Fatal NTSB investigations
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
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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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal' ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB ERA18WA100Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBeech V35B · Brasilandia, Mato Grosso do Sul, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Beech V35B airplane that occurred on February 27, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions…NTSB ERA18FA088Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802 · Greenwood, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB WPR18WA123Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna T210N · Oudtshoorn, South AfricaNTSB ERA18LA089Accident · 1 fatalClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportAirborne Windsports PTY Edge XT 912 L · Eustis, FLThe pilot's exceedance of the weight-shift-control aircraft's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the…NTSB CEN18FA108Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Ulysses, KSAn inflight loss of control and collision with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN18FA107Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Rossville, INAn in-flight loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB WPR18FA095Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA32R · Monticello, UTThe noninstrument-rated pilot's continued flight into a region of deteriorating ceiling and visibility conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain event.NTSB ERA18WA090Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationNeiva EMB-720D · Manaus City, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a NEIVA EMB-720D airplane that occurred on February 22, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the…NTSB WPR18FA093Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · San Diego, CAThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during an attempted return to the runway following a total loss of engine power after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the excessive amount of…NTSB ERA18FA084Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28 · Bonifay, FLA partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate an airplane with a known mechanical deficiency and his failure to fly an appropriate traffic pattern that would have allowed the…NTSB WPR18FA091Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA34 · Minden, NVThe pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment from the use of a sedating antihistamine.NTSB CEN18FA101Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSocata TBM 700 · Evanston, WYThe pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB CEN18WA103Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech 95B55 · Saint Laurent La Roche, FranceNTSB ERA18WA217Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna A188 · La Vega, Dominican RepublicThe government of the Dominican Republic has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Cessna A188B airplane that occurred on February 14, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Dominican Republic's…NTSB ANC18FA024Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20 · Chuckanut, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a visual approach in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB CEN18WA110Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182 · El Pozo, MexicoOn February 12, 2018, about 1815 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 182B airplane, Mexican registration XB-HRG, crashed in a field under unknown circumstances near El Pozo, Mexico. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The local flight originated…NTSB CEN18WA104Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBeech F33 · Bolderberg, BelgiumNTSB WPR18MA087Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · MajorFinal reportEurocopter EC130 · Peach Springs, AZA loss of tail rotor effectiveness, the pilot’s subsequent loss of helicopter control, and collision with terrain during an approach to land in gusting, tailwind conditions in an area of potential downdrafts and turbulence.NTSB WPR18FA088Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportHastings Thomas G Cirrus VK 30 · Agua Dulce, CAThe driveshaft fracture due to overstress loading and rotational bending as a result of the under-torqued nuts on the elastomeric couplings backing off and the subsequent in-flight separation of the horizontal fairing due to contact with the separated end of…NTSB DCA18WA107Accident · 71 fatalForeign investigationAntonov AN148 · Argunovo, RussiaThe Russian Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ANTONOV AN-148 airplane that occurred on February 11, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the MAK investigation under the…NTSB CEN18WA096Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-161 · Helle, NorwayOn February 11, 2018, about 2000 UTC, a Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-161 airplane, Norwegian registration LN-TOS, impacted the waters near the Svolvaer Airport (ENSH), Helle, Norway. The pilot and passenger on board were fatally injured and the airplane was…NTSB ERA18WA108Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA25 · Ribeirao Cascalheira, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Piper PA-25-260 airplane that occurred on February 09, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the…NTSB ERA18WA085Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech F35 · Itaituba, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BEECH F35 airplane that occurred on February 07, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions of…NTSB WPR18FA084Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182T · Santee, CAThe pilot's decision to take off into instrument meteorological conditions that resulted in spatial disorientation, and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA18LA083Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGregory Newman Sonex Trainer · Carrabelle, FLA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered. Also causal was the pilot's decision to conduct a low-altitude turn following the loss of engine power, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's…NTSB ANC18WA023Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationSikorsky UH-60M (S-70) · Lanyu, TaiwanThe foreign authority was the source of this information. On February 05, 2018, about 2352 local time, a Sikorsky UH-60M helicopter, NA-706, operated by National Airborne Service Corps. of the Ministry of Interior, Taiwan R.O.C., went missing and is presumed…NTSB CEN18WA098Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · St Joachim de Courval, CanadaOn February 2, 2018, about 0145 UTC, a Robinson R-44 helicopter, Canadian registry C-GYMG, owned and operated by a private operator, impacted in a field at St-Joachim-de-Courval, Quebec, Canada. A post impact fire ensued. The pilot and two passengers on board…NTSB ERA18WA081Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationReims F150L · Abrizzano di Negrar, ItalyThe government of Italy has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Reims Aviation F150L airplane that occurred on January 31, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Italy's investigation under the…NTSB WPR18FA077Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Newport Beach, CAThe pilot's failure to perform weight and balance calculations before departing on the flight, which resulted in his operation of the helicopter outside of its published weight and balance limitations and a subsequent loss of control shortly after takeoff.NTSB ANC18FA022Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 35 A33 · Helenwood, TNThe pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to follow the air start checklist.NTSB WPR18FA075Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Concord, CAA loss of control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR18FA074Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Pomeroy, WAA loss of control following the gunner's failure to ensure that the net maintained clearance from the tail rotor.NTSB CEN18FA088Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Williamsport, INThe pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and descent and collision with trees.NTSB CEN18WA091Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA25 · Mocorito, MexicoOn January 26, 2018, at 1930 UTC, a Piper PA25-150, XB-FBN, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances in the Community el Recoveco in Mocorito, Mexico. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured. The flight had departed airdrome "El…NTSB ERA18WA066Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Recife, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a ROBINSON R44 helicopter that occurred on January 23, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the…NTSB CEN18WA120Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28RT-201T · Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, GermanyOn January 23, 2018, about 1207 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, Swiss registration HB-PGF, collided with an Airbus-Helicopter EC135P2, German registration D-HDRV near Oberhausen-Rheinhausen, Germany. The pilots and passengers were all…NTSB CEN18FA083Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSkwira Matthew J W-10 Tailwind · Sauk Centre, MNImpact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB ERA18FA064Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVans RV-12 · Bonita Springs, FLThe pilot's unsafe maneuvering and exceedance of the airplane's operating limitations, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the left wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying physiologic or psychiatric disease.NTSB WPR18WA067Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182 · Bridport, AustraliaOn January 20, 2018, at 1800 local time, a Cessna 182P, VH-TSA, collided with terrain near Bridport, Australia. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. The flight was operated…NTSB CEN18WA081Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationZodiac 601XL · Castellon, SpainOn January 19, 2018, about 0930 UTC, a Zodiac 601XL, Spanish registry EC-XKM, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted mountainous terrain in the municipality of La Pobla de Benifassa, Castellon, Spain. A postimpact fire ensued. The pilot was…NTSB CEN18FA078Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell UH-1H · Raton, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude above mountainous terrain during cruise flight in dark night conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB ERA18WA063Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-23-250 · Nicholls Town, BahamasThe government of Bahamas has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA 23-250 airplane that occurred on January 17, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Bahamas's investigation under the…NTSB CEN18FA074Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMD Helicopters 369HM · Perrysburg, OHA loss of engine power due to snow or ice ingestion at an altitude that was insufficient to allow for engine re-ignition. Contributing to the accident were conditions, including altitude and flat light conditions, that precluded a successful autorotation to…NTSB WPR18FA073Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 23-250 · Elko, NVThe pilot's inadequate preflight weather planning, which resulted in the flight over mountainous terrain into forecast instrument meteorological conditions, icing, and mountain wave, and resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA18WA093Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationAyres S2R · Jaramillo, EcuadorThe government of Ecuador has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a AYRES S2R airplane that occurred on January 9, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ecuador's investigation under the provisions of…NTSB CEN18WA066Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationGulfstream Aerospace LP Gulfstream G150 · Kittilä, FinlandOn January 5, 2018, about 1200 coordinated universal time, a Gulfstream G150 airplane, OE-GKA, was involved in a ground accident that fatally injured the pilot when he was struck by the door. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of…NTSB CEN18FA400Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)The pilot's incapacitation resulted in impact with the Gulf of Mexico. The reason the hypoxia recognition system did not descend the airplane as designed could not be determined as the airplane was not located.NTSB WPR18WA060Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationDe Havilland DHC2 · Cottage Point, AustraliaOn December 31, 2017, at 1515 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2, VH-NOO, collided with water during takeoff initial climb near Cottage Point, Australia. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot and five passengers were fatally injured. The flight was operated…NTSB CEN18FA063Accident · 12 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 208 · Punta Islita, Costa RicaThe flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to exit an area of rising terrain, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight crew's…NTSB ERA18WA061Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna A188 · Dom Pedrito, BrazilThe government of Brazil has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a CESSNA A188 airplane that occurred on December 30, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Brazil's investigation under the provisions…