NTSB investigations, SC
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.
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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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SC' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA' 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" = 'SC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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 MIA02LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Marion, SCThe loss of engine power during takeoff/initial climb due to undetermined reasons, resulting in a landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB ATL02LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Greenville, SCThe tug driver's failure to maintain control of the airplane during pushback resulting in the tug colliding with the airplane. A factor was ice on the ramp.NTSB ATL02TA021Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBell 206 · Awendaw, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the bambi bucket suspension assembly during dip operation.NTSB MIA02LA027Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M-20-20 · Hilton Head, SCThe pilot's continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with the water.NTSB MIA02LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170 · Bennettsville, SCThe blockage of the fuel vent and also the collapsed fuel supply line resulting in the total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB MIA01FA206Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-35 · Hilton Head, SCImproper maintenance/installation and and inadequate inspection of the airplane's flap torque tube joints during routine maintenance by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in the right flap torque tube assembly coupler becoming detached and the…NTSB MIA01FA192Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech BE-35-F35 · Bamberg, SCthe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, while attempting a forced landing following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with the terrain. A factor in this accident was…NTSB MIA01LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 77 · Rock Hill, SCThe poor weather evaluation by the pilot for landing with a tailwind and failure of the pilot to perform a go-around after the first bounced landing.NTSB MIA01LA164Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBroyles P51 · Conestee, SCPartial loss of engine power due to an engine cylinder experiencing detonation resulting in a forced landing to none suitable terrain.NTSB MIA01LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Bennettsville, SCThe pilot's improper correction for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane resulting in the airplane sliding off an embankment during taxi from landing.NTSB MIA01LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Bennettsville, SCThe pilot failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway resulting in the airplane landing long, over running the runway, colliding with a telephone pole separating the right wing, and coming to rest in the parking lot of a restaurant.NTSB ATL01LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Pomaria, SCThe pilot's improper operation of the flight controls while attempting a takeoff from an unimproved surface. A factor was rough and uneven terrain.NTSB MIA01LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Spartanburg, SCThe pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, forced landing, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident was an unidentified pilot's failure to yield the…NTSB MIA01LA135Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Greenville, SCThe failure of the pilot to obtain the assistance of a person to act as a safety pilot while hand propping the engine with the airplane tied down. A factor in the accident was the failure of the tie down rope.NTSB MIA01FA071Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20R · Bluffton, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain control due to spatial disorientation.NTSB MIA01LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C · Hilton Head Isl, SCthe pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and failure to follow the prelanding checklist, resulting in the landing gear not being lowered in sufficient time to be verified down and locked, which resulted in a wheels up landing and substantial damage to…NTSB ATL01LA012Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Florence, SCLoss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a emergency landing into rough uneven terrain.NTSB MIA01LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHorne Bowers Flybaby · Greer, SCA runway overrun as a result of the pilot's failure to maintain proper approach speed and landing touch down point.NTSB MIA01LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCraig R. Merrill Luton Beta · Ridgeland, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in the aircraft settling fast, touching down hard, and colliding with an embankment on the side of the runway, where it came to rest inverted.NTSB ATL01LA004Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJoseph A. Grimaud Seawind 3000 · Chapin, SCA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the trees.NTSB ATL00LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164A · Dillon, SCA total loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head. A factor was the emergency landing into unsuitable terrain, and the subsequent nose over.NTSB MIA00LA256Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Furman, SCThe pilot's failure to ensure the aircraft contained adequate fuel to complete the flight resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and damage to the aircraft during the subsequent forced landing.NTSB ATL00LA071Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRyskamp Sonex · Greenville, SCThe pilot's misjudgment of airspeed and altitude resulting in an undershoot.NTSB ATL00LA072Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Charleston, SCThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather information, and his delay in taking remedial action that resulted in the in-flight encounter with severe weather.NTSB MIA00LA227Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206A-1 · Bennettsville, SCThe pilot's failure to use proper remedial action to counteract a loss of tail rotor effectiveness resulting in collision with terrain during the subsequent uncontrolled descent.NTSB MIA00LA159Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRichard Shaffer Aircamper GN-1 · Florence, SCThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control after takeoff resulting in the uncontrolled descent and impact on a closed runway.NTSB ATL00LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-200 · Mt. Pleasant, SCThe airplane collision with a deer during a night landing.NTSB ATL00LA043Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12ET · Stonesboro, SCThe pilot's improper inflight decision not to refuel which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ATL00LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Rock Hill, SCThe maintenance personnel's failure to re-torque the engine driven fuel pump in accordance with an Airworthiness Directive that resulted in a fuel leak and a subsequent engine fire.NTSB MIA00FA117Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Columbia, SCThe PIC's inadequate planning and preparation resulting in refueling not being performed and the subsequent fuel exhaustion and forced landing into trees. A factor in the accident was the erratic operation of the right fuel tank quantity indicating system.NTSB MIA00LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D50E · Myrtle Beach, SCThe on-ground fire caused by fuel flowing out the fuel vent and near the exhaust of the left engine resulting in the on-ground fire and substantial damage to the airplane. A finding in the investigation was that all four fuel tanks had been filled before the…NTSB MIA00LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · W. Columbia, SCThe inadequate wording of the NOTAM for failure to identify that the usable width of the runway was reduced and the inadequate snow removal by airport personnel for failure to remove the snow from the runway resulting in the on-ground collision with a snow…NTSB MIA00FA066Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20M · Mount Pleasant, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuv ering on a night instrument approach in instrument conditions. This resulted in an inadvertent in-flight loss of control (stall/spin), and subsequent in-flight collision with a swamp. Contributing to…NTSB ATL00FA021Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-180 · Cordesville, SCThe pilot's inadequate inflight planning that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB MIA00FA058Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500 · Georgetown, SCThe noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions, willful disregard of FAA Automated Flight Service Station weather forecast/weather observations, failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while…NTSB MIA00FA056Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-90 · Beaufort, SCThe pilot-in-commands failure to maintain the appropriate altitude (minimum descent altitude) during an area surveillance radar (ASR) approach, resulting in an in-flight collision with swampy terrain. Contributing to the accident was the co-pilot's failure to…NTSB MIA00LA040Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Pelzer, SCThe student pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for changing wind conditions while on final approach and landing and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, resulting in collision with trees and a utility pole.NTSB MIA00LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 90 · St. George, SCthe pilot's improper preflight planning/preparation and failure to ensure adequate fuel to safely complete the flight resulting in fuel exhaustion and engine failure, and his inadequate compensation for the wind that resulted a forced landing short of the…NTSB ATL00LA014Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Ridgeland, SCThe pilot's failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff/initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB MIA00LA018Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Newberry, SCa fire in the cockpit caused by the exhaust muffler, which resulted in a forced landing in a field, and subsequent impact with a berm.NTSB MIA99FA232Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech C24R · Pickens, SCThe pilot's failure to properly preflight plan and prepare for the flight's fuel consumption resulting in engine loss of power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent inflight collision with trees.NTSB MIA99LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet Blanik L-13 · Perry, SCan in-flight collision with the ground due to inadequate liftoff airspeed, and the pilot's improper use of flaps, which resulted in too low of an altitude to sustain flight.NTSB MIA99LA221Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Greenville, SCThe improper position of the fuel selector by the pilot-in-command resulting in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Also, the inadequate altitude flown by the pilot on final approach preventing a landing on the runway following the loss of engine…NTSB MIA99LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Greenville, SCA total loss of engine power while in descent for landing due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to properly plan and load the fuel required, and the subsequent collision with the terrain during a forced landing.NTSB MIA99LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech C23 · Seneca, SCthe pilot misjudged the flare, landed hard, bounced, departed the runway, which resulted in an impact with a ditch and embankment. A factor in this accident was the improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB MIA99LA189Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing HU-369-OH6A · Murrells Inlet, SCAn inflight loss of control due to loss of tail rotor effectiveness as a result of the pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds and improper weather evaluation.NTSB MIA99LA174Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210N · Seneca, SCThe PIC's improper fuel management resulting in loss of engine power during approach to landing due to fuel starvation and the subsequent collision with trees and a residence during an emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the PIC's failure to…NTSB MIA99LA164Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Timmonsville, SCThe loss of engine power due to the improper installation and in-flight separation of an engine cylinder.NTSB ATL99LA100Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Columbia, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll.NTSB ATL99LA099Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Chapin, SCThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the collision with a utility wire.