NTSB investigations
244 cases where the first occurrence was “On ground/water encounter with weather”.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 16 |
| 1986 | 22 |
| 1987 | 21 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1989 | 14 |
| 1990 | 17 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1992 | 10 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 |
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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 330) 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" = 330) 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 DFW08CA051Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Houston, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was prevailing crosswind.NTSB DCA08IA019Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEmbraer 145 · Jamaica, NYthe failure of the elevator control rods due to exposure to high winds while the aircraft was parked overnight. Contributing to this incident was the failure of the existing airworthiness directive to adequately detect this discrepancy given the known…NTSB DEN08CA035Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 222 UT · Casper, WYHigh winds forcing the helicopter's main rotor blade to strike the helicopter vertical stabilizer and tail boom during engine start, causing substantial damage.NTSB DEN08LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American NA-265-65 · New Century, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors in this accident were the sudden wind shift, from calm to a gusty crosswind, the runway light, and the concrete pad.NTSB DEN07IA144Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportNunn KR2 · Pueblo, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions . A contributing factor in this accident was the crosswind.NTSB DEN07LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Colby, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take-off roll resulting in a ground loop.NTSB MIA07CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J5A · Richmond, VAThe improper positioning of the elevator flight control surface by the pilot-in-command while taxiing with a tailwind, resulting in the airplane nosing over.NTSB DEN07IA069Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportAirbus Industrie A319-111 · Denver, COFracturing of the aircraft windscreens due to impact with foreign object debris. Contributing to the event was the high, gusty surface winds.NTSB LAX07CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCodding/Fluno Sportsman GS-2 · Hopland, CAthe pilot's excessive braking during landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A contributing factor was the erroneous windsock indication, which prompted the pilot to land with a tailwind, and inadvertently increase his landing roll.NTSB ANC06LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Ft. Lauderdale, FLThe pilot's continued flight into adverse weather, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with an airport runway sign, and subsequent collapse of the nose gear. A factor…NTSB DEN06CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R172E (T-41C) · Albuquerque, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the wind gust.NTSB ANC06CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Marana, AZThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions and loss of directional control, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway during the takeoff roll, and striking a sign. A factor associated with the accident was a dust devil.NTSB DFW06CA085Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Houston, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.NTSB LAX05CA287Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185E · San Andreas, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane upon encountering a dust devil during the takeoff roll.NTSB DFW05CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R44 II · Woodward, OKthe pilot's encounter with adverse weather conditions.NTSB ANC05CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · South Naknek, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during taxi after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.NTSB DEN05MA029Accident · 3 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportCanadair CL-600-2A12 · Montrose, COthe flight crew's failure to ensure that the airplane’s wings were free of ice or snow contamination that accumulated while the airplane was on the ground, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with upper wing contamination that induced the subsequent stall…NTSB DEN05CA001Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185F · Santa Fe, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll resulting in a ground loop. Contributing to the accident was the crosswind.NTSB DEN04LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmith Aerostar 601P · Lordsberg, NMaircraft control not maintained by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the dirt devil/whirlwind.NTSB DEN04LA135Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Buena Vista, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the gusty winds and the dirt devil encountered by the aircraft.NTSB ANC04LA054Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 208B · Egegik, AKThe captain's improper evaluation of the weather conditions and improper decision to taxi the airplane in high gusting wind conditions which resulted in the airplane's right wing striking the ground. A contributing factor was the high gusting wind.NTSB MIA04CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210L · Fort Meade, FLThe failure of the pilot to abort the takeoff after encountering fog during the preflight and engine run-up, and also his failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during the takeoff roll due to a fogged windshield resulting in the collision with a…NTSB NYC03LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMBB BK 117 A-4 · Albany, NYThe inadvertent encounter with a downdraft during engine start, which flexed the main rotor blades and subsequently damaged the tail boom assembly. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the operator to comply with a service bulletin.NTSB ANC02LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHelio H-295 · Igiugig, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the wind/weather conditions resulting in a collision with an embankment during the takeoff run. A factor contributing to the accident was a sudden wind shift to a tailwind.NTSB FTW02LA200Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L3 · Gulf of MexicoThe pilot's failure to maintain proper rotor RPM during engine shutdown due to high wind conditions, which resulted in the main rotor blades contacting the tailboom. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.NTSB DEN02LA059Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoward DGA-15P · Deming, NMThe loss of aircraft directional control during the landing roll as a result of encountering a dust devil.NTSB ANC02LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Kenai, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the excessive use of the airplane's brakes, which resulted in a nose over. A contributing factor to the accident was a wind gust.NTSB ANC02TA045Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 185 · Kaktovik, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions during landing at a remote lake, resulting in a downwind landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the presence of a tailwind, and an icy lake surface.NTSB ANC02LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · King Salmon, AKThe pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind while taxiing, resulting in the right wing striking the water. A contributing factor in the accident was the presence of a crosswind.NTSB FTW02LA171Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Dalhart, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the shifting gusty winds and the ditch.NTSB ANC02LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Soldotna, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll. A factor was the presence of a crosswind.NTSB ATL01LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Sarasota, FLThe pilot's improper in-flight decision to land at an airport with high wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground during taxi operations and subsequent nose over of the airplane.NTSB ANC01LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-160 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB ANC01LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · McCarthy, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a sudden wind shift.NTSB ANC01LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12D · Seward, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions during taxi from landing. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.NTSB SEA01LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206F · Imnaha, ORThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Wind gusts were a factor.NTSB ANC01TA032Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Kipnuk, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the presence of a crosswind, an icy runway and snow covered terrain, the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and an inaccurate wind…NTSB ANC01LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 207 · Kongiganak, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB CHI01LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150K · Minot, NDthe student pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control on the ground. Factors relating to the accident were the high winds, the slush-covered taxiway, the snowbank, inadequate preflight planning by the flight instructor, and the instructor pilot's failure…NTSB ANC00LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for high, gusty wind conditions during water taxi. Factors associated with the accident are high and gusty wind conditions.NTSB ANC00LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Galena, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. Factors were the crosswind, and a snow-covered ridge.NTSB ANC00LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Golovin, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB ANC00LA101Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHaskins CHALLENGER-2 · Central, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the winds, and his intentional attempt to takeoff into the known adverse weather. Factors associated with this accident were the gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB ANC00LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · New Stuyahok, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.NTSB MIA00LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerostar S57-A · Windermere, FLan in-flight collision with a tree. A factor in this accident was high wind conditions.NTSB ANC00LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC-12D · Nenana, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. A factor in this accident was the tailwind.NTSB ANC00LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18 · Mccarthy, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was the wind gusts.NTSB SEA00LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-300 · Lexington, ORThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions upon encountering a wind shift on takeoff. A factor was variable winds.NTSB ANC00LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShort Brothers SC7 · Delta Junction, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Factors associated with the accident were an unfavorable wind, a crosswind, and an inadvertent swerve.NTSB DEN00LA062Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAdams A55S · Los Lunas, NMThe pilot's decision not to deflate the envelope. A factor was the wind gust.