NTSB investigations
5,891 cases where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical”.
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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\" = 353) 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" = 353) 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 CHI06LA087Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Rockford, OHThe fuel exhaustion due to the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot-in-command. Additional causes were the inadequately planned approach and improper emergency procedure by the pilot-in-command.NTSB LAX06CA120Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Carefree, AZfuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations and his failure to refuel the airplane prior to the accident flight.NTSB SEA06LA053Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · White Salmon, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control and the subsequent inadvertent stall/spin to the ground. Contributing factors were the inadequate preflight by the pilot, and the airplane's fuel contamination by water.NTSB LAX06LA111Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · San Jose, CAfuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel system management and failure to select the proper fuel tank. A factor was the rough, uneven terrain.NTSB ATL06CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210N · Rome, GAThe pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB NYC06LA064Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Smoketown, PAThe pilot's improper pre-flight planning and improper fuel consumption calculations, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB CHI06FA067Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Pierre, SDThe loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to the pilot's failure to correctly position the fuel selector, which resulted in fuel starvation and a forced landing.NTSB SEA06LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Brookings, ORThe pilot's inadequate in flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power. Trees and no suitable terrain for the landing were factors.NTSB DFW06CA051Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · Antlers, OKThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning. A contributing factor was the encounter with windshear during the forced landing.NTSB SEA06LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolscher KR II · McNeil Island, WAFuel exhaustion while in cruise flight due to inaccurate fuel quantity indications. Factors included the pilot's failure to positively determine the quantity of fuel onboard the aircraft during preflight, and rough, uneven grassy terrain at the location where…NTSB SEA06FA038Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · North Plains, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering for a forced landing, resulting in a stall-spin and uncontrolled descent to ground impact. A contributing factor was the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's…NTSB LAX06CA079Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Rancho Murieta, CAfuel contamination (water) due to the inadequate preflight by both pilots, which failed to detect the residual water contamination in fuel system. A factor in the accident was the soft terrain condition at the forced landing site.NTSB DFW06CA045Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Tulsa, OKThe pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB DEN06CA029Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182A · Hobbs, NMthe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's failure to visually verify the fuel quantity in the fuel tanks prior to departure. Contributing factors include the pilot's inadequate preflight, and the transmission wires.NTSB MIA06LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P206C · Lake Wales, FLThe loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb due to fuel starvation, which resulted in a hard, off-airport forced landing.NTSB NYC06CA047Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Greenville, NHThe pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in water-contaminated fuel in the engine and subsequent engine failure.NTSB CHI06LA051Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Marshall, MNA loss of engine power in both engines while on approach due to fuel exhaustion and the pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations leading to him refueling the outboard tanks only.NTSB SEA06CA032Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Emmett, IDThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion and the loss of power. A factor was the fence post.NTSB MIA06CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech BE23 · Palatka, FLThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB MIA06CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Haines City, FLThe pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation, and operation of equipment with known deficiencies, a right wing fuel cap leak, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB NYC06LA045Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Chaplin, CTA complete loss of engine power due to carburetor ice. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the emergency landing.NTSB ATL06LA022Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-110P1 · Orangeburg, SCThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and her failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees.NTSB LAX06CA050Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportMooney M20A · China Lake, CAfuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and fuel consumption calculations.NTSB DFW06CA034Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210M · Kirbyville, TXThe total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI06CA040Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Marshall, MOAn in-flight loss of engine power in descent due to fuel exhaustion, and the pilot's inaccurate preflight planning. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered and the night conditions.NTSB CHI06LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Batavia, OHThe loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and improper fuel management by the pilot while on approach. Contributing factors were the low altitude and unsuitable terrain encountered during an emergency landing.NTSB ATL06CA016Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177 · New Bern, NCThe pilot's failure to activate the carburetor heat during approach resulting in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor ice.NTSB LAX06CA033Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRotorway 162F · Chandler, AZa loss of engine power due to fuel contamination (rust, water) as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight planning preparation.NTSB NYC06LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Lehighton, PAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel contamination, and a subsequent forced landing to a field.NTSB LAX06CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Payson, AZa loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which was caused by the pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning, his inadequate fuel consumption calculations, and his failure to divert to an alternate airport before the fuel situation became…NTSB CHI06CA022Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · Manitowish Wate, WIThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor to the accident was the trees the airplane impacted during the forced landing.NTSB DFW06CA013Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportHiller UH-12E · Pasadena, TXThe pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB NYC06CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150L · Shelburne, VTThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB LAX06CA007Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAppel RDA 04 · Clovis, NMa loss of engine power due to water contamination of the fuel system. The inadequate placement of the fuel system drain by the builder was a factor.NTSB CHI06CA004Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172M · Lake Elmo, MNThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an overload failure of the nose landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of inadequate preflight planning by the pilot.NTSB DEN06CA006Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206L-4 · Denver, COthe pilot's improper preflight planning and preparation resulting in him taking the helicopter into the air with insufficient fuel to accomplish the flight, and the subsequent fuel exhaustion leading to the hard landing.NTSB DFW06CA002Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCulver LCA · McGregor, TXThe pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB ANC06LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Iliamna, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to detect water-contaminated fuel, resulting in a loss of engine power during cruise flight, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB DEN05CA147Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T210L · Las Animas, COthe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB LAX05CA313Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHiller UH 12-E · Five Points, CAThe pilot's failure to refuel the helicopter, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB LAX05LA309Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportThomas RV4 · Kernville, CAa loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by the pilot's failure to select a tank containing fuel for takeoff. A factor in the accident was the lack of a runway overrun area beyond the departure end of the runway.NTSB LAX05CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28-181 · Petaluma, CAa loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI05CA269Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech F33A · Emerson, NEThe loss of engine power due to the pilot's failure to verify the fuel selector position which resulted in fuel starvation. Factors were the low altitude, the crops and the fence.NTSB IAD05LA136Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Cadiz, KYThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot's early flare during the emergency landing.NTSB DFW05CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Galveston, TXThe pilot's improper in-flight planning and decisions, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI05CA259Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDixon RV-4 · Grafton, ILThe loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system, gascolator and carburetor inlet screen. A factor to the accident was the soybean crop.NTSB SEA05LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182E · Toutle, WAThe loss of engine power as a result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to properly secure the fuel caps during his self-servicing and (improperly) preflighting the airplane. A contributing factor was the utility pole.NTSB IAD05LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHanson VariEze · New Cumberland, PAThe owner/builder's inadequate fuel tank inspection during construction, which resulted in fuel contamination and subsequent fuel starvation to the engine.NTSB NYC05FA140Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177A · S. Hackensack, NJThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor in the accident was the pilot's impairment from prescription medication.NTSB CHI05TA251Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 182R · New Ulm, MNThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons resulting in a forced landing. A contributing factor was the soft terrain condition.