NTSB investigations, 2023
9 cases where the sequence of events included Air traffic event.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 15 |
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\") = 2023
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"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") = 2023 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
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 OPS24LA011Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · North Las Vegas, NVThe local controller’s loss of situational awareness, inadequate provision of traffic advisory or safety alert information, and lack of positive control, that resulted in a near-midair collision.NTSB OPS24LA004IncidentClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A321-271N · Long Beach, CAThe 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 DCA23WA480IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Stuttgart, GermanyNTSB OPS23FA010IncidentClass 4 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-7BD · San Diego, CAThe 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 DCA23WA410IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Rio De Janeiro, BrazilNTSB DCA23LA395Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-214 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe flight crew’s abrupt change in pitch in response to a traffic collision advisory system resolution advisory that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB DCA23WA377OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Le Mans, FranceNTSB DCA23WA229Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Sao Paulo, BrazilNTSB DCA23LA179Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Sarasota, FLThe local controller’s failure to prioritize and properly monitor the runway and airport environment along with his erroneous assumption that ROU 1633 would depart from runway 14 before AAL2172 arrived to land on the same runway, which resulted in a loss of…