Final NTSB investigations
217 cases where the sequence of events included Birdstrike.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Where
Open the mapLatest cases
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 c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '901' 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."completionStatus" = 'Completed' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '901' 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 ERA26LA299Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Lakeland, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while on approach.NTSB WPR26LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Morgan Hill, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird.NTSB ANC26LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron B300C · Salcha, AKAn in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight.NTSB ERA26LA161Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Fellsmere, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while descending to land at an airport.NTSB ERA26LA155Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Greenville, SCAn in-flight collision with a bird during cruise flight.NTSB ERA26LA158Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Daytona Beach, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while enroute.NTSB ERA26LA149Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sanford, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.NTSB ERA26LA142Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Chuluota, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while enroute.NTSB ERA26LA111Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Thomson, GAAn in-flight collision with a bird while maneuvering.NTSB ERA26LA082Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA44 · Pembroke Pines, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while on approach to the destination airport.NTSB ERA26LA038Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Lynchburg, VAAn in-flight collision with a bird.NTSB WPR26LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Lathrop, CAAn inflight collision with a bird.NTSB ERA25LA377Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28R · Okeechobee, FLCollision with a bird during cruise flight.NTSB ERA25LA360Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Linden, NJAn in-flight collision with a bird while on approach.NTSB CEN25LA362Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 414 · New Braunfels, TXA in-flight collision with a bird during the descent for landing.NTSB CEN25LA180Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportExcalibur Excalibur · Mountain View Airport, MOAn in-flight collision with a bird while enroute.NTSB WPR25LA113Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E-55 · Van Nuys, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird during an approach to land.NTSB WPR25LA086Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Ramona, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird in the airport traffic pattern.NTSB CEN25LA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Stringtown, MSBird strike.NTSB ERA25LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Canal Winchester, OHAn in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.NTSB ERA25LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Sebring, FLA birdstrike during descent to the destination airport.NTSB CEN24LA372Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Eden Prairie, MNThe bird strike during cruise flight that resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB WPR24LA305Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20F · Cottonwood, AZThe pilot’s evasive maneuver to avoid birds while on final approach at a low altitude, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a tree.NTSB CEN24LA267Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCovington Edward L SHA-GLASAIR · Saint James, MNAn in-flight bird strike which resulted in an engine compartment fire that ultimately destroyed the airplane.NTSB ANC24LA066Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCurtiss Wright C-46R · Kenai, AKAn in-flight collision with birds during takeoff.NTSB ERA24LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Cochran, GAThe airplane’s impact with a bird resulting in substantial damage to the right wing.NTSB ERA24LA295Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Clearwater, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while flying in the airport traffic pattern.NTSB ERA24LA273Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportConstruzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 Bravo · Laurens, SCAn in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.NTSB CEN24LA229Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAero Commander S2R · White, SDA low-level collision and engine ingestion with ducks, which resulted in a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and a subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA24LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Vero Beach, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird while on approach.NTSB CEN24LA153Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B300 · Oklahoma City, OKAn in-flight collision with a bird during the initial climb.NTSB CEN24LA143Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Moran, KSAn in-flight collision with birds while in cruise flight.NTSB ERA24LA173Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Pembroke Pines, FLAn inflight collision with a bird while approaching the destination airport.NTSB CEN24LA129Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Eurocopter AS350B3 · Fort Morgan, COAn inflight collision with birds while on approach.NTSB ERA24LA137Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Leesburg, VAAn in-flight collision with a bird while on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern.NTSB ERA24LA106Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Smyrna, TNAn in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.NTSB CEN24FA094Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell 206 · Hydro, OKThe helicopter’s inflight collision with cackling geese, resulting in an inflight breakup.NTSB DCA24LA330IncidentClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8 · Kenner, LAA partial loss of engine power due to bird ingestion in the No. 1 (left) engine, which resulted in the activation of the load reduction device to prevent vibration. The load reduction device activation resulted in smoke and fumes entering the cockpit.NTSB DCA24LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · St. Louis, MOA bird strike during climbout.NTSB ERA24LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Newport News, VAAn inflight collision with a bird during initial climb.NTSB WPR24LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Watsonville, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird while in the initial climb.NTSB ERA24LA061Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Manassas, VAAn in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.NTSB CEN24LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 560XL · Council Bluffs, IAAn in-flight collision with a bird during decent.NTSB CEN24LA053Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Helicopters Deutschland EC135T3 · Dodge Center, MNAn in-flight collision with a flock of birds.NTSB CEN24LA035Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGrassman Timothy B RV-14A · Houston, TXThe bird strike to the airplane’s vertical stabilizer during an approach for landing.NTSB CEN24LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 206L-4 · Mitchell, INThe inflight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.NTSB CEN24LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Riesel, TXAn in-flight collision with a bird.NTSB CEN23LA394Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172S · Englewood, COAn in-flight collision with multiple geese during initial climb.NTSB CEN23LA387Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 200 · Henderson, KYAn in-flight collision with a bird shortly after takeoff.NTSB CEN23LA384Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · West Lafayette, INAn in-flight collision with a bird during initial climb.