Final NTSB investigations, ND
47 cases where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
Where
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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\" = 'ND' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 220)
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" = 'ND' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220) 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 CHI08CA021Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B-III · Medora, NDThe pilot failed to maintain clearance from the fence while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resuled in the helicopter rolling over and impacting the terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the fence.NTSB CHI07CA298Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule M-4-220C · Keene, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff due to the high crosswind condition. Contributing factors were the high, gusting crosswind, and the tree.NTSB CHI06CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 47G-5 · Sanborn, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power lines during the aerial application flight. The power lines were a factor.NTSB CHI06LA223Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Underwood, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power line during the aerial application flight.NTSB CHI05LA211Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Buchanan, NDThe pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance from the power lines. Factors included the glare on the windshield and the power lines.NTSB CHI05CA183Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Guelph, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the guy wire during the agricultural application pass. Contributing factors were the guy wire, and low altitude flight.NTSB CHI04LA225Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Mylo, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the windmill. The windmill was a contributing factor.NTSB CHI04CA151Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman-Schweizer G-164B · Hope, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree branches during the aerial-application flight. A factor to the accident was the trees.NTSB CHI04LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Argusville, NDThe altitude/clearance not maintained from transmission wire(s) by the pilot during an unknown phase of flight. The transmission wire(s) were a contributing factor.NTSB CHI03LA134Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 620A · Melville, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wires. The low altitude operation and the wires were contributing factors.NTSB CHI01LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Bowman, NDAltitude/clearance not obtained by the pilot during the initial climb. Factors relating to the accident were attaining the proper climb rate not being possible, the microburst, the dark night, and the tree.NTSB CHI01LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Mandan, NDthe pilot failed to maintain clearance from the powerline. Additional factors were the thermal lift and the powerline.NTSB CHI00LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164 · Mcville, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor associated with the accident was the power line.NTSB CHI98LA306Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Kindred, NDthe pilot did not maintain clearance with obstructions along his flight path.NTSB CHI98LA220Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Fargo, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the powerline during a swath run. A factor associated with the accident was the powerline.NTSB CHI98LA155Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWsk Pzl Mielec M-18A · Dawson, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the telephone pole. Factors associated with the accident were the pole and the glare from the rising sun.NTSB CHI98LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Grand Forks, NDthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in a low fuel state, and his inability to see the wire which the helicopter contacted. Factors associated to the accident were the precautionary landing, the dark night conditions, and the wire which…NTSB CHI97LA278Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164B · Larimore, NDthe pilot delaying the swath run turnaround maneuver at the end of the field boundary, and his failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the high tension wires. A factor was the pilot's inattentiveness regarding the time to begin the swath run…NTSB CHI96LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 201B · Fargo, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a wire, while crossing under a transmission line. The proximity of wires to the work area was a related factor.NTSB CHI96LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell TH-13T · Mandan, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from known transmission lines. A factor relating to this accident was the sunglare which hindered the pilot's ability to see the transmission lines.NTSB CHI96LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Cleveland, NDfailure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from trees during an aerial application operation. The wires and trees (obstructions) were related factors.NTSB CHI95LA260Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer G-164A-450 · Grand Forks, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with transmission wires. A factor in the accident was the sunglare.NTSB CHI94LA241Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Eckelson, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire. A factor associated with the accident is the transmission wire.NTSB CHI94LA166Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Hillsboro, NDthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree.NTSB CHI93LA299Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Steele, NDThe pilot-in-command's poor in-flight decision and failure to maintain proper clearance.NTSB CHI93LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269 · Valley City, NDthe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain clearance from a tree during an aerial application manuever.NTSB CHI90DTG03Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportEagle DW-1 · Jamestown, NDPilot's failure to maintain clearance from the powerline during an aerial application manuever.NTSB DEN90LA140Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-260 · Hazelton, NDThe failure of the pilot in command to maintain adequate visual lookout during aerial application maneuvering.NTSB DEN89DTG01Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportCessna 188A · Valley City, NDInadequate visual lookout by the pilot. The power line was a related factor.NTSB DEN88LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-285 · Buchanan, NDThe plt said he made several swath runs passing under a transmission line and over a power line that crossed the end of the fld being sprayed. He said as he passed under the transmission line during a run the vert stab collided with the line and was damaged.…NTSB DEN88LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Ayr, NDNTSB DEN87LA193Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Pisek, NDThe plt was preparing to spray a potato field with a mixture of water and 2 lbs of 'blight-out.' He made one observation pass over the field to check for obstructions and noticed two sets of power lines, one on the east side of a road and the other on the…NTSB DEN87LA190Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Fargo, NDThe plt was spraying a field with orthine, used to exterminate grasshoppers. The plt said he was making his last pass at the field and was flying into a setting sun. He said he did not see the powerline. The acft struck the powerline and the plt made a crash…NTSB DEN87LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Cayuga, NDThe plt was completing a swath run and struck a power line with the right wing, severing the wing. The aircraft did a snap roll to the right and impacted in a field.NTSB DEN87LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Ray, NDThe plt reports that he was departing from an aerial app operating area. He said there was a tree line along a road with an opening and the takeoff was made toward the opening. There were wires across the opening and the poles were obscured by the trees on…NTSB DEN87LA112Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-260 · Harvey, NDAn ag plt was working a field on an aerial application flt. At the end of a spray pass, the acft struck a shelterbelt and went out of control. The acft climbed to 300 ft and rolled inverted. The acft impacted the ground in a nose low, wing down attitude. The…NTSB DEN87LA010Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Richardton, NDThe plt attempted a landing on an unlighted dirt strip at dusk. He stated he intentionally flew low because it was getting dark. On final apch acft struck trees and then impacted the terrain, nosing over.NTSB DEN87FA007Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Crosby, NDCrosby municipal arpt was notam'd closed due to rwy construction and resurfacing. The plt and paxs were employees of the engineering company participating in the arpt construction. The plt of N8271P had landed on the closed rwy earlier in the day. The rwy was…NTSB DEN86LA151Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Portal, NDThe plt reported that the acft hit wires at the end of a swath run. The pitch change link broke when the main rotor contacted the wires and the plt attempted to land. After touchdown, the helicopter rolled onto its side.NTSB DEN85LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna C-172 · Killdeer, NDThe plt said he measured the length of the r/w prior to t/o. the t/o was normal on a downsloping r/w with trees at the FAR end. The plt said that as the a/c lifted off the r/w the a/c struck the trees. He said a gust of wind caused the a/c to settle into the…NTSB DEN85LTG04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPiper PA-25 · Antler, NDThe left wing of the acft received substantial damage when it contacted trees during a pull-up at the end of a swath run. The plt then flew the acft to a fld aprx 1 mile away and a precautionary landing was made.NTSB DEN85LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185C · Williston, NDThe acft collided with a bridge during an aborted takeoff after failing to get airborne. The plt aborted the takeoff butthe acft failed to stop in time to avoid a collision with a railroad bridge abutment made of concrete. The plt stated that the acft had…NTSB DEN84LA212Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Minnewaukan, NDThe pilot of this aircraft overflew his intended landing site, a gravel road, in an attempt to observe any power lines or other obstructions that might be in his way. He did not see anything that would prevent a safe landing. While turning to make the actual…NTSB DEN84FU001Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportEipper Quicksilver E · Fargo, NDThe non-rated plt had taken ground & dual flt instruction in ultralight flying & had soloed earlier that day. He then took off & flew east, away from the designated ultralight training area. Just prior to the accident, witnesses driving east on an interstate…NTSB DEN84LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArtic S-1A Cadet · Fullerton, NDThe acft collided with trees during a takeoff from an open OAT field.NTSB DEN83LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Page, NDWhile spraying at dusk, the plt was concerned about injuring a 'non-target crop' across the road to the south from the field that was being sprayed. He stated that an irrigation system was sitting pointed southwest, and that as he was entering a swath to the…NTSB DEN82FTG06Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Oakes, NDSeveral witnesses reported that the purpose of the flight was blackbird control of a sunflower field. There was speculation by local residents that the aircraft was being used to spread poisoned corn. This was substantiated when corn and a portion of an…