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 CEN11LA281Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReeves Avid Mark IV · Brookfield, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway.NTSB CEN11LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172RG · Wellington, COThe certified flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during the go-around.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 CEN11FA259Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib · Boulder, COThe pilot's incapacitation for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB CEN11CA257Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172K · San Antonio, TXThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind while landing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB WPR11CA177Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Republic, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.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 ERA11LA228Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHrosik Gene Aventura II · Crescent City, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during climb after takeoff, resulting in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN11FA253Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA46-350P · Monroe, MIThe pilot's demonstration of poor judgment by attempting a high-speed pass several feet above the runway and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the runway.NTSB CEN11FA247Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Dickens, TXThe non-instrument rated pilot's decision to fly in night instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB ANC11CA021Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Chicken Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain.NTSB ERA11FA214Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerostar S A YAK-52 · Palm Coast, FLThe pilot’s failure to recover from the nose-low descent during an aerobatic maneuver.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 CEN11CA248Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Graham, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.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 ERA11GA207Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna A185F · Ashland, MEAn inadvertent encounter with localized instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.NTSB ERA11CA206Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-3 · Winchester, TNThe glider pilot's delayed response to changing weather conditions, which resulted in an off-airport landing into trees.NTSB CEN11LA252Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-3 · (Gulf of Mexico)The loss of engine power due to an engine compressor stall as a result of ingesting methane gas during takeoff.NTSB CEN11FA244Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182M · Hot Springs, ARA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11LA273Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 414A · Aberdeen, SDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswinds during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.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 WPR11LA175Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Spanish Fork, UTThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting wind, which resulted in a loss of airplane control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to depart with a high gusting wind.NTSB CEN11CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDarrow Stephen A Aventura · Ferris, TXThe pilot’s loss of aircraft control during landing.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 CEN11LA239Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGlasflugel Standard Libelle · Wellington, COThe pilot's loss of glider control due to impairment or incapacitation caused by an episode of ventricular tachycardia.NTSB CEN11FA240Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150D · Baraboo, WIThe student pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his decision to continue the flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a subsequent loss of airplane control.NTSB WPR11LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Mesa, AZThe pilot's attempt to correct a landing float by adding power, followed by his premature attempt to climb the airplane out of ground effect during a balked landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure…NTSB WPR11LA168Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TU206G · Puyallup, WAThe pilots’ activation of the fuel boost pump while preparing to land, which was contrary to checklist procedures and resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB WPR11FA170Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T310R · Butte, MTThe pilot's loss of airplane control during the missed approach for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the rapid and unforecast deterioration of the weather conditions to below the landing minimum and the pilot's decision to attempt the…NTSB WPR11CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRemos GX · Arlington, WAThe LSA pilots' failure to stop and to ensure that the taxiway was clear of conflicting traffic before entering.NTSB ERA11LA208Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJennings John C Mini Max · Clinton, SCThe pilot's inadequate performance planning, which resulted in a collision with a tree during takeoff.NTSB ERA11LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Hollywood, FLA total loss of engine power 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 ERA11CA195Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrown Narcisse A Christen Eagle II · Gainesville, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while turning from base leg to final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with the ground.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 CEN11CA238Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Anoka, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the go-around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB ANC11CA020Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Beluga Lake, AKThe pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, resulting in the airplane nosing over.NTSB CEN11LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo · Austin, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHiller UH-12D · Iowa, LAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswinds during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB WPR11FA166Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 200 · Long Beach, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a momentary interruption of power from the left engine during the initial takeoff climb. Contributing to the accident was the power interruption due to water contamination of the fuel,…NTSB CEN11CA236Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · South St. Paul, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.NTSB ERA11CA192Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Vero Beach, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.NTSB ERA11WA189Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182 · Calamar, ColombiaOn March 14, 2011, about 0815 universal coordinated time, a Cessna, 182N, Colombian registration, HK1084, operated by Transportes Aereos del Ariari, crashed while returning to Aerodromo Jorge E. Gonzalez- San Jose Guaviare (SKSJ), Calamar, Colombia, shortly…NTSB CEN11FA228Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Brownsville, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11CA224Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R-T34 · Swan Lake, ARAn in-flight collision with power lines following an encounter with a wind gust.NTSB WPR11LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta II · North Las Vegas, NVThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor's decision to continue the flight after the helicopter exhibited inadequate performance capabilities and an unresolved power production…NTSB WPR11LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Agoura Hills, CAThe loss of engine power during cruise flight for undetermined reasons.