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 GAA17CA342Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 802 · Pocahontas, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral/bank control during the initial climb in turbulent conditions.NTSB CEN17FA231Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportGefa-Flug AS-105-GD · Hartford, WIThe overpressurization failure of the airship envelope as a result of the airship's encounter with gusty wind conditions and thermal activity. Contributing to the accident was the jammed Plexiglass venting panel.NTSB GAA17CA359Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Salem, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane contacting tall grass.NTSB GAA17CA341Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Galena, IDThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a power-on stall and subsequent loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA17CA340Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSportine Aviacija LAK 12 · Reno, NVThe glider pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch during an aerotow takeoff.NTSB GAA17CA338Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28 · Estherville, IAThe student pilot's failure to maintain crosswind correction during a go-around in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN17LA230Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164 · Delaplaine, ARThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN17FA227Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E 90 · Ruidoso, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain after takeoff during dark night conditions.NTSB ERA17LA205Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P206 · West Creek, NJThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA346Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305C (0 1E) · Rexberg, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA335Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Stow, OHThe student pilot’s rudder overcorrection during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA17LA203Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Suffolk, NYA loss of preload to the crankshaft gear attachment bolt due to improper installation, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the crankshaft gear alignment dowel and led to the rotation of the crankshaft gear and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA331Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA25 · Hood River, ORThe pilot's failure to visually check the fuel level prior to takeoff and subsequent mismanagement of the available fuel supply during numerous glider tow flights.NTSB ERA17LA201Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Gordonville, FLThe pilot's failure to properly configure the mixture control for landing due to disorientation because he had the airport diagram upside down, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA17LA202Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Tamiami, FLA partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to carburetor icing.NTSB GAA17CA334Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Geneva, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare in variable wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane landing on the left edge of the runway and impacting trees.NTSB CEN17LA228Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThompson Angel Hawk II · Homer, LAA total loss of engine power due to the engine’s unresolved high operating temperatures, which resulted in failure of the distributor rotor and drive shaft, and the pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during the subsequent forced landing, which resulted in…NTSB CEN17LA226Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32R-301T · Dalhart, TXThe failure of the engine's front bearing seal due to maintenance personnel’s installation of an improperly sized crankshaft seal, which resulted in oil starvation and a forced landing.NTSB GAA17CA336Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28 · Auburn, INThe pilot’s decision to continue to attempt to take off despite the airplane’s inability to attain a positive climb rate, which resulted in little runway remaining, and his subsequent decision to turn off the runway, which resulted in a collision with a barn.NTSB GAA17CA329Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Nashville, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN17LA220Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17 30 · Watkins, COThe pilot's in-flight fuel mismanagement, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA321Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAg-Cat G 164 · Tulelake, CAThe pilot’s improper decision to perform a low altitude fly-by over ground equipment, which resulted in the airplane striking the equipment.NTSB WPR17FA120Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-180 · Santa Rosa Valley, CAThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while intentionally maneuvering in a steep bank at low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.NTSB GAA17CA381Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Soldotna, AKThe pilot’s abrupt maneuver to avoid a moose cow and calf during taxi, which resulted in an impact with a tree.NTSB GAA17CA326Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Newburyport, MAThe student pilot's decision to attempt to close the cockpit window during takeoff and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.NTSB GAA17CA318Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Payson, AZThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning that did not account for high-density altitude conditions and his subsequent attempted go-around in conditions that prevented the airplane from attaining a positive climb rate and resulted in its subsequent descent…NTSB CEN17LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLevy Adam V Legacy 2000 · Georgetown, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.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 GAA17CA330Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Williamson, GAThe pilot’s aggressive and early forward stick application during the landing roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain pitch control and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB GAA17CA317Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Guttenberg, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which resulted in the left wing impacting a street sign.NTSB ERA17FA195Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA23 · San Juan, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, properly correct for left yaw, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent into water.NTSB CEN17FA209Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Dimmitt, TXThe pilot's incapacitation due to scarring from previous heart attacks and severe hypertrophy of the left ventricular wall which resulted in arrhythmia and a loss of control while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB CEN17FA208Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMichael S. Logan Kitfox · New Berlin, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing…NTSB WPR17FA118Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Banning, CAThe flight instructor's decision to continue the takeoff in gusting tailwind and high density altitude conditions, which significantly reduced airplane performance, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the initial…NTSB GAA17CA320Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Elk City, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the wing’s angle of attack while on short final, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA17CA319Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMagnaghi Aeronautica SKY Arrow LSA · Chapman, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral/bank control during the takeoff climb in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA17CA316Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMalinowski Walter S RV8 · Canaan Valley, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB WPR17FA117Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Ventura, CAThe pilot's abrupt and substantial pullup maneuver while flying the airplane above the maneuvering speed, which resulted in an in-flight breakup. The reason for the pilot's maneuver could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB GAA17CA325Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Ellington, CTThe pilot’s unstabilized approach and failure to go around in rainy, gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-induced pressure to land due to the deteriorating weather conditions.NTSB CEN17FA207Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVarga 2150A · Bowling Green, OHThe pilot's loss of control due to impairment from carbon monoxide poisoning. Contributing to the accident was the corrosion of the heat exchanger and the failure of maintenance personnel to adequately inspect and repair or replace the exchanger during the…NTSB GAA17CA324Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJess Just Aircraft Supers · Boca Raton, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN17LA202Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA36 · El Campo, TXFoam contamination in the fuel injector nozzles from deteriorated foam baffles and water in the fuel flow divider, the combination of which resulted in the loss of engine power.NTSB WPR17FA108Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 30 · Haines, AKThe pilot's decision to turn toward the inoperative engine after conducting a low-level pass, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to perform the flight and the engine…NTSB GAA17CA322Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Gilbert, SCThe pilot's improper glidepath in variable wind conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting terrain short of the runway threshold.NTSB ANC17FA026Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportArctic S 1B2 · Salcha, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in high winds, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to load the…NTSB WPR17LA113Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Rockville, IDThe in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission drive shaft due to a fatigue fracture of one of the KAflex flex frames caused by a loose bolt, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB WPR17LA110Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Glastar · Concord, CAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB GAA17CA305Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 · Maxwell, CAThe pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection and ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN17FA197Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts S 2A · Sheboygan Falls, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine power during a low-level aerobatic maneuver; the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine. Contributing to the…NTSB CEN17CA218Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Plainwell, MIThe pilot's improper approach to landing and his failure to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway overrun.