NTSB investigations
4,591 cases where the sequence of events included Loss of control on ground.
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '230' 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."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '230' 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 CEN11FA597Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNichols Lancair 235 · Heath, OHThe pilot's failure to obtain adequate familiarization with the accident airplane type before the accident flight, which resulted in his failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff.NTSB ERA11CA471Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPayne/Foster Glasair · Ocala, FLThe failure of the tailwheel locking mechanism to remain engaged while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.NTSB WPR11CA402Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Emmett, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR11CA406Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Polson, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ANC11LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-44 · Dillingham, AKA loss of directional control during landing due to a rock lodged in the main landing gear wheel brake, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR11CA446Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Prescott, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing.NTSB ERA11CA478Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCano Dave Avid Flyer Mkiv · Smithville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll due to his distraction by an open door.NTSB ERA11CA477Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPitts Special · Bessemer, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR11CA396Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1C-200 · Casper, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA11LA466Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 · Manasses, VAAn undetermined nose landing gear steering anomaly or anomalies, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout. The damage to the nose landing gear precluded a determination of the cause of…NTSB CEN11LA596Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSuminski Walter M Jabiru SP · Columbia, ILSeparation of the right main wheel during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11LA574Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-310 · Perryton, TXThe explosion and subsequent fire in the airplane for undetermined reasons because an examination of the burned airplane could not identify any preaccident anomolies.NTSB CEN11LA579Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Stillwater, OKThe pilot's on-ground loss of control during the landing roll upon encountering a sudden wind shift and gust.NTSB CEN11CA631Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Ord, NEThe pilot's loss of directional control during a crosswind takeoff.NTSB CEN11CA576Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Stanberry, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ANC11CA076Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Coldfoot, AKThe pilot's inadvertent application of the right brake pedal during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN11CA564Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35-C33 · Rockwall, TXThe pilot's loss of control while landing with a tailwind due to his misinterpretation of the wind conditions.NTSB WPR11LA389Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlasair Sportsman · Pinedale, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA11CA442Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDidier Siffer Arion Lightning · Farmingdale, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a strong quartering crosswind.NTSB CEN11CA570Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Minot, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing, resulting in a ground loop.NTSB WPR11LA371Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarpenter Kolb Twinstar III · Republic, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN11LA542Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportT&T Falcon LS · Lee's Summit, MOA binding condition in the left rudder cable which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB WPR11CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcdonald Lynn B Avid Flyer Mark IV · Yamhill, ORThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing rollout due to an unlocked tail wheel that was caused by a degradation of the tailwheel assembly mounting angle.NTSB WPR11CA355Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170A · Mulino, ORThe certified flight instructor's inadequate oversight of his student, and delayed recovery efforts following the student's loss of directional control during landing rollout.NTSB WPR11CA345Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Moses Lake, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff.NTSB ERA11CA410Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSky International A-1C-180 · Fryeburg, METhe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN11CA521Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMills GS-2 · Jamestown, NDThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN11CA485Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Greeley, COThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA11CA407Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Schlater, MSThe pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR11CA328Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft F-22 · Payson, AZThe pilot's selection of a wrong runway to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings.NTSB ANC11CA063Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Gulkana, AKThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB WPR11CA312Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150G · Mesa, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the go around.NTSB ERA11CA385Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Baltimore, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a bounced landing.NTSB WPR11CA310Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCubcrafters CC11-160 · Whitefish, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience in a tailwheel equipped airplane.NTSB WPR11CA314Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot's improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.NTSB CEN11CA462Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20S · Washington Island, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing and his delayed remedial action to abort the landing.NTSB CEN11CA447Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportArion Lightning LS-1 · Garden City, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.NTSB ERA11CA375Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTemco GC-1B · Sparta, TNThe improper installation of the right rudder control cable by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the pilot's inability to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB CEN11CA450Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Sugar Land, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN11CA440Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus · Stonewall, TXThe loss of directional control during an off-field landing in gusting wind.NTSB WPR11CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Page, AZThe pilot's decision to take off with a gusty quartering tailwind.NTSB ANC11CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 500D · Ambler, AKThe pilot's misalignment of the helicopter on the landing structure.NTSB WPR11CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1B · Livermore, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.NTSB CEN11LA419Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVanDenburg Pietenpol Air Camper · Gwinn, MIThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB CEN11CA423Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHendricks George David JR RV8 · Angel Fire, NMThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing.NTSB WPR11CA281Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-36-285 · Havre, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR11LA280Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportInhofe/ Davis Vans RV-8 · Sheridan, WYThe pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR11CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the helicopter during taxi, resulting in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB ERA11CA356Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Trinca, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a ground-loop.NTSB CEN11CA408Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TU206G · Truth or Consequences, NMThe pilot's inability to control the airplane on take off.