NTSB investigations
1,422 cases where the sequence of events included Attempted remediation/recovery.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 22 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 36 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 24 |
| 2012 | 41 |
| 2013 | 41 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2015 | 88 |
| 2016 | 115 |
| 2017 | 163 |
| 2018 | 208 |
| 2019 | 148 |
| 2020 | 89 |
| 2021 | 49 |
| 2022 | 61 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 89 |
| 2025 | 67 |
| 2026 | 41 |
Where
Latest cases
Query with SQL
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 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '060' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")) ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" 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 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 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '060' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" 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.
NTSB WPR26LA341Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openRugg Ranches CCK-1865 · Ogden, UTNTSB WPR26LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 180E · Salem, ORNTSB ERA26LA315Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Rural Retreat, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR26LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 180 · McCall, IDNTSB CEN26LA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A188B · Algona, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ANC26LA074Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openMooney M20E · Englewood, CONTSB CEN26LA244Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCassutt Iiim · Odessa, TXThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which led to an aerodynamic stall and a loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent…NTSB WPR26LA238Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Angel Fire, NMThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with a crosswind.NTSB ERA26LA247Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Morganton, NCThe pilot and flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to complete a positive exchange of flight control following…NTSB WPR26LA244Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18A · Minden, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR26LA234Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Dixie, IDThe pilot's delayed decision to initiate a go-around and subsequent failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain.NTSB WPR26LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180H · Port Angeles, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA26LA236Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters CC19-215 · Plymouth, NHThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing attempt which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA26LA229Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHawker Beechcraft G36 · Danbury, CTThe pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN26LA195Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters CC18-180 · Littlefield, TXThe pilot's excessive approach speed, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose-over.NTSB WPR26LA200Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-7-260C · Kanab, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB WPR26LA195Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Arco, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a right crosswind.NTSB WPR26LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ACA · Pacific City, ORThe pilot’s loss of directional control during a precautionary landing following a partial reduction in engine rpm.NTSB CEN26LA205Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV4 · Conroe, TXThe pilot’s failure to properly latch the canopy before flight, which led to the canopy opening shortly after takeoff.NTSB CEN26LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Waco, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a crosswind.NTSB CEN26LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · El Campo, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff resulting in a collision with a building during takeoff.NTSB WPR26LA169Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Carlsbad, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB WPR26LA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150H · Española, NMThe pilot’s loss of of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.NTSB CEN26LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Sherman, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ANC26LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Centennial, COThe student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the flare which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and aerodynamic stall at a low altitude and loss of airplane control.NTSB WPR26LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7FC · Bend, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the rotor wash from a nearby helicopter.NTSB CEN26LA168Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Mount Blanco, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper main rotor rpm during a low-level turn, which resulted in the main rotor rpm drooping, a loss of control at an altitude too low for recovery, and a subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN26LA159Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Burke, TXThe airplane’s encounter with unexpected low-level wind shear during final approach, which resulted in a hard impact with the runway.NTSB CEN26LA158Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185 · Luverne, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a gusting crosswind landing, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN26LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEnstrom F-28F · Oelwein, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the hover taxi with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN26LA152Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEla ELA10 · Boulder, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN26LA145Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportClassic Waco YMF · Galveston, TXThe biplane pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing, which included the failure to perform S-turns to compensate for limited forward visibility.NTSB WPR26LA135Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 195 · Big Bear, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN26LA144Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20 · Northlake, TXThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN26LA134Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Sonora, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and hard landing.NTSB CEN26LA120Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV8 · Pottsboro, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing roll with a crosswind.NTSB CEN26LA121Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Antigo, WIThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB WPR26LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-7-235B · Cody, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.NTSB CEN26LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA24 · Bay City, MIThe pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down and locked before landing.NTSB CEN26LA085Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuad City Challenger · Greenbrier, ARThe non-certificated pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing.NTSB CEN26LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Round Lake Park, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a soft-field takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA26LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Louisburg, NCThe pilot’s failure to compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and subsequent loss of directional control following an aborted go-around attempt, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN26LA063Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20E · Gonzales, LAThe pilot’s improper pitch control that resulted in a hard landing, and his improper recovery from multiple bounced landings. Contributing to the accident was the safety pilot’s delayed response to the initial bounced landing which led to the runway excursion.NTSB CEN26LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Colorado Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.NTSB CEN26LA035Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Grantsburg, WIThe collision with a white-tail deer during the landing in dark night visual conditions.NTSB DCA26FA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · FieldFinal reportAir Vev AIR ZERO2 · Indiantown, FLA cascading shutoff of multiple aft motors due to a sudden increase in motor loads during maneuvering, resulting in a loss of control.NTSB WPR26LA023Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHawker Hawker Hunter MK.58 · Big Sur, CAA complete loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN26LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRans S20 · Springfield, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff with a right crosswind.NTSB WPR26LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 185C · Phoenix, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.NTSB ERA26LA008Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7ECA · East Rockingham, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.