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3,633 cases where NTSB found Aircraft systems.
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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 f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '0102')) 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 f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f."findingCode", '0102')) 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 ERA24LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLancair 235 · Stuart, FLA landing gear collapse due to a hydraulic fluid leak in the landing gear system.NTSB CEN24LA050Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Minneapolis, MNLoss of engine power due to fuel starvation that was the result of a leaking fuel drain.NTSB WPR24LA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Cameron Park, CAA failure of the right brake master cylinder piston due to a faulty return spring, which resulted in a seized right main landing gear brake and a runway excursionNTSB ERA24LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Valdosta, GAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB ERA24LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Frederick, MDA failure of a hydraulic filter, which preluded normal extension of the landing gear. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to confirm that he landing gear was extended before landing, which resulted in a gear up landing.NTSB ERA24LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 421 · Lake City, FLA landing gear collapse following an aborted takeoff due to degraded climb performance for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR24LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmazon.Com Services MK27-2 · Pendleton, ORThe operator’s use of an insufficiently charged battery that resulted in a total loss of engine power and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB ERA24LA034Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32R · Florala, ALThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB CEN24LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAero Commander 500-B · Jackson, MIA loss of engine power to both engines as a result of the pilot’s improper fuel management. Contributing was the inoperative fuel quantity sending unit.NTSB WPR24LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox S5 · Ririe, IDThe pilot’s inadvertent excessive use of brakes which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA24LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-39 · Highgate, VTThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during landing rollout, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.NTSB ERA24LA024Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Rangeley, METhe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind, after the right tailwheel spring separated.NTSB ERA24LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Atlanta, GAThe flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action and the student pilot’s failure to relinquish the flight controls as directed by the flight instructor, resulting in a loss of control and nose over.NTSB CEN24LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Savoy, ILThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision to ensure that the landing gear was extended.NTSB CEN24LA020Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Pierre, SDThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s improper configuration of the automatic fuel transfer system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately monitor the header tank’s fuel quantity.NTSB ERA24LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A1 · Tellico Plains, TNThe pilot's overapplication of brakes after landing long on a constrained runway and with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA24LA012Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 300 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper approach speed, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the runway overrun were the pilot’s application of full reverse at an airspeed higher than that allowed by the system, which added power and forward…NTSB CEN24LA018Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210B · Pueblo, COThe fatigue failure of the right main landing gear hydraulic actuator, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid that prevented the pilot from lowering the landing gear to the fully extended position.NTSB WPR24LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 46-350P · Eastsound, WAThe pilot's unstable approach and improper configuration of the flaps during a go-around which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN24FA010Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 414 · Patterson, LAThe pilot’s failure to properly set the elevator trim before takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.NTSB ERA24FA003Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Croydon, NHThe pilot’s loss of control during the initial climb in dark night conditions due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in a steep banking descent into trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent night flight experience,…NTSB CEN24LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Saginaw, MIThe failure of the right brake assembly due to excessive brake lining wear, which resulted in a thermally damaged piston O-ring, hydraulic fluid leak, and subsequent fire.NTSB DCA24FA002Accident · No injuriesClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 757-236 · Chattanooga, TNThe failure of the alternate gear extension system, which prevented the landing gear from being lowered. The cause of the system failure was a broken wire, due to tensile overload, between the alternate gear extend switch and the alternate extension power…NTSB ERA24LA023Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Hawkinsville, GAThe failure of the carburetor fuel line, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB ERA24LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Gallipolis, OHA collapse of the nose landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.NTSB WPR24LA009Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportStephen D Phillabaum Helicycle · Deer Park, WAA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from contamination of the fuel system during low-level flight.NTSB CEN24LA004Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Hochatown, OKA total loss of engine power during a practice autorotation due to the improper engine idle setting and rigging of the carburetor heat control which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DCA23LA468Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Denver, COOverheated brakes due to the extended taxi at a higher power setting in an attempt to burn off fuel to achieve the proper takeoff weight that resulted in a wheel fire during takeoff.NTSB CEN23LA425Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802 · Herington, KSThe design of the spray valve control lever, which restricted the range of the left rear rudder and brake pedal and resulted in a loss of control during landing.NTSB CEN23LA424Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPowrachute Pegasus · Caddo Mills, TXThe pilot’s inadequate rolling preflight, which resulted in a loss of directional control in flight and subsequent collision with an object during landing.NTSB CEN23LA417Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201 · Chesterfield, MOThe partial retraction of the right main and nose landing gear during landing rollout for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA23LA376Accident · No injuriesClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer S A EMB-545 · St. Simons Island, GAThe control laws of the angle of attack limiter protection system, which precluded the system from disengaging during an approach in gusting wind conditions, limiting the flight crew’s ability to control the airplane’s pitch and resulting in a hard landing.NTSB WPR23LA350Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206C · Challis, IDThe failure of the left main landing gear spring assembly due to a fatigue crack. Contributing to the accident was the improper maintenance on the landing gear spring assembly which allowed corrosion to develop.NTSB WPR23LA349Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Compton, CAThe total loss of engine power on takeoff due to water-contaminated fuel. Contributing to the accident was the inadequately maintained fuel system, which resulted in water entering the fuel tanks through the filler caps.NTSB CEN23LA420Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150K · South Saint Paul, MNThe pilot’s inadvertent brake application during takeoff which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper seat position.NTSB ANC23LA078Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRhodes Steven D SR3500 · Nenana, AKA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the owner/builder’s inadequate maintenance.NTSB WPR23FA344Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSeawind 3000 · Bellevue, WAThe pilot’s loss of airplane control after encountering a lake swell and skipping during takeoff.NTSB CEN23LA411Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRans S6 · LIberty, MOThe inflight fire and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage.NTSB WPR23LA338Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 212 · Balch Camp, CAThe pilot’s inadequate performance planning for the operation that resulted in an excessive gross weight for the operating conditions, leading to a loss of altitude during maneuvering and contact with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…NTSB WPR23LA342Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210H · Santa Rosa, CAThe pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear during the landing approach.NTSB CEN23FA401Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 150K · Huntsville, TXA partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by a fuel system blockage, and the flight instructor’s subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed after the loss of engine power, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of…NTSB CEN23LA402Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV14 · Orchard, TXThe failure of an alternator belt and the builder/previous owner’s incorrect electrical wiring of the airplane’s other alternator, which resulted in a total loss of electrical and engine power.NTSB CEN23LA398Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVan's RV-12 · Crystal, MNThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and an overstress fracture of the nose landing gear strut.NTSB WPR23LA336Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Compton, CAAn overstress fracture of the pilot’s seat, which resulted in the loss of control during takeoff and the pilot’s inadvertent movement of the fuel selector and subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB WPR23LA331Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech N35 · Ennis, MTThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing.NTSB CEN23LA407Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Greeley, COThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear warning horn for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN23LA390Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportZlin Aviation S R O Savage Norden · Cabot, ARThe airplane manufacturer’s routing of the fuel pump wiring next to the engine’s turbocharger and exhaust, which thermally damaged the wiring and resulted in a malfunction of the fuel delivery system and a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR23LA337Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 195B · Los Lunas, NMThe pilot’s failure to secure the seat’s position in the seat rail, which resulted in a loss of directional control and nose over.NTSB CEN23LA382Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Bonham, TXThe failure of the pilot receiving instruction and flight instructor to follow the landing checklist and extend the landing gear before landingNTSB ERA23FA346Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech C-99 · Litchfield, MEA horizontal stabilizer pitch trim anomaly that was not identified in the available evidence.