NTSB investigations
3,840 cases where the defining event was Loss of control in flight.
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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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '240') 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 e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '240') 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 CEN22FA416Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPipistrel Italia S R L Sinus 912 LSA · Waller, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, which led to an aerodynamic stall at an altitude where recovery was not possible.NTSB ERA22LA419Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAutogyro USA Calidus · Jasper, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the gyroplane during a touch-and-go landing.NTSB ERA22FA405Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech 95-B55 · Hartwell, GAThe pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control following a perceived undetermined problem with the airplane’s gyroscopic instrumentation.NTSB WPR22LA339Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 205A-1 · Cougar, WAThe helicopter’s encounter with downdrafts during a low-altitude hovering maneuver while dipping for water.NTSB CEN22FA406Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182 · Cleveland, TNThe pilot’s loss of airplane control while operating in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB WPR22LA333Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 407 · Mount Baldy, CAThe pilot’s failure to ensure the throttle was properly positioned before commencing an approach to land, which resulted in a low rotor rpm condition and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a worn throttle detent.NTSB GAA22WA268Accident · 4 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 551 · Baltic Sea, LatviaNTSB DCA22MA193Accident · 10 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportDehavilland DHC-3 · Freeland, WAThe in-flight unthreading of the clamp nut from the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator barrel due to a missing lock ring, which resulted in the horizontal stabilizer moving to an extreme trailing-edge-down position rendering the airplane’s pitch…NTSB WPR22FA331Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportYakovlev YAK-11 · Shafter, CAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine oil pressure shortly after takeoff.NTSB GAA22WA267Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 205 · La Ronge, SK, CanadaNTSB WPR22LA329Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 Clipper 1 · Deadhorse, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during a descent, which resulted in a collision with terrain.NTSB GAA22WA263Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPitts S1S · Shobdon, United KingdomNTSB ERA22FA384Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMXR Technologies MX2 · Osteen, FLThe pilot’s loss of airplane control while performing aerobatic maneuvers, which resulted in the airplane entering an inverted flat spin that continued until the airplane impacted terrain.NTSB WPR22FA311Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSmyth Sidewinder TD · Wichita Falls, TXThe pilot’s inexperience with the airplane and inadequate takeoff procedures, which led to exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.NTSB WPR22LA328Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFall Martin Super CUB · Stanley, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff with a crosswind.NTSB WPR22LA310Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportStucker Gary Banty · Camarillo, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB DCA22WA194AccidentClass 5 · ForeignUvify IFO · Darwin, AustraliaNTSB WPR22FA304Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAviat A-1A · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an initial climb, which resulted in the exceedance of the critical angle of attack, subsequent aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain. Contributing was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane…NTSB CEN22LA390Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAero Commander 100-180 · Pueblo, COThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the demonstrated soft-field takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ANC22FA066Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Arctic Village, AKThe pilot’s decision to depart in turbulent and gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22FA375Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSonex Waiex · Maxwell, CAA loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons that resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB GAA22WA277Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-28-140 · Gloucestershire, United KingdomNTSB GAA22WA269Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignShort SC7 · Piotrków Trybunalski, PolandNTSB ERA22FA350Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502 · Cheneyville, LAThe pilot’s loss of control after exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA22FA344Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHarvey J Brock Tango 2 · Melrose, FLA loss of control for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN22LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Longmont, COThe flight instructor’s failure to properly supervise the student pilot, which resulted in a continued unstablized approach for landing, and the instructor’s delayed recovery that resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA22FA343Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEurocopter AS350 · Andalusia, ALThe pilot’s acute incapacitation by a syncopal episode, which resulted in the helicopter departing controlled flight and colliding with terrain.NTSB CEN22LA440Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Merrill, WIThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate roll control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.NTSB WPR22LA267Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Cedar City, UTThe student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm and airspeed and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action to regain helicopter control during the straight-in autorotation which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR22FA266Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHolland Mike RV9A · Tryon, NEThe non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation, a loss of control, exceedance of the airplane’s design limitations, and in-flight breakup of the airplane…NTSB WPR22FA264Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Seguin, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude after being distracted when the engine cowling opened during flight, which led to a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB CEN22FA331Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportColumbia Helicopters CH-47D · North Fork, IDThe failure of the flight crew to properly secure a company-issued iPad, leading to its migration into and jamming of the copilot’s left pedal, preventing the pilot from arresting a left yaw, and resulting in a loss of control.NTSB WPR22LA261Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAerospatiale SA342J · Escalante, UTThe pilot's failure to control the helicopter’s descent rate during landing, which resulted in collision with terrain.NTSB ERA22FA320Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportKnight AA Nieuport 28 · Basehor, KSThe pilot’s incorrect installation of the left-wing strut, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during takeoff and a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not recover.NTSB WPR22FA256Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna T337G · Gold Hill, COThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering with one engine inoperative, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR22FA254Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportStucky Steven D RV-7 · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while performing an aerobatic maneuver on takeoff, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, a subsequent aerodynamic stall, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident…NTSB GAA22WA259Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignMXR Technologies MXS · Hajdúszoboszló, HungaryNTSB ERA22FA315Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA12 · Middle Township, NJThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a missed banner pickup, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control at an altitude too low to recover.NTSB GAA22WA228Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT-802F · Vila Nova de Foz Côa-Guarda, PortugalNTSB ERA22LA312Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFlightstar Flightstar II SC · Russell, PAThe pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack while attempting to climb over trees, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA22WA221Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobin DR400 · Lyon-Bron, FranceNTSB ERA22LA301Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKolb Firestar · Cleveland, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on takeoff for unknown reasons.NTSB WPR22LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182H · Petaluma, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN22LA303Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Oklahoma City, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed for unknown reasons during the initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22LA297Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters CC18-180 · Air Force Academy, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the go-around, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from the effects of alcohol consumption.NTSB ANC22LA050Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Beaver U-6A · Kokhanok, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the water.NTSB ERA22LA294Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBucker BU-133 · Hartford, KYThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during an attempted return to the runway.NTSB CEN22LA289Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGlasair II FT · Monee, ILThe pilot’s in-flight loss of control while practicing aerodynamic stall recoveries.NTSB ANC22LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions with resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB GAA22WA206Accident · 6 fatalClass 3 · ForeignLearjet 55 · Caracas, Venezuela