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19,008 cases where NTSB found Personnel issues.
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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\", '02')) 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", '02')) 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 CEN24LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Borger, TXThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management which led to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN24FA338Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Camden, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a power transformer that was mounted to a power pole during an aerial application flight.NTSB ERA24LA372Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 208B · New York, NYThe pilot’s improper decision to rush his departure, which resulted in a rough water encounter and collision with the wake of a passing ferry boat.NTSB ERA24FA365Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA-5 · Rockmart, GAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal was the flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing attempt, which resulted in exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic…NTSB ANC24LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18A 150 · Denali, AKFailure to maintain clearance from terrain due to the airplane’s encounter with windshear during takeoff.NTSB WPR24LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Yuma, AZThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi operations.NTSB WPR24LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Amboy, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a street sign during takeoff from a road.NTSB CEN24LA337Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · East Troy, WIThe pilot/mechanic’s improper torquing of the fuel hose fitting while replacing the fuel pump, which allowed air to enter the fuel system and resulted in a loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/mechanic’s…NTSB CEN24LA332Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportApex CROSS-5X · Columbus, NEThe non-certificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the aircraft after takeoff.NTSB WPR24LA301Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportThompson Ryan L Thompson Craft · Port Angeles, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB WPR24LA297Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Saint Johns, AZThe pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA367Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRedfield Thomas C RV-6A · Trinity, VAThe pilots’ improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN24LA357Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond DA42 · Mandan, NDThe pilot’s failure to perform a go-around following an unstable approach while landing with a tailwind, which resulted in the airplane touching down long on the runway with insufficient distance to stop. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s selected…NTSB CEN24LA334Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177B · Shell Knob, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control and airspeed during final approach, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN24LA331Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLet L 33 Solo · Kingman, KSThe pilot’s loss of control on short final.NTSB ANC24LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Coal Creek, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a quartering tailwind.NTSB WPR24FA290Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAero Commander 200D · Novato, CAThe pilot’s failure to abort takeoff or compensate for gusty crosswind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB DCA24LA295Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A330-323 · Atlanta, GADelta Air Lines flight crew’s incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and the airplane directly ahead of them as they made a 90 degree right turn onto an adjacent taxiway.NTSB CEN24LA336AccidentClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182D · Coopersville, MIThe loss of airplane control while landing.NTSB CEN24LA335Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Lawrence, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ANC24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Lime Village, AKThe pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.NTSB ANC24LA086Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150H · Tok, AKThe airplane’s encounter with gusting winds resulting in a loss of altitude with performance insufficient to outclimb terrain.NTSB ANC24FA085Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · McGrath, AKThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.NTSB WPR24LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T206H · Big Bend-Gold Bar, WAThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR24LA299Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWilliams Helicopter UH-1H · Colusa, CAThe pilot’s failure to set collective friction which resulted in collective bounce and subsequent loss of control.NTSB WPR24LA294Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Bend, ORA failure of the left fuel valve, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA24LA366Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20K · Fairmont, WVThe pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his delay in aborting the landing.NTSB ANC24LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA22 · Aleknagik, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB WPR24LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRonald J Mclaughlin Bearhawk Patrol · Shearer, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB ANC24LA084Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182B · Hawi, HIThe airplane’s loss of engine power due to carburetor ice that formed during a long descent, contributing to the outcome is the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat.NTSB ERA24LA359Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Sussex, NJThe pilot’s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN24LA330Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEsqual VM1 · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s premature rotation during takeoff which resulted in the airplane settling back to the runway and the subsequent separation of the left wheel.NTSB ERA24LA363Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 65-TAC · Clearwater, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the outcome, was the pilot’s inability to control the engine following the loss of directional control due to the separation of a knob from the engine’s throttle…NTSB ERA24LA360Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B100 · Jesup, GAA hard landing short of the runway threshold, which resulted in a collapse of the left main landing gear and subsequent runway excursion during landing.NTSB CEN24FA327Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Wayne, NEThe non-instrument-rated pilot’s encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of control.NTSB CEN24FA326Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRans S19 · Crofton, NEThe non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight into an area of low cloud cover and precipitation which resulted in an inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB WPR24FA287Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPitts S1 · Santa Paula, CAThe total loss of engine power at low altitude for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA24LA358Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 305 · Sterling, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent landing gear collapse. Contributing was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB WPR24FA285Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna A185F · Kent, WAThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the amphibious landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a touchdown on the water with the wheels extended, noseover, and airplane submersion.NTSB ANC24LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182B · King Salmon, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB WPR24LA286Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182P · Stanley, IDThe pilot’s loss of directional control in reduced visibility conditions due to a wind gust, which resulted in a collision with a trailer.NTSB ERA24LA399Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell Textron Canada 505 · Marianna, FLThe student pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm during a simulated autorotation, which allowed for a resonance phenomenon to develop. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the student pilot’s collective control…NTSB ERA24LA368Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Shelter Island, NYThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point while landing, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA24LA364Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Louisa, VAThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA356Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCanadian Light Acft Sales &Svc Bushcaddy Explorer R80 · Charleston, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent landing gear collapse.NTSB ERA24LA353Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGulfstream American AA-5B · Mohawk, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in wet conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a fence.NTSB CEN24LA347Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Weslaco, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.NTSB CEN24LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185 · Loveland, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, that resulted in a ground loop and a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB WPR24LA280Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Island Park, IDA loss of lateral control during takeoff due to an accumulation of water in the right wing.NTSB ERA24LA354Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 300 · Asheboro, NCThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing.