NTSB investigations, 2014
30 cases where the sequence of events included Part(s) separation from AC.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 26 |
| 2014 | 30 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 38 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 12 |
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\") = 2014
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '338' 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") = 2014 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '338' 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 CEN15LA077Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Piper PA 32R-301T · Springfield, MOThe pilot’s decision to descend below the recommended altitude during approach for landing in night visual meteorological conditions, and his failure to see and avoid a lighted tower, which resulted in collision with the tower and a subsequent total loss of…NTSB CEN15LA063Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSiegel Gerald Long EZ · McGregor, TXA loss of engine power during takeoff due to excessive debris in the fuel system.NTSB WPR15LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Santa Monica, CAThe separation of a section of a propeller blade due to fatigue cracking. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to comply with the manufacturer’s maintenance and inspection instructions.NTSB CEN15TA035Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell UH1H · San Isidro, TXThe flight crew's failure to ensure that the sliding cabin door was properly secured before the flight.NTSB CEN15CA007Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B · Atlanta, ARThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection when he did not remove a tie-down strap prior to takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB CEN14LA508Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrupbacher Chris CB2000 · Reserve, LAThe failure of the flight control rod bearing due to an undetected preexisting corrosion-induced crack, which resulted in the main rotor blades going to full pitch and the rotor mast folding; this allowed the pusher propeller to strike and sever the tail.NTSB WPR14LA377Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28 · Lone Pine, CAThe fatigue failure of a propeller blade due to a propeller strike by/of an unidentified object at an unknown time.NTSB ERA14FA421Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKlaas Development Lancair IV P · Ooltewah, TNThe inadequate torque of the propeller mounting bolts and inspection of the propeller, which resulted in the fatigue fracture of the bolts and a subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller assembly.NTSB CEN14FA468Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSchafer Rick W Foxtrot 4 · Abilene, TXThe pilot's decision to attempt a steep turn to return to the airport after reporting an emergency. The reason for the emergency could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical anomalies that…NTSB CEN14FA462Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Las Cruces, NMThe misfueling of the airplane with jet fuel instead of the required aviation fuel, and the resultant detonation and a total loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident were the line service technician's inadvertent misfueling of…NTSB CEN14LA401Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMosquito XE · Oshkosh, WIThe failure of the retaining assembly on the tail rotor blade, which resulted in the separation of the blade and the subsequent loss of helicopter control.NTSB ANC14LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Dillingham, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing due to his decision to attempt a landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway surface.NTSB ERA14CA353Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJannakos Gregory P Zodiac 601 HDS · Lawrenceville, GAThe pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR14LA308Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMdhi 369D · Oso, WAThe pilot/mechanic’s failure to properly perform required inspections of the main rotor blades at the necessary intervals, which resulted in an in-flight separation of a main rotor blade due to disbonding and fatigue cracking. Contributing to the accident was…NTSB CEN14LA376Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 401B · Ellis, KSThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s inadequate preflight weather planning and subsequent inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and the loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was…NTSB CEN14LA305Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBollinger Robert L BD 4 · Fairfield, IAThe pilot’s loss of airplane control due to the in-flight separation of the propeller blades for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB ERA14WA246Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationCessna T206H · Macas, EcuadorOn May 14, 2014, about 1600 local time, a Cessna T206H, Ecuadorian registration HC-CFE, was substantially damaged when it impacted power lines while returning to land at Edmundo Carvajal Airport (SEMC), Macas, Ecuador, with smoke in the cockpit. The…NTSB ERA14LA235Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacific Aerospace 750XL · Warrenton, VAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and separation of the left main landing gear.NTSB ERA14LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BK 117 · Hamburg, NYWear in the left cabin door assembly parts, which resulted in the door partially opening in flight, dislodging from the lower door track assembly, and then separating from the helicopter.NTSB WPR14LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCoulter Hugh Clarke Pulsar XP Series I · Bremerton, WAFatigue failure of the nose landing gear retention and pivot shaft, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the nose gear wheel and tire assembly.NTSB ERA14LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOconnor Paul A Ultimate Aero 10-200 · Saint Albans, VTThe propeller blade’s failure due to fatigue cracks that initiated from pitch change pin attachment holes that had been drilled too deep during manufacture.NTSB ERA14FA168Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Brunswick, GAAn inflight failure of the airplane's only operating vacuum pump, which resulted in the loss of attitude information provided by vacuum-driven flight instruments. Also causal was the pilots' failure to maintain control of the airplane while operating in…NTSB WPR14LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik Sportstar · Porterville, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB CEN14CA160Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-235 · De Beque, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB CEN14FA143Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawker SEA Fury ISS 25 · Breckenridge, TXThe pilot’s inadequate emergency response to a runaway propeller and his failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and stalling. The cause of the runaway propeller was undetermined.NTSB CEN14LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 525 · Elk City, OKThe pilot’s descent below the published minimum descent altitude for the instrument approach procedure, which resulted in impact with a utility pole.NTSB DCA14WA042Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 767 332 · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaThe Direccion Nacional de Aviacion Civil e Infraestructura Aeronautica (DINACIA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving Boeing 767-300, which occurred on January 21, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DINACIA…NTSB CEN14LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA 5B · Willow Park, TXThe improper reinstallation of the propeller assembly, which resulted in the subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller.NTSB WPR14LA096Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMorrisey 2150 · Pismo Beach, CAThe in-flight separation of a wing for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the ocean.NTSB ERA14LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIsrael Aircraft Industries Gulfstream 200 · Savannah, GAMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the auxiliary power unit service door before returning the airplane to service, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder.