NTSB investigations
3,842 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 WPR13CA257Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Bridgeport, CAThe pilot's distracted attention while on final approach which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and subsequent loss of aircraft control.NTSB CEN13CA336Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B · Corona, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while ridge-soaring in gusty wind conditions.NTSB WPR13CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CC11-100 · Payson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare with a quartering tailwind.NTSB ERA13FA259Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Linden, NJThe flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high temperature conditions that degraded the engine’s available power and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while…NTSB ERA13CA255Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlightstar Sportplanes Flightstar II · York, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB ERA13FA253Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Johnstown, NYThe pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's design stress limitations, and a subsequent in-flight breakup.NTSB WPR13FA236Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Auburn, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach to landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent spin.NTSB CEN13LA299Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPeck Norman O Peck P-1 · Aztec, NMThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident fire damage precluded a complete examination of the airplane.NTSB WPR13FA234Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Floriston, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during descent while operating in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB WPR13CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Carson City, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after an encounter with downdrafts while flying over mountainous terrain.NTSB CEN13FA269Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182T · Fredericksburg, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while transitioning from instrument to visual flight while still in instrument conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB ERA13LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSud SA 318C · South Bay, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper rotor rpm while hovering in sideways flight.NTSB CEN13LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Staples, MNThe pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.NTSB CEN13LA256Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEskildsen Steen Skybolt · Easton, MNThe pilot's medical incapacitation due to an acute cardiac event after performing aerobatic maneuvers.NTSB CEN13FA259Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Lamar, MOThe pilot's in-flight loss of control, which was likely due to a sudden cardiac event.NTSB ANC13CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-11 · Soldotna, AKThe flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB WPR13LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArrow Falcon Exporters OH-58A+ · Somerton, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering at a low altitude in dark night conditions, which resulted in collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue due to his working at a time when he normally would…NTSB CEN13LA254Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMason Robert Kolb Mark 3X · Lawrence, KSThe noncertificated pilot’s improper decision to depart with a tailwind.NTSB CEN13LA249Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Covington, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a banner towing operation, which resulted in the airplane stalling and landing hard.NTSB ERA13FA219Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDaniels Dominator · Valkaria, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate power and airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control, abrupt descent, and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain adequate experience in the gyroplane before making the…NTSB DCA13MA081Accident · 7 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 747-400 BCF · Bagram, AfghanistanNational Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components,…NTSB CEN13FA241Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-180 · Norfolk, NEThe pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude and his subsequent failure to see and avoid power lines.NTSB CEN13CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · New Orleans, LAThe pilot's failure to perform a steep climb before going around following a low pass for a banner tow pickup.NTSB CEN13LA244Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDean Leslie N Highlander · Bryan, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB ERA13CA210Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Stow, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN13CA302Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportJans Robert Falcon XP · Diboll, TXThe pilot did not properly secure a sand bag in the airplane's rear seat causing its flight controls to become jammed and resulting in the airplane's inability to avoid a collision with power lines.NTSB CEN13LA227Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuad City Ultralight Acft Challenger I · Winnie, TXThe noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff due to his fixation on the instrument panel.NTSB WPR13LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Ocean Shores, WAThe pilots’ loss of helicopter control during the approach to landing.NTSB CEN13FA221Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Collinsville, OKThe pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane did not find an abnormality that would have precluded normal operations.NTSB WPR13FA183Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182C · Circle, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control as a result of spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue flight into low visibility conditions.NTSB CEN13FA217Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Guymon, OKThe noninstrument-rated pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and his subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off in deteriorating…NTSB CEN13FA219Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Castle Rock, COThe pilot's loss of airplane control while maneuvering between two convective storms that likely produced low-level windshear. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's relatively low overall flight experience and low night flight experience, which…NTSB ANC13GA036Accident · 3 fatalClass 1Final reportEurocopter AS350 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's decision to continue flight under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of control. Also causal was the Alaska Department of Public Safety's punitive culture and…NTSB WPR13WA435Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationRobinson R22 - Beta · New Plymouth, New Zealand, New ZealandOn March 30, 2013, at 1300 local time, a Robinson R22 Beta II, ZK-HIE, while maneuvering during an instructional flight near New Plymouth, New Zealand, experienced a sudden roll to the right and pitched down. The certified flight instructor and student pilot…NTSB CEN13LA212Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22T · Alexandria, MNThe failure of maintenance personnel to install a safety wire during reinstallation of the right flap, which led to the separation of the right flap rod from the right flap actuation fitting during flap extension. Contributing to the accident were inadequate…NTSB WPR13CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond DA 20-C1 · Provo, UTThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and airplane control during an attempted go-around.NTSB CEN13FA205Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes OH-6A · Caddo, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during landing.NTSB WPR13CA160Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 269C · Rialto, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control while maneuvering in a hover.NTSB WPR13CA164Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Fullerton, CAThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA13CA177Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTrick Trikes Eagle · Eustis, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the weight-shift aircraft during the final approach to land.NTSB ERA13FA168Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31T · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following an emergency, the nature of which could not be determined because of crash and fire damage, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA13WA162Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech 35 · Los Amores, Santa Fe, ArgentinaOn March 9, 2013, about 2030 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Beech 35, Paraguayan registration ZP-BAM, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Los Amores, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight…NTSB ERA13CA161Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRainbow Aircraft PTY Cobra · Camden, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach to land.NTSB ERA13CA154Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Bardstown, KYThe student pilot’s improper flare during a crosswind landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN13FA183Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Angel Fire, NMThe pilot's loss of control while flying in a turbulent mountain-wave environment. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overconfidence in his ability to safely pilot the airplane in gusting wind conditions and his lack of experience operating in…NTSB ERA13CA150Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Brunswick, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a strong, gusting crosswind.NTSB ANC13LA026Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIsaak Paul G Isaak Super CUB · Sterling, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA13WA176Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCirrus Design SR-22 · Tiros, BrazilOn February 27, 2013, about 1840 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cirrus Design Corporation, SR-22, Brazilian registration PR-SLS, was destroyed when it impacted the ground shortly after takeoff from a farm field in the Tiros Municipality, in the State of…NTSB WPR13CA133Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Lebanon, ORThe pilot’s failure to compensate for a crosswind during initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB ANC13FA024Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Skwentna, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a departure turn, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.