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 CEN12LA551Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Holton, KSThe mechanic's failure to adequately torque the right magneto attachment nuts, allowing the right magneto to come loose, which allowed engine oil to escape, causing the engine to seize.NTSB CEN12CA599Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Rockford, ILA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies.NTSB ERA12TA542Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRidge Lowell H Jabiru J230 · Otter Lake, NYA failure of an engine cylinder exhaust valve due to the buildup of lead deposits on the valve stem and fatigue cracking of the valve stem, resulting in a total loss of engine power, and the loss of the propeller. Contributing to the accident was the lack of…NTSB ERA12FA508Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36TC · Clifton Park, NYA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident investigation and testing.NTSB CEN12IA554Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 560XL · Des Moines, IAA temporary loss of control during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postincident examination of the autopilot, pitch trim systems, and horizontal stabilizer revealed no anomalies consistent with a loss of control.NTSB WPR12LA356Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Royal City, WAThe loss of engine power due to the separation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust rocker boss housing, which prevented the exhaust valve from opening.NTSB CEN12LA557Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Flandreau, SDA malfunction of the helicopter’s throttle system, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight.NTSB ERA12LA500Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Effingham, SCThe pilot's failure to avoid an encounter with known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an in-flight upset, temporary loss of control, and loading of the airframe, engine, and propeller that led to the in-flight separation of the propeller and the…NTSB CEN12LA637Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSackman Sackman Special · Ste. Genevieve, MOThe loss of engine power during a low level maneuver due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.NTSB CEN12LA539Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGn-1 Aircamper Mathes · Burlington, WIThe pilot's improper installation of the propeller bolts, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the propeller.NTSB WPR12CA350Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Eastvale, CAThe failure of both pilots to ensure that no water was present in the fuel, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power and a forced off-field landing.NTSB CEN12LA543Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCross David L Glasair III · Westcliffe, COThe loss of oil pressure due to the failure of an oil filter gasket, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN12LA525Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 214ST · Avalon, TXMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque the retaining nut and install the cotter pin that secured the helicopter’s tail rotor counterweight bellcrank. Contributing to the accident was the lack of detailed maintenance records that documented…NTSB CEN12LA524Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Carthage, TXThe loss of engine power during a low-level aerial observation flight as the result of the wearing of the rocker arm tip due to a thin carburized case layer, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB ERA12LA507Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Clifford, PAPartial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR12CA342Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · McNeal, AZThe pilot's in-flight decision to fly at low level into an unfamiliar canyon, which resulted in an off-airport landing when the airplane's climb capability was exceeded. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s decreased performance due to the high…NTSB WPR12CA340Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · McKinleyville, CAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model and his lack of knowledge regarding the fuel system.NTSB ERA12LA493Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSikorsky S-58JT · Middletown, DEThe pilot's failure to recognize that the helicopter was experiencing tail rotor dynamic instability and to take immediate corrective actions during an external load lift, which resulted in the failure of a tail rotor blade.NTSB CEN12LA513Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor G-164A · La Salle, COThe loss of engine power due to the detached distributor rotor.NTSB CEN12LA501Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H35 · Holly Lake Ranch, TXThe incomplete maintenance performed by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN12LA497Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Big Springs, NEThe total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot inadvertently shutting the engine off. Contributing to the accident was the modification to the engine control layout.NTSB CEN12LA512Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Bragg City, MOThe pilot's failure to properly tighten the b-nut from the engine-driven fuel pump to the fuel-metering unit during maintenance, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA12LA489Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36TC · Fayetteville, NCThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA12LA503Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-A55 · Homerville, GAThe loss of engine power due to debris within the engine-driven fuel pump.NTSB ERA12LA486Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Blacksburg, VAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR12LA328Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes Helicopters 369E · The Dalles, ORThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the fuel tank supply pickup becoming unported while the helicopter was pulling power lines.NTSB ERA12LA482Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Green Creek, NJThe pilot's inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation while maneuvering.NTSB WPR12TA323Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAero Commander 500 S · Elko, NVA loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to comply with required fueling procedures and the pilot's poor decision-making in not monitoring his fuel gauge and turning back when it reached minimum fuel.NTSB ERA12LA480Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Mapleton, METhe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power, and his use of an improper engine restart procedure.NTSB ERA12LA473Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR-22 · Pickens, SCA total loss of engine power due to the failure of the crankshaft, which resulted from the application of insufficient torque on the cylinder through-bolts by maintenance personnel.NTSB CEN12LA470Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYamokoski William Glastar · Chicago, ILFailure of the automotive engine's reduction gearbox while in cruise flight.NTSB WPR12LA318Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC-3 · Snohomish, WALoss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR12FA316Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Corona, CAA loss of engine power shortly 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 take off…NTSB ERA12LA470Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Farmingdale, NJThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN12FA463Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Marked Tree, ARThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to a malfunction of the fuel injection servo due to a damaged O-ring.NTSB ERA12LA469Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Statesboro, GAA total loss of engine power as a result of oil exhaustion due to the mechanic's failure to apply appropriate torque to the oil filter.NTSB WPR12LA313Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Wells, NVA loss of engine power during the final landing approach for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN12LA455Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175A · Shelby, ILThe loss of engine power due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined because engine examinations revealed no malfunctions or failures that would have led to oil starvation.NTSB CEN12LA446Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSC Iar Sa Brasov IAR 825 · Peru, ILThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA12LA452Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7CCM · Ocklawaha, FLThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR12CA304Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp Hirth Nimbus II · Redmond, ORA loss of aerodynamic lift that resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN12LA437Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Mott, NDThe rupture of a corroded oil line, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.NTSB ERA12LA442Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Pensacola, FLA partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN12CA435Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 47G-3B-2 · Treynor, IAThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN12LA424Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCAA · Bedford, INThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to return home.NTSB ERA12WA451Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationEmbraer EMB820 · Espinosa Municipality, BrazilOn July 6, 2012, at 1340 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Piper PA-31-350 (Embraer 820C), Brazilian registration PT-ENG, operated by Microsurvev Aerogeof. E Cons. Cient. Ltda, was destroyed during a forced landing following a loss of power to both engines.…NTSB ERA12LA432Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiel Emeraude · Banner Elk, NCThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the engine was not examined.NTSB ERA12LA428Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R172K · Greene, NYAn undetected fatigue crack on the outer surface of the No. 3 cylinder barrel that could only have been detected visually and not by a differential compression test , resulting in separation of the head from the barrel and a subsequent partial loss of engine…NTSB WPR12LA281Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTecnam P2002 Sierra · Watsonville, CAA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to the blockage of the carburetor’s main jet by deteriorated float material. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate maintenance inspection by maintenance personnel.NTSB ERA12FA423Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31P · Dalton, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control following loss of power in the right engine for reasons that could not be determined because of fire and impact damage. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed feathering of the right propeller…