NTSB investigations, WI
12 cases where NTSB found Tailwind.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WI' 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\", '03034015'))
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" = 'WI' 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", '03034015')) 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 CEN25LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPitts S-2A · Stoughton, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN23FA369Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper J5A · Iola, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing on a grass taxiway with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN22LA440Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Merrill, WIThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate roll control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA338Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaco Classic YMF-5C · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.NTSB CEN19CA237Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth American AT 6F · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent substantial damage.NTSB GAA19CA143Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 421 · Woodruff, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain to directional control during takeoff from a snow-covered runway with a right, quartering tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a snowbank.NTSB CEN17FA287Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAerofab Lake LA 4 250 · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane for takeoff and his decision to takeoff with a tailwind in unfavorable water conditions, which resulted in the airplane entering an aerodynamic stall and the pilot losing control.NTSB GAA17CA278Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportReims Cessna FR172 · De Pere, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a tailwind.NTSB CEN16LA255Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Arlington, WIThe pilot’s failure to establish proper airspeed and angle-of-attack during takeoff with the airplane at its maximum gross weight in elevated density altitude and gusting tailwind conditions, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN14LA431Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca S11AC · Boulder Junction, WIThe pilot’s improper runway selection, which resulted in a tailwind landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control.NTSB CEN10CA094Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-CD · New London, WIThe pilot's decision to land with a tailwind on the snow- and ice-covered runway.NTSB CHI08CA207Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTuth RV-3 · Oshkosh, WIThe compensation for wind conditions disregarded by the pilot and the inadequate in-flight planning/decision making by the plot during approach to the destination airport. A contributing factor was the quartering tailwind.