NTSB investigations, 2010
11 cases where the sequence of events included Midair collision.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 2010
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '250' 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2010 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '250' 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 ERA11FA101Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Weyers Cave, VAThe inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which made it difficult for the helicopter pilot to see the airplane before the collision. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot’s non-standard entry to the airport traffic pattern, which,…NTSB WPR11LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-65 · Madras, ORThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane while in the traffic pattern to land, which resulted in a midair collision.NTSB WPR11LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLindstrand Balloons 90A · Cottonwood, AZThe paraglider pilot's failure to see and avoid the hot air balloon, which resulted in a midair collision.NTSB ANC10LA094Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Dillingham, AKBoth pilots’ failure to see and avoid each other during initial climb, resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of N9699P’s inability to use his airplane's radio for air traffic advisories.NTSB CEN10WA538Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationMooney M20J · Ryde, United KingdomOn September 4, 2010, approximately 1600 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Mooney M20J single-engine airplane, G-JAST, and a Vans RV-4 single-engine airplane, G-MARX, collided in midair while maneuvering near Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. G-JAST was…NTSB CEN10LA459Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B · Batesville, TXBoth glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.NTSB CEN10IA447Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Ripon, WIThe inability of either pilot to see the other airplane due to the blind spot created by their respective airplane's wings.NTSB WPR10LA294Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher Alexander ASH 26 E · Parowan, UTThe pilot's failure to see and avoid the other glider climbing in the same thermal.NTSB ERA10FA180Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Williston, FLThe pilots of both airplanes did not maintain an adequate visual lookout to see and avoid each other.NTSB CEN10FA115Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Boulder, COThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of perceived visual relative motion of the Piper and the Cirrus to the pilot of each airplane, the terrain background, and the…NTSB CEN10LA099Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBuckeye DM · Sublette, KSThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft, which resulted in a midair collision while maneuvering at low altitude.