NTSB investigations
8,203 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”.
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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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250) 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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250) 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 NYC04CA202Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 305A · Lawrence, MAThe pilot's inadvertent pickup of a banner towline with the airplanes main landing gear after encountering gusting wind conditions. A factor related to the accident was the gusting wind conditions.NTSB FTW04LA231Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Mountain Home, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.NTSB DEN04LA133Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Hayden, COthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing factors include the excessive crosswind component, and the gusty wind conditions.NTSB FTW04LA226Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCassutt Iiim · Pearland, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin while turning from the base leg of the traffic pattern to final. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of experience for the make/model airplane.NTSB NYC04CA199Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R44 · Wildwood, NJThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout while conducting a nighttime landing to a dolly, which resulted in a stuck skid, and subsequent hard landing. A factor was the nighttime conditions.NTSB LAX04LA305Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGibbs Kitfox IV · Payson, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing factors to the accident were the turbulence and the gusting wind conditions.NTSB ATL04CA170Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Atlanta, GAThe intentional interuption of the flight controls in flight that resulted in a uncontrolled descent and collision with a fence.NTSB FTW04LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLancair 320 · Houston, TXThe pilot's premature lift-off before attaining adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and collision with the ground.NTSB FTW04LA220Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 212 · Umpire, ARThe pilot's encounter with settling with power resulting in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.NTSB DEN04CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 Beta · Logan, UTthe instructor's failure to maintain adequate rotor speed during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the student's delay in relinquishing the controls and the instructor's improper supervision.NTSB DEN04LA130Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B3 · Atlantic City, WYthe pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control, improper in-flight planning and decision making, and failure to compensate for wind conditions, resulting in collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the intentional low-level maneuver, and the wind…NTSB FTW04TA219Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 182Q · Lamar, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and high wind.NTSB MIA04LA121Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369E · Ochopee, FLThe pilot's loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with trees and the terrain.NTSB ANC04LA093Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHudson Hiperbipe SNS-7 · Palmer, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was a low altitude maneuver preformed by the pilot just after takeoff.NTSB SEA04TA163Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBell 206B · Mead, WAThe reversal of the reel machine during a sock line pull which resulted in a loss of control while hovering out of ground effect. Factors were the failure of company management to develop adequate procedures for conducting sock line pulls, the inadequate…NTSB SEA04FA165Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · Tulsa, OKThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection by his failure to secure the oil cap, which resulted in oil leakage on the windscreen, obstructing his vision, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed.NTSB LAX04FA291Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Yuba City, CAthe pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.NTSB ANC04LA095Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Soldotna, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent.NTSB NYC04LA191Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Edgartown, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while performing maneuvers to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor was the gusting wind conditions.NTSB DEN04CA120Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20J · Durango, COthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts, the downdraft, and the road.NTSB FTW04LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C-1 · Denton, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight by his delay in taking remedial action.NTSB DEN04FA119Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Monarch Crest, COthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall, and his decision to conduct flight beyond the performance capability of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the high density altitude, and an inadvertent stall.NTSB DEN04CA117Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20K · Jackson Hole, WYthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in a stall/mush. Contributing factors include the windshear, the crosswind and the runway light.NTSB ATL04LA166Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSidney Freebird · Lexington, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in an inadvertent stall, and collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's total lack of experience in type of aircraft.NTSB SEA04LA156Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft DC-65 · Wamic, ORThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. The pilot's failure to use all of the available runway, and the high-gusty winds were factors.NTSB ANC04LA087Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes OH-6A · Anchorage, AKA loss of tail rotor effectiveness during aerial taxi, and the pilot's delayed remedial action to counteract a rapid right yaw, which resulted in an in-flight loss of directional control, and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor contributing to the…NTSB FTW04FA206Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Olney, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in the inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the prevailing tailwind.NTSB DEN04FA115Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Mineral Wells, TXthe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude.NTSB NYC04LA183Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172F · Cooperstown, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her premature rotation which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB CHI04LA207Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSkystar Kitfox · Westfield, INthe failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.NTSB ATL04LA164Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Waterloo, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in a stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and collision into water.NTSB NYC04LA181Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Farmingdale, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with wires.NTSB ANC04FA084Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Kenai, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vs) while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and loss of control.NTSB CHI04CA209Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Sublette, KSThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and her failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Factors contributing to the accident included the student pilot's unsuccessful recovery from the bounced landings and the…NTSB CHI04FA198Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Fox Lake, ILThe flight crew's failure to maintain airspeed which led to an inadvertent stall/spin. An additional cause was the flight instructor's unsuccessful remedial action during the course of the accident sequence. The slow flight performed was a factor.NTSB CHI04FA197Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Alpha · Mount Clemens, MIA loss of control in flight for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC04FA179Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Exton, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane impacting a residence. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.NTSB NYC04LA178Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGarrett Stephens Akro · Westport, NYThe pilot's loss of aircraft control while maneuvering, due to incapacitation, which resulted in a collision with terrain.NTSB LAX04LA275Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Mendota, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight/pretakeoff procedure by not lowering the wing flaps, which resulted in an inadvertent stall as the pilot attempted to climb out of ground effect to clear a corn crop at the end of the runway. A factor in the accident was the…NTSB ANC04CA082Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C · Palmer, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind conditions which resulted in an encounter with a downdraft during the takeoff/initial climb, and subsequent collision with trees and terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a downdraft,…NTSB LAX04LA274Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportFinke Rotorway Exec 162F · Cameron Park, CAThe owner-builder's improper main rotor blade (MRB) maintenance/installation by under torquing the blade retaining nut.NTSB ATL04CA160Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 25 · Foley, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during climbout which resulted in a stall while maneuvering to pick up a banner.NTSB LAX04LA273Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAgusta A119 · Big Bear City, CAthe pilot-passenger's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed above translational lift and to maintain adequate main rotor rpm while performing a maneuvering turn under high density altitude conditions and over high mountainous terrain, which resulted in an…NTSB NYC04FA171Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Brookville, OHThe student pilot's control interference while the flight instructor was maneuvering to avoid a tree, which resulted in a failure to maintain airspeed and a stall/mush.NTSB FTW04LA189Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCalhoun RV-4 · Latexo, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and attain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention with closing the canopy, and the quartering crosswind.NTSB NYC04LA169Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Erwinna, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his failure to follow the go-around procedure which resulted in a stall.NTSB LAX04FA271Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Bishop, CAthe pilot's continued VFR flight into marginal weather conditions with lowering ceilings in a box canyon in mountainous terrain, and his subsequent inability to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse direction, which led to an accelerated…NTSB FTW04LA187Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSaladino Searey · Lewisville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind condition.NTSB ATL04LA158Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S-1 · Durham, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB ANC04FA080Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Willow, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall while maneuvering, and a collision with trees and terrain during an uncontrolled descent.