Fatal NTSB investigations, 2026
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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1964 | 539 |
| 1965 | 560 |
| 1966 | 581 |
| 1967 | 625 |
| 1968 | 718 |
| 1969 | 655 |
| 1970 | 643 |
| 1971 | 664 |
| 1972 | 697 |
| 1973 | 731 |
| 1974 | 727 |
| 1975 | 692 |
| 1976 | 707 |
| 1977 | 713 |
| 1978 | 800 |
| 1979 | 691 |
| 1980 | 672 |
| 1981 | 705 |
| 1982 | 638 |
| 1983 | 651 |
| 1984 | 617 |
| 1985 | 555 |
| 1986 | 507 |
| 1987 | 496 |
| 1988 | 502 |
| 1989 | 484 |
| 1990 | 499 |
| 1991 | 482 |
| 1992 | 494 |
| 1993 | 437 |
| 1994 | 445 |
| 1995 | 456 |
| 1996 | 421 |
| 1997 | 402 |
| 1998 | 422 |
| 1999 | 404 |
| 2000 | 443 |
| 2001 | 412 |
| 2002 | 417 |
| 2003 | 440 |
| 2004 | 418 |
| 2005 | 428 |
| 2006 | 408 |
| 2007 | 387 |
| 2008 | 373 |
| 2009 | 359 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2011 | 398 |
| 2012 | 389 |
| 2013 | 344 |
| 2014 | 360 |
| 2015 | 365 |
| 2016 | 341 |
| 2017 | 338 |
| 2018 | 361 |
| 2019 | 381 |
| 2020 | 294 |
| 2021 | 321 |
| 2022 | 330 |
| 2023 | 295 |
| 2024 | 292 |
| 2025 | 275 |
| 2026 | 248 |
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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\") = 2026
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") = 2026 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 WPR27FA033Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openStewart Daniel E RV-6 · Como, MTNTSB GAA27WA022Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA32 · Nassau, BahamasNTSB GAA27WA025Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 337 · Tibooburra, AustraliaNTSB ANC27FA003Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openCessna A185F · Kodiak, AKNTSB WPR27FA025Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Dayton, ORNTSB GAA27WA020Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna U206 · Puerto Ayacucho, VenezuelaNTSB CEN27LA021Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPiper J3C-65 · Boonville, INOn October 18, 2026, about 1500 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N88218, was involved in an accident near Boonville, Indiana. The pilot was not injured and a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by the airplane was fatally injured. 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The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated…NTSB GAA27WA024Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182 · Mucajaí, BrazilNTSB GAA27WA016Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech 300 · Santana Do Paraiso, BrazilNTSB WPR27FA012Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportVans RV7A · Petaluma, CAOn October 7, 2026, about 1038 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Vans RV-7A, N425DG, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Petaluma, California. The pilot and flight instructor were fatally injured. The airplane was…NTSB CEN27FA006Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportLancair IV · Haslet, TXOn October 7, 2026, at 0952 central daylight time, an Lancair IV-P airplane, N5SV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Haslet, Texas. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)…NTSB GAA27WA003Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRutan Varieze · Worplesdon, United KingdomNTSB ERA27FA004Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportHughes 269B · Lahmansville, WVOn October 06, 2026, at about 1653 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269B, N9390F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lahmansville, West Virginia. The pilot was fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of…NTSB GAA27WA002Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 501 · Los Mezquites, MexicoNTSB CEN27LA005Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Eldorado Springs, COOn October 4, 2026, about 2130 mountain daylight time, a Diamond Aircraft DA-40 airplane, N162GL, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Eldorado Springs, Colorado. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a…NTSB GAA27WA001Accident · 6 fatalClass 3 · ForeignGulfstream Gulfstream G100 · International Waters, CanadaNTSB WPR27FA001Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportStoddard Hamilton Glasair · Everett, WAOn October 1, 2026, about 1450 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Glasair FT airplane, N314SR, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Everett, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…NTSB WPR26FA363Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportEurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Avalon, CAOn September 30, 2026, about 1946 Pacific daylight time, a Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC-135 P2+, N313RX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Avalon, California. The pilot, flight nurse, and patient were fatally injured; the…NTSB GAA26WA336Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 430 · Mendamu, ZimbabweNTSB CEN26FA325Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportEXP PA-18 Replica · Buffalo, MNOn September 27, 2026, about 1608 central daylight time, an experimental PA-18 Replica airplane, N43LK, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Buffalo, Minnesota. The pilot was fatally injured, and the pilot-rated passenger was…NTSB GAA26WA329Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Farnham, CanadaNTSB ERA26FA350Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportAero Commander 112 · Chatsworth, GAOn September 26, 2026, about 1120 eastern daylight time, an Aero Commander 112, N1102J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Chatsworth, Georgia. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…NTSB WPR26FA355Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportAeronca 7AC · Hesperia, CAOn September 24, 2026, about 0945 Pacific daylight time, an Aeronca 7AC, N12DF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hesperia, California. The flight instructor and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a…NTSB WPR26FA354Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 172B · Royal City, WAOn September 23, 2026, about 1711 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172B, N44P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Royal City, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB CEN26LA324Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportMagni M16 · Annapolis, MOOn September 23, 2026, about 1755 central daylight time, an experimental Magni M16 gyroplane, N109MG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Annapolis, Missouri. The pilot and passenger were both fatally injured. The gyroplane was…NTSB WPR26LA352Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBeech B95 · Newport, ORNTSB GAA26WA324Accident · 5 fatalForeign investigationBell 430 · Serra do Corvo Branco, BrazilNTSB WPR26FA346Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportAirbus AS332 · Yosemite Valley, CAOn September 20, 2026, at 1356 Pacific daylight time, an Airbus AS332 L1 Super Puma, N332N, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Yosemite Valley, California. The two pilots were fatally injured. The helicopter was operated as a public use…NTSB GAA26WA330Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignComp Air 7SL · Primavera do Leste, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA325Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · Kisbey, CanadaNTSB ERA26LA346Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportSchleicher ASW-24 · Edinburg, NYOn September 18, 2026, about 1426 eastern daylight time, a Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2B glider, N61XC, and a Schleicher ASW-24 glider, N94CG, collided in flight near Edinburg, New York. The pilot of the Schempp-Hirth was fatally injured and the glider was…NTSB ANC26FA106Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportPiper PA-18-150 · Northway, AKOn September 17, 2026, about 1930 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N9128D, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Northway, Alaska. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…NTSB ERA26FA341Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportWeatherly 620 · Lynchburg, SCOn September 17, 2026, about 0720 eastern daylight time, a Weatherly Aviation Company Inc. 602B, N20003, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lynchburg, South Carolina. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as…NTSB WPR26FA345Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Chatsworth, CAOn September 15, 2026, about 1855 Pacific daylight time, an Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter) AS-350 B2 helicopter, N358TV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Chatsworth, California. The pilot, passenger and one person on the ground…NTSB ERA26FA338Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportReed Julian Estill RV-4 · Albertville, ALOn September 15, 2026, about 0620 central daylight time, an experimental amateur-built RV-4, N469TW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Albertville, Alabama. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…NTSB ANC26FA105Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna A185F · Stony River, AKOn September 15, 2026 about 1210 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna A185F airplane, N4358Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Stony River, Alaska. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title…NTSB GAA26WA320Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna F172 · Fronderath, GermanyNTSB GAA26WA311Accident · 5 fatalForeign investigationCessna T206 · Tatama Massif, ColombiaNTSB GAA26WA322Accident · 3 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 402 · Agua Boa, BrazilNTSB WPR26FA330Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 172N · San Diego, CAOn September 7, 2026, about 1720 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N734ZK, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near San Diego, California. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was being operated as a…NTSB GAA26WA302Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCanadian Home Rotors Safari · Eyrewell, New ZealandNTSB GAA26WA300Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBolkow BO105 · Long Lellang, MalaysiaNTSB GAA26WA301Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBeech A36 · Archerfield, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA297Occurrence · 4 fatalClass 3 · ForeignPiper PA-34-200T · Andros, Bahamas