NTSB investigations
3,368 cases where the sequence of events included Off-field or emergency landing.
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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\" = '440' 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" = '440' 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 CEN20LA420Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech V35 · Terrell, TXFuel starvation due to a fuel system leak, which resulted in a loss of engine power and the subsequent forced landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB ERA20LA332Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGlasair 1RG · Hagerstown, MDThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN20LA422Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · St. Clairsville, OHThe pilots improper fuel planning that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA20LA333Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAyres S2R · Jackson, TNThe pilot’s failure to adequately monitor his fuel supply, resulting in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.NTSB ERA20LA328Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRockwell S2R · Hamilton, GAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper operation of the engine beyond its indicated maximum cruise power setting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA20LA325Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportErcoupe F 1 · West Kingston, RIThe pilot’s failure to conduct a proper preflight inspection and ensure the fuel was uncontaminated, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and forced landing.NTSB ERA20LA322Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Moosic, PAThe inadequate torquing of anchored-thru and free-thru studs during installation of the No. 2 cylinder, resulting in their fatigue fracture and subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the undershoot landing was the pilot’s failure to divert to…NTSB ERA20LA320Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108 · Newport, PAA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a disconnected carburetor mixture control cable which allowed the carburetor mixture lever to migrate to the cut-off position during flight.NTSB CEN20LA403Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Palatine, ILThe loss of partial engine power due to fuel starvation during departure which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a utility pole.NTSB CEN20LA384Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32R · Bonham, TXThe loss of engine power due to a disconnected fuel injector line that was not properly tightened during recent maintenance.NTSB CEN20LA380Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Canyon Lake, TXThe total loss of engine power for a reason that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB CEN20LA373Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA24 · Midland, MIThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR20LA291Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TU206 · Tusayan, AZA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of contamination in the airplane’s fuel system.NTSB ERA20LA297Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRockwell 500 · Pembroke Park, FLA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the fatigue fracture of an electrical wire in the tank unit or fuel transmitter, which likely resulted in an inaccurate fuel quantity indication.NTSB ERA20LA299Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Weston, FLA total loss of engine power due to the failure of the Nos. 1 and 3 connecting rods from lack of lubrication.NTSB CEN20LA364Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman G164 · Ogallala, NEThe total loss of engine power due to a failure of the master connecting rod.NTSB CEN20LA353Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT602 · Inverness, MSThe pilot’s decision to move the power control lever into beta during flight, which resulted in the power control lever and associated linkage becoming stuck in the beta position.NTSB ERA20LA287Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA34 · Groton, CTThe reported partial loss of right engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.NTSB WPR20CA273Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS233 · Warner Springs, CAThe pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing.NTSB CEN20LA342Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSiebel Auriga · Rockford, ILThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB ERA20LA288Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Ardmore, TNThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his decision to depart from a constrained, grass-covered field in elevated-density altitude conditions, which resulted in reduced takeoff and climb performance and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN20LA330Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R44 · Logan, IAThe failure of the lower actuator bearing support brackets, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, a loss of belt tension on the main rotor drive system, and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB ERA20LA278Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210 · Allendale, SCA total loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to contamination from a thermoplastic polymer used in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to report debris observed in the fuel system during previous preflight…NTSB ERA20LA277Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · St. Agatha, METhe failure of the crankshaft gear alignment dowel due to fatigue crack propagation and overstress, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA20LA275Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA25 · Miami, FLA total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice that was not detected by the pilot.NTSB CEN20LA327Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman G164 · Alicia, ARInadequate maintenance of panel fasteners, which led to a side panel coming loose during takeoff and the pilot having to make a subsequent forced landing to a flooded rice field when the airplane became difficult to control.NTSB ERA20LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Alabaster, ALA loss of control and lack of climb performance shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence, resulting in a collision with terrain.NTSB CEN20LA322Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportQuad City Challenger · Jonesboro, LALoss of engine power due to the use of improper fuel in the airplane by the non-certificated pilot.NTSB ERA20LA270Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Sumter, SCThe pilot’s fuel mismanagement during flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power from both engines due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN20CA320Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Memphis, MOThe pilot did not remove the rudder gust lock during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a tree.NTSB CEN20CA331Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Hartington, NEThe pilot's failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot’s view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the…NTSB ERA20LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Salinas, PRContamination and corrosion within the fuel system that resulted in a blockage, starvation of fuel to the engine, and the total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA20LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Pottstown, PAThe pilot's failure to ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for nonlevel flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN20LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A23-24 · Burns Flat, OKThe mechanic’s improper maintenance when he reinstalled the fuel servo during the last annual inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight when the throttle control rod-end disconnected from the fuel servo throttle linkage.NTSB CEN20LA291Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Arlington, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a forced landing with a quartering tailwind, following a partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB WPR20LA225Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV 8 · Grimes, CAA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not examined.NTSB ANC20CA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Homer, AKThe pilot's failure to see and avoid the boat's mast, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning by not having the boat's mast measured.NTSB ERA20LA245Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Falmouth, KYThe pilot’s failure to ensure that an adequate supply of fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN20CA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Springfield, OHThe pilot’s inadequate inflight planning that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN20LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Dalhart, TXThe total loss of engine power due to a failed fuel control unit bearing.NTSB CEN20LA278Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman G164 · Springfield, COThe pilot’s loss of visibility in the cockpit due to foam created by the chemicals loaded in the hopper, which resulted in collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the combining of chemicals known to produce foam and the pilot’s failure to…NTSB CEN20LA269Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Weldon, ARThe total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN20LA286Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R44 · Welsh, LAA partial loss of engine power while in flight due to corrosion of engine components, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN20LA265Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTitan Titan Tornado · Marksville, LAThe student pilot’s failure to ensure sufficient fuel onboard, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in impact with terrain.NTSB CEN20LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Bridgeport, TXMaintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to a restricted air intake-induction system.NTSB CEN20LA256Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 320 · Round Rock, TXImproper maintenance that led to a loss of engine power due to a failed left engine magneto, the pilot’s improper application of single engine emergency procedures, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB CEN20LA245Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Winfield, TXThe total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s improper fuel management, which led to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the low altitude at which the loss of engine power occurred.NTSB CEN20CA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBellanca 1730A · Martinton, ILThe pilot's improper decision to conduct an off-field precautionary landing.NTSB ERA20LA216Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 47G · Atoka, TNA total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel line; the reason for the blockage could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN20LA216Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTeam 1600R · Marshall, MIMaintenance personnel’s improper installation of an improperly sized clamp on the fuel supply line, which allowed air to enter the supply line, a subsequent loss of engine power, and a forced landing.