NTSB investigations
933 cases where NTSB found Tree(s).
Cases per year
| 2008 | 122 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 48 |
| 2010 | 32 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 33 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2014 | 65 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 87 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2018 | 104 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2020 | 49 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 |
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\", '03022020')) 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", '03022020')) 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 WPR26LA172Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 407 · Young, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree stump during landing in mountainous terrain.NTSB WPR26LA134Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportZlin Aviation Sro Savage CUB-S · Young, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during landing.NTSB DCA26LA159Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPyka Pelican Cargo · Summit Point, WVThe inaccurate obstacle height entered into mission planning that resulted in the aircraft wing’s impact with a tree during descent, resulting resulted in a loss of control.NTSB CEN26LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Round Lake Park, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a soft-field takeoff and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ANC25LA108Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from an object during takeoff, which resulted in a collision and ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s selection of an unsuitable takeoff area.NTSB ANC25LA119Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Eagle, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from brush during landing.NTSB ANC25LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180G · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain a rate of climb sufficient to clear obstacles during takeoff, resulting in a collision with tree-covered terrain.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 ANC25LA106Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBrian Turner Northern Explorer · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain obstacle clearance during landing, which resulted in an impact with trees.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 CEN25LA286Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWeatherly 620B · Rushmore, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during low-level maneuvering.NTSB WPR25FA145Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Cottonwood, CAThe flight instructor’s delayed response to an improper landing approach and runway overshoot, which resulted in an impact with an airport perimeter fence and trees.NTSB ANC25LA036Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108 · North Pole, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. Contributing to the accident was his impairment from the effects of alcohol consumption.NTSB CEN25LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Pearland, TXThe pilot’s poor flight planning and decision making, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN25LA098Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMD Helicopters 369FF · Cookville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree during the low altitude operation.NTSB CEN25LA093Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Spearman, TXImproperly torqued intake manifold bolts that allowed unmetered air to enter the engine, resulting in an overly lean fuel-air mixture, eventual failure of the No. 3 cylinder intake valve, and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA25LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Smyrna, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate approach path, resulting in the airplane contacting a tree during a landing approach at night.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 WPR25LA005Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRotorsport Cavalon · Chico, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent descent and subsequent collision with trees.NTSB CEN24LA370Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Muskogee, OKThe pilot’s inattention to refueling during turn-around operations which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ANC24LA103Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · McKinley Village, AKThe pilot’s late decision to go-around, failure to maintain proper airspeed, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low of an altitude to recover.NTSB ANC24LA083Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA22 · Aleknagik, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB CEN24FA295Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Irene, SDThe pilot’s poor decision to continue the flight into deteriorating weather conditions and his failure to maintain a safe altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into trees and terrain.NTSB WPR24LA254Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-220T · Roy, UTThe flight instructor’s decision to shut down an engine on an extended leg of the airport traffic pattern, which led to a loss of performance and inability to maintain altitude.NTSB WPR24FA226Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Eatonville, WAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid trees, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN24LA252Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · New Florence, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper altitude/clearance from a dead tree limb during an aerial application flight.NTSB ANC24LA060Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDe Havilland DHC2 · Susitna, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in the floats contacting the shallow river bottom during takeoff, and a subsequent loss of control.NTSB WPR24FA215Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182 · Big Creek, IDThe pilot’s delayed decision to go around after descending below the recommended abort altitude with a slight tailwind and an over-gross-weight airplane, which resulted in impact with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to…NTSB CEN24LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Andover, MOThe pilot’s inability to maintain altitude and airspeed during cruise flight likely due to a decrease in engine performance associated with the unauthorized use of automobile fuel, which led to an inflight collision with a tree and hard landing.NTSB ERA24LA230Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Hope Mills, NCA loss of engine performance due to carbon fouling of three spark plugs that, when combined with the airplane’s high gross weight condition, resulted in a collision with trees and terrain.NTSB CEN24LA181Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Chesaning, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control while landing on a wet turf runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to ensure the passenger’s proper use of seatbelts before the landing.NTSB WPR24LA141Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T206H · Halls Crossing, UTThe airplane’s collision with a tree during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s reported brake malfunction for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA24LA148Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369D · Belleville, WVThe ingestion of foreign object debris into the engine, which resulted in a sudden loss of engine power and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain during the forced landing.NTSB WPR24FA112Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHolmes William B AIR Creation Twin · Gila Bend, AZThe pilot’s loss of control and subsequent collision with a mesquite tree on approach to land.NTSB CEN24LA113Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · South Lyon, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing approach.NTSB ERA24LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172 · New Smyrna Beach, FLA failure of the right brake during taxi, which resulted in a taxiway excursion and collision with a tree.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 ERA24LA063Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150L · Lajas, PRThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from bushes alongside the runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff.NTSB ERA23LA391Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBalloon Works Firefly 7 · Anderson, SCThe pilot’s failure to avoid trees during the descent for landing, resulting in substantial damage to the balloon.NTSB ERA23FA358Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCirrus SR20 · Toms River, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain a positive climb rate after takeoff due to spatial disorientation (somatogravic illusion), which resulted in impact with trees and terrain.NTSB WPR23FA301Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportGlasair Glastar · Idaho City, IDThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN23LA341Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Arthur, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a low-level aerial application flight.NTSB WPR23LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNorth American AT-6G · La Grande, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during an airstrip overfly, which resulted in impact damage to the left wing.NTSB CEN23LA272Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSix Chuter SR7 XL · Chetek, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during initial climb which resulted in an impact with a pole, trees, and terrain.NTSB ANC23LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Beluga, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff site, resulting in a collision with brush-covered terrain.NTSB ERA23LA295Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206B · Sandersville, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance of trees during landing, which resulted in a tail rotor contact with tree limbs and a subsequent loss of control.NTSB CEN23LA265Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBearhawk Model 5 · Livingston, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rollout, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with a building. Contributing to the accident were the obstacles at the airstrip that prevented the pilot from performing a go-around.NTSB ANC23FA042Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 180 · Shaktoolik, AKThe pilot’s encounter with gusting tailwind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a tree, a loss of control, and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB WPR23FA225Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna R182 · McCall, IDMaintenance personnel's failure to properly torque and inspect the magneto hardware, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.