NTSB investigations
6,629 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”.
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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\" = 260) 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" = 260) 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 FTW04CA098Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Slidell, LAthe pilot's failure to compensate for the gusty wind conditions and maintain control of the airplane while landing.NTSB SEA04CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Mattawa, WACompensation for wind conditions not maintained. Factors include a tailwind and a rock pile adjacent to the runway.NTSB SEA04LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172E · Raymond, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in the aircraft nosing over. Incorrect remedial action and soft terrain were factors.NTSB SEA04LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Marion, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the gust of wind and the snowbank.NTSB FTW04LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Galveston, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot's failure to evaluate the wind, prior to landing downwind.NTSB LAX04CA154Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S-2R · Los Banos, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment due to visual restrictions from the light condition, resulting in a nose over. Factors in the accident were the dusk light conditions and sun glare.NTSB ANC04LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Chugiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control, and an on ground collision with a snow bank. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB LAX04CA160Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C195A · Gila Bend, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control, resulting in a ground loop. Factors in the accident were the pilot's unfamiliarity with the airplane and the delayed remedial action of the flight instructor.NTSB SEA04LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Bremerton, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent wing strike with terrain. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.NTSB NYC04CA085Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA-40 · Bardstown, KYThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB NYC04CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Stevensville, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. A factor was the student pilot's lack of experience.NTSB ATL04LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Montgomery, ALThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the collapse of the nose gear. The crosswind was a contributing factor.NTSB LAX04LA142Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Tucson, AZthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the quartering tailwind and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.NTSB LAX04CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Red Bluff, CAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a narrow runway. A contributing factor were the gusty tailwind conditions.NTSB ATL04LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSwearingen SA-226T · Collegedale, TNThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control due to the inadequate grounding of the nose wheel steering clutches, as a result of inadequate maintenance inspection by other maintenance personnel to ensure the nose wheel steering clutches were…NTSB SEA04LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Laurel, MTThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. Inadequate remedial action was a factor.NTSB IAD04CA012Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Titusville, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the snow bank.NTSB NYC04LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Davis, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control after encountering a snow patch on the runway. A factor related to the accident was the snowdrift.NTSB NYC04CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172E · Batavia, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Factors were a tailwind and icy runway.NTSB ANC04LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-160 · Naples, FLThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and an on-ground encounter with terrain. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, and an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB LAX04LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Hollister, CAthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.NTSB LAX04LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185F · Mesa, AZthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop. A factor in this accident was the pilot's diverted attention.NTSB MIA04CA053Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCAA · Sebring, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing rollout which resulted in the airplane ground looping and incurring damage.NTSB SEA04LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLancair LC42-550FG · Redmond, ORThe pilot rated passenger's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command (CFI) and a taxiway sign were factors.NTSB ANC04LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 208B · Toksook Bay, AKThe pilot's inadequate planning and decision to initiate a takeoff into a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's demonstrated crosswind component, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and subsequent collision with terrain…NTSB NYC04CA064Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Cumberland, MDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB LAX04CA118Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20C · Mesa, AZthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a collision with an airport sign.NTSB FTW04LA072Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172-SP · McKinney, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the take-off roll.NTSB IAD04CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172R · Fredrick, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank.NTSB FTW04LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Knox City, TXThe pilot's attempt to land on terrain not suitable for landing. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.NTSB NYC04LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGates Learjet 35A · Akron, OHAn improperly maintained ramp area, which resulted in a loss of airplane control while taxiing on ice. Factors in this accident were, high winds, and the down-sloping ramp.NTSB LAX04CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180C · Minden, NVThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CHI04LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-350P · Marine City, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. Factors associated with the accident were the icy snow covered runway, the tailwind conditions, the snowbank, and the ditch which the airplane contacted.NTSB CHI04LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Port Huron, MIThe loss of directional control as a result of reduced braking performance due to a snow-covered runway. Also causal was the pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind. The snowbank was a contributing factor.NTSB SEA04LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185F · Deer Park, WAThe dual student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the failure of the flight instructor to provide remedial action. A factor was snowbank.NTSB LAX04CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Scottsdale, AZfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control on the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to retract the flaps.NTSB DEN04LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerotek Pitts Special S-1S · Crawford, COthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his failure to maintain clearance from the snow bank during the landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the snow bank.NTSB LAX04CA091Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFleet 2 · Fresno, CAthe pilot's failure to set the throttle friction lock, which resulted in the inadvertent application of the throttle, followed by a loss of directional control.NTSB LAX04CA086Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172F · Redlands, CAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing gusty crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and wind gusts.NTSB ATL04LA063Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182G · Taylorsville, NCThe pilot's failure to follow the checklist, resulting in a loss of directional control on the takeoff roll when the seat moved rearward, and on ground collision with an embankment.NTSB SEA04CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Bend, ORDirectional control not maintained during landing. Factors include an icy runway and a snow bank.NTSB LAX04CA082Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Angels Camp, CAthe CFI's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition, which resulted in the loss of directional control. The crosswind and wind gusts were factors.NTSB CHI04LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Wellington, KSThe pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing roll. Factors were the dry grass and the concrete box he encountered during his excursion off the runway.NTSB DEN04LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Hudson, COthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control due to an excessive crosswind component, resulting in an uncontrolled groundloop/swerve. Contributing factors were the crosswind gust and the soft, sandy terrain.NTSB CHI04LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Mountain Grove, MOImproper use of the brakes during landing by the pilot, resulting in failure of the left main landing gear tire and a loss of directional control. Contributing factors were the failure of the main landing gear, as well as the grass and the ditch adjacent to…NTSB FTW04LA049Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195B · Amarillo, TXThe leakage of the left brake master cylinder cap, which resulted in the loss of hydraulic fluid and the failure of the left brake.NTSB MIA04FA035Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna U206G · Thonotosassa, FLThe pilot's failure to retract the landing gear prior to landing on the water, resulting in a loss of control, and the airplane nosing over.NTSB LAX04CA070Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8E · San Jose, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB SEA04LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A-1B · Hailey, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent group loop and the collapse of the right main landing gear.NTSB MIA04CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWaco 4MF 5 · Marathon, FLThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing rollout in a crosswind resulting in the airplane ground looping and incurring damage to the left wing.