NTSB investigations, Atlantic Ocean

110 cases where the phase of flight was Enroute.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations, Atlantic Ocean per year, 1962–2026: 110 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "WITH phase_names(main, name) AS (VALUES (100, 'Prior to flight'), (150, 'Standing'), (200, 'Pushback/towing'), (250, 'Taxi'), (300, 'Takeoff'), (350, 'Initial climb'), (400, 'Enroute'), (450, 'Maneuvering'), (500, 'Approach'), (550, 'Landing'), (600, 'Emergency descent'), (650, 'Uncontrolled descent'), (700, 'Post-impact'), (750, 'After landing'), (800, 'Other'), (990, 'Unknown')),
    crosswalk(code, main, name) AS (VALUES (500, 150, 'Standing'), (501, 150, 'Standing - pre-flight'), (502, 150, 'Standing - starting engine(s)'), (503, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) operating'), (504, 150, 'Standing - engine(s) not operating'), (505, 150, 'Standing - idling rotors'), (510, 250, 'Taxi'), (511, 200, 'Taxi - pushback/tow'), (512, 250, 'Taxi - to takeoff'), (513, 250, 'Taxi - from landing'), (514, 250, 'Taxi - aerial'), (520, 300, 'Takeoff'), (521, 300, 'Takeoff - roll/run'), (522, 350, 'Takeoff - initial climb'), (523, 300, 'Takeoff - aborted'), (530, 400, 'Climb'), (531, 400, 'Climb - to cruise'), (540, 400, 'Cruise'), (541, 400, 'Cruise - normal'), (542, 400, 'Maneuvering - holding (IFR)'), (550, 400, 'Descent'), (551, 400, 'Descent - normal'), (552, 600, 'Descent - emergency'), (553, 650, 'Descent - uncontrolled'), (560, 500, 'Approach'), (561, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - downwind'), (562, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base turn'), (563, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - base leg/base to final'), (564, 500, 'Approach - VFR pattern - final approach'), (565, 500, 'Go-around (VFR)'), (566, 500, 'Approach - IAF to FAF/outer marker (IFR)'), (567, 500, 'Approach - FAF/outer marker to threshold (IFR)'), (568, 500, 'Circling (IFR)'), (569, 500, 'Missed approach (IFR)'), (570, 550, 'Landing'), (571, 550, 'Landing - flare/touchdown'), (572, 550, 'Landing - roll'), (573, 550, 'Landing - aborted'), (574, 550, 'Emergency landing'), (575, 550, 'Emergency landing after takeoff'), (576, 600, 'Emergency descent/landing'), (580, 450, 'Maneuvering'), (581, 450, 'Maneuvering - aerial application'), (582, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to reverse direction'), (583, 450, 'Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)'), (590, 450, 'Hover'), (591, 450, 'Hover - in ground effect'), (592, 450, 'Hover - out of ground effect'), (600, 800, 'Other'), (610, 990, 'Unknown')),
    current_codes AS (
      SELECT e.case_mkey, TRY_CAST(e.\"tier1Number\" AS INTEGER) AS code,
        row_number() OVER (PARTITION BY e.case_mkey ORDER BY coalesce(e.\"isDefiningEvent\", false) DESC, e.position) AS n
      FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e
      WHERE e.aircrafts_position = 1 AND e.\"tier1Number\" GLOB '[1-9][0-9]*'
        AND (e.\"isDefiningEvent\" OR e.case_mkey IN (SELECT \"mKey\" FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' WHERE \"isPre1982\"))
    ),
    phases AS (
      SELECT case_mkey, 'current' AS scheme, code, CASE WHEN code >= 990 THEN 990 ELSE code // 50 * 50 END AS main
      FROM current_codes WHERE n = 1
      UNION ALL
      SELECT o.case_mkey, 'older', o.\"phaseOfFlightCode\", w.main
      FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o JOIN crosswalk w ON w.code = o.\"phaseOfFlightCode\"
      WHERE o.aircrafts_position = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.case_mkey NOT IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM current_codes)
    ),
    case_phases AS (
      SELECT p.*, c.\"eventDate\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal' AS fatal, a.aircraft_model_code
      FROM phases p JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c.\"mKey\" = p.case_mkey
      LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = p.case_mkey AND a.position = 1
      WHERE c.\"eventDate\" >= DATE '1962-01-01' AND p.main IN (SELECT main FROM phase_names)
    )
  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\" = 'AO' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 400)
  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.

NTSB DCA26LA165Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-232 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The airplane’s encounter with turbulence resulted in serious injuries to a flight attendant who was not seated due to completion of arrival compliance checks.Mar 19, 2026 · N605JB · No damageNTSB DCA23LA462Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-232 · Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)An inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence during cruise that was not depicted by the airplane’s weather radar system.Sep 25, 2023 · N569JB · No damageNTSB DCA23LA421Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-222 · Over the (Atlantic Ocean)An inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.Aug 18, 2023 · N209UA · No damageNTSB DCA23LA382Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Myrtle Beach (Atlantic Ocean)An encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) while in cruise flight.Jul 28, 2023 · N77431 · No damageNTSB DCA23LA252Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)An encounter with inadvertent convective turbulence during cruise flight.Apr 22, 2023 · N770AN · No damageNTSB ERA21LA141Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSteinman Mark E Lancair 320 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The airplane’s impact with water for reasons that could not be determined.Feb 24, 2021 · N670BS · Substantial damageNTSB ERA19LA180Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 560 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Impact with water for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.May 24, 2019 · N832R · DestroyedNTSB ERA19TA120Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportCirrus SR22 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)A loss of oil pressure and subsequent total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Mar 5, 2019 · N345DM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA19TA111Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA32 · West Palm Beach (Atlantic Ocean)A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a ditched landing in the ocean.Feb 28, 2019 · N1563X · Substantial damageNTSB ERA19LA026Accident · 5 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA31T · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)An in-flight loss of control, which resulted in an impact with water, for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered.Oct 25, 2018 · N555PM · DestroyedNTSB ERA18LA119Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAmes Angier M LNC2 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's spatial disorientation after entering instrument meteorological conditions and encountering moderate-to-heavy precipitation, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.Mar 31, 2018 · N4ZQ · Substantial damageNTSB ERA15LA349Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20TN · Atlantic City (Atlantic Ocean)A loose oxygen line, which was not detected by maintenance personnel during a recent annual inspection, that allowed oxygen to escape and drain the oxygen canister more quickly than the pilot expected. This reduced the pilot's availability of supplemental…Sep 10, 2015 · N370MM · Substantial damageNTSB ERA12LA410Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J5A · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the aircraft sank after ditching and was not recovered.Jun 22, 2012 · N40985 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA11WA110Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 777 · Montauk (Atlantic Ocean)The Unfalluntersuchungsstelle - Luftfahrt Accident Investigation Branch of Austria has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 777-200 that occurred on September 12, 2011. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the…Sep 12, 2011 · OE-LPB · No damageNTSB NYC06LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-832 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)An encounter with turbulence during cruise flight.Oct 22, 2005 · N378DA · No damageNTSB NYC04TA103Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The failure of the number two upper forward right engine cowling attachment, which resulted in substantial damage to the right inboard elevator. A factor was the inadequate procedures in the airliner maintenance manual.Apr 11, 2004 · N14075 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA01LA131Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale ATR 42-300 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The in-flight encounter with moderate to severe turbulence in clouds resulting in the serious injury to the flight attendant. A contributing factor in the accident was the poor in-flight planning by the captain for his allowing beverage service to continue…Apr 26, 2001 · N223AT · No damageNTSB MIA00FA064Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's lack of total experience in instrument flight, simulated instrument flight, and night flight resulting in the pilot becoming spatially disoriented, and subsequent in-flight collision with water. Contributing to the accident was the dark night with…Jan 6, 2000 · N156RA · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA029Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L-1 · Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)Dec 5, 1981 · N57494 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA81AA026Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas DC-10 · N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 20, 1981 · N112WA · No damageNTSB MIA81DA119Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Cuba (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 17, 1981 · N438SB · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DA082Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Nassau (Atlantic Ocean)Jun 2, 1981 · N28377 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81IA099Incident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)Jun 2, 1981 · N3607S · Minor damageNTSB FTW81IA070Incident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)Apr 11, 1981 · N4019G · No damageNTSB MIA81FA057Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas C-54B · St.Croix (Atlantic Ocean)Mar 28, 1981 · N98AS · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DA016Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS-350 · Cameron (Atlantic Ocean)Dec 13, 1980 · N802DB · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA014Accident · 4 fatalClosedBell 206B · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Nov 12, 1980 · N10696 · DestroyedNTSB MIA810A005Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Kingston (Atlantic Ocean)Oct 17, 1980 · N8406 · No damageNTSB MIA80FA104Accident · 3 fatalClosedDouglas DC-6B · Haiti-In Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 15, 1980 · N9018N · DestroyedNTSB MIA80DA102Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLockheed L1011 · Nassau (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 12, 1980 · N710DA · No damageNTSB MIA81DKT36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Guantanamo (Atlantic Ocean)Jul 26, 1980 · N5055Y · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DKT97Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 24, 1979 · N8279M · DestroyedNTSB NYC79DA062Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Martha'S Vnyrd (Atlantic Ocean)Jul 19, 1979 · N811H · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DA114Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed PV-1 · Aruba (Atlantic Ocean)Jul 7, 1979 · N721N · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DA079Accident · 2 fatalClosedLockheed PV-1 · Guamtanamo (Atlantic Ocean)Apr 27, 1979 · N544B · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DA029Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLockheed L1011 · Intl Waters (Atlantic Ocean)Dec 6, 1978 · N312EA · No damageNTSB MIA78DLD76Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Nnassau (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 12, 1978 · N948Q · DestroyedNTSB NYC79IA001Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing SP747 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 11, 1978 · N537PA · No damageNTSB MIA78DA115Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680F · Ngreat Inagua (Atlantic Ocean)Aug 7, 1978 · N669SA · DestroyedNTSB MIA78DKA07Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Jul 17, 1978 · N201GA · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedAerospatle 330J · Atlantic City (Atlantic Ocean)May 7, 1978 · N49496 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA038Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Bimini (Atlantic Ocean)Mar 28, 1978 · N1306L · Minor damageNTSB MIA78FA046Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Ft.Lauderdale (Atlantic Ocean)Feb 22, 1978 · N9255V · DestroyedNTSB MIA78DA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Kingston (Atlantic Ocean)Dec 16, 1977 · N483LC · DestroyedNTSB NYC77FA077Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · No Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Aug 2, 1977 · N14007 · DestroyedNTSB MIA77DKT39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Mar 17, 1977 · N8455M · DestroyedNTSB FTW77DA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500-S · Gulf Of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean)Nov 18, 1976 · N57278 · DestroyedNTSB NYC76AN115Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCBC · N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Jul 23, 1976 · N7629S · DestroyedNTSB NYC76IN056Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · 60n 20w (Atlantic Ocean)Dec 14, 1975 · N732PA · Minor damageNTSB MIA76DKT21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 3, 1975 · N92603 · Destroyed