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NTSB investigations, 2019, Outside the U.S.

17 cases where the sequence of events included Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT).

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20082026

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Query with 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2019 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" = '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

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\") = 2019
    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\" = '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 year(c."eventDate") = 2019
  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" = '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 GAA20WA101Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA25 · Rio Branco, Cerro Largo, UruguayThe government of Uruguay has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA25 airplane that occurred on December 24, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Uruguay's investigation under the provisions…Dec 24, 2019 · CX-BRE-R · Substantial damage NTSB GAA20WA104Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCirrus SR22 · Salzburg, Austria, AustriaThe government of Austria has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CIRRUS SR22 airplane that occurred on December 21, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Austria's investigation under the…Dec 21, 2019 · D-EPRB · Destroyed NTSB ERA20WA066Accident · 9 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBeech A100 · Charallave, VenezuelaDec 19, 2019 · YV1104 · Destroyed NTSB GAA20WA100Accident · 4 fatalClass 4 · ForeignBeech V35 · Cascavel, BrazilNov 17, 2019 · PT-JQZ · Substantial damage NTSB GAA20WA083Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna F150 · Santa Severa Nord, ItalyThe government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA F150 airplane that occurred on November 01, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation under the provisions of…Nov 1, 2019 · I-FFSQ · Destroyed NTSB CEN20WA011Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · San Salvador, El SalvadorOct 19, 2019 · N7381G · Destroyed NTSB WPR19WA264Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationMooney M20J · Coffs Harbour, AustraliaThe government of Australia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a MOONEY M20J airplane that occurred on September 20, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation under the…Sep 20, 2019 · VH-DJU · Destroyed NTSB ERA19WA292Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationVans RV-10 · Guaranta do Norte, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an amateur-built Vans RV-10 airplane that occurred on September 16, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under…Sep 16, 2019 · PP-ZOJ · Destroyed NTSB WPR19WA260Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationAir Tractor AT502 · Gusap, Papua New GuineaOn August 29, 2019, an Air Tractor AT-502B aircraft, registered P2-SET, operated by Ramu Agriculture Industries, collided with a tree near Gusap, Papua New Guinea. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The Papua New Guinea (PNG)…Aug 29, 2019 · P2-SET · Destroyed NTSB GAA19WA533Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA25 · Totatlan, Jalisco, MexicoThe government of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA25 airplane that occurred on August 06, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Mexico's investigation under the provisions of…Aug 6, 2019 · XB-TOP · Destroyed NTSB ERA19WA241Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 510 · Los Angeles, ChileThe government of Chile has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna 510 airplane that occurred on August 2, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Chile's investigation under the provisions of…Aug 2, 2019 · CC-ANR · Destroyed NTSB ENG19WA040Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationAir Tractor AT301 · Airdrome Jorge Efrain, MexicoOn July 10, 2019, an Air Tractor AT-301, registration XB-GBA, powered by a Pratt & Whitney R1300 radial engine, operator by the owner stuck power cables and crashed during a local flight . The Mexican Direccion De Analisis de Accidentes E Incidentes De…Jul 10, 2019 · XB-GBA · Substantial damage NTSB ERA19WA207Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA 28-180 · Cabo Rojo, Dominican RepublicJun 29, 2019 · N55784 · Destroyed NTSB GAA19WA334Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA12 · Gillam (Manitoba)-Canada, CanadaThe government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA12 airplane that occurred on May 29, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of…May 29, 2019 · C-FYDN · Destroyed NTSB GAA19WA248Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA46 · Rigolet, NL, CanadaMay 1, 2019 · N757NY · Destroyed NTSB GAA19WA223Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna A185 · Bocona, VenezuelaThe government of Venezuela has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA A185 airplane that occurred on March 22, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Venezuela's investigation under the…Mar 22, 2019 · YV1606 · Destroyed NTSB CEN19WA052Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA28R · Regil, SpainOn January 9, 2019, about 1215 UTC, a Piper PA-28-201 Arrow III, United Kingdom registry G-OARI, impacted mountainous terrain near Regil, Guipuzcoa, Spain. The two persons on board were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. Instrument meteorological…Jan 9, 2019 · G-OARI · Destroyed