NTSB investigations
92 cases where the defining event was Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 3 |
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| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Where
Latest cases
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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '260') 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" = '260') 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 OPS26LA063IncidentClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportSikorsky VH3D · Washington, DCOn August 4, 2026, about 1434 eastern daylight time (EDT), Marine One (VM1) a Sikorsky VH-3D, and Envoy Air flight 3742 (ENY3742), an Embraer E-170, were involved in a loss of separation about 2 miles north of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA),…NTSB DCA26WA284IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321 · San Andrés, SpainNTSB OPS26LA036IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-7CT · Orlando, FLNTSB OPS26LA027Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-9 · Newark, NJNTSB DCA26WA158IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Cologne, GermanyNTSB OPS26LA019IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openLearjet 45 · West Milford, NJNTSB DCA26WA143Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBombardier CL-600-2D24 · Exhuma, BahamasNTSB GAA26WA099Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCirrus SR22 · Tarrengower, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA098IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBell 212 · Mt Hotham Aerodrome, AustraliaNTSB DCA26WA025IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsNTSB DCA25WA342Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Madrid, SpainNTSB DCA25LA306Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A320-212 · Chase City, VAThe abrupt maneuver required to comply with a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory during descent.NTSB DCA25WA293IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 747-47UF · Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNTSB DCA25WA304IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Near MAR holding fix within Algiers TMA, AlgeriaNTSB OPS25LA052Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportEmbraer-Empresa Brasileira De ERJ 170-200 LR · Minot, NDOn July 18, 2025, about 1948 central daylight time (CDT), WarBird03 (WBD03), a US Air Force (USAF) B-52H, enroute to conduct an aerial flyby at the North Dakota Fairgrounds, was involved with a loss of separation event approximately two miles south of Minot…NTSB DCA25WA302IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · North/East sector of Algiers FIR, AlgeriaNTSB DCA25WA305Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · SeychellesNTSB DCA25WA207IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Mumbai, IndiaNTSB OPS25LA034IncidentClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportEmbraer ERJ 170-100 LR · Washington, DCOn May 1, 2025, about 1433 eastern daylight time (EDT), Priority Air Transport flight 23 (PAT23), (tail number forthcoming), a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter landing at the Pentagon Heliport (JPN), and Republic Airways flight 5825 (RPA5825), an Embraer 170,…NTSB DCA25WA219IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Athens, GreeceNTSB ENG25WA035IncidentClass 5 · ForeignTecnam P2006T · Gran Canaria, SpainNTSB DCA25WA202IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-8 Max · Warsaw, PolandNTSB OPS25LA032IncidentClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAirbus A319-114 · Arlington, VAOn March 28, 2025, about 1516 eastern daylight time (EDT), DRAGO61, a flight of four US Air Force Northrop T38s, enroute to conduct an aerial flyby at Arlington National Cemetery, and Delta (DAL) Air Lines flight 2983 (DAL2983), an Airbus 319-114, N342NB,…NTSB OPS25LA025IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-823 · Goodyear, AZNTSB DCA25WA089Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-832 · Belize City, BelizeNTSB DCA25WA087IncidentClass 5 · ForeignSikorsky S-92A · Hammerfest, NorwayNTSB DCA25WA017Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Tenerife, SpainNTSB DCA24WA327IncidentClass 4 · ForeignEmbraer ERJ190 · MexicoNTSB DCA24LA316Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-224 · Dunnigan, CAThe abrupt pitch control input by the flight crew in response to a TCAS resolution advisory resulted in two serious passenger injuries.NTSB DCA24WA308IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-8 · San Francisco, CANTSB DCA24WA273IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Olandji, ChadNTSB DCA24WA270IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Purani, RomaniaNTSB DCA24WA250OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Chicago, ILNTSB DCA24WA253IncidentClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer ERJ190 · Ruston, LANTSB DCA24WA209IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321 · Muscat, OmanNTSB DCA24WA307IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787-8 · Madrid, SpainNTSB DCA24WA177Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Miho, JapanNTSB DCA24WA162IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Mumbai, IndiaNTSB DCA24WA107IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Tapachula, MexicoNTSB DCA24WA111IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-232 · Merida, MexicoNTSB DCA24WA096Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777-3FX (ER) · Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesNTSB DCA24WA106IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A319 · Barcelona, SpainNTSB OPS24LA011Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · North Las Vegas, NVThe local controller’s loss of situational awareness, inadequate provision of traffic advisory or safety alert information, and lack of positive control, that resulted in a near-midair collision.NTSB DCA24WA026IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · New Delhi, IndiaNTSB DCA24WA029Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Bogotá, ColombiaNTSB DCA23WA438IncidentClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer 190 · Armidale, AustraliaNTSB DCA23LA395Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-214 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe flight crew’s abrupt change in pitch in response to a traffic collision advisory system resolution advisory that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB DCA23FA149Incident · No injuriesClass 1 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-79P · Austin, TXthe local controller’s incorrect assumption that the Southwest Airlines (SWA) airplane would depart from the runway before the Federal Express airplane arrived on the same runway, which resulted in a loss of separation between both airplanes. Contributing to…NTSB DCA23WA071IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Marrakech, MoroccoNTSB DCA22WA204IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Mumbai, India