NTSB investigations
224 cases where NTSB found Object/animal/substance, general.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 15 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 28 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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\", '03022000')) 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", '03022000')) 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 WPR25LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Red Rock, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with deep snow and vegetation.NTSB ANC24FA008Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Anchor Point, AKAn impact to the left wing, at an undetermined time, for reasons that could not be determined, which partially separated the left wing and rendered the airplane uncontrollable.NTSB WPR23FA289Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177 · Gillette, WYThe pilot's decision to depart the high-density-altitude airport with the airplane at the maximum gross weight limit.NTSB ERA23LA215Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402A · Good Hope, ALThe pilot’s decision to land on a runway where there was insufficient clearance from obstructions (wheat crop) to operate safely.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 CEN22LA340Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWeatherly 620A · Stewart, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from crops during an agricultural flight.NTSB WPR22LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Laurier, WAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to prevent the airplane from landing long which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA351Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGeorge A. Thiel Just Aircraft Highlander · Monroe, WAThe in-flight malfunction of the throttle control pivot arm, which resulted in a total loss of engine power and the subsequent collision with terrain during the forced landing.NTSB CEN21LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAgustawestland Philadelphia AW119MKII · Alexandria, MNThe helicopter’s impact with an object on departure that could not be determined.NTSB CEN21LA077Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Marietta, TXThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid a transmission wire during takeoff.NTSB WPR21LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRalph C Kimball Sea Rey · Parker Dam, CAThe inadvertent encounter with water wake during the takeoff sequence that degraded the airplane’s airspeed and resulted in the pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during the initial climb.NTSB ERA20LA325Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportErcoupe F 1 · West Kingston, RIThe pilot’s failure to conduct a proper preflight inspection and ensure the fuel was uncontaminated, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and forced landing.NTSB ERA20CA130Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · West Palm Beach, FLThe failure of the nosewheel steerage linkage during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with an obstacle during an attempted aborted landing.NTSB CEN20CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVans RV8 · Columbus, MSThe inadvertent engine start of the unoccupied airplane, which resulted in it moving forward and impacting a hangar and an electrical box.NTSB WPR20CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSud SE 3130 Alouette II · Mokelumne Hills, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from terrain during a hover-taxi, which resulted in the helicopter's skid contacting grass and a subsequent dynamic roll-over.NTSB CEN20CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Robstown, TXThe pilot's failure to set the friction lock on the throttle before hand propping the engine, which allowed the airplane to move forward and impact a credit card machine. Contributing to the accident was the malfunction of the parking brake for reasons that…NTSB WPR20CA056Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCosmos Phase II · Lake Havasu City, AZThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.NTSB GAA20CA032Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Monument Valley, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control and to attain adequate altitude during takeoff with a quartering tailwind in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with a sandy berm left of the runway.NTSB GAA20CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeropro CZ A220 · Buckeye, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing with a crosswind, which resulted in tailwheel impacting vegetation and the left main landing gear collapsing.NTSB GAA20CA007Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDe Havilland Beaver DHC 2 · Kodiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while landing on glassy water, which resulted in the left float touching the water, a loss of yaw control, and impact with a riverbank.NTSB GAA19CA554Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA32R · Owasso, OKThe pilot's improper altitude and airspeed control during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing long and a subsequent runway overrun and impact with a drainage culvert.NTSB GAA19CA545Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna P206 · Caldwell, IDThe pilot's improper approach, which resulted in a long landing, a runway overrun, and collision with a drainage culvert.NTSB GAA19CA525Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Charleston, WVThe pilot's improper approach path at night and his misjudgment of the landing point, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with the runway's engineered materials arrestor system.NTSB GAA19CA496Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna TU206 · Regina, NMThe pilot's improper preflight performance planning for a high-density altitude takeoff from a short, dirt airstrip, which resulted in impact with terrain.NTSB GAA19CA483Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchleicher ASW 24 · Paulden, AZThe pilot's distraction due to the environment, his failure to lower the landing gear, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control while landing the glider, which resulted in impact with a utility box.NTSB GAA19CA469Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp Hirth Ventus 2A · Wurtsboro, NYThe pilot's failure to properly secure the glider’s canopy before flight, which resulted in it opening in flight and the pilot's inability to maintain an appropriate final approach path and altitude, which resulted in impact with a shipping container.NTSB GAA19CA438Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 19 · Columbia Station, OHThe pilot's failure to see and avoid tall grass along the side of the runway during the takeoff roll, which resulted in his loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA396Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDonald Bernard Higgs Pietenpol · Anacortes, WAThe failure of the left main landing gear attachment point during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because the attachment was not examined, which resulted in a loss of directional control, collision with a drainage culvert, and a…NTSB GAA19CA389Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Paris, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during takeoff with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with a hay bale left of the runway, and his improper decision to perform a soft-field takeoff without adequate practice.NTSB GAA19CA477Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Greer, SCThe pilot's improper decision to continue a steep and fast approach to landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a drainage culvert.NTSB GAA19CA378Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the left wing striking bushes. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distorted visual perception due to his flying with one seat cushion rather than the two…NTSB GAA19CA364Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Hewitt Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a soft, grass airstrip, which resulted in impact with brush.NTSB GAA19CA321Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Moses Lake, WAThe pilot's improper landing flare and his delayed decision to go-around, which resulted in impact with rocks on a shoreline.NTSB GAA19CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportVans RV 6 · Paola, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion during the aborted landing and subsequent impact with vegetation and a nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA267Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Manvel, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with a ditch.NTSB GAA19CA239Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGippsland GA8 · Bethel, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from a shipping container while taxiing.NTSB GAA19CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M7 · Roosevelt, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a culvert.NTSB GAA19CA219Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Morgan, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an attempted aborted landing and impact with bushes and terrain.NTSB GAA19CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAerospatiale AS350 · Coldfoot, AKThe gunner’s improper net gun firing, which resulted in a net weight impacting the rotor blades.NTSB GAA19CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18A · McGrath, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the landing gear collapsing.NTSB GAA19CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Williamsburg, VAThe pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.NTSB GAA19CA123Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Center, TXThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA19CA074Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Sand Creek, WIThe mechanic's failure to properly secure the air reference line, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB GAA19CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 402 · Crowley, LAThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB ERA19CA002Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7FC · Myakka City, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during takeoff.NTSB GAA19CA001Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 340 · Keokuk, IAThe pilot's failure to correctly identify the runway environment during an instrument approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions because he mistook building lights for runway lights, which resulted in landing short of the runway.NTSB GAA18CA546Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · De Pere, WIThe pilot's improper decision not to abort the takeoff after the airplane encountered standing water on the runway, which decreased its speed and led to its subsequent inability to climb and resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB GAA18CA534Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R44 · Girdwood, AKThe fisherman's fishing rod striking the helicopter’s rotating main rotor disk during loading.NTSB GAA18CA514Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · Eldorado, TXThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA18CA513Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Winchester, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.