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 CEN09CA387Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Oklahoma City, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.NTSB CEN09CA383Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPietenpol GN-1 · Waxahachie, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a landing.NTSB CEN09LA375Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Mineola, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during taxi, and his subsequent failure to maintain control after the inadvertent takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of flight experience.NTSB CEN09CA420Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat Husky · Greenfield, INThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.NTSB ERA09CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper L-21B · Big Beaver, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing rollout with a crosswind.NTSB CEN09TA374Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Alpine, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft.NTSB CEN09CA376Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Fort Collins, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a crosswind landing. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's delayed action in regaining control of the airplane.NTSB CEN09CA373Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Marysville, OHThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA09CA365Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172H · Lovingston, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR09LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSimmons Vans RV-8A · Cameron Park, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with gusting winds.NTSB CEN09CA367Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Fort Collins, COThe pilot's failure to control the airplane after engine startup, resulting in a ground collision with a nearby airplane.NTSB CEN09CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188B · South Haven, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN09CA362Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirborne Windsports PTY XT-912 · Alamogordo, NMThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control while landing with gusting winds.NTSB ANC09CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180F · King Salmon, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ERA09LA348Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Fairmont, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate use of the checklist.NTSB ERA09CA350Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C17B · Stevensville, MDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB CEN09CA357Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A1 · Garrison, MNThe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing on the water and subsequent loss of control.NTSB WPR09CA289Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Nampa, IDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ANC09LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Anchorage, AKThe flight instructor's decision to land with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground-loop and nose-over.NTSB ERA09CA333Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChatham Robert M RV6-A · Gilbert, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the airspeed indicator that became inoperative during the landing approach.NTSB ERA09LA330Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev/Day YAK-11 · Culpeper, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN09CA346Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMeyers OTW · Haskell, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.NTSB WPR09CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180J · Bellingham, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ANC09CA050Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDe Havilland DHC-2 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ERA09CA327Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMeuer Mark SA900 V ST · Winchester, TNThe malfunction of the right brake during landing rollout.NTSB CEN09CA342Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech S35 · Decatur, TXBoth pilots' inadequate preflight inspection and failure to identify the presence of dirt and insect larvae in the pitot tube, and the owner-pilot's attempt to turn off the runway and onto the taxiway at an excessive speed during the aborted takeoff.NTSB CEN09CA337Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarillon John C Zodiac CH6 · Clinton, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was his failure to secure a wing fuel panel prior to departure.NTSB ANC09CA055Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Nome, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off- airport landing.NTSB WPR09CA275Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Tooele, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR09LA281Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Rock Springs, MTThe pilot's decision to attempt to takeoff in crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s demonstrated crosswind capability.NTSB ERA09CA363Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Destin, FLThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB ERA09CA321Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Zebulon, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB ERA09CA307Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerotek Pitts Spec · Beaver Falls, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout.NTSB CEN09LA319Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMileski Zenair · New Hudson, MIThe pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent failure of the nose landing gear.NTSB CEN09CA314Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJabiru J230-SP · Delavan, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model airplane.NTSB WPR09CA267Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R-T34 · Robbins, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough runway surface.NTSB CEN09CA310Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Ozona, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.NTSB WPR09CA257Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Glendale, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out.NTSB WPR09CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185E · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB WPR09CA266Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Flagstaff, AZThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR09CA265Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing E75 · Cottonwood, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during the landing roll.NTSB CEN09CA303Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirborne XT912 · Newark, ILThe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, which led to the inability to accelerate to takeoff speed after encountering wet and soft runway conditions.NTSB CEN09CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Las Cruces, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land on a runway with a prevailing crosswind.NTSB ANC09CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M-4-220C · Nenana, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ERA09LA295Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Norwood, MAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in excessive side loads to the right main landing gear and the separation of the outer main landing gear rib from the right wing.NTSB ANC09CA046Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWinship Kent S Dogger Craft · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ANC09CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Nenana, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control while taxiing for takeoff, and his failure to attain/maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s excessive taxi speed.NTSB ANC09CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a ground loop and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB CEN09CA298Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA-5B · Midland, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB CEN09CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Roswell, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.