NTSB investigations, WA
203 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 8 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 10 |
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\" = 'WA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
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\" = 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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" = 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 LAX07CA269Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108-2 · Port Townsend, WAThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for a wind conditions and maintain directional control during the touchdown and a subsequent aborted landing attempt.NTSB LAX07CA265Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182P · Fall City, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB LAX07CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca S15AC · Shelton, WAThe pilot's loss of control during takeoff following the inadvertent encounter with a boat's wake.NTSB SEA07CA238Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCurtiss-Wright Travel Air 4000 · Blaine, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing from the paved runway surface. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the soft ground.NTSB LAX07CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Olympia, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB LAX07CA207Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Spanaway, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff from a short and narrow runway.NTSB SEA07CA127Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185F · Renton, WAThe pilot's loss of aircraft control during a landing attempt, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.NTSB SEA07CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180G · Lopez Island, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Geese were a factor.NTSB SEA07CA078Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150A · Davenport, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a nose over. Wind gusts and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind condition were factors.NTSB SEA07CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 8GCBC · Buckley, WAThe pilot's failure to release brake pressure soon enough when his airplane skidded from wet grass onto dry terrain during an off-airport, full-stop landing. A factor was the change in terrain from wet grass to dry ground in the landing area.NTSB SEA07LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSorensen Searey · Marysville, WAThe pilot's failure to identify an unsafe condition (strong tidal currents) prior to a water landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over when the pilot was unable to maintain aircraft control.NTSB SEA07CA003Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T182T · Spokane, WAThe pilot's excessive braking which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during the landing roll. A taxiway sign was a factor.NTSB SEA06CA170Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-20-150 · Auburn, WAThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing roll in response to the student's loss of directional control, which resulted in a ground loop. A factor associated with the accident was the student's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB SEA06CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172A · Othello, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor was the berm.NTSB SEA06LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Lopez, WAThe airline transport pilot, who was receiving recurrent training, failed to maintain aircraft control, which was followed by an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.NTSB SEA05LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Mead, WASeparation of the tailwheel assembly spring resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with a berm. The berm was a factor in the accident.NTSB SEA05CA166Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Otis Orchards, WAThe pilot's loss of directional control as a result of excessive braking while landing, which resulted in the nose over.NTSB SEA05CA154Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman American AA1B · Camas, WAThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty cross-wind weather condition.NTSB SEA05CA096Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Snohomish, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll on a sandbar which resulted in the aircraft nosing over.NTSB SEA05CA030Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairchild 24W-41A · Wenatchee, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A frozen brake was a factor.NTSB SEA05CA029Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58TC · Everett, WAThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed on landing touchdown and rollout, and his subsequent excessive braking. A factor was the fence.NTSB SEA04LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Richland, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Wind gusts, inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and an airport marker sign were factors.NTSB SEA04CA159Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBellanca 7GCAA · Sequim, WAAircraft control not maintained during the landing roll. A factor was the irrigation pipe.NTSB SEA04LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPetsche Kitfox Kitfox 7 · Arlington, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a direct crosswind.NTSB SEA04LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Deer Park, WAThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Factors include the owner/pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and a warped/realigned fuselage that contributed to the sensitivity of the aircraft's response to pilot rudder…NTSB SEA04LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-20 · Shelton, WAThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during landing. Factors include a crosswind, fracture/collapse of the landing gear hydrasorb and an improper weld on the landing gear assembly.NTSB SEA04LA075Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-20 · North Bend, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll. A rough landing surface and tailwind gusts were factors.NTSB SEA04LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195 · Everett, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft as a result of a locked main gear brake during the landing roll. An inadvertent ground loop was a factor.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 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 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 SEA04LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Trout Lake, WAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. A factor was the wet runway.NTSB SEA04LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Seattle, WAImproper flare during the landing. Excessive airspeed and improper remedial action were factors.NTSB SEA03LA194Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8F · Bremerton, WAAircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll which resulted in the aircraft nosing over.NTSB SEA03LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Sinclair Is., WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing for takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were the ditch and the fence.NTSB SEA03LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Moses Lake, WAAn improper flare which resulted in a bounced landing during landing. The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and soft terrain were factors which eventually led to the aircraft nosing over.NTSB SEA03LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Seattle, WAThe dual student's failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing factors were the crosswind condition and the flight instructor's lack of experience.NTSB SEA03LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Colville, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions on landing. A contributing factor was a crosswind.NTSB SEA03LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAllen SA-300 · Yakima, WADirectional control was not maintained during the landing roll. A steering spring disconnected as a result of a tailwheel shimmy was a factor.NTSB SEA03LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Pasco, WAThe pilot's inadequate remedial action when his aircraft began to veer during the landing roll, and his ultimate failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. Factors include the pilot's momentary diversion of his attention during…NTSB SEA03LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Prosser, WAImproper flare while landing. Factors include rough uneven terrain.NTSB SEA03LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ellensburg, WAAircraft control was not maintained during the landing roll. A tailwind and a snow bank were factors.NTSB SEA02LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R Thrush · Connell, WAThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. Factors include rough uneven terrain.NTSB SEA02LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiperLight SNS-8 · Auburn, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll resulting in a ground loop. A contributing factor was crosswind conditions.NTSB SEA02LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Elma, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing and recovery resulting in the aircraft's departing the runway. Contributing factors were the high brush/vegetation the aircraft rolled into and the pilot's reduced visual acquisition…NTSB SEA02LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican Champion 8KCAB · Davenport, WAThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions during takeoff. Gusting wind was a factor.NTSB SEA02LA056Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 120 · Deer Park, WALoss of directional control while landing. A drainage ditch was a factor.NTSB SEA01LA140Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing E75N1 · Spokane, WAThe pilot landed with insufficient formation spacing behind the lead aircraft, resulting in an encounter with the lead aircraft's wake turbulence, and subsequently lost directional control during landing roll.NTSB SEA01LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Quincy, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include an encounter with a dust devil/whirlwind.