NTSB investigations
19,008 cases where NTSB found Personnel issues.
Cases, newest first
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.\"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 CEN24LA105Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B23 · Blytheville, ARThe pilot’s improper descent path which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of control.NTSB ERA24LA109Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA23 · Louisville, KYThe failure of maintenance personnel to thoroughly inspect and repair the worn-out panel fasteners and fastener holes.NTSB ERA24LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Elizabethtown, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, right main landing gear collapse, and a collision with a ditch.NTSB ERA24FA103Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGrumman American Avn. GA-7 · Coatesville, PAThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel, and his subsequent loss of control. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual maintenance inspection, during which maintenance…NTSB CEN24LA110Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPipistrel Taurus · Waller, TXThe failure of both pilots to see and avoid one another while maneuvering, which resulted in a mid-air collision.NTSB ERA24FA102Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Eufaula, ALA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning/management.NTSB CEN24LA108Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Conway, ARThe student pilot's improper movement of the fuel selector to the OFF position, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR24FA080Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSwanson R/Swanson S RV-6 · Concord, CAA total loss of engine power during takeoff due to a separated fuel line and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's medical condition and the effects of multiple impairing substances.NTSB CEN24FA101Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportLockwood AIR CAM · Ranchitos Las Lomas, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a meteorological evaluation tower.NTSB ERA24LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHonda HA-420 · Orlando, FLThe failure of the pilot flying to maintain directional control after touchdown with wind gusts that exceeded the airplane’s crosswind limitation. Contributing to the accident were the flightcrew’s continued approach to the runway despite the consistent wind…NTSB ERA24FA097Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech C99 · Londonderry, NHThe pilot’s failure to ensure that the cockpit door was secured before flight, which resulted in its separation during initial climb and a subsequent loss of control.NTSB CEN24LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeechcraft BE58 · DeRidder, LAThe pilot’s encounter with heavy rain, hail, and severe turbulence associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB ERA24LA098Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 Twin Astir · Zephyrhills, FLThe glider pilot’s failure to release from the towline after the tow plane experienced a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN24LA099Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172S · Direct, TXThe pilot died by suicide.NTSB ANC24LA012Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Waialua, HIThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control after a skid got caught on a fence while he was maneuvering the helicopter for takeoff, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.NTSB ERA24FA096Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Weston, FLThe pilots’ spatial disorientation in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in their failure to maintain altitude and a subsequent descent and impact with a swamp.NTSB CEN24LA097Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Kenosha, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing.NTSB CEN24FA095Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Little Rock, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after a partial loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow airplane flight manual procedures and limitations for the turbocharged engine, which…NTSB ERA24LA094Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208 · Dulles, VAThe pilot-in-command’s approach to the critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in a vibration the flight crew improperly identified as an engine issue and resulted in the subsequent off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was…NTSB ERA24LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuest Kodiak 100 · Lakeport, FLThe improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent noseover.NTSB DCA24LA079Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 747-87UF · Miami, FLMaintenance personnel’s improper installation and inspection of the port M borescope plug, which resulted in an engine fire.NTSB WPR24LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Featherville, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during taxi, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA24LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSwissdrones Operating SDO 50 V2 · Antioch, GAA partial loss of engine power due to a reduction of fuel flow for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the UAS manufacturer’s lack of instructions for a partial loss of engine power landing.NTSB WPR24LA077Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDennis Smith Eclipse 10 · Yuma, AZThe pilot’s decision to takeoff with low rotor RPM and his subsequent loss of control.NTSB CEN24LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24 · Hugo, OKThe binding of a main landing gear push-pull cable, which rendered the landing gear inoperative in a partially retracted position. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in executing a landing, which led to a total loss of engine power due to fuel…NTSB ERA24LA101Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Franklin, PAThe pilots’ inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR24FA072Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportKubicek BB85Z · Eloy, AZThe pilot’s decision to open the rapid deflation valve during flight as a means of descending, which resulted in the deflation of the envelope and hard impact with terrain.NTSB ERA24LA090Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Mooresville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA24FA088Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Leyden, MAThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during a stall, which resulted in an inadvertent spin from which the airplane was not recovered. Contributing to the accident were the overall effect of the flight instructor’s use of multiple…NTSB CEN24FA089Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 310R · Poolville, TXPilot incapacitation for undetermined reasons which resulted into controlled descent into terrain.NTSB WPR24LA076Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Colorado City, AZThe loss of engine power due to the failure of the No. 2 piston pin plug, which resulted in oil starvation and subsequent failure of the No. 3 connecting rod. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate engine inspections by maintenance personnel.NTSB CEN24LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7-15 · Albany, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the landing approach in a high wind condition.NTSB WPR24LA075Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHarmon Rocket II · Mesquite, NVThe pilot’s loss of control on the landing roll, which led to the airplane coming to rest inverted.NTSB WPR24LA071Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLearjet 55 · Livingston, MTThe flight crew’s decision to land on a snow-covered runway with a tailwind, resulting in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident, was the failure of the airport authority to plow the runway.NTSB CEN24LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA22 · Dalhart, TXThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat in meteorological conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor icing.NTSB ERA24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Hohenwald, TNThe pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the outcome was her failure to attain a proper touchdown point…NTSB DCA24LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Houston, TXThe airplane’s aft fuselage impacted the runway as a result of a delayed flare and subsequent nose-high pitch inputs during the aircraft’s multiple touchdowns.NTSB CEN24LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Lampasas, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA24LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Groton, CTThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Also contributing, was the flight instructor’s failure to monitor the airplane’s configuration while on approach to land.NTSB CEN24LA087Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C · Park Rapids, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and terrain clearance during initial climb, that resulted in an impact with trees and terrain.NTSB WPR24LA068Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 421C · Carson City, NVAirport personnel’s failure to properly prioritize their response actions, including updating the airport’s automated weather observation system recording in a timely manner to notify incoming pilots of a runway closure, which resulted in an airplane striking…NTSB WPR24LA066Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20E · Byron, CAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN24LA086Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Fort Worth, TXThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s lack of recognition and inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a gear up landing.NTSB CEN24LA084Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSlipStream International Genesis · Buffalo, MOThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the crosswind landing, which resulted in the airplane drifting off the left side of the runway and into trees.NTSB CEN24FA083Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportJust Highlander · Dolores, COThe pilot’s collision with a fence while taking off from a snow-covered dirt airstrip.NTSB CEN24LA082Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Middleton, WIThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN24LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLearjet 35 · San Marcos, TXThe captain’s failure to perform a go-around following an unstable approach while landing with a gusty tailwind, which resulted in the airplane touching down long on the wet runway with insufficient distance to stop. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB ERA24LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32 · Gordonville, PAThe pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and subsequent off-airport forced landing.NTSB ERA24LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGolden Avio S R L F30 Brio · Midland, VAThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in damage to, and the separation of the nose wheel and fork bracket assembly, and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear assembly.NTSB ERA24LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Daytona Beach, FLThe UAS operator’s failure to operate within the limitations of the COA that he was using to operate inside class C airspace, which resulted in a collision between the UAS and the helicopter.