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 ANC18LA011Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Oloh, MSA partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 3 valve key (exhaust).NTSB ERA18LA033Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421 · Presque Isle, METhe in-flight leakage of fuel from the fuel injection system's mixture shaft onto the hot turbocharger, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and the pilot's inability to see the runway due to reduced visibility conditions and conduct a successful landing.NTSB CEN18LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415 CD · Aurora, COThe failure of the engine-driven fuel pump and the pilot's failure to identify the pump's failure, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing on a road, during which the airplane hit obstacles.NTSB WPR18LA034Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · San Jose, CAThe pilot's delayed decision to execute an emergency landing and his attempt to return to the airport following a partial loss of power due to wear on internal engine components, which prevented the engine from developing full-rated power during the…NTSB ERA18LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Bladenboro, NCA loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the presence of an insect nest in the carburetor heat control box that prevented the pilot’s application of carburetor heat from restoring engine power.NTSB WPR18LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201T · Nipton, CAA loss of engine power due to the detonation of the No. 5 cylinder due to excessive leaning at high power settings, which resulted in a forced landing and the subsequent hard touchdown.NTSB WPR18LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVanderark RV-10 · Sun Lakes, AZThe fatigue fractures of the upper and lower alternator attachment bolts, which decreased the common drive belt tension and resulted in the subsequent in-flight separation of an alternator drive belt, the overheating of the engine, and the subsequent total…NTSB CEN18LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Grayslake, ILThe failure of the No. 4 connecting rod due to inadequate oil lubrication for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have caused a lack of lubrication.NTSB ANC18LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCloud Jeffrey Ferrell Long EZ · Eufaula, ALThe in-flight separation of a portion of the propeller, which subsequently penetrated the right rudder, as a result of the failure of the bond line between two of the propeller’s wood layers. Contributing to the failure of the propeller was the manufacturer’s…NTSB CEN18FA030Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTemco GC 1B · Pineville, LAThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the unporting of the fuel during a right turn due to the auxiliary fuel tanks' improper configuration.NTSB ERA18LA020Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Union City, TNThe pilot’s inadvertent slope landing and attempted recovery, which resulted in an incipient dynamic rollover, mast bumping, and separation of the main rotor.NTSB WPR18LA029Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Rolling Fork, MSAn uncommanded yaw and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN18LA027Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRiggs Kenneth W T Bird II · St Mary's, KSThe loss of engine power due to a propeller failure when the passenger’s hat exited the cockpit and impacted the three-bladed pusher propeller, separating one of the propeller blades.NTSB WPR18LA023Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B95 · Las Vegas, NVThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of power to both engines, and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB WPR18LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMetcalfe Robert B Vans RV 6 · Selma, CAThe pilot’s failure to properly secure an alternator ground cable swage that led to problems with the electrical system and/or electronic engine controls, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR18LA020Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Port Townsend, WAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC18LA006Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32R-300 · Dawsonville, GAThe failure of the pilot, who was not a certified mechanic, to tighten the B-nut on a remotely mounted oil filter line, which resulted in oil exhaustion, a total loss of oil pressure, and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18CA021Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210N · Eagle, COThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA18LA011Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's mismanagement of the onboard fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation, a total loss of power to both engines, and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN18LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Willmar, MNThe pilot’s improper conduct of the soft-field takeoff, which led to his failure to attain adequate airspeed, and the flight instructor’s subsequent improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, forced landing.NTSB WPR18LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarber Warren D Turbine Cubs P A 18 · Skull Valley, UTThe activation of the wheel brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. The reason for the wheel brake activation could not be determined.NTSB ANC18LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Tuskegee, ALAn improperly adjusted slope controller and fuel pump that resulted in an excessively high fuel flow, an extremely rich mixture, a rough-running engine, and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB CEN18LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRussell E Oberg Murphy Rebel · Fort Collins, COA total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice accumulation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.NTSB ANC18LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFleetwood Jack Team Airbike · Ocean Springs, MSAn intermittent failure of the power take-off cylinder ignition coil, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA18LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415 · Centre Hall, PAThe partial loss of engine power due to the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve being stuck.NTSB WPR18LA018Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Blythe, CAMaintenance personnel's failure to properly torque an oil supply line fitting, which resulted in oil starvation, a subsequent engine failure, and an off-airport landing.NTSB ERA18LA003Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFreeman Heritage Collection SE5A · Virginia Beach, VAA partial loss of engine power due to an interruption of the normal fuel/air mixture to the engine.NTSB WPR18LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Tonopah, NVThe pilot's failure to enrich the mixture during the descent, as required by the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH), and his subsequent failure to follow the POH emergency procedures, which resulted in an excessively lean fuel/air mixture and subsequent loss of…NTSB ERA17LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 162 · Huntsville, ALThe flight instructor’s failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN17LA376Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182M · Piqua, OHThe accumulation of carburetor ice while operating at a reduced engine power setting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power on approach and a subsequent forced landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN17LA368Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportEris E. Ervin Quicksilver · Cleburne, TXAn engine loss of power due to fuel starvation from a broken fuel line between the fuel tank and the engine; the loss of engine power prevented the pilot from reaching a suitable landing area. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the…NTSB GAA17CA553Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerotrike Safari · Bridgeton, NJThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing while conducting an off-airport precautionary landing after a bird strike.NTSB ERA17LA334Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcmillan Joel L Avid SW 65 · Darlington, SCA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a clogged fuel filter.NTSB WPR17LA212Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Glendale, CAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper decision to not refuel before the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR17LA208Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · El Cajon, CAA partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice during descent for landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.NTSB ERA17LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParks Richard A Starduster SA 100 · Southfields, NYA loose oil line that allowed oil to drip on the exhaust system, which resulted in smoke during cruise flight and a subsequent precautionary landing.NTSB ERA17LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502 · Union City, TNThe catastrophic failure of the compressor turbine blades, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the installation of undocumented, time-limited engine components of indeterminate age.NTSB ERA17LA325Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Machias, METhe pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB ERA17LA329Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402 · Nantucket, MAThe separation of the pushrod from the elevator trim tab actuator, which rendered controlled flight impossible. Contributing to the separation of the pushrod was the failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure it to the elevator trim tab actuator.NTSB CEN17LA352Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210G · Hallsville, MOThe total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the engine mixture control cable.NTSB WPR17LA202Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A24R · Ogden, UTThe airplane's inability to maintain an initial takeoff climb for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB CEN17LA356Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Worland, WYThe pilot's decision to operate an airplane with unreliable fuel gauges and the worn fuel cap seal that allowed fuel to siphon from the left wing fuel tank, which ultimately resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN17LA348Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech N35 · South Bend, INThe improperly seated fuel cap, which resulted in an in-flight fuel leak and subsequent total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA17LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRudder Dwight K Kitfox IV 1200 Spdst · Raymond, MSA total loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR17LA197Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Santa Paula, CAA partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN17LA338Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGolden Eagle Chief · Mt. Zion, ILA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB ERA17LA312Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Lyndonville, VTThe pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff.NTSB ERA17LA307Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206 · Harpswell, MEA total loss of engine power due to maintenance personnel's failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts, which resulted in shifting of the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 main bearings, loss of lubrication, and failure of the crankshaft.NTSB WPR17LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Empire, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off-airport precautionary landing on a dirt road with an uphill gradient.NTSB ERA17FA299Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman AA1 · Portland, TNThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.