# NTSB investigations, Outside the U.S.: Approach

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB DCA27WA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27WA022.md): Boeing 737 · Cliza, Bolivia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 21, 2026 · CP-3077 · No damage
- [NTSB DCA27WA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27WA010.md): Boeing 737 · Canberra, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 4, 2026 · VH-VOL · No damage
- [NTSB DCA27WA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA27WA015.md): Airbus A330-302 · Cassano Magnago, Italy · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 1, 2026 · N827NW · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA372.md): Airbus Canada BD500 · Garbutt, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 22, 2026 · VH-X4A · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA379.md): Boeing 737 · Warsaw, Poland · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 10, 2026 · SP-LYD · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA295.md): Amazon.Com Services MK30 · Darlington, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Foreign · Jul 29, 2026 · GBR-OP-Z4N5NPKD3NDV-0106F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA277.md): Airbus A320 · Longford, United Kingdom · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 9, 2026 · G-EUUM
- [NTSB DCA26WA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA283.md): Boeing 737 · Tehran, Iran · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 30, 2026 · EP-SII
- [NTSB DCA26WA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA269.md): Boeing 767 · Callao, Peru · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 25, 2026 · C-FMIJ
- [NTSB GAA26WA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA192.md): Sonex Sonex · Lincolnshire, United Kingdom · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · May 16, 2026 · G-CEFJ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA204.md): Boeing 737 · São Paulo, Brazil · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 30, 2026 · PR-GXN · 2 aircraft
- [NTSB DCA26WA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA180.md): Boeing 737 · Harryda, Sweden · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 5, 2026 · 9H-QDZ · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA163.md): Airbus A350-941 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Mar 19, 2026 · N524DN · No damage
- [NTSB GAA26WA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA121.md): Cessna 172 · Barreirinhas, Brazil · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 26, 2026 · PT-CAA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA146.md): Boeing 737 · Algiers, Algeria · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 25, 2026 · 7T-VJM · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA158.md): Boeing 737 · Cologne, Germany · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 18, 2026 · EI-DWT · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA143.md): Bombardier CL-600-2D24 · Exhuma, Bahamas · Incident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 12, 2026 · N589NN · No damage
- [NTSB DCA26WA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA132.md): Boeing 737 · Sao Paulo, Brazil · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Feb 8, 2026 · PR-GGM · 2 aircraft · No damage
- [NTSB GAA26WA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA085.md): Learjet 45XR · Sawantwadi, India · Accident · 5 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · Jan 28, 2026 · VT-SSK 417 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA26WA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA108.md): ATR ATR42 · Makassar, Indonesia · Accident · 10 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 17, 2026 · PK-THT · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA26WA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA068.md): Piper PA20 · Bloemfontein, South Africa · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jan 2, 2026 · ZS-WEZ · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA26WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA052.md): Cessna 650 · Toluca, Mexico · Accident · 10 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 15, 2025 · XA-PRO · Destroyed
- [NTSB GAA26WA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA186.md): Cessna 208 · Kalumburu, Australia · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 11, 2025 · VH-KSA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA26WA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA089.md): Cessna 172 · Dhana Airfield, India · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Dec 10, 2025 · VT-CAZ · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA26WA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA043.md): Vulcanair P68 · Waterford Regional Airport, Ireland · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 20, 2025 · EI-HPY · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA26WA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA042.md): Boeing 737 · Malaga, Spain · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 14, 2025 · EI-HGG · No damage
- [NTSB GAA26WA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA021.md): Piper PA32RT · Contamana, Peru · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Nov 6, 2025 · OB-1902 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB GAA26WA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA26WA014.md): Textron 182T · Nuuk, Greenland · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 25, 2025 · N9009F · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA26WA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26WA003.md): Boeing 737 · Manchester, United Kingdom · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Oct 3, 2025 · 9H-QBD · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA280.md): Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. 1 · St Theresa, Canada · Accident · 4 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 13, 2025 · C-FDPW · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA327.md): Boeing 767 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 10, 2025 · VH-XQU · No damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA321.md): Boeing 737-832 · Belize City, Belize · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 10, 2025 · N386DA · Minor damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA274.md): Beech A36 · Guarantã Do Norte, Brazil · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Sep 4, 2025 · PT-LSU · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA318.md): Boeing 787 · Frankfurt, Germany · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 27, 2025 · VT-TSD · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA246.md): Rockwell 112 · Sanat Ana del Yacuma, Bolivia · Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 23, 2025 · CP-2872 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ENG25WA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG25WA052.md): Airbus A320 · Haute-Corse, France · Accident · Class 3 · Foreign · Aug 20, 2025 · F-HBNJ · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA252.md): Cessna 560 · Perth, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 13, 2025 · VH-OHE · No damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA300.md): Airbus A320 · Caloundra, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 11, 2025 · VH-VQL · No damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA293.md): Boeing 747-47UF · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Aug 10, 2025 · N258SN · 2 aircraft · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA214.md): Cessna 152 · Miranda, Venezuela · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 19, 2025 · YV104E · Minor damage
- [NTSB DCA25WA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA245.md): Boeing 737 · Mascot, Austria · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 12, 2025 · VH-YIL
- [NTSB GAA25WA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA223.md): Robin DR400 · Voglans, France · Accident · 3 fatal · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 9, 2025 · F-GTPL · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA25WA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA257.md): Boeing 737 · Melbourne Airport, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jul 2, 2025 · VH-YFZ
- [NTSB DCA25WA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA256.md): Airbus A321 · Sydney, Australia · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 25, 2025 · VH-OYF · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA201.md): Augusta AW119 · Bhubaneswar, India · Accident · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 24, 2025 · VT-CLR
- [NTSB GAA25WA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA197.md): Piper PA31 · Meekatharra, Australia · Incident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign · Jun 5, 2025 · VH-PGO · No damage
- [NTSB GAA25WA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA25WA239.md): Cessna TU206 · Vereda El Canelón, Colombia · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Foreign · May 31, 2025 · HK-1925 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DCA25WA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA220.md): Boeing 737 · Lima, Peru · Incident · Foreign investigation · May 23, 2025 · HP-1844CMP
- [NTSB DCA25WA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA219.md): Boeing 737 · Athens, Greece · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 29, 2025 · 4X-EHE · 2 aircraft
- [NTSB DCA25WA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA25WA182.md): Boeing 737 · Cairo, Egypt · Incident · Class 5 · Foreign · Apr 5, 2025 · SU-GEK · No damage

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## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM case_phases WHERE main = 500)
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500/cases?state=OF

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