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NTSB investigations, 2026

33 cases where the sequence of events included Landing gear not configured.

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 2026 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '095' 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

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2026
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '095' 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2026
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '095' 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 CEN27LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openRudolph Gary Legacy · Belle Plaine, IAOct 22, 2026 · N84V NTSB WPR27LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-30 · Reno, NVOct 12, 2026 · N7571Y · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA347Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openShaffer John Thomas KR-2 · Westminster, OHSep 20, 2026 · N455JS · Substantial damage NTSB WPR26LA316Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-12 · Bemidji, MNAug 21, 2026 · N7524H · Substantial damage NTSB WPR26LA311Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210M · Logan, UTThe pilot’s failure to extend the airplane’s landing gear before landing.Aug 21, 2026 · N761WT · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA322Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-32R-300 · Thomaston, GAAug 21, 2026 · N2297M · Substantial damage NTSB WPR26LA308Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Norton Shores, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Aug 15, 2026 · N5LC · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA308Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-28R-180 · Readington Township, NJAug 13, 2026 · N928LY · Substantial damage NTSB ANC26LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBeech 36 · Port Alsworth, AKAug 6, 2026 · N364EM · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA278Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 310 · North Little Rock, ARThe flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction’s failure to verify that the landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing.Aug 1, 2026 · N3618G · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech F33A · Janesville, WIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Jul 20, 2026 · N933A · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBeech 35-B33 · Alton, ILJul 18, 2026 · N1470G · Substantial damage NTSB ANC26LA067Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openDehavilland DHC-3 · Denali National Park, AKJul 3, 2026 · N424KT · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA265Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E35 · Lincoln, ALThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the landing gear were extended prior to landing.Jun 27, 2026 · N3272C · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA240Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Traverse City, MIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Jun 24, 2026 · N96GB · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C24R · Baton Rouge, LAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Jun 24, 2026 · N6164C · Substantial damage NTSB WPR26LA228Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportLancair Legacy 2000 · Los Angeles, CAOn June 16, 2026, about 0906 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Lancair Legacy 2000, N84BZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…Jun 16, 2026 · N84BZ · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA226Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36TC · Kingsford, MIThe pin on the nose gear brace assembly that engages with the cam on the nose landing gear door actuator shaft was not seated inside the cam, which rendered the nose landing gear inoperative.Jun 14, 2026 · N3701N · Substantial damage NTSB ANC26LA060Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBeech E33 · Steamboat Springs, COJun 13, 2026 · N8475N · Substantial damage NTSB WPR26LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210 · Salem, ORThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.Jun 3, 2026 · N4875K · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Bartow, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.May 23, 2026 · N5376P · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA213Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Statesville, NCThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.May 18, 2026 · N177BT · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Corpus Christi, TXThe pilot's failure to extend the main landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in a gear up landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during the approach.May 13, 2026 · N6915Z · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna 750 · Fort Myers, FLOn May 9, 2026, at 1014 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 750 airplane, N119RM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fort Myers, Florida. The captain and first officer were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code…May 9, 2026 · N119RM · Substantial damage NTSB WPR26LA171Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Redding, CAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distraction and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.Apr 25, 2026 · N6130F · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDonald E Johnston Velocity XL-RG · Crestview, FLThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Apr 17, 2026 · N621CM · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA166Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 NG · Colorado Springs, COMaintenance personnel's installation of an oversized tire, which prevented the left main landing gear from extending resulting in a precautionary gear up landing.Apr 9, 2026 · N311LH · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA150Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Athens, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Mar 14, 2026 · N9024P · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA146Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchroder David Lancair IV-P · Feather Sound, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Mar 8, 2026 · N366TF · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · St. Augustine, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Mar 5, 2026 · N44443 · Substantial damage NTSB CEN26LA124Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201 · Glencoe, MNThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.Feb 23, 2026 · N279SR · Substantial damage NTSB ERA26LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172RG · Pembroke Pines, FLThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.Feb 1, 2026 · N949SM · Substantial damage NTSB DCA26LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openMartin/General Dynamics WB-57F · Houston, TXJan 27, 2026 · N927NA · Substantial damage