NTSB investigations: CFM International CFM56 series
255 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is CFM International CFM56 series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1970 | 1 |
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| 1971 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 16 |
| 1996 | 8 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 |
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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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('13802'))
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 x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('13802'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 DCA26LA242Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAirbus Industrie A319-114 · Boston, MAOn June 20, 2026, about 1134 eastern daylight time (EDT), Delta Air Lines flight 2351 (DAL2351), an Airbus A319, and American Airlines flight 3161 (AAL3161), a Boeing 737-800, were involved in a runway incursion that resulted in a go-around of DAL2351 at…NTSB OPS26LA036IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-7CT · Orlando, FLNTSB DCA26WA220Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-832 · San Miguel de Cozumel, MexicoNTSB DCA26LA150Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-824 · Denver, CONTSB DCA25WA337IncidentClass 4 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Cancun, MexicoNTSB DCA25WA324Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-824 · Osaka, JapanNTSB DCA25WA321Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-832 · Belize City, BelizeNTSB DCA25LA306Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A320-212 · Chase City, VAThe abrupt maneuver required to comply with a traffic alert and collision avoidance system resolution advisory during descent.NTSB DCA25WA292Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-832 · Ciudad de México, MexicoNTSB DCA25LA240Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A321-211 · Miami, FLThe unexpected encounter with a rapidly developing convective cell during climb resulting in convectively induced turbulence on a dark moon-less evening.NTSB DCA25LA190Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Tahlequah, OKThe airplane’s encounter with moderate turbulence during descent.NTSB OPS25LA032IncidentClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAirbus A319-114 · Arlington, VAOn March 28, 2025, about 1516 eastern daylight time (EDT), DRAGO61, a flight of four US Air Force Northrop T38s, enroute to conduct an aerial flyby at Arlington National Cemetery, and Delta (DAL) Air Lines flight 2983 (DAL2983), an Airbus 319-114, N342NB,…NTSB DCA25LA117Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-832 · Seattle, WAThe Japan Airlines flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from the parked Delta Air Lines aircraft while taxiing in congested ramp conditions.NTSB DCA25WA089Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-832 · Belize City, BelizeNTSB DCA25WA033Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Monteria, ColombiaNTSB OPS25LA008IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-832 · Miami, FLNTSB DCA24FA300Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBoeing 737-9 · Nashville, TNOn September 12, 2024, about 0914 central daylight time (CDT), Alaska Airlines flight 369 (ASA369), a Boeing 737-900, N919AK, rejected their take-off on runway 13 at Nashville International Airport (BNA), Nashville, Tennessee, when Southwest Airlines flight…NTSB DCA24LA256Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Severn, MDA passenger’s failure to comply with crew member instructions to remain seated with seatbelt fastened.NTSB DCA24LA245Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Salt Lake City, UTDelta Air Lines flight 2046 flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between their airplane and Delta Air Lines flight 2046 as they turned onto a perpendicular taxiway.NTSB DCA24LA124Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Aylett, VAAn encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA24WA100IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-900ER · Nassau, BahamasNTSB DCA23WA222IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-823 · Belize City, BelizeNTSB DCA23LA170Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Rushville, INAn encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA23WA150Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-3H4 · Womarden, AustraliaNTSB DCA23LA067Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320 · Red Oak, IAMultiple bird strikes during descent.NTSB DCA22LA188Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-824 · Pharisburg, OHThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA22LA151Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-700 · Santa Ana, CAA flight attendant received a serious injury for undetermined reasons during a firm landing.NTSB ENG22WA011IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A319 · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB ENG22FA009Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-8K2 · Las Vegas, NVThe fatigue failure of the right main landing gear initiated by liquid metal embrittlement by cadmium at arc burn locations in the outer cylinder tooling hole area. The arc burns were likely the result of operator error during stylus cadmium plating…NTSB DCA21WA202IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-824 · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB DCA21WA061Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-824 · San Jose, Costa RicaNTSB DCA20WA094Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Monterrey, MexicoThe DGAC of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on February 27, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All…NTSB ENG19WA032Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationAirbus A320 · Nassau, BahamasThe Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID) of the Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A320-212 that occurred on August 17, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB under the provisions…NTSB DCA19CA137Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Fort Meyers, FLmissing attach screws on the aft galley oven, which allowed it to become dislodged landing, injuring a flight attendant.NTSB DCA19CA105Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Atlanta, GAfailure of the B737 captain to maintain separation with the airplane stopped on the taxiway.NTSB ENG19IA013Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 · Orlando, FLA No. 1 (left) engine high pressure compressor stage 2 blade separation. The blade separated due to a mixed-mode fatigue crack that originated on a blade disk post and was initiated by a misaligned (out-of-schedule) high pressure compressor stage 1 variable…NTSB DCA19CA091Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Franklin, TNan encounter with convective turbulence during descent.NTSB DCA19IA036Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportBoeing 737 · Burbank, CA(1) The flight crewmembers’ decision, due to plan continuation bias, to continue the approach despite indications of windshear and a higher-than-expected tailwind and (2) the flight crew’s misperception of the airplane’s touchdown point, which was farther…NTSB DCA19CA006Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · San Jose, CAA passenger falling while returning to her seat which resulted in a serious injury.NTSB DCA18CA316Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportAirbus A319 · West Palm Beach, FLAn inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA18MA142Accident · 1 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 737 7H4 · Philadelphia, PAA low-cycle fatigue crack in the dovetail of fan blade No. 13, which resulted in the fan blade separating in flight and impacting the engine fan case at a location that was critical to the structural integrity and performance of the fan cowl structure. This…NTSB DCA18CA074Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 7H4 · Los Angeles, CAThe provisioning agent's lack of situational awareness while stepping from the airplane to the provisioning van. Contributing to the accident was the provisioning vans failed switch.NTSB DCA17CA181Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 832 · Queens, NYthe Delta B737 captain's failure to maintain proper clearance between his airplane and the stopped American B757.NTSB ENG17IA027Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737 7H4 · Washington, DCThe failure the control alternator gearshaft, which disconnected the accessory gearbox from the rest of the engine and resulted in an uncommanded in-flight shutdown of the left engine and subsequent flight diversion. The control alternator gearshaft failed…NTSB DCA17CA087Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirbus A319 114 · Los Angeles, CAmalfunction of the parking brake electrical control valve that resulted in a sudden stop.NTSB DCA17CA042Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 824 · Denver, COAn inadvertent encounter with mountain wave turbulence.NTSB DCA16FA217Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-700 · Pensacola, FLA low-cycle fatigue crack in the dovetail of fan blade No. 23, which resulted in the fan blade separating in flight and impacting the fan case. This impact caused the fan blade to fracture into fragments that traveled farther than expected into the inlet,…NTSB DCA16CA214Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 924 · Waco, TXan encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB DCA16CA211Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 832 · New York, NYinadvertent collision by ground service vehicle.NTSB DCA16CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 3H4 · Baltimore, MDthe tug operators excessive speed during pushback.