NTSB investigations, 2016
32 cases where the defining event was Collision during takeoff/land.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 66 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 67 |
| 2010 | 44 |
| 2011 | 41 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2013 | 27 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 59 |
| 2023 | 53 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 28 |
| 2026 | 35 |
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2016
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.\"isDefiningEvent\" AND e.\"tier2Number\" = '490')
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2016 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT e.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '490') 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 CEN17LA061Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMead RV 8A · Farmington, MOThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN17LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLueck Kitfox 7 · Cody, WYImproper maintenance of the fuel pressure regulator, which resulted in an excessive fuel and airbox pressure differential and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB ERA17WA090Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationAerofab Lake LA 250 · Puerto Plata, Dominican RepublicOn October 17, 2016, about 2200 coordinated universal time, an AeroFab, Inc. Lake-250, N724ST, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ocean while on approach to Gregorio Luperón International Airport (POP), Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. The pilot…NTSB GAA17CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Phoenix, AZThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around and a runway excursion.NTSB CEN17CA013Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerostar RX-8 · Albuquerque, NMThe pilot's improperly planned landing, which resulted in a strike with power lines.NTSB GAA17CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 · Lawrence, KSThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an unstabilized approach and collision with runway approach lights.NTSB CEN16CA393Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 230 · Fargo, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the ground obstacle during the landing with gusting winds present.NTSB CEN16CA390Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Rensselaer, INThe pilot's improper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in the left wing's subsequent impact with a cornfield.NTSB GAA16CA518Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech C24 · Andrews, ORThe pilot’s decision to land off airport at night and his lack of positional awareness, which resulted in his landing at the wrong location and impacting a fence.NTSB ANC16CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Soldotna, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath during landing, which resulted in an unintended touchdown before the chosen landing area.NTSB WPR16LA185Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoover David Arnold AR 6 · Reno, NVThe pilot of Race 11’s failure to maintain clearance from Race 1 during takeoff, and the insufficient abort procedures specified within the race rules. Contributing to the accident was the pilot of Race 1’s decision to shut down the engine on the runway and…NTSB GAA16CA517Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJerant Frank Mong · Reno, NVThe other pilot's failure to maintain adequate separation and visual lookout during landing, which resulted in his airplane colliding with the airplane ahead of it on the runway.NTSB CEN16LA342Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairchild M 62A-3 · Madison, OHThe pilot's failure to follow the Before Takeoff checklist and his improper use of flaps during takeoff, which degraded the airplane's climb performance and resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB CEN16FA333Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Terre Haute, INThe pilot's failure to maintain a normal approach path to the runway, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree and a house during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.NTSB CEN16LA311Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Cardington, OHThe partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during an attempted go-around.NTSB GAA16CA419Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Lewiston, MTThe pilot's failure to ensure that his seat was adjusted and locked, which resulted in his seat sliding aft during the takeoff roll, and the subsequent loss of directional control and runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA403Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Rexburg, IDThe student pilot's failure to retract the flaps during a go-around in high density altitude conditions, resulting in the airplane's inability to climb and a subsequent collision with terrain and nose over.NTSB ERA16FA257Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-201 · Esperance, NYThe pilot's inadequate preflight weight and balance and performance planning, which resulted in the airplane being over gross weight. Also causal were the pilot's decision not to use the entire runway for takeoff, his premature liftoff, and his failure to…NTSB WPR16LA138Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Brookings, ORThe pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness during the departure turn in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.NTSB ANC16LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 206 · Halibut Cove, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an attempted go-around.NTSB CEN16LA252Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Houghton Lake Heights, MIThe pilot's delayed reaction to the variable wind condition, which resulted in an excessive descent rate and the airplane's subsequent collision with a wire fence short of the runway.NTSB CEN16FA216Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Rockville, INThe pilot's use of an improper soft-field takeoff procedure, which resulted in the airplane having insufficient airspeed to climb out of ground effect and its subsequent impact with trees near the departure end of the runway.NTSB ANC16CA031Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M 6-235 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot's decision to land on terrain unsuitable for a wheel equipped airplane.NTSB GAA16CA273Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18 · Shulin Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during final approach.NTSB CEN16WA398Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationCirrus SR22 · Ailly-sur-Somme, FranceNTSB CEN16LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B100 · Dexter, MOA collapse of the right main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined because of the damage to the landing gear system.NTSB ERA16LA171Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421 · Foley, ALThe pilot's failure to obtain proper takeoff speed before breaking ground, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to gain altitude and a collision with trees and terrain.NTSB DCA16WA126Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Jakarta, IndonesiaThe government of Indonesia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on April 04, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Indonesia's investigation under the…NTSB GAA16CA149Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican AA 1 · Brigham City, UTLoss of directional control during landing, due to nose landing gear damage sustained in the prior takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and nose over.NTSB ERA16LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Gainesville, FLThe failure of the engine crankshaft near the Nos. 4 and 5 crankshaft journals due to oil starvation. The reason for the oil starvation could not be determined during postaccident examination.NTSB ANC16CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Sleetmute, AKThe pilot's decision to make contact with an unsuitable landing surface, resulting in a nose over.NTSB CEN16LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-140 · Sturtevant, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during a landing at dusk, which resulted in impact with a moving ground vehicle. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative precision approach path indicator.