Major NTSB investigations, FL
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
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| 2007 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
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| 2019 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'FL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND (c.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c.\"investigationClass\" = 'Class 1' OR c.\"caseType\" = 'Major - Launch')
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" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND (c.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c."investigationClass" = 'Class 1' OR c."caseType" = 'Major - Launch') 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 DCA26MA352Accident · 5 fatalClass 1 · MajorPreliminary reportBoeing 767 · Miami, FLOn September 6, 2026, about 1353 eastern daylight time (EDT), 21 Air flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A, N1997A, overran runway 30 after landing at Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, Florida and subsequently impacted two ground passenger vehicles. The two…NTSB DCA19MA143Accident · Minor injuriesClass 2 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 737 · Jacksonville, FLAn extreme loss of braking friction due to heavy rain and the water depth on the ungrooved runway, which resulted in viscous hydroplaning. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s inadequate guidance for evaluating runway braking conditions and…NTSB DCA17MA022Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD 10-10F · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe failure of the left main landing gear (MLG) due to fatigue cracking that initiated at a corrosion pit. The pit formed in the absence of a required protective cadmium coating the cause of which could not be determined from available evidence. Contributing…NTSB ERA12MA122Accident · 3 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Green Cove Springs, FLThe pilot’s improper decision to continue visual flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the pilot’s improper decision was his self-induced pressure to complete the trip.NTSB NYC07MA162Accident · 5 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportCessna 310R · Sanford, FLActions and decisions by National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's corporate aviation division's management and maintenance personnel to allow the accident airplane to be released for flight with a known and unresolved discrepancy, and the accident…NTSB DEN06MA119Accident · 1 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-35 · Argyle, FLthe pilot's inadvertent flight into thunderstorm activity that resulted in the loss of control, design limits of the airplane being exceeded and subsequent in-flight breakup. A contributing factor was the failure of air traffic control to use available radar…NTSB NYC06MA208Accident · 2 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Bunnell, FLThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with thunderstorms.NTSB DCA06MA010Accident · 20 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportGrumman G-73T · Miami, FLThe in-flight failure and separation of the right wing during normal flight, which resulted from (1) the failure of the Chalk's Ocean Airways maintenance program to identify and properly repair fatigue cracks in the right wing and (2) the failure of the…NTSB DCA05MA099Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportAirbus A321-231 · Fort Lauderdale, FLFollowing a bounced landing, the pilot in command activated his sidestick controller while the first officer was in control of the airplane, which subsequently resulted in the overcontrol of pitch and a tailstrike. Contributing to the circumstances of this…NTSB DCA04MA061Accident · Serious injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 777 · Miami, FLthe in-flight encounter with unforecasted clear air turbulence.NTSB DCA02MA054Accident · Serious injuriesClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 727-232 · Tallahassee, FLThe captain's and first officer's failure to establish and maintain a proper glidepath during the night visual approach to landing. Contributing to the accident was a combination of the captain's and first officer's fatigue, the captain's and first officer's…NTSB DCA01MA031Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-120 · West Palm Beach, FLthe failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.NTSB DCA97MA059Accident · 5 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportDouglas DC-8-61 · Miami, FLThe airplane being misloaded to produce a more aft center of gravity and a correspondingly incorrect stabilizer trim setting that precipitated an extreme pitch-up at rotation, was (1) the failure of Fine Air to exercise operational control over the cargo…NTSB DCA97MA049Accident · Serious injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300B4-605R · West Palm Beach, FLThe flightcrew's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during leveloff which led to an inadvertent stall, and their subsequent failure to use proper stall recovery techniques. A factor contributing to the accident was the flightcrew's failure to properly use…NTSB DCA96MA068Accident · 2 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Pensacola, FLthe fracture of the left engine's front compressor fan hub, which resulted from the failure of Delta Air Lines' fluorescent penetrant inspection process to detect a detectable fatigue crack initiating from an area of altered microstructure that was created…NTSB DCA96MA054Accident · 110 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportDouglas DC-9-32 · Miami, FLwhich resulted from a fire in the airplane's class D cargo compartment that was initiated by the actuation of one or more oxygen generators being improperly carried as cargo, were (1) the failure of SabreTech to properly prepare, package, and identify…NTSB MIA94MA048Accident · 10 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech B90 · Okeechobee, FLThe pilot's improper remedial action concerning a right engine power anomaly, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during go-around from an aborted precautionary landing, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control and an uncontrolled descent.…NTSB MIA91MA100Accident · 4 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Bronson, FLThe pilot's failure to activate the pitot heat before ascending above the freezing level in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), followed by his improper response to erroneous airspeed indications that resulted from blockage of the pitot tube by…NTSB ATL89MA123Accident · 3 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech 200 · Pensacola, FLAn in flight cabin fire of undetermined origin, and smoke (toxic condition) in the crew compartment, which resulted in physical impairment of the flight crew.NTSB DCA87MA029Accident · 4 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportCessna 340A · Orlando, FLThe two acft, a Cessna 340A and a north American SNJ-4, collided in flt at aprx 3000 ft MSL over Orlando FL in VMC with a visibility of 7 miles. Both acft were in contact with and being radar vectored by Orlando approach control. The C-340 was in level flt…NTSB MIA87MA064Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Jasper, FLDrg flt in an area of IFR conditions & rain showers, the plt reqd & recd clnc to dscnd from 9000' to 7000'. Later, he recd clnc for further dscnt to 5000'. After a freq chg at 2237 EST, the plt inquired about radar indcns of adverse wxahead. The ctlr adzd…NTSB DCA87MA010Accident · 1 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportPiper PA-23-150 · Tampa, FLAt aprx 0612 EST, an eastern airline capt (owner of Piper PA-23, N2185P) departed a rwy near his home in VFR conds to commute to work at Tampa, FL. Shortly after takeoff, he contacted a fss & updated the wx info he had obtained on the previous evening. At…NTSB MIA86MA182Accident · 2 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportHughes 369HE · Jacksonville, FLA LCL tv stn had hired the oper to provide a helicopter for use in broadcasting an airborne traffic show. The plt took off with a rprtr & a camera man aboard. Drg a live traffic rprt, the acft was hdg eastbound at slow speed ovr a downtownarea at aprx 400 ft…NTSB MIA86MA057Accident · 2 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31T · Jacksonville, FLWhile being vectored for an ILS rwy 7 apch, the plt was told to maint 3000' & advised he was flwg a Boeing 727. The min apch alt bfr intercepting the ILS glide slope (g/s) at the final apch fix/outer marker (om) was 1900'. As the acft was apchg the om, the…NTSB MIA86MA048Incident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-232 · Fort Lauderdale, FLAfter gear retraction drg takeoff, at aprx 150' AGL, the aircrew heard a loud noise & noted the #2 eng had failed. They secured the eng, dumped fuel & landed without further incident. An exam of the #2 eng revealed the combustion chamber outer case, pn…NTSB MIA86MA032Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Boca Raton, FLAccording to witnesses, the plt took off on rwy 4, then turned left toward the southwest & flew parallel with the rwy at a distance of about 1/4 to 1/2 mi. He leveled the acft at aprx 200' AGL, just below the clouds, until aprx abeam of midfield, then he…NTSB MIA86MA013Incident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51 · Tampa, FLShortly after lift-off, the flt crew heard a loud noise (similar, but louder than a tire blow-out) as the #1 eng failed. They secured the #1 eng, remained in the traffic pattern & landed on the same rwy. After landing, an exam revealed the combustion chamber…NTSB MIA85MA064Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Bradley, FLThe plt completed a 30 min insurance check flt, then loaded the acft with baggage/pax & departed decauter, IL on a flt to naples, FL. A refueling stop was made at columbus, GA. At 1750 the acft departed columbus & cruised uneventfully until sometime after…NTSB DCA85AA004Accident · 13 fatalFinal reportEmbraer EMB-110P1 · Jacksonville, FLProvincetown-boston airlines flt 1039, an Embraer EMB-110P1, was cleared to takeoff on rwy 31 at 1812 EST. Drg the initial climb nr the departure end of the rwy, the capt routinely acknowledged an instrn to contact dep control (ctl). Shortly thereafter, the…NTSB MIA83AA136Incident · No injuriesFinal reportLockheed L-1011 · Miami, FLThe Safety Board's full report on this investigation is provided as Aviation Accident Report number AAR-84/04. To obtain a copy of this report, or to view the executive summary online, please see the Web site at http://www.ntsb.gov/publictn/publictn.htm…NTSB DCA78AA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedBoeing 727 · Pensacola, FLNTSB MIA76AM108Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 414 · Brighton, FLNTSB MIA75AM002Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Tampa, FLNTSB DCA74AZ013Accident · 3 fatalClosedLockheed 1049H · Miami, FLNTSB DCA73AZ005Accident · 99 fatalClosedLockheed 1011 · Miami, FLNTSB DCA70A0002Accident · 4 fatalClosedDouglas C-54D · Miami, FL