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NTSB investigations: Boeing 737-823

27 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Boeing 737-823. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('13844CB')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('13844CB'))
  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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('13844CB'))
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 DCA26WA147Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-823 · San Salvador, El SalvadorMar 1, 2026 · N907NN · Minor damage NTSB DCA25FA159Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBoeing 737-823 · Denver, COOn March 13, 2025, about 1759 mountain daylight time, American Airlines flight 1006, Boeing 737-823, N885NN, experienced engine vibrations during takeoff from Colorado Springs Airport (COS), Colorado Springs, Colorado. The flight crew continued the takeoff,…Mar 13, 2025 · N885NN · Substantial damage NTSB OPS25LA025IncidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 737-823 · Goodyear, AZFeb 26, 2025 · N955NN · 2 aircraft · No damage NTSB DCA24WA225IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-823 · Ladyville, BelizeMay 7, 2024 · N840NN · No damage NTSB DCA24LA095Incident · No injuriesClass 2 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Dallas, TXImproper maintenance due to human error during a braking system modification diminished braking performance. Contributing to the diminished braking performance was the lack of a functional check to verify the flexible hydraulic hoses and transducer wiring…Feb 11, 2024 · N991AN · Minor damage NTSB DCA23WA222IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-823 · Belize City, BelizeMar 30, 2023 · N940AN · No damage NTSB DCA23LA179Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Sarasota, FLThe local controller’s failure to prioritize and properly monitor the runway and airport environment along with his erroneous assumption that ROU 1633 would depart from runway 14 before AAL2172 arrived to land on the same runway, which resulted in a loss of…Feb 17, 2023 · N976NN · 2 aircraft · No damage NTSB DCA23LA170Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Rushville, INAn encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.Feb 11, 2023 · N944AN · No damage NTSB DCA22LA201Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Chicago, ILSouthwest Airlines flight crew’s misjudgment of the distance required to safely pass the American Airlines airplane.Sep 11, 2022 · N963WN · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB DCA21LA137Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, TXThe captain’s decision to adjust his flight instruments while taxiing the airplane.May 28, 2021 · N834NN · Substantial damage NTSB DCA20WA141Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Mexico City, MexicoThe DGAC of Mexico has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737 airplane that occurred on August 24, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All…Aug 24, 2020 · N806NN · No damage NTSB DCA20CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · New York, NYfailure of the deicing truck driver to maintain appropriate clearance from the airplane.Jan 8, 2020 · N929NN · Substantial damage NTSB DCA19CA075Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Bluefields, NicaraguaAn inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence.Feb 5, 2019 · N852NN · No damage NTSB DCA19CA038Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Chicago, ILan object which fell from an overhead bin struck a flight attendant resulting in a serious injury.Dec 3, 2018 · N868NN · No damage NTSB DCA18CA289Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Phoenix, AZan inadvertent encounter with wake turbulence.Sep 11, 2018 · N950NN · No damage NTSB DCA17CA214Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 823 · Arlington, VAThe failure N841NNs captain to maintain appropriate clearance from N982VJ, which was stopped on the taxiway.Sep 30, 2017 · N841NN · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB OPS16IA008IncidentClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportEmbraer S A EMB-505 · Dallas, TXThe controller's miscommunication of a clearance and failure to recognize and correct the readback resulting in the flight crew initiating takeoff without a clearance.Apr 7, 2016 · N304QS · 2 aircraft · No damage NTSB DCA16CA094Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Detroit, MIN925NN flight crew's incorrect evaluation of the clearance between the two aircraft, leading to the inadvertent collision of the winglet with the horizontal stabilizer and elevator of N784SW.Feb 17, 2016 · N925NN · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB ERA11CA511Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Miami, FLThe in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in an injury to a cabin attendant.Sep 29, 2011 · N804NN · No damage NTSB CEN11IA198Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Southlake, TXThe tractor driver’s failure to confirm that the tow bar head/handle was secured correctly to the airplane.Feb 21, 2011 · N945AN · Minor damage NTSB DCA11FA050Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Los Angeles, CAthe early rotation of the airplane to an angle at which the fuselage contacted the runway. Contributing to early rotation was the Captain’s reaction to the erroneous V1 automated callout, likely assuming that the airplane was at or close to the correct Vr at…Jan 3, 2011 · N831NN · Substantial damage NTSB DCA11WA010Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737-823 · Montreal, CanadaOn November 30, 2010, American Airlines flight AAL802, a Boeing 737-800, N901AN, departed the left side of runway 24R and stopped in the grass approximately 6600 feet down the runway while completing its landing roll at Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau…Dec 1, 2010 · N901AN · Minor damage NTSB DCA10RA017Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Kingston, JamaicaDec 23, 2009 · N977AN · Substantial damage NTSB NYC08CA156Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Miami, FLAn unexpected encounter with turbulence, during the initial descent for landing.Apr 7, 2008 · N947AN · No damage NTSB DFW07LA164Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing B737-800 · McAlester, OKAn in-flight encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.Jul 8, 2007 · N929AN · No damage NTSB NYC04CA003Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Boston, MAThe collision of a ground support vehicle with a parked aircraft, due to the faulty gearshift lever on the ground support vehicle.Oct 4, 2003 · N972AN · Substantial damage NTSB MIA02IA167Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 737-823 · Miami, FLThe failure of the tug driver to maintain wingtip clearance with a parked airplane, and the inability of the tug driver to communicate with the brake rider during a tow operation following failure of the headset cord. Contributing factors in the incident were…Sep 13, 2002 · N939AN · Minor damage