NTSB investigations, 2024
100 cases where the sequence of events included Nose over/nose down.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 120 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 136 |
| 2010 | 138 |
| 2011 | 133 |
| 2012 | 129 |
| 2013 | 124 |
| 2014 | 122 |
| 2015 | 127 |
| 2016 | 174 |
| 2017 | 166 |
| 2018 | 141 |
| 2019 | 138 |
| 2020 | 97 |
| 2021 | 93 |
| 2022 | 74 |
| 2023 | 116 |
| 2024 | 100 |
| 2025 | 86 |
| 2026 | 76 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2024
AND 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2024 AND 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 WPR25LA070Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-7A · Gila Bend, AZA disconnection of the mixture control linkage during flight, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Contributing was the inadequate inspection of the mixture control arm attachment hardware.NTSB CEN25FA056Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportZenith Zodiac CH601 · Columbia, ILThe pilot’s failure to secure the engine oil filter following maintenance, which resulted in oil starvation, a total loss of engine power, and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR25LA051Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 175 · Middlegate, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on a rough surface during takeoff.NTSB CEN25LA055Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Pearland, TXThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot that resulted in a loss of directional control during landing, and the excessive use of wheel brakes to regain directional control which resulted in the airplane nosing over.NTSB CEN25LA050Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Mason, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing rollout that resulted in a nose over and an impact with the runway.NTSB WPR25LA044Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1B · Show Low, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff.NTSB CEN25LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPitts S1E · Seguin, TXThe improper construction of the rudder cable assembly by the airplane builder, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the left rudder cable during the landing roll and the pilot’s subsequent inability to maintain directional control.NTSB ERA25LA042Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV8-A · Cleveland, GAA nose landing gear collapse on landing and subsequent nose over.NTSB ANC25LA007Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A1 · Seward, AKThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and nose-over.NTSB WPR25LA026Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Aberdeen, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain back pressure on the control stick during a landing attempt on gravel, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB ERA25LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Williamsburg, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control on landing.NTSB ANC25LA004Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206B · Skwentna, AKThe pilot’s delayed go-around decision, which resulted in inadvertent contact with the landing surface, loss of directional control, and a nose over in gusting wind conditions.NTSB WPR25LA012Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Soda Springs, IDThe passenger’s inadvertent application of brakes during landing which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN24LA373Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Delta, COThe pilot’s loss of aircraft control during a bounced landing and go-around, during which the right main landing gear struck a large rock, which damaged it such that it collapsed during the following landing, which caused the airplane to impact the ground…NTSB WPR24LA311Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters CC11 · Grand View, IDThe pilot’s loss of control after encountering a dust devil during taxi.NTSB ERA24LA388Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172K · Spartanburg, SCMaintenance personnel’s failure to follow the engine manufacturer’s maintenance guidance, which resulted in the assembly of the engine with an obstructed oil passage, a subsequent lack of lubrication to the front main bearing, and a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR24LA314Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206G · West Sacramento, CAFailure of the No. 4 cylinder fuel injection assembly tube and subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ANC24LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Dillingham, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ANC24LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Palmer, AKThe pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and nose over.NTSB ANC24LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during taxi in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA24LA381Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWalden Robert Vans Aircraft RV-7A · Williamsburg, VAThe pilot’s decision to continue with an unstabilized approach which resulted in a hard landing and loss of directional control during a subsequent landing.NTSB CEN24FA346Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSonex Sonex · Sulphur Springs, INThe pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Lime Village, AKThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB GAA24WA275Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 152 · Daszewice, PolandNTSB WPR24FA285Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna A185F · Kent, WAThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the amphibious landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a touchdown on the water with the wheels extended, noseover, and airplane submersion.NTSB WPR24LA271Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Manhattan, MTA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB ERA24LA343Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · North Kingstown, RIThe non-certificated pilot’s lack of experience in the tailwheel-equipped airplane and his decision to land in a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of directional control on landing.NTSB ERA24LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Medina, OHThe student pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent noseover.NTSB CEN24LA300Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1C-180 · South Park, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.NTSB ANC24LA072Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA18 · Goose Bay, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN24LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Cleveland, MSThe pilot’s failure to attain/maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during landing.NTSB GAA24WA238Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignSupermarine Spitfire MK26 · West Oxfordshire, United KingdomNTSB WPR24LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Winchester, CAA total loss of engine power due to a fatigue fracture of the crankshaft.NTSB WPR24LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Camarillo, CAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR24LA240Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182B · Soldier, IDA total loss of engine power resulting from the failure of the No. 1 piston and the No. 2 piston connecting rod due to detonation.NTSB CEN24LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSkystar Kitfox · Hackney, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a gusting wind condition.NTSB ANC24LA061Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Koliganek, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare and an improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a loss of directional control, and a subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA24LA313Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTrozzi Thomas Searey · Eustis, FLThe flight instructor's failure to properly configure the landing gear before performing a water landing.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.