NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.
249 cases where the sequence of events included Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT).
Cases per year
| 2008 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 21 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Latest cases
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.\"eventCountry\" <> 'USA'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '120' 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."eventCountry" <> 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '120' 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 GAA26WA130Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Drake, AustraliaNTSB DCA26WA113Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer EMB-110P1 · Les Cayes, HaitiNTSB DCA26WA105Accident · 15 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBeech 1900 · Santander, ColombiaNTSB GAA26WA086Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignVans RV-8A · Norwell, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA010Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna TU206 · Tecpan, GuatemalaNTSB GAA25WA263Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 412 · Talpa de Allende, MexicoNTSB GAA25WA280Accident · 4 fatalClass 5 · ForeignDehavilland DHC-2 MK. 1 · St Theresa, CanadaNTSB GAA25WA198Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Mount Surprise, AustraliaNTSB GAA25WA154Accident · 6 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA31T · La Palma, ChileNTSB GAA25WA112Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignJodel D140 · Chamonix, FranceNTSB GAA25WA082Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-34-220T · Braunschweig, GermanyNTSB GAA25WA073Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · ForeignCessna 550 · Baruta, VenezuelaNTSB GAA25WA053Accident · 10 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 402 · Medellin, ColombiaNTSB GAA25WA036Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 340A · Magny-lès-Villers, FranceNTSB GAA25WA032Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna U206 · Cantón Central San José y Distrito de Pavas, Costa RicaNTSB GAA25WA013Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT502 · Ouro Preto - Minas Gerais, BrazilNTSB DCA24WA333Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · ForeignATR ATR72 · Bhubaneswar, IndiaNTSB GAA24WA245Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignLearjet 35 · Matupa, BrazilNTSB GAA24WA225AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBriten-Norman BN2A-20 · Bouffa, VanuatuNTSB GAA24WA231AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · La Aurora, GuatemalaNTSB GAA24WA220Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R22 · Brasil Novo, BrazilNTSB GAA24WA179Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-34-200T · Santa Rosa, EcuadorNTSB GAA24WA133Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 172 · La Linea, ChileNTSB GAA24WA095Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna U206 · Canaima, VenezuelaNTSB GAA24WA131Accident · 9 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBeech E90 · Lote Ocho, MexicoNTSB GAA24WA070AccidentClass 5 · ForeignThrush S2R · Región del Maule, ChileNTSB GAA24WA062Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna A185 · Dorotea, ColombiaNTSB GAA24WA052Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBell 412 · Arau, GuyanaNTSB GAA24WA047Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · El Mirador, GuatemalaNTSB GAA24WA013Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208 · Monêtier-Allemont, FranceNTSB GAA24WA009Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignDiamond DA20 · Almeria, SpainNTSB GAA23WA205Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28R · GUaratuba, BrazilNTSB DCA23WA150Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-3H4 · Womarden, AustraliaNTSB GAA23WA055Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 188 · Marabá Paulista, BrazilNTSB GAA23WA038Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 95-B55 · Jraber township, ArmeniaNTSB GAA23WA035Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRotorway unk · Drummondville, CanadaNTSB ENG23WA004Accident · 7 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAgusta A109 · Apricena, ItalyNTSB GAA23WA001Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 206 · Vielbrunn, GermanyNTSB GAA22WA226Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Puerto Lopez, ColombiaNTSB GAA22WA247Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPilatus PC6 · Papua, IndonesiaNTSB ENG22WA038Accident · 22 fatalClass 5 · ForeignDe Havilland DHC6 · Near Shikha, NepalNTSB GAA22WA200Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna TU206 · Macizo Del AuyáN-Tepui, VenezuelaNTSB GAA22WA140Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208 · Gruehorn, SwitzerlandNTSB GAA22WA127Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignCirrus SR22 · Ceresole, ItalyNTSB GAA22WA136Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 210 · Tierra Nueva, MexicoNTSB GAA22WA061Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 412 · Quillen-Neuquen district, ArgentinaNTSB GAA22WA058Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R22 · Rauch, ArgentinaNTSB GAA22WA029Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna P210N · Dornbirn, AustriaNTSB GAA22WA024Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBeech C90 · Caratinga, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA177Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA34 · Königswinter, Germany