NTSB investigations, 2014
246 cases where the defining event was Loss of control in flight.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 253 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 231 |
| 2010 | 202 |
| 2011 | 247 |
| 2012 | 241 |
| 2013 | 213 |
| 2014 | 246 |
| 2015 | 216 |
| 2016 | 217 |
| 2017 | 215 |
| 2018 | 194 |
| 2019 | 232 |
| 2020 | 198 |
| 2021 | 191 |
| 2022 | 195 |
| 2023 | 171 |
| 2024 | 141 |
| 2025 | 155 |
| 2026 | 82 |
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2014
AND 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2014 AND 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 ERA15LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMDS Fying Zenith Zodiac CH 650 · Fort Pierce, FLThe inadequate modification of the airplane’s canopy latching mechanism, which resulted in the inadvertent opening of the canopy while on final approach to land and a subsequent loss of pitch control.NTSB CEN15FA087Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Port Huron, MIThe pilot’s decision to continue flight below the minimum descent altitude without visually acquiring the runway and his delayed and improperly executed missed approach procedure in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB CEN15FA083Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Odessa, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at an excessive bank angle at a low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and spin with insufficient altitude for a recovery.NTSB WPR15CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFerdon Thorp T 18 · San Rafael, CAThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident are an inadequate modification to the seat position, and the pilot's failure to check flight controls for freedom and correct movement.NTSB CEN15FA081Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech V35A · Seagoville, TXThe pilot’s loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB CEN15WA113Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationSaab-Scania Saab 2000 · Sumburgh, United KingdomOn December 15, 2014, about 1955 coordinated universal time, a SAAB-Scania SAAB 2000 airplane, G-LGNO, lost elevator control following a lightning strike on approach to Sumburgh Airport, Sumburgh, United Kingdom. The damage to the airplane is unknown. The…NTSB WPR15CA059Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182T · Wendover, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain situational awareness during a turn which resulted in a loss of airplane control.NTSB DCA15WA031Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech F33 - A · Krugersdorp, South AfricaNTSB DCA15MA029Accident · 6 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportEmbraer EMB-500 · Gaithersburg, MDthe pilot's conduct of an approach in structural icing conditions without turning on the airplane's wing and horizontal stabilizer deice system, leading to ice accumulation on those surfaces, and without using the appropriate landing performance speeds for…NTSB CEN15LA069Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Fort Collins, COThe student pilot’s failure to comprehend the significance of the wake turbulence that a preceding helicopter would generate during departure, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of Federal…NTSB ERA15CA064Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-180 · Athens, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude while landing in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a collision with power lines while on final approach.NTSB CEN15LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201T · Addison, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a gusting crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing adjacent to the runway.NTSB DCA15WA030Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 - II · Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaNTSB WPR15FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Alzada, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering, which resulted in a collision with mountainous terrain.NTSB WPR15CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · ObyanThe student pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA15CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHiller OH 23B · Leesburg, VAA loss of tail rotor effectiveness while hovering in gusting crosswind conditions resulting in the student pilot's loss of control of the helicopter. Contributing was the delayed remedial action of the flight instructor.NTSB CEN15LA059Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRoss H/Herriott M Vans Aircraft RV 3 · Las Cruces, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain adequate familiarization in the accident airplane type before the accident.NTSB WPR15CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182Q · San Luis Obispo, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing flare with a crosswind.NTSB CEN15FA048Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500 B · Chicago, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while attempting to return to the airport after a reported engine problem, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.NTSB ERA15WA061Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-25-235 · Cidade Gaúcha, State of Paraná, BrazilOn November 17, 2014, about 1758 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-25-235, Brazilian registration PR-WIZ, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in a sugar cane field in Cidade Gaúcha, Paraná, Brazil. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was…NTSB ERA15LA052Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A · Williamson, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall at an insufficient altitude to fully recover before collision with obstacles and terrain.NTSB WPR15CA040Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerospatiale AS350BA · Panguitch, UTThe flight instructor's delayed reaction in taking control of the helicopter during a student pilot's loss of control while landing.NTSB CEN15FA044Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Clines Corners, NMThe noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to initiate the flight into known deteriorating weather conditions and his continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which ultimately resulted in a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the…NTSB ERA15CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Sarasota, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot's lack of overall flying experience was a factor.NTSB WPR15FA039Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Gilroy, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while flying at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration of the pilot’s visibility due to sun glare.NTSB WPR15LA036Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7AC · Darby, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN15FA040Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Grover Hill, OHThe airplane's encounter with supercooled large droplet (SLD) icing, which resulted in a loss of lift and a subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain. Also causal was the pilot's preflight and in-flight decision to fly in known icing conditions in an…NTSB ERA15CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Everglades City, FLThe student pilot's failure to compensate for gusting wind conditions during the flare, and the flight instructor's failure to intervene in a timely manner, resulting in a loss of airplane control and hard landing off of the runway.NTSB DCA15MA019Accident · 1 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportScaled Composites 339 · Koehn Dry Lake, CAScaled Composites' failure to consider and protect against the possibility that a single human error could result in a catastrophic hazard to the SpaceShipTwo vehicle. This failure set the stage for the copilot's premature unlocking of the feather system as a…NTSB CEN15FA030Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20 · Boulder, COThe loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined by the postaccident examination, which was limited due to impact damage and postcrash fire.NTSB ERA15CA031Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSolo Wings Aquilla · Eustis, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the final approach in turbulent conditions, which resulted in a collision with water.NTSB WPR15FA021Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSlingsby T67M 260 · Ridgecrest, CAThe pilots' failure to recover from a spin for reasons that could not be determined based on available information. Contributing to the student's fatal injury was his delayed egress from the airplane below the specified egression altitude.NTSB ERA15WA026Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 310R · Governors Harbor, BahamasNTSB CEN15FA027Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Bay City, WIThe non-instrument rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in an in-flight loss of control.NTSB ERA15FA023Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D95 · Bahama, NCThe pilots' failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's decision to conduct a…NTSB WPR15FA016Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSonex Sonex Trigear · Fawnskin, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's reduced climb…NTSB CEN15FA022Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCGS Hawk Arrow II Slsa · Lonoke, ARThe pilot's loss of airplane control while turning onto the base leg of the traffic pattern due to his failure to maintain sufficient speed and/or overbanking, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. Contributing to the pilot's fatal injuries was his…NTSB ERA15CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 L · Sebring, FLThe student pilot's inadvertent interference with the weight-shift capability of the airplane during the initial climb, resulting in a loss of airplane control and hard landing.NTSB ERA15FA017Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAeronca 7EC · Cordele, GAAn in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN15LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182B · Orange, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around to avoid another airplane that was making a nonstandard approach to the opposing runway. Contributing to the accident was the other pilot’s use of a nonstandard approach while landing on the…NTSB CEN15FA008Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 · Dubuque, IAThe pilot's loss of airplane control while attempting to fly a missed approach procedure in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB CEN15FA009Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRaytheon 58 · Palos Hills, ILThe pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB WPR15CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Legend AL3 · Mulino, ORA loss of aircraft control during approach for landing for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR15CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MX 7-235 · Big Creek, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while on final approach with shifting wind conditions.NTSB CEN15FA003Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L 1 · Wichita Falls, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control when he applied power to execute a go-around at a low airspeed in dark, night conditions, which resulted in a rapid, uncommanded right yaw due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.NTSB WPR14CA397Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 24-250 · Rancho Murieta, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff and the certified flight instructors delayed remedial action, which resulted in the stall.NTSB ERA14FA461Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEagle R&D Helicycle · Gallatin, TNThe pilot's decision to fly the improperly balanced helicopter at high speed and low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's depression and resulting degradation of executive…NTSB WPR14FA393Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTifft Kitfox III · Lake Stevens, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the inability of the flight instructor to take control…NTSB CEN14LA527Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportButcher Russell A RV9A · Shepherd, TXThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach after a loss of engine power, which led to a collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which led to fuel exhaustion and…NTSB CEN14LA520Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during a pinnacle approach, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt the approach given the helicopter's weight…