 CDT, N5141P, Piper comanche PA-24-250, had a gear up landing on runway 21 at San Angelo airport (sjt), in the vicinity of San Angelo, Texas. The landing gear collapsed after the pilot unsuccessfully tried to lower…May 22, 2009 · N5141P · Minor damage Incident 20090522008429IRaythn G36 · Decatur, IL(-23) The airman stated that he thinks the nose landing gear touched down first while he was landing on runway 36 at Decatur, IL. The aircraft began to "porpoise" touching down hard on the nose landing gear twice. On the third touchdown the nose landing gear…May 22, 2009 · N427DE · Minor damage Incident 20090522008009IJihlav KP5ASA · Oceano, CA(-23) On may 22, 2009, the pilot of N440JM, a jihlavan, kp 5 asa departed Oceano airport on a local flight. On the takeoff roll the pilot reported that when he began to rotate, the controls felt heavy so he decided to cut power. Those nose wheel impacted the…May 22, 2009 · N440JM · Minor damage Accident 20090522007919AWSK M18A · Dewitt, AROn may 22, 2009 at approx 12:20 local time N7056U an M-18 dromander agricultural aircraft crashed on takeoff. After making numerous takeoffs to the north the pilot [privacy data omitted] opted to takeoff to the south in response to a wind shift. On takeoff…May 22, 2009 · N7056U · Substantial damage Incident 20090522007359IPwrcht Pegasus · Waynoka, OK(-23) Student pilot took off into a southwest wind. Climb to approximately 25 feet and initiated a sharp right turn. Aircraft suddenly lost altitude and landed hard on the right rear and side of aircraft. Student pilot agreed to additional flight instructions…May 22, 2009 · N5698C · Minor damage Accident 20090522006999ABac Jetprovost · Cheyenne, WY(-23) On may 22, 2009 P84 jet provst mk.5A experimental exhibition single engine airplane, N78SH landed eight miles south east of Cheyenne, WY, airport, (kcys),due to engine flame out. The aircraft landed in a hayfield. During the landing the aircraft…May 22, 2009 · N78SH · Minor damage Incident 20090522006919ICessna U206F · Mokuleia, HIUpon descent, at about 3000' and 90 knots, the pilot noticed an unusual noise and found that the flexible skydiving door had moved outside the door frame opening. A metal door stiffener struck and punctured the right hand flap lower skin. The pilot slowed the…May 22, 2009 · N345TW · Minor damage Accident 20090521018319AMooney M20J · Healdsburg, CAOn may 21, 2009, about 1655 PDT, a Mooney M20J, N4718H: experienced a loss of engine power after takeoff from runway 13 and made an off-airport landing in a vineyard at the healsburg airport (031), healsburg, CA. Pilot/owner operated the airplane under the…May 21, 2009 · N4718H · Substantial damage Incident 20090521015099IAmtr RANSS9 · Boulder City, NV(-23) On may 21, 2009 at approximately 0915 local time, michael van norman was doing pattern work, on 27L, in 95647, at Boulder City airport (bvu). During the roll out after landing, Mr. Van norman lost control of N95647 and the aircraft departed the runway…May 21, 2009 · N95647 · Minor damage Accident 20090521012499AAmtr RV6A · Plainwell, MI(-23) Airworthiness and pilot logbooks have not been located. The airport manager stated the pilot was planning a low approach to runway 27. Witness stated as aircraft was turning to final, the wings were rocking and the aircraft entered a steep bank to the…May 21, 2009 · N39JT · Destroyed · 2 fatal Accident 20090521012449ABeech B19 · Winsted, MNNoncurrent private pilot was working with experienced flight instructor to get current after extended hiatus from flying. Aircraft N3214L flew to Winsted airport for practice softfield landings. On third landing in pattern N3214L private pilot touched down in…May 21, 2009 · N3214L · Substantial damage Incident 20090521011439IGulstm 112TC · Farmington, NM(-23) On July 21, 2009, 1528 MST, a rockwell international 112TC, N513CA, registered to the owner, made a partial gear up landing at Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, new Mexico while on a local training flight. Visual meteorological conditions…May 21, 2009 · N513CA · Minor damage Accident 20090521009929AAyers S2RG1 · Mill Hall, PA(-23) Aircraft was conducting aerial application when it struck wire and clashed.May 21, 2009 · N6134T · Destroyed Accident 20090521008819ATecnam P2002SIERRA · Stevensville, MD(-23) On the third attempt to land on runway 11 at Bay Bridge Airport (W29) when crosswind upset the aircraft, which cartwheeled onto the port wing impacting the turn approximately fifty feet short of the runway and came to rest in the opposite direction of…May 21, 2009 · N524LM · Substantial damage Incident 20090521008809IPiper PA28235 · Conway, AR(-23) On may 21, 2009 airplane N8687W, PA-28 departed north little rock airport (ork) to Conway airport (cws) and sight-seeing in the area. At approximately 2 pm over lake beaver fork (Conway) the private certificated pilot experienced a lost of engine power.…May 21, 2009 · N8687W · Minor damage Accident 20090521007209AEMB EMB135KL · Los Angeles, CA(-23) American eagle #3085 (lax-san) N843AE active aircraft was pushed back from terminal by ground crew and disconnected from tow bar. Reporting inspector observed both main gears to the left of the taxi line while the nose wheel was FAR right of the taxi…May 21, 2009 · N843AE · Minor damage Incident 20090521006929IOverho ZODIAC601XL · Apple Valley, CAPilot stated that upon touchdown, main wheels on the ground, he encountred a gust of wind. He applied rudder to align nose of the aircraft. In doing so, nose gear bounced on runway on an angle. This caused nose gear to collapse. Minor damage to aircraft. Prop…May 21, 2009 · N41MX · Minor damage Accident 20090521006839ACessna 172N · Tunkhannock, PA(-23) Pilot departed wilkes barre Wyoming valley airport (wbw) enroute t Skyhaven Airport (76N) located in tunkhawnock, PA. Pilot landed on runway 1 at Skyhaven Airport with excessive speed and was unable to stop. The pilot went off the end of the runway and…May 21, 2009 · N9492E · Substantial damage Incident 20090521006639IRobsin R44RAVENII · Orient, WA(-23) While flying low level waterfoul survey for the Washington state fish and wildlife service the pilot approached the bridge across the kettle river near Orient, Washington, he noticed two wires crossing the river but did not notice a wire closer. Upon…May 21, 2009 · N7530F · No damage Accident 20090520857189ABoeing 767-332 · San Juan, PROn may 20, 2009, a delta B-767, registration N129DL, on a regularly scheduled flight from atlanta, Georgia, to San Juan, puerto rico, experienced turbulence during cruise at 35,000 feet. Of the 261 passengers, 5 flight attendants, and 2 flight crew on board,…May 20, 2009 · N129DL · No damage Accident 20090520053939ALuscombe 8E · Ozona, TXDuring initial take-off in a tail wheel airplane, the pilot decided to do an immediate wheel landing, but he bounced. He then reduced power and settled back to runway 16 with a low right wing. The right tire hit first and started a swerve to the left that…May 20, 2009 · N2450K · Substantial damage Incident 20090520010739IRhnflu EA300L · Southbridge, MA(-23) The pilot reported that after a normal landing at Southbridge airport (K3B0) on runway 02 that he exited the runway onto a right hand ramp. He stated as he exited the runway the left hand main landing gear carrier cracked. The aircraft then spun around…May 20, 2009 · N67RR · Minor damage Accident 20090520008779ACessna 172E · Perryville, MD(-23) Private pilot [privacy data omitted] and aircraft owner [privacy data omitted] topped the tanks of N3063U at harford county airport (OW3). They flew to campbell field (9VG), weiewood, VA. [privacy data omitted] Was the pilot for the return flight. They…May 20, 2009 · N3063U · Substantial damage