NTSB investigations, NM
42 cases where the sequence of events included Off-field or emergency landing.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NM' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND 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 WPR26LA167Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCzech Sport Piper Sport · Crownpoint, NMThe pilot’s failure to correctly identify the runway, which resulted in a landing on a residential driveway and collision with a gate.NTSB WPR26LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23 · Newkirk, NMThe pilots inadequate preflight planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent landing on rough terrain.NTSB WPR26LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGlasflugel STD Libelle 201B · Moriarty, NMThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.NTSB WPR24LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEvektor-Aerotechnik A S Harmony LSA · Grants, NMA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR23LA304Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVan Grouw R / Cantrell L White Lightning · Las Vegas, NMA reported partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR23FA275Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna T310R · Santa Fe, NMA total loss of left engine power as a result of improper installation of the aft-facing crankshaft counterweight retaining rings. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following the loss of left engine power, which resulted in the…NTSB WPR23LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Clovis, NMThe pilot’s failure to follow the go-around procedures by prematurely retracting the flaps and not establishing a proper go-around climb speed after attempting to land with a quartering tailwind, resulting in the airplane’s inability to climb.NTSB WPR21LA316Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 77 · Stanley, NMA loss of engine performance due to lead fouling of the lower spark plugs, which resulted in an off airport forced landing.NTSB WPR21LA173Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Santa Fe, NMA leak in the oil line that supplied the engine with oil, which resulted in oil exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the routing of the oil line to close to the exhaust manifold.NTSB WPR21LA141Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20B · Animas, NMThe pilot’s delayed use in the operation of carburetor heat which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB WPR20LA121Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Angostura, NMThe pilots precautionary off airport landing due to an undetermined engine issue.NTSB WPR19LA273Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSmyth Sidewinder · Tucumcari, NMThe in-flight separation of a section of a propeller blade due to a fatigue crack, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB WPR19LA101Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDennis l Zumbalt SKY Bolt · Deming, NMThe pilot’s failure to properly position the fuel selector before takeoff, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB GAA19CA053Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA24 · Texico, NMThe pilot's improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN19FA008Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182 · Canoncito, NMThe partial loss of engine power due to induction system icing. Contributing to the accident was the fractured carburetor heat control cable, which rendered the carburetor heat inoperative.NTSB GAA18CA262Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot’s decision to continue flight in mountainous terrain with downdraft conditions, which necessitated a precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN18LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlack Donald Cozy III · Los Lunas, NMThe seizure of the propeller gearbox for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in a forced landing.NTSB CEN18LA077Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBryk Steven L Velocity XL RG · Santa Fe, NMThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with unforecasted icing conditions during cruise flight, which resulted in the accumulation of airframe icing, the airplane’s inability to maintain altitude, and a subsequent forced landing on rough terrain.NTSB CEN17LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilliam D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai Excalibur · Albuquerque, NMThe loss of pitch control due to the overload failure of the control rod.NTSB CEN17LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Michael E Cozy Mark IV · Anthony, NMA total loss of engine power during climbout for reasons an examination of the engine and fuel system was not able to determine, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN17LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Bloomfield, NMMaintenance personnel’s failure to fully torque the fuel port cap, which allowed the cap to back off in flight and interrupted fuel flow to the engine, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN17CA013Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerostar RX-8 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot's improperly planned landing, which resulted in a strike with power lines.NTSB CEN16LA375Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32R-300 · Grants, NMA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN16LA349Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-180 · Cuba, NMA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information.NTSB CEN16LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion · Alamogordo, NMThe failure of the No. 5 exhaust valve key spring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN15LA436Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C35 · Belen, NMThe total loss of engine power due to contamination in the fuel system.NTSB GAA15CA133Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus 2C · Hobbs, NMThe pilot's improper compensation for gusty wind conditions which resulted in impact with terrain short of the runway.NTSB CEN14LA373Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarramone Mike A Vixen · Columbus, NMA total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident engine examination did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN14CA164Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Ruidoso, NMThe pilot's failure to adjust the engine's fuel-air mixture and decision to takeoff in high density attitude conditions which degraded the airplane's performance.NTSB CEN13LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Eagle Nest, NMA total loss of engine power due to a rapid throttle change during autorotation, which the flight instructor initiated in response to a low rotor rpm warning, which resulted from the separation of one of the magnets used to provide rotor rpm indications from…NTSB CEN13CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20C · Moriarty, NMThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN12LA289Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Grants, NMThe loss of engine power due to an excessively rich fuel mixture that occurred during operations at idle power settings at a high density altitude. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s poor decision-making in choosing to practice an…NTSB CEN12LA261Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Albuquerque, NMThe partial loss of engine power due to an intake valve that was stuck in the open position.NTSB CEN11LA044Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGlobe GC-1B · Grants, NMThe loss of partial engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN10CA542Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus · Moriarty, NMThe inadvertent opening of the cockpit canopy for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN10CA507Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLet L-23 Super Blanik · Socorro, NMA loss of lift that resulted in an off-airport landing.NTSB CEN10CA384Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican AA-1 · Gallup, NMThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and failure to attain an adequate airspeed that led to a stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for an off-airport landing and the high density altitude.NTSB CEN09CA480Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoring Robert Burton RV6A · Demming, NMThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's failure to manage and monitor fuel usage.NTSB CEN09FA430Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 35-A33 · Las Vegas, NMThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN09LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · La Luz, NMA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a blockage in the right fuel tank vent.NTSB CEN09LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-201 · Santo Domingo Pueblo, NMA loss of engine power due a loss of oil pressure resulting in heat distress and mechanical failure of the engine. The reason for the loss of oil pressure was not determined.NTSB CEN09CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20C · Edgewood, NMA total loss of engine power while at cruise altitude for undetermined reasons.