NTSB investigations
2,288 cases where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down.
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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\" = '096' 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" = '096' 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 WPR11LA211Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Mesa, AZThe student pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA11CA262Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206G · Stow, MAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA11CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVans RV8 · Locust Grove, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN11CA298Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1C-180 · Greensburg, INThe pilot's decision to land on the grass which contained standing water. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of power due to carburetor ice.NTSB WPR11LA199Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenith CH-750 · Winchester, CAA total loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA11CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1B · Burgaw, NCThe pilot's inadvertent application of brakes during the landing rollout.NTSB WPR11CA196Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T188C · Palouse, WAThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions at takeoff and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with terrain during the initial climb.NTSB CEN11CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA38 · Peyton, COThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing.NTSB ERA11LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWsk-Mielec AN-2 · Loxley, ALA loss of engine power due to internal failure.NTSB CEN11CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Troy, MIThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and subsequent loss of control.NTSB ANC11CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot's misjudged altitude while landing in bright sunlight on an airstrip surrounded by snow, resulting in an undershoot and a nose over.NTSB ANC11CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22/20 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's selection of a soft, slushy runway for landing, resulting in a noseover.NTSB WPR11CA194Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Othello, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional during the landing roll.NTSB CEN11LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Oklahoma City, OKThe loss of aircraft control due to the failure of the stabilator control cable turnbuckle.NTSB WPR11LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenith 701 · El Centro, CAA partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff due to oil starvation because of the failure of the No. 2 oil pump drive coupling.NTSB CEN11CA271Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Appleton, WIThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.NTSB CEN11CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Wichita, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA11CA199Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Taunton, MAThe pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during recovery from a ground loop which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC11CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Beluga Lake, AKThe pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, resulting in the airplane nosing over.NTSB ANC11CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Nenana, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA11LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Alachua, FLA loss of engine power due to the failure of the camshaft gear teeth and crankshaft gear teeth for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC11CA016Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop.NTSB ERA11CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182T · Waynesburg, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.NTSB WPR11CA157Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7EC · Big Bear City, CAThe pilot's improper maintenance, which resulted in a wheel separating from the airplane during takeoff, and the airplane's subsequent nose over during the landing rollout.NTSB WPR11LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Pahrump, NVThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown and his improper decision to abort a gear-up landing following a propeller strike.NTSB ANC11CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Montana Creek, AKThe pilot's failure to recognize that he was landing at the wrong airstrip on a snow-covered and unplowed runway, resulting in the airplane nosing over.NTSB ERA11CA178Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIniziative Industriali Italian SKY Arrow 600 Sport · Ridgely, MDThe pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.NTSB WPR11CA148Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A150M · Grass Valley, CAThe aircraft's encounter with deep snow during the landing roll out. Contributing to the accident was the airport manager's failure to update the AWOS recording to reflect the closure of the runway due to snow.NTSB WPR11LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Newark, CAA loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection to identify and remove the water.NTSB CEN11CA206Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaco SRE · Vidalia, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN11CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195A · Hannibal, MOThe pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to seized main landing gear wheels, which caused the airplane to nose over.NTSB ANC11CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Sterling, AKThe airplane owner improper fabrication of a fuel line, and subsequent inadequate inspection by an aviation mechanic, resulting in a loss of engine power.NTSB WPR11CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBal-Air Inc/Wayne John K Christen Eagle · Groveland, CAThe pilot's failure to compensate for crosswind conditions and maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN11CA184Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Poplar Grove, ILThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff.NTSB WPR11CA132Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170A · Baker Lake, WAThe pilot's encounter with soft terrain during an attempted takeoff from a dry lake bed.NTSB WPR11CA130Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAllardyce Michael Glastar · Wilsonville, ORThe pilot's failure to raise the landing gear wheels prior to landing in water, resulting in a nose over.NTSB WPR11CA128Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Buttonwillow, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an irrigation vent pipe.NTSB CEN11LA177Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Lake Koshkonong, WIA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during a low-altitude pass over a frozen lake.NTSB WPR11CA110Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWalker Louie H Super 18 Cuby · Toutle, WAThe pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over onto its back. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land on a sandbar that he had not adequately inspected and his improper airspeed while on…NTSB WPR11CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Helena, MTThe certified flight instructor's loss of airplane control during the landing roll in a gusting crosswind.NTSB WPR11CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Prescott, AZThe pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN11CA157Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Corsicana, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR11FA103Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T206H · Stanwood, WAThe pilot did not confirm retraction of the landing gear before landing on water as a result of distraction. Contributing to the accident was the pilot coping with the death of a close family member in the days before the accident, which resulted in a…NTSB WPR11CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Austin, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR11CA088Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFerkin Kitfox IV · Homedale, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the snow-covered terrain during the takeoff ground roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA11LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Dublin, NCThe pilot’s improper touchdown speed which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the undetermined malfunction of the airspeed indicator.NTSB ERA11CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195 · Williamson, GAThe pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during a bounced landing resulting in a nose over.NTSB ERA11CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Winnsboro, SCThe excessive brake inputs by both pilots during the landing roll resulting in the airplane nosing over.NTSB CEN11CA127Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Clifton, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN11LA109Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T182T · Moline, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.