# NTSB investigations, CA: Air traffic event

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA26WA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA347.md): Boeing 737-8 · Fresno, CA · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 9, 2026 · N173AM · No damage
- [NTSB OPS25LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS25LA048.md): Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Monterey, CA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 15, 2025 · N185SY · No damage
  > On July 15, 2025, about 0005 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), SkyWest Airlines (SKW) flight 3005, an Embraer 170-200LR, N185SY, conducted a pilot-initiated go-around approximately 4 miles from the threshold of runway 10R at Monterey Regional Airport (MRY),…
- [NTSB OPS25LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS25LA005.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Long Beach, CA · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 19, 2024 · N250WN · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > On October 19, 2024, at 1450 pacific daylight time (PDT), a Diamond DA40, N895AM, and a Boeing 737-7H4, N250WN, operated as SWA1671, were involved in a runway incursion in Long Beach, CA. There were no injuries reported and none of the aircraft were damaged.…
- [NTSB OPS24LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS24LA004.md): Airbus A321-271N · Long Beach, CA · Incident · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 27, 2023 · N216HA · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local controller’s poor judgment in prioritization of their ground traffic ahead of their airborne traffic, that became a distraction and led to a loss of situational awareness resulting in a near midair collision. Contributing to the incident was the…
- [NTSB OPS23FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS23FA010.md): Boeing 737-7BD · San Diego, CA · Incident · Class 4 · Field · Final report · Aug 11, 2023 · N7734H · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local control controller’s poor judgment in duty prioritization which distracted them from monitoring arriving and departing traffic and resulted in a runway incursion and loss of same runway separation. Contributing was the operations supervisor’s…
- [NTSB OPS21LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS21LA003.md): Boeing 737-8H4 · San Diego, CA · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 11, 2021 · N8674B · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The blocked go-around radio instruction from the air traffic control tower to the arrival aircraft which resulted in the arrival aircraft continuing the landing approach. This led to a loss of separation between the landing aircraft and the aircraft awaiting…
- [NTSB OPS17IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS17IA014.md): Embraer S A ERJ 170-200 LR · San Francisco, CA · Incident · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Feb 16, 2017 · N214NN · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local controller's issuance of a landing clearance for runway 28L to the ERJ170, and the subsequent issuance of line up and wait instructions to the A320 for runway 28L, resulting in a runway incursion.
- [NTSB OPS17IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS17IA010.md): Boeing 777 · Mt. Wilson, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2016 · B-16726 · No damage
  > The incident was caused by the air traffic controller assigning the pilots a left turn instead of the required right turn after departure which placed the aircraft in an unsafe proximity with terrain and obstructions. Contributing to the incident was the air…
- [NTSB OPS10IA538](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA538.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Los Angeles, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 2010 · N907WN · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Failure of the air traffic controller to exercise positive control of the situation by issuing clear and timely control instructions to the helicopter pilot. Contributing to the incident was delay by the helicopter pilot in responding to instructions issued…
- [NTSB OPS10IA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA090.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Burbank, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2010 · N473WN · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The improper separation procedures by air traffic control.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '100' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/100/sequence?state=CA

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