NTSB investigations
2,290 cases where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down.
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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\" = '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 CEN24LA258Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportProgressive Aerodyne Searey · Stillwater, OKThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the landing gear before performing a water landing.NTSB WPR24LA224Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Harmony, WYA total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot's inadvertent placement of the fuel selector to the "off" position.NTSB GAA24WA226Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignFlight Design Ctsw · Roseau, DominicaNTSB WPR24LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1C-200 · Cedar City, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, with gusty tailwind.NTSB CEN24LA244Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDesert Fox 1 · Ellicott, COThe pilot's decision to takeoff with a quartering tailwind and high density altitude which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the right main axle mount due to the poor weld.NTSB ANC24LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182F · Cordova, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB WPR24LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Chamberlain Guard Station, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a rodent hole and subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR24LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLancair LC42-550FG · Humboldt Bay, CAMaintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of an engine rocker cover gasket, which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power during the initial climb.NTSB ERA24LA264Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV6 · Townsend, DEAn inadvertent encounter with rough or soft terrain during landing, resulting in a bent nose landing gear leg and subsequent nose over.NTSB CEN24LA229Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAero Commander S2R · White, SDA low-level collision and engine ingestion with ducks, which resulted in a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and a subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR24LA193Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Monument Hills, CAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ANC24LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMorgan Edward L Edge X 582 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.NTSB WPR24LA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-210C · Hooper, UTThe inadvertent application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA24LA238Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Geneseo, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll resulting in a runway excursion, and subsequent nose over.NTSB ANC24LA040Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180H · Soldotna, AKThe pilot’s failure to recognize and avoid an obstacle on the runway environment during takeoff roll. Contributing was flat light conditions.NTSB WPR24LA178Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Nephi, UTThe pilot’s incorrect movement of the fuel selector valve to an off or restricted position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.NTSB ANC24LA044Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJordan Harry James Sportsman 2+2 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN24LA201Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Oscoda, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout with a gusting crosswind that resulted in the airplane nosing over and impacting on the runway.NTSB ANC24LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Knik, AKThe pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB WPR24LA165Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Rome, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing.NTSB ERA24LA225Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNickle C R Acro II · Milford, NJThe pilot’s lack of familiarity with the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR24LA192Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSIAI Marchetti SM. 1019 · Twin Bridges, MTThe binding of the parking brake cable, which resulted in un-commanded brake application during the landing roll and subsequent nose over.NTSB ANC24LA034Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Wellsville, UTThe pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ANC24LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Dry Creek, AKThe pilot receiving instruction’s excessive use of brakes during landing, and the pilot providing instruction’s inadequate supervision, resulting in a nose-over.NTSB WPR24LA148Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKjelsrud Gary Kitfox · Powell, WYThe pilot’s adjustment of the carburetor to an incorrect setting, which resulted in partial loss of engine power during takeoff.NTSB ANC24LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Anchorage, AKThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN24LA204Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTecnam P2010 · Waco, TXThe student pilot’s inadequate landing flare that led to a bounced landing, and his improper pitch control while he attempted a recovery from the bounced landing which resulted in a significant nose-down pitch attitude upon the second touchdown.NTSB WPR24LA140Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMichael Milburn Vans RV8 · Cascade, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll.NTSB CEN24LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Belle Chasse, LAThe inadequate landing flare by the flight instructor that resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN24LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ECA · Watervliet, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing roll on a soft turf runway.NTSB WPR24LA144Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRans S7 · Hemet, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.NTSB WPR24LA143Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportThatcher CX4 · Rowley, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR24LA136Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Scappoose, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN24LA166Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRans S-6ES · Emporia, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing flare.NTSB ERA24LA181Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Shelbyville, TNThe student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA24LA178Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Manassas, VAThe pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat before reducing engine power during a prolonged descent while operating in environmental conditions conducive to the development of carburetor ice, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor…NTSB ERA24LA180Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Holt, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate during the landing approach, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose over of the airplane.NTSB CEN24LA156Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Monroe, LAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA24LA175Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHaring Robert C Zenith CH601XLB · East Amherst, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his decision to continue the takeoff from the soft turf runway.NTSB CEN24LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A · Council Bluffs, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff with a direct gusting crosswind.NTSB WPR24LA121Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox Series 5 · Yucca Grove, CAThe pilot’s improper repair of the oil sump, which resulted in a loss of oil pressure and collision with terrain during a precautionary landing.NTSB CEN24LA149Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVan's RV-12iS · Lake Elmo, MNThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the nose gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s lack of experience.NTSB GAA24WA135Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 152 · Balneario Laguna de Gómez, ArgentinaNTSB CEN24LA146Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Kaplan, LAA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN24LA142Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182F · Ben Wheeler, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control while landing in a gusting wind.NTSB ERA24LA155Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSouth Central Searey · Knoxville, TNThe pilot’s failure to retract the landing gear of the amphibious airplane prior to a water landing.NTSB CEN24LA140Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210 · San Saba, TXA total loss of engine power due to multiple connecting rod failures from oil starvation.NTSB ANC24LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMichael G Darby Dard 1 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control while landing in soft snow, resulting in a nose over.NTSB WPR24LA115Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenith Zodiac CH601 · Rawlins, WYThe student pilot’s failure to see and avoid powerlines during an unstabilized approach, which resulted the airplane landing short of the runway and coming to rest inverted.NTSB CEN24LA136Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Grind Stone City, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet turf runway with a quartering tailwind.