NTSB investigations, NE
116 cases where NTSB found Task performance.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 |
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\" = 'NE' 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\", '0206'))
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" = 'NE' 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", '0206')) 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 CEN25LA376Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180H · Omaha, NEThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in the tailwheel equipped airplane.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 CEN25LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177RG · Wahoo, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi operations.NTSB CEN25LA150Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSilvaire 8F · Fairbury, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing and the flight instructors delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN25LA120Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Lincoln, NEA failure of the flight crew to ensure that the landing gear was properly extended before landing.NTSB CEN25LA080Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Omaha, NEThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN25LA029Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters Carbon CUB · Ogallala, NEThe improper installation of the elevator control cable hardware, which resulted in the separation of the elevator control cable and a loss of pitch control in flight.NTSB CEN24LA365Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Lincoln, NEThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN24LA345Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Grand Island, NEThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning/preparation that resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight, a total loss of engine power, and an impact with terrain during a forced landing.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 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 CEN24LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech F33A · Lincoln, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.NTSB CEN24LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Oakland, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain coordinated flight during aerial-application operations, which resulted in fuel migration between the interconnected wing fuel tanks, and his failure to adequately monitor fuel levels during the flight which resulted in a loss…NTSB CEN24LA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A188 · David City, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB CEN24LA349Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Hooper, NEThe solo student pilot’s unstable approach to the runway, which resulted in a hard, bounced landingNTSB CEN24FA028Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA46 · McCook, NEThe pilot exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, resulting in an aerodynamic stall from which he could not recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane well above its maximum…NTSB CEN23FA220Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportVans RV7 · Gibbon, NEThe pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane into known adverse weather and icing conditions which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB CEN23FA187Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Chambers, NEThe pilot’s continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions at night and his failure to maintain adequate altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB CEN23FA077Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 150H · Auburn, NEThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain control after a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing while maneuvering for forced landing in dark night visual meteorological conditions.NTSB CEN23FA031Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA46-500TP · Bignell, NEThe pilot’s flight into low instrument flight rules conditions and turbulence, which resulted in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total instrument experience.NTSB CEN22LA408Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Murray, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing resulting in an impact with crop and a subsequent ground-loop. Contributing was the wet turf airstrip.NTSB CEN22LA384Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Kearney, NEThe pilot’s inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN22LA341Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 421B · Riverdale, NEA total loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN22LA260Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSmith Miniplane DSA-1 · Union, NEThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA22FA233Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 140 · Wayne, NEThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack on final approach while conducting traditional short takeoff and landing operations in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin from which the pilot could not…NTSB CEN22LA132Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · Crete, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff.NTSB CEN22LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177B · Wahoo, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing.NTSB CEN22FA042Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna T310R · Chadron, NEThe incapacitating effects of a myocardial infarction (heart attack), which resulted in the pilot's loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22FA023Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech P35 · Harrison, NEThe pilot’s decision to continue the flight into instrument and icing conditions, which resulted in loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to obtain a timely weather briefing.NTSB CEN21LA351Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCozy Mark IV · Rushville, NEA total loss of engine power due to an obstruction of airflow to the engine as a result of the landing brake being deployed in flight.NTSB CEN21LA242Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J4A · Omaha, NEA total loss of engine power due to a blocked fuel tank cap vent hole, which resulted in fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the mechanic’s and the pilot’s inadequate inspections of the fuel tank cap.NTSB CEN21LA179Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDestiny Powered Parachutes 2000 · Saint Paul, NEThe uncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the powered parachute during low altitude flight in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN21FA150Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAviat A-1B · Berwyn, NEA loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain as a result of spatial disorientation during cruise in dark night conditions.NTSB CEN21LA097Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Albion, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing with a tailwind.NTSB CEN20LA381Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA36 · Ord, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a turn during initial climb and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.NTSB CEN20CA331Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna A188 · Hartington, NEThe pilot's failure to ensure that the engine oil cap was installed before takeoff, which resulted in the oil obscuring the pilot’s view through the windshield and necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. Contributing to the accident were the…NTSB CEN20CA316Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportRobinson R44 · Hebron, NEA loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight to sump the fuel tanks prior to flight.NTSB CEN20LA306Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Grant, NEThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering during an agricultural flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control at too low of an altitude to recover. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…NTSB CEN20CA307Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportVans Vans RV 6 · Imperial, NEThe pilot's inadequate preflight performance planning and his decision not to utilize all available runway during high density altitude operations which led to an inflight loss of control and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB CEN20CA137Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-235C · Omaha, NEThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, subsequent loss of directional control, and the airplane going down an embankment.NTSB CEN20LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 525A · Scotts Bluff, NEThe installation of incorrect mounting hardware to secure the right engine cowl, which resulted in an in-flight separation and impact with the horizontal stabilizer and elevator.NTSB CEN20TA030Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3Final reportRotary RAF 2000 · Omaha, NEThe pilot's loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB GAA19CA570Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Lexington, NEThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a go around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.NTSB CEN19LA240Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R44 · Blair, NEThe failure of the lower actuator bearing support bracket, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, the loss of belt tension on the main rotor drive system, and the subsequent forced landing on sloped terrain.NTSB CEN19FA236Accident · 3 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBeech 95B55 · Chadron, NEThe pilot's failure to ensure adequate fuel was on board before departing and his in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN19LA215Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 65 · Sidney, NEThe improper maintenance of the outboard left wing, which allowed electrical arcing and leaking of the fuel sending unit and subsequently resulted in ignition of fuel vapors and an explosion of the outboard left wing.NTSB GAA18CA577Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A1 · Grand Island, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind and crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue.NTSB GAA18CA495Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Hayes Center, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN18LA314Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAirbus EC 130 T2 · Mullen, NEThe pilot’s inadequate and incorrect antitorque pedal application during a tight, decelerating turn downwind, which resulted in a loss of yaw control.