NTSB investigations, 2025, Outside the U.S.
9 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2025
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") = 2025 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 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, Colombia