NTSB investigations, 2018
63 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\") = 2018
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") = 2018 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 GAA19CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Sugar Land, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a sign.NTSB CEN19LA048Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV 6 · Watkins, COThe pilot’s failure to apply adequate torque to a fuel line during recent maintenance, which allowed the line to loosen in flight and fuel to enter the hot engine compartment and resulted in an in-flight fire that consumed the airplane.NTSB GAA19CA101Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClifford E Massey AR-1 · Anahuac, TXThe pilot's improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA19CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Elyria, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in variable gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.NTSB ERA19LA030Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Simsbury, CTMaintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the wheel brake system during the airplane's most recent 100-hour inspection, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid and the pilot's inability to control the airplane during the landing.NTSB WPR19LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 430 · Kailua, HIThe separation of one of the tail rotors blades’ root enclosures due to improper repair.NTSB ERA19LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · New Market, VAA loss of engine power on takeoff due to restricted air flow to the engine.NTSB ERA19LA012Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA34 · Westhampton Beach, NYThe instructor's decision to conduct and continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions with a known flight instrument anomaly, which resulted in spatial disorientation, causing a loss of airplane control and subsequent…NTSB GAA19CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Stockton, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB GAA18CA569Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M7 · Grass Valley, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA18LA270Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M7 · Floresville, TXThe separation of the left inboard main landing gear (MLG) attachment bolt due to insufficient torque, which resulted in the collapse of the left MLG.NTSB GAA18CA544Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHalladay Roy Lockheed · Denver, COThe pilot's failure to verify that the emergency canopy release was in the correct position when opening the canopy during landing, which resulted in the canopy separating from the airplane and subsequently impacting the empennage.NTSB GAA18CA532Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 206 · London, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.NTSB ERA18FA240Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLance M Hooley Jetez · Covington, TNThe improper manufacture of the left wing, which resulted in a left wing flutter event and failure at low altitude and high speed.NTSB WPR18TA239Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportEurocopter EC130 · Hilo, HIThe separation of the left sliding door in flight after it opened for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in damage to the main rotor blades.NTSB ANC18LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206 · Pedro Bay, AKThe fatigue fracture of both main landing gear legs during the landing roll, which resulted in the collapse and separation of both main landing gear legs.NTSB GAA18CA488Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185 · Brooks Range, AKThe airplane's encounter with downdraft conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent loss of altitude and collision with terrain.NTSB CEN18LA328Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA32R · South Beloit, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed after being startled and distracted when the engine cowling opened during takeoff, which led to a subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB GAA18CA482Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportQac Quickie · helena, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain yaw control and a proper descent rate during an aborted takeoff.NTSB WPR18LA221Accident · No injuriesClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369 · Honolulu, HIThe operator's improper installation of the tail rotor (TR) teeter bearings, which resulted in cascading in-flight failures of the TR components and attach hardware.NTSB CEN18LA313Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBrantly B-2 · Midland, MIThe in-flight separation of the tail rotor blade due to fatigue, which resulted in the subsequent emergency landing and dynamic rollover.NTSB GAA18CA461Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Oak Harbor, WAThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA18CA443Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJust JA30 Superstol · Chelan Falls, WAThe pilot's improper approach over a river, which resulted in a collision with a dock.NTSB CEN18FA282Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFisher Celebrity · Patriot, INAn in-flight separation of the right wing due to upward and rearward bending that led to an overstress fracture. The reason for the upward and rearward bending could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR18FA195Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Deer Park, WAAn in-flight breakup as a result of the airplane exceeding the structural strength of the airplane during a rapid descent that the flight instructor was unable to recover from following a collision with a large bird.NTSB CEN18FA258Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 47G · Arlington, INThe inflight separation of the upper transmission due to the thread failure of transmission housing attachment bolts, which were installed on the helicopter with thread damage from a prior installation.NTSB GAA18CA431Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · King and Queen, VAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18LA250Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Lago Vista, TXThe separation of the left main landing gear spring during landing due to a preexisting fatigue crack.NTSB GAA18CA410Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R · Pantego, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path during landing, which resulted in landing short of the runway.NTSB GAA18CA420Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Hudson, NYCollision with a deer during landing.NTSB ANC18WA060Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBell 205 · Hudson Bay, CanadaOn June 27, 2018, at 1713 central standard time, a Canadian registered Bell 205A helicopter, C-FYHD, operated by Transwest Air Ltd Partnership, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing due to severe airframe vibration at Buckmayer Lake,…NTSB GAA18CA369Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Bruington, VAThe pilot’s improper decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.NTSB GAA18CA368Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 32-300 · Columbia, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN18CA294Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Sterling City, TXThe pilot’s improper decision to exit the helicopter without shutting down the engine, which allowed the collective/throttle to increase and resulted in a loss of control of the unattended helicopter.NTSB GAA18CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 · Spanish Fork, UTThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR18FA171Accident · 2 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBeech A35 · Hesperia, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted return to the airport following the separation of the spinner bulkhead during takeoff as a result of fatigue cracking. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to fly…NTSB GAA18CA359Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Hillsboro, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA18CA336Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A 1 · Renton, WAThe pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in the right wing impacting the water’s surface.NTSB ERA18LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Fort Morgan, ALA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examinations did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA18CA312Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 46 · Prescott, AZThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA18WA156Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 152 · Tulua, ColombiaThe government of Colombia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA 152 airplane that occurred on May 28, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Colombia's investigation under the provisions of…NTSB ANC18LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T182T · Yerington, NVLoss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA18CA307Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Butler, KYThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR18LA147Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell UH 1H · Olympia, WAA loss of tail rotor thrust due to the improper installation of the tail rotor assembly by maintenance personnel resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain control of the helicopter as he began transition into forward flight from a hover, which resulted in…NTSB GAA18CA293Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Bemidgi, MNThe student pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a side load and subsequent failure of the left main landing gear extension casting.NTSB WPR18LA158Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRhoads Autogyro MTO Sport · San Manuel, AZThe fracture of the propeller hub due to corrosion pitting along the propeller blade root seat, which led to cracking that was propagated due to high-cycle fatigue.NTSB WPR18FA143Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportI.C.A.-Brasov IS 29D · Avenal, CAThe pilot's improper installation of the wings onto the glider, which resulted in an in-flight wing separation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's limited familiarity with the design and a lack of reliable assembly guidance.NTSB CEN18LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182F · Luling, TXThe pilot’s failure to secure the left-wing fuel cap after refueling the airplane, which resulted in a fuel leak on takeoff.NTSB GAA18CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Chandler, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting tailwind conditions.NTSB ERA18LA135Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHeard Alan E Mosquito XE · Albion, NYThe pilot's inadvertent, improper configuration of the engine fuel system, which resulted in an excessively lean air-to-fuel ratio and resulted in a loss of engine power; and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain main rotor rpm following the loss of…