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 ERA11LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPfouts Alfred L Senior Aero SPT D260 · Palm Coast, FLA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA11CA279Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFranke Harry C Avid Flyer B · Somerset, PAThe pilot’s failure to hold full power for takeoff.NTSB ERA11LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Albion, NYA bearing failure in the engine’s supercharger section, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during flight. Contributing to the accident was the soft soil of the forced landing site.NTSB CEN11LA315Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269B · Edgerton, INA loss of clearance between the tail rotor drive shaft and the tailboom bulkhead for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the overstress failure of the drive shaft.NTSB CEN11CA321Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChang RV-10 · Minford, OHA loose fuel line fitting, which caused a fuel leak and subsequent in-flight fire.NTSB WPR11LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · College Place, WAThe pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat while operating the airplane in atmospheric conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during final approach.NTSB WPR11LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDavison RV-7A · Marsing, IDA loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA11WA268Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationGrumman G164 · Volgodonsk, RussiaOn April 20, 2011, about 1010 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a Grumman G-164A Agcat, Russian registration RA-1398G, operated by a private individual, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power near Volgodonsk, Rostov…NTSB WPR11LA199Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenith CH-750 · Winchester, CAA total loss of engine power during descent for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA11LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWsk-Mielec AN-2 · Loxley, ALA loss of engine power due to internal failure.NTSB ERA11CA237Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Lesage, WVA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper installation of snap fasteners to the rubberized type fuel cells which resulted in wrinkling of the fuel bladders and incorrect fuel quantity for the flight.NTSB WPR11FA192Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 35-B33 · Camarillo, CAThe loss of engine power during the landing approach for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11CA289Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRans S12 · Fort Collins, COThe pilot's inadvertent application of full right rudder during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR11LA193Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBartholomew Lancair 320 · Temple Bar, AZThe pilot did not use carburetor heat in cruise flight while operating in an area conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN11FA274Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Monaville, TXA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR11LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenith 701 · El Centro, CAA partial loss of engine power during the initial climb after takeoff due to oil starvation because of the failure of the No. 2 oil pump drive coupling.NTSB WPR11CA189Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Salt Lake City, UTThe student pilot's inadvertent action of pulling out the engine's mixture control lever to idle cutoff that resulted in a complete loss of engine power.NTSB WPR11FA186Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Gila Bend, AZA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to both sets of magneto points failing to open as a result of excessive wear of the magneto cam followers.NTSB CEN11LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Wellington, COThe certified flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around.NTSB WPR11LA180Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilliam Wright Avid Flyer · Cedar City, UTA loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal a specific anomaly that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR11LA179Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle DW1 · Newman, CAThe pilot’s inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from a vehicle during a low-altitude operation.NTSB ERA11LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Vega Baja, PRThe failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve resulting in a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN11CA255Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Humnoke, ARThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA11CA217Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150F · Hannawana Falls, NYThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA11WA252Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationReims-Cessna F-150 · Sotttomarina di Chioggia, ItalyOn March 25, 2011, about 1200 universal coordinated time, a Reims-Cessna F-150 airplane, Italian registration I-NOLV, had a reported engine failure while in cruise flight. The pilot decided to land on the shoreline in the vicinity of Sottomarina di Chioggia,…NTSB ERA11LA213Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolst Lawrence E VP-1 · Calhoun, GAA partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to an over-lean carburetor setting. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper adjustment of the engine's carburetor during construction.NTSB ERA11FA210Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Elgin, SCA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident was that the pilot did not maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA11LA204Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 · Goshen, NYThe pilot’s failure to adhere to published preflight checklist limitations and procedures, resulting in excessive slack and subsequent failure of the power transmission belts and a total loss of rotor system drive.NTSB ERA11LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Maury City, TNThe pilot's failure to attain the proper glidepath during on off-airport landing.NTSB ERA11LA198Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Vineyard Haven, MAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA11LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurr Andrew E Xiv Rotorway Exec 162F · Lincoln, ALA total loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA11LA196Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Ocean Springs, MSThe airplane's overweight condition due to the pilot's improper weight and balance calculation that resulted in the airplane's inability to maintain altitude.NTSB CEN11CA241Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150M · Garland, TXThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN11LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo · Austin, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC11CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Nenana, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR11LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRotorway A600 · Chandler, AZA design modification that changed the fasteners and components used to attach the main rotor drive pulley to the engine, which resulted in fatigue failure of those fasteners and a complete loss of power to the main rotor.NTSB ERA11LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182P · Alachua, FLA loss of engine power due to the failure of the camshaft gear teeth and crankshaft gear teeth for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR11LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Agoura Hills, CAThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11FA227Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportLancair LC41-550FG · Carbondale, ILThe fatigue fracture and subsequent failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve during cruise flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN11LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Bulverde, TXThe in-flight separation of the fuel cap, which impacted the helicopter’s tail rotor and resulted in the loss of tail rotor thrust. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate preflight inspection by both pilots, who did not ensure that the fuel cap was…NTSB WPR11LA154Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210 · Pahrump, NVThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to touchdown and his improper decision to abort a gear-up landing following a propeller strike.NTSB ERA11WA362Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationCessna 152 · Kingston, JamaicaOn March 4, 2011, about 1000 eastern standard time, a Cessna 152, Jamaican registration 6Y-JGA, was substantially damaged during a forced landing, following a total loss of engine power during initial climb from Norman Manley International Airport (MKJP),…NTSB ERA11LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Birmingham, ALA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA11LA167Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182F · Auburn, ALA loss of engine power due to an internal failure of the muffler that was not detected by maintenance personnel.NTSB WPR11LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140A · Newark, CAA loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection to identify and remove the water.NTSB CEN11FA202Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Independence, MOLatent dimensional discrepancies related to the engine crankcase main bearing saddle bores, which precipitated the fatigue failure of the crankshaft and a complete loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the engine manufacturer's failure to…NTSB ERA11LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172G · Clarksville, FLA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the owner's improper maintenance of the fuel selector valve, which resulted in a lack of fuel supply from the right fuel tank.NTSB ANC11CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Sterling, AKThe airplane owner improper fabrication of a fuel line, and subsequent inadequate inspection by an aviation mechanic, resulting in a loss of engine power.NTSB WPR11LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRearwin 8135 · Casa Grande, AZThe partial loss of engine power due to the separation of an exhaust valve rocker box as a result of the failure of the rocker box attaching studs.NTSB ERA11LA150Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlaglor Tom Kolb Aircraft MK III · Stetson, METhe in-flight failure of the No. 1 composite propeller blade due to fatigue, which resulted in a violent vibration, loss of engine power, and a subsequent forced landing to unsuitable terrain.