Ongoing NTSB investigations
21 cases where the defining event was Nose over/nose down.
Cases per year
| 2025 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 |
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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Ongoing'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '096')
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."completionStatus" = 'Ongoing' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '096') 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 WPR27LA023Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna 120 · Death Valley, CANTSB CEN27LA032AccidentClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openLuscombe 8A · Fredericksburg, TXNTSB WPR27LA003Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openMaule M-5-235C · Agua Dulce, CANTSB WPR26LA350Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-12 · Salem, ORNTSB WPR26LA351Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 180 · Medford, ORNTSB WPR26LA366Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openAbbott Dudley L Levitator · Skwentna, AKNTSB WPR26LA348Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-18-150 · Roundup, MTNTSB ANC26LA102Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 170B · Willow, AKNTSB WPR26LA336Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-18-150 · Moses Lake, WANTSB ANC26LA101Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-18A 150 · Palmer, AKNTSB ANC26LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA12 · Arctic Village, AKNTSB ANC26LA094Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 180A · Cordova, AKNTSB ANC26LA093Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-18 · Beluga, AKNTSB WPR26LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openKfa Safari · Coolin, IDNTSB WPR26LA325Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 150 · Socorro, NMNTSB ANC26LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openLegend Air Alaska AK-18-4PX · Butte, AKNTSB ANC26LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-18 105 · Chena, AKNTSB ANC26LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-18-125 · South Van Horn, AKNTSB ANC26LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-11 · Susitna, AKNTSB WPR26LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportLake LA-4-200 · Dewey, WAOn January 16, 2026, at 1609 Pacific daylight time, a Lake LA-4-200, N48X sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Dewey, Washington. The flight instructor and student pilot were uninjured. The amphibious airplane was operated as…NTSB ANC25LA052Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportStinson 108 · Cantwell, AKOn June 14, 2025, about 1415 Alaska daylight time, a Stinson 108 airplane, N2101Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Cantwell, Alaska. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…