Fatal NTSB investigations, 2004, Outside the U.S.
180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 20 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1966 | 15 |
| 1967 | 16 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1969 | 14 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1972 | 17 |
| 1973 | 16 |
| 1974 | 11 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 24 |
| 1996 | 37 |
| 1997 | 37 |
| 1998 | 43 |
| 1999 | 53 |
| 2000 | 77 |
| 2001 | 66 |
| 2002 | 59 |
| 2003 | 71 |
| 2004 | 75 |
| 2005 | 97 |
| 2006 | 89 |
| 2007 | 87 |
| 2008 | 90 |
| 2009 | 90 |
| 2010 | 98 |
| 2011 | 120 |
| 2012 | 119 |
| 2013 | 124 |
| 2014 | 107 |
| 2015 | 130 |
| 2016 | 131 |
| 2017 | 133 |
| 2018 | 137 |
| 2019 | 140 |
| 2020 | 91 |
| 2021 | 107 |
| 2022 | 125 |
| 2023 | 98 |
| 2024 | 110 |
| 2025 | 109 |
| 2026 | 108 |
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2004
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 year(c."eventDate") = 2004 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 SEA05WA031Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R-44 II · Fairmont Hot Sp, CanadaNTSB NYC05WA032Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech 65-90 · Montpellier, FranceNTSB LAX05WA072Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Saga, JapanNTSB DFW05WA039Accident · 5 fatalForeign investigationAero Commander AC-685 · Apodaca, MexicoNTSB DFW05WA035Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBeech BE-36-TC · Pereira, ColombiaNTSB DFW05WA036Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationCessna TU206G · La Macarena, ColombiaNTSB SEA05WA020Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-34-200T · Mt. Taranaki, New ZealandNTSB IAD05RA020Accident · 25 fatalForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas MD-82 · Solo City, IndonesiaNTSB IAD05FA023Accident · 6 fatalClass 1 · FieldFinal reportCASA 212-200-CC · Bamiyan, Afghanistanthe captain's inappropriate decision to fly a nonstandard route and his failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance, which resulted in the inflight collision with mountainous terrain. Factors were the operator's failure to require its flight crews to file…NTSB DCA05RA010Accident · 55 fatalForeign investigationBombardier CRJ-200 · Baotou, ChinaNTSB MIA05WA031Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationBritish Aerospace 3101 · Caracas, VenezuelaNTSB NYC05WA015Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R-22B · Bishopton, United KingdomNTSB MIA05WA023Accident · 5 fatalForeign investigationCessna 310 · San Salvador, El SalvadorNTSB SEA05WA012Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna F-406 · Inverness, United KingdomNTSB MIA05WA007Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationDouglas DC-3C · Medellin, ColombiaNTSB DCA05RA002Accident · 7 fatalForeign investigationBoeing 747-244BC · Halifax, CanadaNTSB CHI05WA008Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-46-310P · Dijon Longvic, FranceNTSB MIA05WA005Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-38-112 · Rio Negro, ArgentinaNTSB DFW05WA014Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationGarlick UH-1H · San Felipe, ChileNTSB ATL04WA194Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-181 · Nordhorn-Lingen, GermanyNTSB CHI04WA277Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-181 · Wilhelmshausen, GermanyNTSB NYC04WA215Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R-44 · Kentallen, Scot, United KingdomNTSB IAD04WA049Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182R · Montreux, SwitzerlandNTSB IAD04WA047Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Vattlefjall, SwedenNTSB WAS04WA015Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationCessna 210 · Livingstone, ZambiaNTSB FTW04WA244Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-25-235 · Santa Rosa, EcuadorNTSB SEA04WA184Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Roma, AustraliaNTSB NYC04WA203Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-31P-425 · Sevilla, SpainNTSB SEA04WA177Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 421 · Station Townshi, AustraliaNTSB FTW04WA230Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-30 · Aldama, MexicoNTSB NYC04WA208Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 337C · Bresso, ItalyNTSB WAS04WA012Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationSikorsky S-64E · Bastia, Corsica, FranceNTSB MIA04WA125Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationCessna 206 · Nirgua, VenezuelaNTSB LAX04WA293Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationMooney M20K · Queensland, AustraliaNTSB LAX04WA295Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R22 Beta · McIvor Lake, BC, CanadaNTSB FTW04WA216Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBell 407 · Santa Cruz, MexicoNTSB LAX04WA294Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R22 Beta · Sazava, CzechiaNTSB DCA04WA070Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationSocata Rallye TB-10 · Solroed Strand, DenmarkNTSB ANC04WA101Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationCessna U206G · Optand, SwedenNTSB FTW04WA203Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationHelio H-295 · La Campa, HondurasNTSB SEA04WA148Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-31T · Benalla, AustraliaNTSB CHI04WA192Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-181 · Hamm-Lippewiese, GermanyNTSB MIA04WA108Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · Algarrobo, ChileNTSB CHI04WA171Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-181 · Qaqortoq, GreenlandNTSB ATL04WA147Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-28-161 · Liverpool, United KingdomNTSB NYC04RA153Accident · 7 fatalForeign investigationIsrael Aircraft Industries 1124 · Tocumen, PanamaNTSB SEA04WA131Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationSocata TB-200 · Mianyang, ChinaNTSB NYC04WA147Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationCessna U206F · Honiton, United KingdomNTSB NYC04WA172Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBell 205A1 · Tschagguns, AustriaNTSB WAS06WA017Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationCessna 185 · Sukabumi, Indonesia