# NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.: Aircraft

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB ENG25WA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25WA049.md): Embraer EMB145 · Sokoto, Nigeria · Incident · Class 3 · Foreign · Jun 29, 2025 · 5N-BZY · No damage
- [NTSB ENG25WA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25WA034.md): Airbus A321 · Ciudad de México, Mexico · Occurrence · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 13, 2025 · XA-VXP · No damage
- [NTSB ENG25WA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25WA015.md): Bombardier BD100 1A10 · Nassau, Bahamas · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 20, 2025 · CS-CHJ · No damage
- [NTSB DCA24LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24LA293.md): Boeing 747-4HQF · Istanbul, Türkiye · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 17, 2024 · N782CK · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of multiple hinge ribs associated with the right outboard aileron, which resulted in abnormal aileron movement and airframe vibration. Contributing to the failure was the mis-rigged condition of the right outboard aileron, which increased…
- [NTSB ANC24LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA065.md): Beech 65-B80 · Woleai Atoll, Micronesia · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 12, 2024 · N44MA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was a flooded runway.
- [NTSB ENG24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24LA014.md): Boeing 787 · Singapore, Singapore · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 14, 2024 · N27957 · Minor damage
  > The uncontained left engine failure was caused by the failure and liberation of the HPT stage 1 aft blade retainer as a result of a fatigue crack in the upper collet radius that originated from a surface connected cluster of Oxide/Carbonitride/Nitride/Carbide…
- [NTSB ERA23LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA101.md): Cessna 340A · Atlantic Ocean, Turks & Caicos Islands · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 3, 2023 · N824BC · Substantial damage
  > A fuel system malfunction for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in fuel starvation to both engines.
- [NTSB ERA23LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA081.md): Learjet 35 · Guantanamo Bay, Cuba · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 2, 2022 · N979RF · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew’s continuation of an unstable approach which resulted in abnormal runway contact during the landing flare and touchdown.
- [NTSB ENG22LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG22LA049.md): Bombardier Global 7500 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 31, 2022 · 9H-VIG · Minor damage
  > An in-flight engine fire resulted from a fuel leak from fuel nozzle No. 18 pigtail-to-fuel manifold b-nut connection that contacted hot engine parts and ignited. Contributing to the manifold fuel leak was the misalignment between fuel manifold female ferrule…
- [NTSB ERA20CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA191.md): Bell UH 1N · Baghdad, Iraq · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 10, 2020 · N12328 · Substantial damage
  > The flight crew's inadequate situational awareness and failure to maintain adequate clearance from a security barrier during a night takeoff.
- [NTSB DCA20LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA20LA100.md): Sikorsky S61 · Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 20, 2020 · N908CH · Substantial damage
  > Fatigue cracking of the auxiliary servo cylinder’s pedal damper check valve housing and its bolts, which caused the sudden and uncommanded movement of the helicopter’s left pedal and a subsequent left yaw that continued until ground impact. Contributing to…
- [NTSB ENG20LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA015.md): Airbus A220 · Bordeaux, France · Incident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 12, 2020 · YL-AAU · No damage
  > A No. 1 (left) engine low pressure compressor (LPC) stage 1 integrally bladed rotor (IBR) separation due to a high cycle fatigue crack (HCF) that originated at the runout of an airfoil leading edge root radius. The HCF crack developed because of a…
- [NTSB ANC20CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA014.md): Cessna 172 · Tokyo, Japan · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 15, 2019 · N22905 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s encounter with prop wash while taxiing behind a larger airplane that was conducting a high-power engine run on the same taxiway. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller’s failure to inform the smaller airplane’s pilot about…
- [NTSB ENG20LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG20LA001.md): Airbus BD-500-1A11 (CS300) · West Flanders Province, Belgium · Incident · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2019 · HB-JCC · Minor damage
  > A No. 1 (left) engine low pressure compressor (LPC) stage 1 integrally bladed rotor (IBR) separation due to a high cycle fatigue crack (HCF) that originated at the runout of an airfoil leading edge root radius. The HCF crack developed because of a…
- [NTSB ENG19IA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19IA034.md): Airbus A220 · Côte-d'Or Region, France · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Sep 16, 2019 · HB-JCA · No damage
  > A No. 1 (left) engine low pressure compressor (LPC) stage 1 integrally bladed rotor (IBR) separation due to a high cycle fatigue crack (HCF) that originated at the runout of an airfoil leading edge root radius. The HCF crack developed because of a…
- [NTSB ENG19IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19IA029.md): Airbus A220 · Perrigny-sur-Armançon, France · Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Jul 25, 2019 · HB-JCM · Minor damage
  > A No. 1 (left) engine low pressure compressor (LPC) stage 1 integrally bladed rotor (IBR) separation due to a high cycle fatigue crack (HCF) that originated at the runout of an airfoil leading edge root radius. The HCF crack developed as a result of a…
- [NTSB ERA19FA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA210.md): Agusta AW139 · Big Grand Cay, Bahamas · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Jul 4, 2019 · N32CC · Substantial damage
  > The pilots’ decision to takeoff over water in dark night conditions with no external visual reference, which resulted in spatial disorientation and subsequent collision with the water. Also causal was the pilots’ failure to adequately monitor their…
- [NTSB ENG19IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG19IA008.md): Airbus A220 · Busan, South Korea · Incident · Class 3 · Incident · Final report · Dec 26, 2018 · HL8314 · No damage
  > The manufacturer’s inadequate cleaning of the crucible before melting the nickel alloy used in casting the low pressure turbine stage 3 blades that resulted in a casting anomaly from where an intergranular crack occurred became the origin of a fatigue crack…
- [NTSB WPR18LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA092.md): Cessna 172 · Obyan, Sark · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 19, 2018 · N7328F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and inadequate in-flight fuel monitoring which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and an emergency landing and subsequent impact with a ditch.
- [NTSB ANC18LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA020.md): Eurocopter France SA330J Puma · Pacific Ocean, Japan · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2018 · N339EV · Substantial damage
  > The worn rear bearing of the freewheel unit. Contributing to the accident was the delay in analyzing an oil sample, which would have detected the increase in metal contaminants from the worn bearing.
- [NTSB CEN18FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA063.md): Cessna 208 · Punta Islita, Costa Rica · Accident · 12 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 2017 · TI-BEI · Destroyed
  > The flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to exit an area of rising terrain, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's…
- [NTSB ENG17IA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG17IA026.md): Boeing 747 451 · Tokyo, Japan · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2017 · N668US · No damage
  > The PW4056 engine lost power due to the fatigue fracture of a 5th stage compressor blade. The cause of the fatigue fracture could not be determined.
- [NTSB ENG16IA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG16IA001.md): Boeing 747 · Russian airspace, Japan · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 2015 · N662US · Minor damage
  > The PW4056 engine experienced an in-flight loss of power because of damage to the low-pressure turbine (LPT) because of the inadequate overhaul inspection and repair instructions that existed at the time of the LPT module's last overhaul. A vane hook in the…
- [NTSB WPR15LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA257.md): Hughes 369HS · Manra Island, Kiribati · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2015 · N9068F · Destroyed
  > A The loss of helicopter control for reasons that could not be determined asbecause the helicopter sank in the oceanwater and was not recovered.
- [NTSB ERA15LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA328.md): Gulfstream Aerospace G IV · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2015 · N450KK · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight failure of the cabin pressurization relief/safety valve (CPRV) due to an obstruction of the CPRV static port, which allowed the airplane to overpressurize. The reason for the initial overpressurization condition could not be determined.
- [NTSB ENG15IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG15IA037.md): Boeing 787-8 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 2014 · N26906 · Minor damage
  > A shutdown of the displays due to the inability to operate through a rapid transient radiated electric field brought on by a near field lightning strike. Contributing to the loss of displays for the remainder of the flight was the lack of guidance to the crew…
- [NTSB ENG14IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG14IA029.md): Bombardier CRJ700 · Hodeida, Yemen · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 13, 2014 · 7O-FAB · Minor damage
  > The probable cause of the undercowl engine fire was the burn-through of the combustion chamber inner liner from the accumulation of dust that became molten during operating and infiltrated the combustion chamber thermal barrier coating causing it to spall off…
- [NTSB ERA14LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA424.md): Socata TBM 700 · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 5, 2014 · N900KN · Destroyed
  > The design of the cabin pressurization system, which made it prone to unnecessary shutdown, combined with a checklist design that prioritized troubleshooting over ensuring that the pilot was sufficiently protected from hypoxia. This resulted in a loss of…
- [NTSB DCA14CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA14CA157.md): Boeing 767 322 · Reykjavik, Iceland · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 18, 2014 · N666UA · No damage
  > The capabilities of the beverage cart were exceeded which resulted in the cart toppling over and fracturing the flight attendant's foot.
- [NTSB WPR14LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA309.md): Beech A36 · Pago Pago, Antarctica · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 22, 2014 · N20TC · Destroyed
  > A loss of airplane control during the initial climb in gusting wind conditions for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the ocean.
- [NTSB CEN14WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA180.md): Christen Industries Pitts S-2B · Meaux-Esbly, France · Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 8, 2013 · F-GEAL · Substantial damage
  > On December 8, 2013, at 1607 coordinated universal time, a Pitts S-2B airplane, F-GEAL, experienced a loss of engine power and conducted a force landing near Meaux-Esbly, France. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially…
- [NTSB ERA13LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA380.md): Piper PA46R-350T · Cat Cay, Bahamas · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 25, 2013 · N720JF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s attempt to rotate the airplane before obtaining sufficient airspeed and his improper pitch control during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and subsequently experiencing an aerodynamic stall at a low…
- [NTSB ENG13WA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13WA040.md): Sikorsky S76 - A · Macae, Brazil · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Aug 7, 2013 · PT-YSM · Minor damage
  > While the helicopter was running on the runway, the pilots noticed that the number two engine parameters were below prescribed values and decided to abort the take-off. After leaving the runway and entering the company apron, the pilots saw company mechanics…
- [NTSB ENG13IA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG13IA033.md): Boeing 777 · Ugolny Airport, Russia · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2013 · HL8275 · No damage
  > The failure of the transfer gearbox resulting from the fracture and separation of the radial gearshaft from fatigue cracking as a result of a combination of high residual tensile stresses produced by local decarburization during the manufacturing process…
- [NTSB DCA13MA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13MA081.md): Boeing 747-400 BCF · Bagram, Afghanistan · Accident · 7 fatal · Class 1 · Major · Final report · Apr 29, 2013 · N949CA · Destroyed
  > National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components,…
- [NTSB WPR13LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA131.md): Boeing 747-422 · Pacific Ocean, A1 · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2013 · N174UA · No damage
  > The flight’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence while en route, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant. Contributing to the accident was the lack of communication equipment in the rest compartment, which, if installed, could have…
- [NTSB DCA13CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA13CA008.md): Bombardier DHC-8-315 · Kabul, Afghanistan · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 17, 2012 · N800AW · Substantial damage
  > the captains ineffective management of the airplanes energy state during final approach and flare that resulted in a hard landing and tail strike at touchdown.
- [NTSB ERA12LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA268.md): Hawker Beechcraft C90GTX · Caribbean Sea, A1 · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2012 · N8116L · Substantial damage
  > A complete loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify that sufficient fuel was onboard prior to flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's misreading of the fuel ticket and his improper operation of the…
- [NTSB CEN13WA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13WA102.md): Robinson Helicopter R44 · Oosterschelde, Netherlands · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Jan 21, 2012 · PH-WMW · No damage
  > On January 21, 2012, at 1430 universal coordinated time, a Robinson Helicopter Company model R44, Dutch registration PH-WMW, made an uneventful forced landing after experiencing a partial loss of engine power near Oosterschelde, The Netherlands. The pilot and…
- [NTSB DCA12FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12FA024.md): Bell 214 · Camp Bastion, Afghanistan · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 2012 · N5748M · Destroyed
  > the overtravel of the collective sleeve, which led to a severe and sudden reduction in main rotor blade collective pitch, resulting in a loss of control of the helicopter. The reason for the collective sleeve overtravel could not be determined since much of…
- [NTSB DCA12CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12CA023.md): University Of Kansas Meridian · McMurdo, AY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 19, 2011 · UNREG · Substantial damage
  > an aerodynamic stall induced by an inadvertent autopilot Home command. The Home command was entered following a loss of the direct radio link due to improperly set failsafe settings, and an unintentional latching of Home mode from an earlier functionality…
- [NTSB ERA11WA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA472.md): Agusta AW139 · Brazil · Accident · 4 fatal · Foreign investigation · Aug 19, 2011 · PR-SEK · Substantial damage
  > On August 19, 2011, at 1948 coordinated universal time (16:48 local time), an Agusta, AW139, helicopter, Brazilian registration PT-SEK, impacted into the Atlantic Ocean, near an oil rig, identifier P-65, the helicopter sank in waters with a recorded floor…
- [NTSB CEN11WA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA412.md): McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Glastonbury, United Kingdom · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Jun 19, 2011 · G-KSWI · Substantial damage
  > On June 19, 2011, at 1420 universal coordinated time (UTC), a McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company model 369E, United Kingdom registration G-KSWI, s/n 0204E, was substantially damaged during an emergency landing after experiencing a mechanical failure of the…
- [NTSB ERA11WA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11WA209.md): Cessna 182 · Palora, Ecuador · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Feb 14, 2011 · HC-CDL · Substantial damage
  > On Feburary 14, 2011, about 1935, universal coordinated time, a Cessna 182E, Ecuadorian registration HC-CDL, registered to and operated by Fundación Amazónica., incurred substantial damage during a force landing in rough terrain due to a total loss of engine…
- [NTSB ENG11WA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG11WA004.md): Boeing 747 · Frankfurt Main (FRA), Germany · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Nov 26, 2010 · D-ABVM · Minor damage
  > On November 26, 2010, 2250 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Lufthansa German Airlines Boeing B-747-430,registered as D-ABVM, was taxiing at Frankfurt Main International Airport, when the right hand main landing gear failed. The aircraft was disabled on the…
- [NTSB ENG10WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10WA052.md): Boeing 747 · Hong Kong, China · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Sep 21, 2010 · D-ACGD · Minor damage
  > On September 21, 2010, 0930 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), an Air Cargo Germany, a Boeing B-747-412F,registered as D-ACGD, was performing a left turn to line up with Runway 25L for take-off 31C at Hong Kong International Airport. Just before finishing the…
- [NTSB ENG10IA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10IA038.md): Boeing 767 · Athens, Greece · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jun 16, 2010 · N196DN · Minor damage
  > A short circuit involving the light in position L3 on the squib test panel. The specific cause of the short circuit could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA10WA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA236.md): Cessna 150 · Santo Domingo, Ecuador · Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation · Apr 7, 2010 · HC-CHL · Substantial damage
  > On April 7, 2010, about 1300 central standard time, a Cessna 150M, of Ecuadorian registration, HC-CHL, registered to and operated by Sky Ecuador Aerolineas S.A., incurred substantial damage during a force landing in rough terrain due to a partial loss of…
- [NTSB ENG10RA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG10RA017.md): Bombardier DHC-8 · London, United Kingdom · Incident · No injuries · Foreign investigation · Dec 21, 2009 · G-JEDI · Minor damage
  > On 12/21/2009 a Bombardier DHC-8-402 (G-JEDI) suffered a loss of AC electrical power on departure from London Gatwick Airport. The crew returned to London Gatwick for an uneventful landing. Subsequent maintenance revealed heat damage to a wiring loom in the…
- [NTSB ENG09IA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG09IA016.md): Boeing 767 432ER · St. Johns, Canada · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 8, 2009 · N840MH · Minor damage
  > Incorrect installation of a wire bundle, which contained wires for oxygen system, passenger address system and lavatory power, led to chafing of the wires on structure. The chafing eventually exposed the wire conductors and resulted in electrical arcing,…

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '01'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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