Fatal NTSB investigations, 2005, Outside the U.S.
180,658 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,636 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 | 109 |
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\") = 2005
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") = 2005 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 MIA06WA035Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-23-250 · South Caicos, Turks & Caicos IslandsNTSB MIA06WA036Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-23-260 · Cali, ColombiaNTSB NYC06WA046Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationMitsubishi MU-2B-36 · Terrace, BC, CanadaNTSB CHI06WA047Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBell 206B · Coupar Angus, United KingdomNTSB WAS06RA005Accident · 107 fatalForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 · Port Harcourt, NigeriaNTSB SEA06WA035Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 152 · Clinge, NetherlandsNTSB LAX06WA053Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 150G · Packsaddle, NSW, AustraliaNTSB DFW06WA039Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna A150L · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNTSB LAX06WA051Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-31-350 · Condobolin, AustraliaNTSB MIA06WA023Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationBell B-206L · Cundinamarca, ColombiaNTSB NYC06RA032Accident · 8 fatalForeign investigationCessna 208B · Moscow, RussiaNTSB DFW06WA036Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBritten-Norman BN2A-21 · Cayo Province, BelizeNTSB MIA06WA018Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationCessna U206E · Ituango, ColombiaNTSB MIA06WA016Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBeech 95-55 · Porlamar, VenezuelaNTSB SEA06WA016Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBoeing Vertol BV-107 II · Bella Bella, CanadaNTSB DFW06WA023Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBell 206 · El Marques, MexicoNTSB NYC06WA018Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172N · Barcelona, SpainNTSB WAS06RA004Accident · 117 fatalForeign investigationBoeing 737-200 · Lagos, NigeriaNTSB LAX06WA018Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationAir Tractor AT-602 · Ballidu, AustraliaNTSB CHI06WA015Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-38-112 · Biggin Hill, United KingdomNTSB WAS06WA003Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 210 · Windhoek, NamibiaNTSB SEA06WA042Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 185 · Limestone Lake, CanadaNTSB WAS06WA002Accident · 5 fatalForeign investigationCessna U206P · Mahone, TanzaniaNTSB NYC06RA003Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 208B · Winnipeg, CanadaNTSB LAX06WA004Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R-22 Beta · Nr Calindary Ho, AustraliaNTSB DFW06WA006Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA28-181 · Ansa village, MoroccoNTSB WAS06WA001Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationEurocopter Deutschland BO-105 · Harlem, South AfricaNTSB MIA05WA165Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182 · Barinas, VenezuelaNTSB SEA05WA203Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationHughes 269C · Daisen, JapanNTSB MIA05WA162Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-36-375 · Puerta del Segu, SpainNTSB DFW05WA254Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBell UH-1H · Pisa Flores, MexicoNTSB LAX05WA323Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationBeech A36 · Tenterfield, NS, AustraliaNTSB LAX05WA316Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R-22 Mariner · Falaise, FranceNTSB DFW05WA245Accident · 9 fatalForeign investigationBell 412EP · Llano Grande, MexicoNTSB MIA05WA159Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationCessna 207 · La Esmeralda, VenezuelaNTSB DFW05WA243Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 525 · Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNTSB SEA05WA193Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna A185F · Port Hardy, CanadaNTSB MIA05WA154Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBeech BE-58 · Exuma Cay, BahamasNTSB ENG06WA011Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Slieve Aughty Mountains, Co Galway, Ireland, IrelandNTSB DFW05WA232Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 152 · Guadalajara, MexicoNTSB DCA05RA096Accident · 145 fatalForeign investigationBoeing B737-200 · Medan, IndonesiaNTSB SEA05WA190Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationHughes 300AG · Tallard, FranceNTSB DFW05WA227Accident · 8 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-31-350 · Bogota, ColombiaNTSB DFW05WA228Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA-23-250 · Cieneguilla, BoliviaNTSB IAD05RA127Accident · 45 fatalForeign investigationBoeing 737-200 · Pucallpa, PeruNTSB ATL05WA152Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · Simplon, SwitzerlandNTSB SEA05WA178Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationVans RV-6 · Nadrybie Dwor, PolandNTSB DCA05RA093Accident · 160 fatalForeign investigationBoeing MD-82 · Machiques, VenezuelaNTSB DFW05WA214Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationAyres S2R · Serignan, FranceNTSB DCA05RA092Accident · 121 fatalForeign investigationBoeing B737-300 · Grammatikos, Greece