NTSB investigations
810 cases where NTSB found Monitoring environment.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 29 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 60 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 35 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2015 | 45 |
| 2016 | 45 |
| 2017 | 57 |
| 2018 | 62 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2020 | 52 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 38 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 48 |
| 2026 | 17 |
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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT f.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_findings.parquet' f WHERE starts_with(f.\"findingCode\", '02021545')) 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", '02021545')) 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 CEN26LA286Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T188C · Randolph, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during a low-level aerial application flight.NTSB ERA26LA285Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Tuscumbia, ALThe pilot’s failure to keep the tail rotor clear of an obstacle while attempting to land.NTSB WPR26LA277Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B III · Stonewall, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while conducting a low-altitude aerial application.NTSB ERA26LA275Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJeremy Price Smith Super CUB · Allisonia, VAThe pilot’s inadequate lookout, which resulted in a collision with ground equipment during taxi.NTSB CEN26LA289Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 Raven 1 · Scribner, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at low-level altitude during an agricultural operation.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 CEN26LA252Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT802 · Whiting, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an antenna while maneuvering during a low-level aerial application flight.NTSB WPR26LA230Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStephen Aberle Chipper CH-2A · Alva, OKThe pilot's decision to taxi the tailwheel-equipped airplane over uneven terrain while operating with limited forward visibility, which resulted in the left main landing gear entering a hole.NTSB CEN26LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 407 · Dallas, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness and clearance from the helipad surveillance camera during liftoff.NTSB WPR26LA180Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Marysvale, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees while maneuvering in mountainous terrain prior to encountering a downdraft.NTSB CEN26LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-236 · Glenwood Springs, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a fuel farm fence while taxiing.NTSB CEN26LA180Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJust JA-30 · Hartville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line after takeoff.NTSB WPR26LA146Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Chimney Rock, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the terrain while performing a low altitude circling takeoff maneuver, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB WPR26LA144Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Los Angeles, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a jet blast fence during taxi.NTSB ERA26LA141Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Charleston, WVThe pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in a collision with a helicopter dolly during taxi.NTSB ERA26LA122Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 269A · Gettysburg, PAThe flight instructor’s failure to identify the excess power required to lift off from soft and muddy ground, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with a hangar during takeoff.NTSB WPR26LA077Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150A · Coolidge, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s partially obscured vision due to sun glare.NTSB CEN26LA070Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGlynn RS-3 · Crabapple, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence cable guy-line during low-level maneuvering over a river.NTSB ERA26LA068Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Fort Pierce, FLThe pilot’s inadequate visual lookout while taxing, which resulted in the airplane striking a light pole.NTSB CEN26LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZenith Stol CH701 · Weatherford, OKThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot being in a rush and failing to note the wind direction and speed.NTSB CEN26LA055Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJust Highlander · Brazos, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering along a river.NTSB ERA26LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Zanesville, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an approach to land.NTSB WPR26LA053Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTecnam P2008 · Blackfoot, IDThe student pilot’s failure to maintain altitude and clearance from trees while maneuvering at night.NTSB WPR26LA009Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · Watsonville, CAThe pilot’s decision to program avionics during taxi, resulting in an inadvertent throttle input and collision with a hangar.NTSB CEN25LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Archer City, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while herding livestock.NTSB WPR25LA278Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Rocky Ridge, UTThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during an unusual attitude recovery, which resulted in a descent into terrain.NTSB ANC25LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Sutton, AKThe airplane’s encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with terrain.NTSB CEN25LA336Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Argusville, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB ERA25LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Fly Balonismo E Inflaveis AF-SS-94 · Walbridge, OHThe balloon pilot’s failure to see and avoid powerlines during an off-field airport landing.NTSB WPR25LA262Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Burlington, WAThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid the light pole, which resulted in a collision with the light pole and subsequent ground impact.NTSB CEN25LA312Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12 · Ozark, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree which resulted in the right wing impacting the tree and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane at a low altitude over…NTSB ERA25LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Inverness Highlands South, FLThe pilot’s inadequate monitoring of the airplane during taxi which resulted in collision with a sign.NTSB ANC25LA082Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206F · Yakutat, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance during approach in gusting wind conditions to a remote airstrip, resulting in a collision with brush.NTSB ERA25LA282Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPaul Dennis Berg Exec 162F · Holley, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the ground while hovering, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB WPR25LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182M · Inhama, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees while taxiing, which resulted in a wing strike.NTSB CEN25LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B · North Bend, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from wires while maneuvering at a low altitude, and the ground crew failure to inform the pilot that the support truck had been moved.NTSB CEN25LA286Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWeatherly 620B · Rushmore, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during low-level maneuvering.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 CEN25FA281Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Thibodaux, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance to powerlines during an agricultural application pass.NTSB CEN25LA276Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402A · Centralia, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level maneuvering.NTSB CEN25LA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Hastings, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB WPR25LA216Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Concrete, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines, which resulted in a wire strike.NTSB ANC25LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Nelson Lagoon, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a creek bank while maneuvering to land.NTSB WPR25LA201Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLancair IV · Alpine, WYThe pilot’s loss of visual reference during the landing approach which resulted in a collision with water.NTSB ANC25LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s diverted attention during takeoff in flat light conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference with terrain.NTSB WPR25LA192Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAlexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI · Santa Barbara, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain taxiway centerline while taxiing off the runway which resulted in a left-wing strike with a runway direction sign.NTSB CEN25LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Champaign/Urbana, ILThe ground vehicle operator’s failure to maintain clearance from the airplane.NTSB ERA25LA240Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Hawesville, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level agricultural spray operations.NTSB CEN25LA221Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402B · Pierre, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering that resulted in an in-flight collision with the power lines and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN25LA211Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206 · Falun, WIThe pilot experiencing the featureless terrain illusion during the approach which gave the perception that the airplane was at a higher altitude over the glassy water surface than it was, resulting in the airplane impacting the water.