Fatal NTSB investigations, Atlantic Ocean
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Where
Latest cases
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\" = 'AO' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
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" = 'AO' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' 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 ERA22LA375Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's suicide.NTSB 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.NTSB 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.NTSB ERA19LA093Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA32RT · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB 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.NTSB 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.NTSB 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…NTSB ERA12LA578Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot’s suicidal act.NTSB ERA12FAMS2Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 150F · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).NTSB ERA12FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 182P · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Undetermined; the airplane and pilot are missing.NTSB 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…NTSB MIA82FA019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-60 · Sebastian (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB DCA81AA026Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas DC-10 · N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA81DA119Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Cuba (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA81FA057Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas C-54B · St.Croix (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA81DA044Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Aruba (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA81DA020Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 520 · Grt Inagua (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA81FA014Accident · 4 fatalClosedBell 206B · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA80FA104Accident · 3 fatalClosedDouglas DC-6B · Haiti-In Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA80DA093Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Little Rag Is (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB IAD80AA018Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 441 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA79DA079Accident · 2 fatalClosedLockheed PV-1 · Guamtanamo (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA78DA115Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680F · Ngreat Inagua (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB NYC78FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedAerospatle 330J · Atlantic City (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA78FA046Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Ft.Lauderdale (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA78DA025Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Mayaguez (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA78DA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Kingston (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB NYC77FA077Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · No Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA77DA019Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB FTW77DA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500-S · Gulf Of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB NYC76AN115Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCBC · N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB FTW76AF058Accident · 1 fatalClosedN. American NA-265 · Recife (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA76AM015Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech D18S · 20-15n 73-37w (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB FTW76OF001Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 212 · Banjul (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA75AM069Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA74AM103Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech S35 · 23n 71w Atl Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA73DKT64Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Atlantic O.North (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA73AM044Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680-E · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA72AM123Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB NYC71DHJ10Accident · 3 fatalClosedSemco · Missing Aircraft (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA69A0087Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB UNK68X0160Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Z (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA69A0004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 180 · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA67A0077Accident · 4 fatalClosedChase YC-122 · Hollywood (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB NYC67A0100Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA67A0059Accident · 1 fatalClosedHawker-Sdly DH 125 · Freeport Bahamas (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA67A0023Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech A23 · North Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB NYC66A0052Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB MIA65A0076Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA23 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB UNK62X0104Accident · 28 fatalClosedLockheed 1049H · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)