NTSB investigations, IA
13 cases where the first occurrence was “On ground/water encounter with terrain/water”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 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\" = 'IA' 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\" = 320)
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" = 'IA' 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" = 320) 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 CHI07CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172G · Ankeny, IAThe pilot's improper decision to land on an unlighted runway at night, and her resulting failure to attain a proper touchdown point leading to the landing over run. Contributing factors were the night (low light) condition and the ditch encountered during the…NTSB CHI06FA193Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 560 · Cresco, IAThe flight crew's inadequate aeronautical decision-making and poor crew resource management (CRM), including the inadequate use of the on-board sources (such as the flight management system and navigation charts), to get critical information about Ellen…NTSB CHI06CA049Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-22-108 · Spirit Lake, IAThe pilot using an unsuitable runway and not maintaining directional control during the landing leading to the nose over on impact with snow. A factor was the snow that remained on the runway after plowing.NTSB CHI99LA179Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Traer, IAThe pilot's not maintaining proper runway alignment during the aborted takeoff, and the airport personnel not maintaining the runway. Factors were rough terrain and a dirt bank.NTSB CHI95LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna S550 · Newton, IAthe pilot-in-command's failure to attain runway alignment. A factor was a snowbank.NTSB CHI94LA343Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · North Hedrick, IAInadequate preflight planning and the selection of unsuitable terrain on which to initiate a takeoff. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of overall experience.NTSB CHI90DCD01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportFinn A. Arnold Glassaire/SH-2 · Shenandoah, IAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff ground run. A factor in the accident is the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of aircraft involved in the accident.NTSB MKC88LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Burlington, IAWhile taxiing out on a snow covered taxiway, during an air taxi operation, the aircraft struck an unmarked, unlighted, snow covered drainage hole, with the left landing gear. Substantial damage occurred to the left engine nacelle, the left wing spar, and the…NTSB MKC86LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Dubuque, IAThe aircraft landed on runway 13 because the n-s runway was covered with ice. The wind was from 220 degrees at 16, gusts to 24 knots. The aircraft bounced twice during the landing and drifted left. The aircraft encountered snow along the left side of the…NTSB MKC85LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Keokuk, IAWhile taxiing for t/o on a sod rwy, gusting winds flipped the C-150 over after it became bogged down in the soft terrain. The plt was aware of the gusting wind conditions but was not expecting to get the a/c stuck, even though the pilot was aware it had…NTSB MKC85LA046Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Des Moines, IAPlt was informed of holes along the right side of the rwy so he intentionally touched own on the left side of the rwy. The left main gear contacted a snowbank which paralled the rwy and the acft nosed into the snowbank.NTSB MKC83FA171Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAeronca 11CC · Orange City, IAThe aircraft had completed a landing in a field and the pilot was attempting a takeoff from the stopping point. The aircraft did not become airborne and ran for aprx 100 feet across a boggy swamp and impacted a four foot high dirt bank.NTSB MKC82DA134Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna R172K · Hansell, IAThe pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he was blinded by the sun and allowed the aircraft to drift into tall corn beside the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over.