NTSB investigations
10,134 cases where the sequence of events included Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT).
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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\" = '470' 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" = '470' 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 WPR13CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Nervino, CAThe pilot’s decision to takeoff from an area off the runway surface which resulted in a collision with an object.NTSB ERA13FA273Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Manchester, KYThe pilot’s loss of helicopter control due to spatial disorientation when he inadvertently encountered night, instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the main rotor and tailboom.NTSB CEN13FA326Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHawker Beechcraft B200GT · Baker, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during departure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of specific knowledge of the airplane’s avionics.NTSB CEN13FA324Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWeatherly 620B · Ludlow, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was task- and/or work-related fatigue.NTSB ERA13LA270Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMaule BEE DEE M-4-210 · Cuttyhunk, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.NTSB ANC13CA109Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 16 · Glennallen, AKThe pilot's loss of control during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with trees.NTSB ANC13FA054Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Petersburg, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate altitude above the trees, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to avoid the trees, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall/spin and an uncontrolled descent.NTSB ERA13CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-46-500TP · West Palm Beach, FLThe pilot’s diversion of attention while taxiing the airplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control and collision with a ditch.NTSB WPR13CA257Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Bridgeport, CAThe pilot's distracted attention while on final approach which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and subsequent loss of aircraft control.NTSB ERA13WA296Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationExtra Flugzeugbau EA-330SC · Bolshoye Gryzlovo, RussiaNTSB WPR13CA261Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A23-24 · La Grande, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and the flight instructors failure to monitor the pilot during a simulated emergency landing.NTSB WPR13CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CC11-100 · Payson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare with a quartering tailwind.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 ERA13LA263Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWilson William M Cricket MC12 · Doylestown, PAThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after detecting the airplane’s degraded performance. Contributing to the accident were the likely loss of power from the left engine for reasons that could not be determined during the postaccident examination of the…NTSB CEN13WA311Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationSaab 91C · Söderhamn, SwedenOn June 1, 2013, at 1215 universal coordinated time, a SAAB model 91C (Safir) airplane, Swedish registration SE-KVC, collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from the Söderhamn Airport (ESNY), near Söderhamn, Sweden. A postimpact fire destroyed the…NTSB CEN13LA330Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TP206B · Sturgeon Bay, WIThe pilot’s improper reselection of the left fuel tank, which had an obstructed vent system and resulted in a total loss of engine power during the approach for landing.NTSB WPR13FA254Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Anthem, AZThe failure of the pilots in both aircraft to maintain adequate visual lookout in a known training area where multiple aircraft frequently operated, which resulted in a midair collision.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 ERA13FA259Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1 · Linden, NJThe flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning and his decision to take off with the airplane at a high gross weight in high temperature conditions that degraded the engine’s available power and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed while…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 ERA13FA256Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Macon, GAA total loss of engine power due to oil starvation for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive postcrash fire and heat damage to the engine components.NTSB ERA13LA254Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFleming Eldridge E Sonex · Naples, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of the noncertificated engine’s power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the…NTSB ERA13CA255Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlightstar Sportplanes Flightstar II · York, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB WPR13LA251Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1 · Truckee, CAThe pilot's failure to lean the fuel mixture during takeoff in high-density altitude conditions, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB WPR13CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Truckee, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a collision with a tree.NTSB ERA13LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the airplane being loaded in excess of its maximum gross weight at an aft center of gravity for a takeoff with a quartering tailwind and high-density altitude conditions, all of which degraded the…NTSB CEN13LA305Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Beaumont, TXThe lack of a forward clamp on the carburetor heat box rubber boot, which allowed the boot to be ingested into the inlet of the carburetor heat box, restricting the airflow and leading to a subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB CEN13LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAllen Jan A Challenger II · Greeley, COThe loss of engine power due to the engine seizure, which resulted from damage caused by the ingestion of carburetor ice into the engine intake ports.NTSB CEN13CA292Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · Erie, COThe pilot’s total lack of experience in aircraft make/model, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s lack of oversight is allowing the airplane to be rented to the pilot.NTSB WPR13FA236Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Auburn, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during approach to landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent spin.NTSB ANC13LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-6-235 · Big Lake, AKThe pilot’s execution of a hard landing, which resulted in the overstress fracture of the right main axle housing and the subsequent nosedown.NTSB ANC13LA048Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Juneau, AKThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the inability to recover the airplane.NTSB ERA13CA250Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportThomas David W Rans S-12 XL · Cleveland, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of overall recent flight experience and lack of experience in make and model.NTSB CEN13LA299Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPeck Norman O Peck P-1 · Aztec, NMThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident fire damage precluded a complete examination of the airplane.NTSB WPR13CA235Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSwanson Tiger Moth 80 · Lynden, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during final approach and his obscured vision due to the sun glare.NTSB WPR13LA233Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164D · Butte City, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after an encounter with wake turbulence while maneuvering at low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue due to extended hours of wakefulness and high workload.NTSB WPR13FA234Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Floriston, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during descent while operating in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB WPR13LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Pine Bluffs, WYThe loss 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 WPR13CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Carson City, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after an encounter with downdrafts while flying over mountainous terrain.NTSB CEN13CA281Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 369D · Camdenton, MOThe piece of wood/tree that contacted the main rotor blade during the low altitude tree-trimming flight.NTSB ERA13CA245Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1-23H-15 · Yadkinville, NCThe pilot's improper altitude management while maneuvering for an off-airport landing, which resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB CEN13LA280Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-285 · Galena, KSThe loss of engine power due to improper maintenance by an unknown individual that led to the degradation and deterioration of the No. 2 piston, which was undetected because of overdue maintenance.NTSB WPR13FA227Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportGates Learjet 35A · McMinnville, ORFailure of maintenance personnel to reattach the landing gear squat switches following maintenance, which rendered the airplane's steering, braking, and thrust reverser systems inoperative during landing. Contributing to the accident were the failure of both…NTSB ERA13LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182E · Southwick, MAThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ANC13CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18A · Nikiski, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in contact with terrain, and a ground loop.NTSB ERA13CA272Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 · Henderson, NCA loss of aerodynamic lift that resulted in a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.NTSB ERA13LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSteele Ralph Bruce Steen Skybolt · Windsor, NCThe pilot's decision to initiate an aerobatic maneuver with insufficient altitude to recover before ground impact.NTSB CEN13CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 8B-15 · Anthony, KSThe pilot’s failure to monitor the balloon's altitude, which resulted in the balloon impacting an airport rotating beacon tower.NTSB WPR13CA225Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Newcastle, WYThe student pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.NTSB ERA13LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Hartford, KYThe pilot’s failure to avoid a powerline that crossed a field that he was spraying. Contributing to the collision was the company’s failure to specifically mention that flight hazards be identified during a pre-work conference.