NTSB investigations, NC
93 cases where the sequence of events included Runway excursion.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 3 |
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| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Where
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NC' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '300' 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '300' 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 ERA26LA356Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 172G · Shelby, NCNTSB ERA26LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 680 · Statesville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a strong gusting crosswind.NTSB ERA26LA247Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Morganton, NCThe pilot and flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control while maneuvering on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to complete a positive exchange of flight control following…NTSB ERA26LA227Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Maiden, NCThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a rejected takeoff from a tailwind departure and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA26LA133Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMorris Bradley D Zenith Stol CH-701 · Hendersonville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with trees.NTSB ERA26LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Louisburg, NCThe pilot’s failure to compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and subsequent loss of directional control following an aborted go-around attempt, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA25LA116Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportMackey Property Holdings Sparker · Asheboro, NCOn February 11, 2025, about 0635 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Sparker, N769DM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Asheboro, North Carolina. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…NTSB ERA25LA061Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportBeech B300 · Franklin, NCOn November 28, 2024, about 1019 eastern standard time, a Beech B300, N907EJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Franklin, North Carolina. The airline transport pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…NTSB ERA24LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Pisgah Forest, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude and airspeed on final approach, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ERA24LA374Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Smithfield, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA24LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLancair LC42-550FG · Beaufort, NCThe pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA24LA133Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Greensboro, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB ERA24LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Elizabethtown, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, right main landing gear collapse, and a collision with a ditch.NTSB ERA24LA086Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · Morganton, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with the runway’s precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lights.NTSB ERA23LA375Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Winston-Salem, NCThe pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.NTSB ERA23LA298Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDouglas A-4K · MCAS Cherry Point, NCThe pilot’s failure to identify and appropriately respond to an anomalous nose-down trim condition during the takeoff roll, which resulted in his decision to eject and the airplane’s subsequent runway excursion.NTSB CEN23LA300Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAcrosport II · Hertford, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with vegetation.NTSB ERA23LA244Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Reidsville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.NTSB ERA23LA155Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sanford, NCA loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.NTSB ERA23LA125Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Pikeville, NCThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA22LA348Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCASA C212 · Raeford, NCThe airplane’s encounter with windshear during landing, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the right main landing gear, and the pilot’s subsequent decision to leave his seat in flight, which resulted in his fall from the airplane.NTSB ERA22LA366Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32RT · Wilmington, NCA partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA22LA059Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Burnsville, NCThe pilot’s failure to compensate for the high density altitude and the tailwind component while landing at a mountaintop airport, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of aircraft control.NTSB ERA22LA063Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Denver, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting crosswind.NTSB ERA21LA353Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer EMB-505 · Banner Elk, NCThe pilot’s failure to achieve the approach criteria for the available runway landing distances published in the POH, likely as a result of the steeper-than-normal approach and the required left turn on short final to avoid the terrain surrounding the…NTSB ERA21LA299Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV6 · Ocracoke, NCThe pilot's failure to perform a go-around during the unstabilized approach, which resulted in the airplane landing too far down the runway, and a subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46-500TP · Manteo, NCThe improperly secured pneumatic compressor discharge air (P3) line coupling nut on the engine, which ultimately allowed the nut to back off resulting in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA21LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron T206 · Statesville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA21LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172F · Fayetteville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent noseover.NTSB ERA21LA152Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 421 · Franklin, NCThe reason for this accident could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB ERA21LA153Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Brevard, NCThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, overstress fracture of components of the left main landing gear, and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA113Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Rockingham, NCThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA097Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney International M20TN · Holly Ridge, NCThe pilot’s failure to perform a go-around during an unstable approach to land which resulted in a landing area overshoot and a subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA073Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Marion, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, resulting in a rejected takeoff and runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA012Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 23 · Spruce Pines, NCThe pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the wind conditions at the destination airport and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a long, tailwind landing and subsequent runway overrun.NTSB ERA20CA267Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Indian Trail, NCThe pilot's failure to attain the proper landing approach speed and touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA20CA253Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Washington, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional during landing on a wet grass runway.NTSB ERA20CA251Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Fuquay Varina, NCThe pilot's failure to attain a proper approach speed, which resulted in an overrun of the wet grass runway.NTSB ERA20CA189Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportZenith Zodiac CH 650 · Carthage, NCThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing with a tail wind, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA20CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHolmgren Bearhawk · Ahoskie, NCThe collapse of the right main landing gear during a bounced, crosswind landing.NTSB GAA20CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFisher FP 202 Koala · Erwin, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.NTSB GAA19CA591Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Elizabethtown, NCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and postaccident fire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction during short final.NTSB GAA19CA280Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Charlotte, NCThe student pilot's improper attempted go-around and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall followed by a hard landing, runway excursion, and impact with vegetation.NTSB ERA19TA166Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportCessna 172 · New Bern, NCThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA18CA027Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · New Bern, NCThe pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA17CA546Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Siler City, NCThe pilot's improper decision to take off with known electrical issues, which distracted him and led to a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB ERA17LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Mooresville, NCThe pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane's flaps for takeoff, which resulted in a longer ground roll and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA494Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech B23 · Raleigh, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA383Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Lenoir, NCThe pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an emergency descent through fog, a runway overrun on a wet grass runway, and a collision with a ditch and vegetation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to…NTSB GAA16CA304Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Climax, NCAn evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence.