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 CEN17FA331Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech A36 · Ellabell, GAThe total loss of engine power due to oil starvation to the No. 1 connecting rod, which resulted from the improper torque of the No. 1 cylinder hold-down bolts and through-studs at the time of the cylinder's installation, which resulted in the failure of the…NTSB WPR17LA191Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion A · Fortuna, CAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA17CA519Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J5A · Springfield, VTThe pilot's unstabilized approach, which resulted in landing long and fast, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around.NTSB ERA17LA297Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTukan Trike · Nicholasville, KYThe noncertificated pilot's failure to maintain control of the weight-shift-control aircraft during takeoff.NTSB WPR17LA194Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPaul Gaywood E CH 601 HD · Goldendale, WAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR17LA188Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · El Dorado Hills, CAMaintenance personnel's inadequate routine maintenance on the helicopter engine, which led to low cylinder compression, improper magneto timing, and camshaft lobe wear, which subsequently resulted in degraded engine performance.NTSB WPR17LA192Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M 7-235C · Klamath Falls, ORThe pilot's failure to follow the pre-takeoff checklist and the failure of the left main landing gear brake due to a damaged brake master cylinder piston rod, which resulted in a stuck left brake and subsequent loss of control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA509Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 · Bremerton, WAThe student pilot’s improper bank control during takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB GAA17CA507Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CC11 100 · Hillsboro, ORThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in crosswind conditions and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ANC17FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18AS · Tyonek, AKThe noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to initiate a visual flight rules flight into dark night, marginal visual flight rules to instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB ERA17LA292Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHostein K/Hostein S Pietenpol · Albion, NYLoss of directional control due to a restriction of rudder movement.NTSB WPR17LA186Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHawker Siddeley Hunter MK.58 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The pilot’s loss of airplane control after flying through another airplane's jet wash during an air defense exercise.NTSB GAA17CA508Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · North Platte, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA505Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177RG · Byron, CAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN17LA327Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreene R/Greene S Rans S 17 · Erie, COThe pilot's failure to maintain control following a rejected takeoff for a perceived loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of training and experience in the airplane.NTSB GAA17CA500Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C23 · Rexburg, IDThe pilot's delayed decision to land the airplane with insufficient runway remaining after realizing the airplane wasn't climbing.NTSB GAA17CA498Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Perryville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ERA17LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Guntersville, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff.NTSB ERA17LA286Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT 402A · Shaw, MSThe pilot’s decision to attempt takeoff at high gross weight, in high density altitude conditions, and with insufficient runway length. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.NTSB GAA17CA495Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206 · Minden, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during landing due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.NTSB ERA17LA281Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C · Green Creek, NJThe pilot's exhaustion of the fuel supply in the selected tank.NTSB CEN17LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Booneville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR17FA185Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRich Wheeler Express CT · Madras, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern for landing, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, a subsequent aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low to recover.NTSB GAA17CA497Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Loman, IDThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for a tailwind, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA17LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith AEROSTAR601 · Marietta, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the accident airplane make and model.NTSB ERA17LA280Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2004 Bravo · Quinton, VAThe flight instructor and commercial pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in water contamination of the fuel supply, and a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA494Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerotechnik L 13 SEH Vivat · Moses Lake, WAThe pilot's improper takeoff configuration due to his failure to follow the pretakeoff checklist, which resulted in a loss of lift and collision with obstacles.NTSB GAA17CA493Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoyd Bruce RV4 · Yerington, NVThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounded landing and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB ERA17FA279Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Philipp, MSThe pilot's improper decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, below a low overcast ceiling, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB ERA17LA277Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Canton, GAMaintenance personnel's failure to ensure the proper throttle linkage travel clearance after the installation of an exhaust system.NTSB GAA17CA491Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Westby, WIThe pilot's failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB CEN17LA318Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKnapp Easy Raider · Rochester, INA partial loss of engine power 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 ERA17LA275Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C · Salisbury, CTAn improper replacement of the crankshaft by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a failure of the crankshaft gear and total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA492Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Quitman, MSThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions after passing a large hill.NTSB GAA17CA488Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCharles D Walker Walker Curtiss JN4D · Bowling Green, KYThe pilot’s exceedance of the biplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with trees.NTSB ERA17FA274Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 407 · Charlottesville, VAThe pilot's loss of helicopter control after entry into vortex ring state, leading to a high rate of descent to the ground with a right spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent and recurrent training in vortex ring state recognition…NTSB GAA17CA489Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Axtell, KSThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to attempt to close a passenger door during a critical phase of flight.NTSB ERA17FA272Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · New Milford, CTThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that the wing flaps were properly configured for takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control during the initial climb.NTSB ERA17LA324Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195 · Newman, GAThe improper rigging of the tailwheel assembly, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff. Contributing to accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane despite knowing it required excessive right rudder inputs for it to move…NTSB CEN17LA359Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Raton, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to attain a proper airspeed during an attempted go-around in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA17CA506Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C · Camas, WAThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA17LA269Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRose Herbert D Pietenpol AIR Camper · Tower City, PAThe pilot's incapacitation due to fainting as a result of complications from a previously undiagnosed heart condition.NTSB CEN17LA311Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Wellston, OHThe failure of a connecting rod small end bushing, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN17LA307Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPegasus Quantum · Fort Atkinson, WIThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a go-around, which resulted in impact with water. Contributing to the accident was the non-instructor sport pilot's decision to allow the student pilot to fly the aircraft.NTSB CEN17FA315Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 22-150 · Las Vegas, NMThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to land, which resulted in an accelerated stall and the pilot’s subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the gap in the pilot’s flight experience, his…NTSB ERA17FA265Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth Wing Freedom · Green Township, NJThe pilot's improper preflight setup of the aircraft's foldable wing, during which he incorrectly attached a nylon strap loop pull handle, instead of the steel cable shackle at the end of the strap, to its mounting hook. The nylon strap failed in flight,…NTSB GAA17CA476Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Drexel, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA17LA268Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Mount Sterling, KYA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN17LA305Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 Club Astir Iiib · Marion, OHThe pilot’s failure to follow the before takeoff checklist, which resulted in an improper takeoff configuration and subsequent uncontrolled descent into terrain during a departure climb.NTSB ANC17LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 19A · Palmer, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the right main landing (MLG) tire impacting a rock and the subsequent loss of directional control and collapse of the right MLG.