NTSB investigations, IA
207 cases where NTSB found Aircraft.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 |
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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IA' AND 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"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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND 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
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 CEN26LA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A188B · Algona, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during a turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN26LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Emerson, IAThe failure of the pilot to verify the loading hose had been disconnected before taking off and the failure of the loader to disconnect the fuel hose from the helicopter.NTSB CEN26LA256Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Coralville, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during a low-level aerial application flight.NTSB CEN26LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEnstrom F-28F · Oelwein, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the hover taxi with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN26LA113Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCostruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P-MENTOR · Des Moines, IAThe solo student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.NTSB CEN26LA003Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuartz Mountain Aerospace 11E · Earlham, IAThe flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN25LA351Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Nora Springs, IAThe pilot’s improper decision-making for the attempted landing, which resulted in a runway overrun due to inadequate runway landing distance with a quartering tailwind. Contributing to the accident was the wet condition of the runway.NTSB CEN25LA406Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAyres S2R-T34 · Beaman, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath during landing which resulted in a landing short of the runway.NTSB CEN25LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-400A · Lamoni, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an aborted takeoff.NTSB CEN25LA285Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802A · Walcott, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the crops during an aerial application flight.NTSB CEN25LA172Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGolden Circle Air T-Bird · Dallas Center, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate roll control of the light sport airplane while on final approach to the airstrip with a crosswind.NTSB CEN24LA355Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJust SuperStol · Mount Vernon, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.NTSB CEN24LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Bryant, IAA loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined, resulting in impact with terrain.NTSB CEN24LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A · Council Bluffs, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff with a direct gusting crosswind.NTSB CEN24LA123Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Clarion, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare in a crosswind with gusts.NTSB CEN24LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Davenport, IAThe fatigue failure of the No. 5 cylinder head, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the maintenance which did not fully blend to the depth necessary to preclude the failure.NTSB CEN24LA011Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Red Oak, IAThe fatigue failure of the exhaust valve due to excessive combustion deposits, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure that the required scheduled maintenance was completed.NTSB CEN23LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172G · Neola, IAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN23LA428Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 17-31A · Maurice, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.NTSB CEN23LA336Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402B · Alta, IAThe airplane’s encounter with a dust devil, which resulted in a loss of lift, and subsequent collision with powerlines.NTSB CEN23LA328Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Hanlontown, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a cable during spray operations.NTSB CEN23LA326Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Charles City, IAThe pilot’s improper preflight of the helicopter to ensure that it was within the loading and performance limitations that resulted in settling and impact with terrain during initial climb.NTSB CEN23LA273Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBerkut 540 · Cedar Rapids, IAA partial loss of engine power during the test flight due to multiple ignition system anomalies.NTSB CEN23LA251Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Osceola, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel equipped airplane during a crosswind landing.NTSB ENG23LA030Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGulfstream Aerospace G-IV · Sioux City, IAA No. 2 (right) engine failure due to a spinner fairing separation and subsequent impact with the fan blades that resulted in a midspan fracture of one fan blade. The spinner fairing separated as a result of a fatigue crack that originated from the heat…NTSB CEN23LA240Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-65 · Sibley, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed on final approach resulting in the airplane inadvertently exceeding the critical angle of attack and entering an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN23LA205Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Larchwood, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.NTSB CEN23LA192Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNorth American-Buehn T-6G · Ankeny, IAThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.NTSB CEN23LA163Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150J · Buffalo, IAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident were the unreliable fuel quantity gauges and the improperly adjusted mixture control, which increased the fuel consumption…NTSB CEN23LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150G · Pocahantas, IAThe pilot’s landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's encounter with adverse weather conditions which led to structural icing that affected flight characteristics…NTSB CEN23LA009Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportYates Mike E Roaring Eagle · Stanwood, IAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine…NTSB CEN22LA445Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Monticello, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach airspeed and glidepath which resulted in a long landing and his inability to stop the airplane on available runway and the subsequent runway excursion.NTSB CEN22LA396Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJavron Experimental PA18 Replica · Osceola, IAThe stuck right brake at landing which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB CEN22LA351Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206B · Arcadia, IAMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly torque a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in a loss of engine power at low altitude and an impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22LA356Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportArbc Inc DBA Lindstrand 150A · Indianola, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering.NTSB CEN22FA347Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Ute, IAThe pilot’s inflight collision with a power line during aerial application.NTSB CEN22LA371Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAyres S2R-T65 · Wyman / Washington, IAThe pilot not maintaining sufficient altitude to clear an obstruction during the aerial application flight.NTSB CEN22LA146Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369 · Adair, IAThe mechanic’s failure to properly torque a fuel control unit B-nut, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, an attempted autorotation, and an impact with terrain.NTSB CEN21LA433Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Council Bluffs, IAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch and go landing.NTSB CEN21LA419Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportThatcher CX4 · Marshalltown, IAThe pilot’s failure to properly determine the correct fuel quantity during preflight inspection that resulted in a loss of engine power during approach due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN21LA406Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Kingsley, IAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of an unsecured fuel bladder, which reduced the fuel capacity of the affected tank.NTSB CEN21LA393Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401B · Storm Lake, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a landing approach with a tailwind that resulted in a landing overrun and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN21LA350Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Waukon, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a powerline during an agricultural application pass.NTSB CEN21FA320Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Muscatine, IAThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight under a thunderstorm, where he encountered reduced visibility due to heavy precipitation, resulting in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB CEN21LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-401 · Carroll, IAThe wear-related failure of the airframe fuel boost pump, which resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN21LA313Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT802 · Newell, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from crops during an agricultural flight.NTSB CEN21FA299Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Lamoni, IAThe pilot did not maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around after a bounced landing, which resulted in impact with terrain and a postimpact fire.NTSB CEN21LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportQuad City Challenger · Wallingford, IAImpact with trees and terrain during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN21FA207Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna T210M · Oxford, IAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s capability and his decision to attempt to takeoff from a field, which resulted in collision with a power pole/line and terrain.NTSB CEN21LA138Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182F · Millville, IAThe inadequate maintenance/inspection of the airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.