NTSB investigations, WA
69 cases where NTSB found Fluids/misc hardware.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
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\" = 'WA' 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\", '0107'))
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" = 'WA' 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", '0107')) 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 WPR25LA298Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 185A · Ilwaco, WAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR25LA184Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180E · Rockford, WAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent landing on rough terrain.NTSB WPR25LA178Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Vancouver, WAA failure of the brake system during landing due to a hydraulic fluid leak, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB WPR24LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182A · Spokane Valley, WAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR24LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Everett, WAThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR24LA039Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Woodland, WAThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.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 WPR23LA294Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 195 · Ravensdale, WAPartial loss of power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the siphoning of fuel from the left-wing fuel filler port due to wear on the fuel filler cap.NTSB WPR23LA285Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Eastsound, WAThe pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which led to fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR23LA042Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Kahlotus, WAThe pilot’s failure to check the fuel selector position before takeoff and his improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Also causal was the pilot’s loss of airplane control which resulted in an aerodynamic…NTSB WPR23LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150F · Puyallup, WAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR22LA247Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech H35 · LaCrosse, WAThe pilot’s failure to monitor and manage the fuel supply, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR22LA213Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Auburn, WAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR22LA204Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Snohomish, WAThe total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s improper fuel tank selection and inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB WPR22LA166Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Ravensdale, WAA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.NTSB WPR22LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · White Swan, WAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's improper fuel management.NTSB WPR21LA363Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Orcas Island, WAThe total loss of engine power due to the pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel system which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR21LA238Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Twisp, WAAn in-flight separation of the control stick from the torque tube assembly, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll and subsequent on-ground collision.NTSB WPR21LA097Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Port Angeles, WAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning.NTSB WPR21LA015Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · South Hill, WAThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel supply had been completely drained of water, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to water contamination.NTSB WPR21LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportZenith CH601 · Burlington, WAThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB GAA19CA495Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design CT2K · Hooper, WAThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, an off-airport landing to a field, and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB WPR19LA064Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Port Hadlock, WAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.NTSB WPR19LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft L 2M · Walla Walla, WAThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA19CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJust Just Aircraft (Highl · Monroe, WAThe pilot's improper engine modification and operation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, and the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate approach path, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway.NTSB WPR18LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Roche Harbor, WAThe pilot’s failure to secure his seat position prior to takeoff, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and subsequent hard landing.NTSB WPR18TA243Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech 36 · Kelso, WAThe pilot's fuel mismanagement, which led to fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and the subsequent forced landing to a field.NTSB WPR18LA098Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon A36 · Enumclaw, WAA total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of a loose oil line B-nut.NTSB GAA18CA184Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32 · Camas, WAThe pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management and his failure to switch to a fuel tank with adequate fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR18LA042Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Everett, WAThe flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection, during which he failed to ensure that water was sufficiently drained from the fuel system, which resulted in total loss of engine power and a subsequent forced landing and impact with objects.NTSB ENG18IA003Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportAirbus A330-243 · Seattle, WAThe loss of control of the left-hand engine and the subsequent thermal damage to the left wing on landing during engine reverse operation was due to a blockage of the variable stator vane torque motor filter that resulted in the engine’s electronic engine…NTSB WPR17LA176Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Seattle, WAThe total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of the loose right magneto, which allowed oil to escape and the engine to seize. Contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance, which failed to identify the loose magneto bolt.NTSB WPR17LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale AS350 · Starbuck, WAA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s reliance on the fuel gauge that was displaying an incorrect fuel amount due to the separation of the fuel transmitter float pin guide from the float.NTSB WPR16LA164Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZenith CH601 · Ocean Shores, WAA reduction in electrical power, which disabled both fuel pumps and resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power.NTSB WPR16LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · McNeil Island, WAThe student pilot's fuel mismanagement, which led to fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was his failure to follow the appropriate engine start, before takeoff, and emergency checklists.NTSB WPR16LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Carlisle, WAA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the improper calibration of the fuel quantity gauge.NTSB WPR16LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMD Helicopter 369D · Sedro-Woolley, WAThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of naphthenate fuel contamination, which blocked the fuel flow through the start pump.NTSB WPR15LA201Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182D · Oak Harbor, WAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR15LA153Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Centralia, WAMaintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of the fuel selector valvehandle, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a forced hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the manufacturer's checklist.NTSB WPR15LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech F33A · Puyallup, WAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a mechanic’s failure to properly tighten the B-nut to the fuel pump inlet during a recent annual inspection. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off despite…NTSB WPR15LA111Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 - 350P · Spokane, WAA total loss of engine power due to the refueler’s incorrect refueling of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the fixed-base operator’s improper fueling nozzle, which facilitated the use of an incorrect fuel, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight…NTSB WPR14LA100Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415 C · Poulsbo, WAThe pilot's failure to confirm that the engine oil filler cap was secured before flight, which resulted in oil exhaustion and a subsequent total loss of engine power during cruise flight.NTSB WPR13CA344Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-18-135 · Quilcene, WAA loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate planning and mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR13FA243Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Wenatchee, WAFatigue failure of the six bolts that secured the bevel gear to the first stage planetary carrier, which caused the transmission to seize while the helicopter and main rotor were still operating.NTSB WPR13LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210-5A · Wenatchee, WAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane’s tail striking the runway.NTSB WPR13FA141Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMaule M5 · Woodinville, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination, which resulted in a stall/spin and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB WPR12LA430Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Snohomish, WAThe failure of the right wheel brake hydraulic line during the landing roll, which rendered the brake system inoperative.NTSB WPR12CA236Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B · Burbank, WAThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly torque an air tube fitting, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR12IA248Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Seattle, WAFailure of maintenance personnel to ensure that the tail rotor pitch change link bolt was properly secured, which resulted in an in-flight separation of the bolt and subsequent vibration.NTSB WPR12CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell International S-2R · Palouse, WAThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction and subsequent failure to have the airplane refueled.