NTSB investigations
3,371 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 ERA13LA342Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Leonardtown, MDThe improper installation and inspection of the throttle linkage by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the throttle linkage coming loose and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB CEN13LA443Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Monte Vista, COThe partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the engine cylinder exhaust rocker housing as a result of an excessively torqued rocker assembly.NTSB WPR13LA346Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35-B33 · Lone Pine, CAA partial loss of engine power after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to not…NTSB CEN13LA433Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportClayton Gerald H Glastar GS-1 · Columbus, INSlippage in the engine clutch and gear reduction module and a resultant uncommanded movement of the propeller blades into reverse thrust.NTSB WPR13LA336Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWester/Steiger Glastar · Independence, ORThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR13CA333Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Hood River, ORThe glider encountered atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in an off airport landing on rough terrain.NTSB ERA13LA331Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Tupelo, MSThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN13FA429Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201T · Holdrege, NEThe loss of engine power during takeoff due to the activation of the primer diverter valve.NTSB ERA13FA325Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Laurel, MDThe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff and his decision to operate the unairworthy airplane.NTSB ERA13LA327Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUnivair 108-1 · Tuftonboro, NHMaintenance personnel’s failure to remove circumferential gouges in the aft radius of the R2 rod journal on the crankshaft during its last engine overhaul, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the crankshaft and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA13LA323Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Garret W Merlin GT · Collierville, TNThe total loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination due to postcrash fire damage.NTSB CEN13LA417Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-125 · Mapleton, MNThe total loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel, which resulted in the pilot's forced landing to unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN13LA473Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Nauvoo, ILA fatigue failure of an engine compressor turbine blade, which resulted in extensive secondary engine damage and a complete loss of engine power.NTSB WPR13LA363Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuarnoccio Avid Flyer · White City, ORExcessive engine operating temperature, which resulted in engine failure and a forced landing. The reason for the excessive engine operating temperature could not be determined during postaccident engine examination.NTSB WPR13LA317Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182H · Hesperia, CAThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the detachment of the mixture control cable from its mounting clamp.NTSB CEN13LA398Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Sandwich, ILThe pilot’s failure to recognize the formation of carburetor ice during cruise descent and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN13LA397Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Nappanee, INThe failure of the No. 6 piston due to detonation and the subsequent interruption of the engine oil flow that resulted from the piston fragments.NTSB CEN13LA406Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Lufkin, TXThe restricted movement of the carburetor’s forked needle valve within its seat due to the mechanic’s misadjustment of the valve clip forks, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR13LA304Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDorman Bakeng · Garden Valley, IDA mechanical failure of the oil cooler, which resulted in a complete loss of oil and engine power.NTSB CEN13CA389Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech P35 · Bridgeport, TXThe failure of both the flight instructor and the pilot to monitor and manage the fuel on board, which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR13LA302Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportS.N.I.A.S. AS-350B Ecureuil · Hamilton, MTThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to the fatigue failure of a pneumatic fuel controller pipe. Also causal was maintenance personnel’s failure to adequately maintain the pipe and replace it with a thicker type.NTSB ERA13IA313Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206 · New York, NYThe improper maintenance decision to adjust the engine oil pressure regulator valve in response to high oil pressure indications rather than to properly troubleshoot the anomaly, which then allowed an existing oil supply path blockage to increase and led to…NTSB CEN13LA381Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Hot Springs, ARThe pilots’ failure to monitor and manage fuel consumption during cruise flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB WPR13LA318Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChicco Quicksilver Sport II · Newbury Park, CAThe partial loss of engine power while maneuvering due to the blockage of the exhaust system by broken internal engine baffles that had shifted during the flight, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB ANC13LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175 · Skwentna, AKThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. .NTSB CEN13LA396Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47D1 · Lake Ozark, MOThe improper rebuild and maintenance of the helicopter and inadequate subsequent inspections, which resulted in undetected fuel contamination and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight.NTSB CEN13IA387Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMartin Charles A Zenith Stol CH 750 · Paragould, ARThe improper installation of the propeller flange, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the propeller assembly.NTSB WPR13FA294Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Birdseye, UT***This report was modified on August 18, 2015. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** The operator's improper installation of a supplemental electrical power supply, which caused a short circuit due to inadequate vibration…NTSB CEN13LA370Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · El Reno, OKA loss of engine power, which resulted from the failure of the magneto assembly for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.NTSB ERA13LA291Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Clearwater, FLA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because neither postaccident visual examinations nor test runs of the engine revealed any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN13LA360Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Danbury, TXThe total loss of engine power due to the failure of a connecting rod for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.NTSB ANC13CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CC11-100 · Dillingham, AKA loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB WPR13LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Waihee-Waiehu, HIThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies due to saltwater immersion.NTSB CEN13LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Carrizo Springs, TXThe pilot’s failure to identify the water contamination of the fuel system during his preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the airplane’s initial climb.NTSB ERA13LA285Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Oxford, NCThe failure to comply with an airworthiness directive by maintenance personnel and incorrect reinstallation of the fuel selector handle by unknown personnel, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB CEN13LA346Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRogers T-51 Mustang KIT · St Francis, KSForeign debris in the propeller governor, which led to excessive wear in the governor and its subsequent in-flight failure.NTSB CEN13WA477Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationBeech 100 · Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, CanadaOn June 10, 2013, at 1726 eastern daylight time, a Beech model 100 (King Air 100), Canadian registration C-GJSU, serial number B-88, experienced a dual loss of engine power and collided with terrain about 1/2 mile west of St-Mathieu-De-Beloeil Airport (CSB3),…NTSB CEN13CA343Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150G · Franklin, OHThe pilot's improper fuel planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA13LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170 · Plainville, CTThe pilot’s overflight of the landing runway during a forced landing after a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight which resulted in his failure to detect water contamination of the fuel system.NTSB CEN13CA334Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C24R · Peyton, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff.NTSB WPR13LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Grand Canyon, AZA loss of throttle control movement during a practice autorotation that was planned to terminate with a power recovery for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…NTSB WPR13FA264Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Los Angeles, CAThe pilot’s loss of helicopter control following a precautionary landing, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB ERA13LA269Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Elkton, KYThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during the approach to landing, which resulted in carburetor icing and a partial loss of engine power during a subsequent initial climb.NTSB CEN13CA315Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CCK · Cookson, OKA total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the fuel during the preflight, and failure to check the fuel storage tank’s fuel filter/water separator.NTSB ERA13LA268Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-4-220C · Fredericksburg, PAA total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder piston pin.NTSB ERA13LA264Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlobe GC-1B · Williamson, SCThe pilot’s decision to takeoff with a quartering tailwind at high density altitude, close to gross takeoff weight, on a short turf runway with trees at the departure end.NTSB ERA13TA261Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 407 · Columbia, MDThe short circuit failure of a tantalum capacitor, internal to the engine’s electronic control unit, resulting in an uncommanded shutdown of the engine in flight.NTSB ERA13LA258Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Herndon, VAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA13LA262Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Brevard, NCThe cylinder manufacturer's misalignment of the exhaust valve guides in the No. 2 cylinder during manufacture, which resulted in the exhaust valve sticking and the pushrod breaking and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR13FA243Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Wenatchee, WAFatigue failure of the six bolts that secured the bevel gear to the first stage planetary carrier, which caused the transmission to seize while the helicopter and main rotor were still operating.