NTSB investigations
1,131 cases where the sequence of events included Other weather encounter.
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '400' 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."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '400' 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 CEN18LA352Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Rushville, INLoss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.NTSB GAA18CA517Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Ocklawaha, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA18CA508Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Corvallis, ORThe student helicopter pilot’s inadequate torque pedal application during practice approaches with a tailwind, which resulted in a loss of yaw control and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA499Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvolution Trikes Revo · Hawthorne, CAThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain lateral control of the weight-shift-controlled aircraft during the landing flare.NTSB GAA18CA504Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · McGrath, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in a crosswind.NTSB WPR18LA227Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Salmon, IDThe pilot’s inadvertent encounter with downdraft conditions, which resulted in a loss of altitude, and the pilot’s subsequent decision to conduct a precautionary landing into a stand of trees.NTSB ERA18TA222Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGlobe GC1B · Wellington, FLThe partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a sticking intake valve on the No. 3 cylinder.NTSB GAA18CA491Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206 · Barter Island, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA520Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Tyonek, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA493Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Silver City, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a quartering tailwind.NTSB WPR18LA241Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Afton, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance after an encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering in a valley with a high-density altitude, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.NTSB GAA18CA494Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Gilliam Glacier, AKThe pilot's improper decision to take off in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.NTSB GAA18CA487Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna U206 · Waynesville, OHThe pilot's inability to stop the airplane on the wet runway after an aborted go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun and impact with terrain.NTSB GAA18CA480Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Raton, NMThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR18TA212Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportICP Savannah · Fairfield, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after encountering a downdraft on approach to the runway.NTSB GAA18CA468Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185 · Lovelock, NVThe pilot's improper in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA18CA485Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Sallisaw, OKThe student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA18CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Wadsworth, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN18LA301Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlightstar SC II · Painesville, OHThe student pilot’s failure to maintain an airspeed below flight speed during a practice taxi run, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently becoming airborne. Once airborne, the reduced engine power due to an improper propeller pitch setting and…NTSB GAA18CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Colorado Springs, COThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA446Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 310 · Malden, MOThe pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA439Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWayne D. Teel Waiex · Kinsey, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN18LA286Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVans RV6 · Coldwater, KSThe pilot's loss of control while landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA474Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond DA20 · Van Nuys, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a left quartering headwind, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB CEN18FA277Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportCessna 152 · Fort Rice, NDThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in conditions that were conducive to serious carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power, an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the…NTSB GAA18CA427Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Hollywood, FLThe student pilot’s inadvertent encounter with thunderstorm conditions and her failure to maintain a proper landing flare in a crosswind, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB GAA18CA426Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 20 · Dayton, OHThe pilot's inadequate compensation for variable crosswind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA18TA193Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportQuicksilver MXL II · Arecibo, PRThe noncertificated pilot's improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA18CA404Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Cut Bank, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA18CA392Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp Hirth Discus CS · Pomfret, VTThe glider pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a collision with a ditch during the landing roll.NTSB GAA18CA449Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Swainsboro, GAThe pilot's unstabilized approach during the initial landing with a right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent go-around and the collapse of the nose landing gear during the subsequent landing.NTSB GAA18CA416Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeroprakt A-22 Valor · Malone, NYThe pilot’s improper crosswind correction during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA389Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1 34 · Boulder, COThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA382Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPzl-Swidnik PW 5 · Waller, TXThe glider pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during landing.NTSB ERA18LA175Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000 · Newburyport, MAThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for existing crosswind conditions during the final approach and landing flare, which led to the airplane drifting left of the runway, and his delayed decision to go around, which resulted in the airplane touching…NTSB GAA18CA367Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting tailwind conditions.NTSB ANC18LA046Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Ambler, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area with unfavorable wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to maintain a climb.NTSB GAA18CA350Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Denison, TXThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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 CEN18FA217Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLet L 23 Super Blanik · Moose, WYThe pilot's encounter with atmospheric conditions that resulted in a loss of lift and a subsequent loss of control near terrain that precluded recovery. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the operator's published tour flight…NTSB ERA18LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBryan C L/Labrash R D Searey · Englewood, FLThe partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB GAA18CA324Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 22 · Talkeetna, AKThe flight instructor’s improper landing flare and failure to maintain a proper descent rate during approach, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR18LA163Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Wing Pulse · Mountain Home, IDThe hang glider's encounter with a developing vortex or dust devil while maneuvering during an airshow routine, which resulted in a loss of control at an altitude that precluded recovery. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's preexisting and worsening…NTSB GAA18CA321Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDehavilland Beaver DHC 2 · Ketchikan, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and directional control during a water landing.NTSB GAA18CA314Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchleicher ASW · Nephi, UTThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in a hard off-airport landing.NTSB GAA18CA317Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Vinton, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting tailwind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA302Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft F21 · Payette, IDThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain and nose-over.NTSB GAA18CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEldridge George Skystar Kitfox SER 7 · Weippe, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach altitude, which resulted in a collision with a fence.NTSB WPR18LA145Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSportavia Putzer RF5B Sperber · Lookout Pass, MTThe pilot’s improper decision to continue flight toward rising terrain after the engine overheated, which necessitated a precautionary landing when the motorglider could not maintain altitude in downdrafts.NTSB WPR18CA146Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R G10 · Marysville, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a truck while on final approach after the airplane encountered a downdraft, which resulted in the subsequent failure of the right main landing gear and loss of directional control.