Final NTSB investigations
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed' ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"
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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."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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 WPR21LA285Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210 · Missoula, MTThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use a pre-landing checklist.NTSB WPR21LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPayne Steven R RV-8 · Hillsboro, ORThe second pilot’s diverted attention while taxing which, resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from another airplane holding short of the runway.NTSB CEN21LA432Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206L-3 · Berlin, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter with a stuck skid, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB ANC21LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland DHC-2-L-20 · Coffman Cove, AKThe pilot’s impact with a buoy on takeoff which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB WPR21LA274Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportScott Mills CCX-2000 · Independence, ORThe pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runaway excursion and subsequent ground loop.NTSB WPR21LA268Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 212HP · Weed, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during an approach to a lake. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to release the full water bucket as the helicopter was settling, which reduced the helicopter’s out-of-ground-effect performance.NTSB ERA21LA285Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Greensboro, NCThe student pilot’s improper flare which resulted in abnormal ground contact and loss of control.NTSB ERA21LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Bishopville, SCThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student during a go-around, which resulted in a loss of lift and a subsequent collision with the VASI lights.NTSB CEN21LA311Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEslinger C W/Eslinger S M Cassutt · Pryor, OKThe pilot’s high flare and failure to execute a go-around which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.NTSB ANC21LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-210C · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s impact with a log while dragging an off-airport landing site.NTSB WPR21LA367Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuest Kodiak 100 · Roche Harbor, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain bank control during the landing roll which resulted in the right wing impacting the water’s surface.NTSB ERA21LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46-500TP · Manteo, NCThe improperly secured pneumatic compressor discharge air (P3) line coupling nut on the engine, which ultimately allowed the nut to back off resulting in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA21LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTextron T206 · Statesville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB CEN21LA318Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Nappanee, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the tower during low-level agricultural operations.NTSB CEN21LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTitan T-51D · Ashtabula, OHThe tripped engine control computer circuit breaker caused by an excessive electrical load on the system, which resulted in a complete loss of engine power during the initial climb.NTSB ANC21LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 185 · Kenney Lake, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from a tree during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA260Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA-5B · Wells, NVThe pilot’s decision to takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB DCA21LA176Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A321-231 · Miami, FLan inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB CEN21LA317Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Blanco, TXThe unexpected change in wind speed and direction during the landing which resulted a runway overrun.NTSB CEN21LA310Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Wapakoneta, OHThe pilot’s inadequate engine hand propping procedure resulting in the unoccupied airplane’s unintended movement and subsequent impact with a hangar.NTSB CEN21LA307Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportQuad City Challenger · Ste. Genevieve, MOAn impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.NTSB WPR21LA304Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182C · Coeur D Alene, IDThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point due to excessive airspeed, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an object near the end of the runway.NTSB WPR21LA275Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180C · Ogden, UTThe pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing at high speed, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB WPR21LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Lander, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a fence.NTSB ERA21LA277Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV7 · Pottstown, PAA total loss of power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN21FA305Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHawker Beechcraft G36 · Aspen, COThe pilot’s failure to navigate through mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB CEN21FA304Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportFocke-Wulf FWP-149D · Killeen, TXThe total loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of a crankshaft counterweight mounting lobe, which resulted in a counterweight separation and catastrophic secondary damage to the engine drivetrain. Contributing to the accident was the mislabeled…NTSB ANC21LA055Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot’s improper flight control inputs which resulted in a loss of directional control and a nose-over.NTSB ANC21LA052Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN21LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSwann Lynn J Seawind 3000 · Charlevoix, MIThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons based on available evidence.NTSB CEN21LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Pottsboro, TXThe airplane’s degraded performance from the rough, grass runway surface and the pilot’s delayed decision to abort the takeoff resulting in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC21LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Hoonah, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA21LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 402A · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff with a fogged wind screen and sun glare, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with a taxiway sign.NTSB DCA21FA174Accident · Serious injuriesClass 2 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-275C · Honolulu, HIThe flight crewmembers’ misidentification of the damaged engine (after leveling off the airplane and reducing thrust) and their use of only the damaged engine for thrust during the remainder of the flight, resulting in an unintentional descent and forced…NTSB CEN21LA302Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper Aerostar 600A · Wichita, KSThe pilot’s improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN21FA300Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech 35-33 · Roff, OKThe pilot’s loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during low-level nighttime flight.NTSB WPR21LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChristen Industries A-1 · Twin Falls, IDPartial loss of engine power during a low pass, due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during the landing approach.NTSB WPR21FA258Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172R · Missoula, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for recovery.NTSB ERA21LA307Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Carrollton, ALThe pilot’s incorrect preflight planning and poor in-flight planning, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the damage was the inadvertent encounter with a hole during the forced landing.NTSB CEN21LA308Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Tyler, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach resulting in an extended touchdown, bounced landing, and runway excursion.NTSB CEN21FA299Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Lamoni, IAThe pilot did not maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around after a bounced landing, which resulted in impact with terrain and a postimpact fire.NTSB ANC21LA056Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · North Pole, AKThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s takeoff performance limitations, which prevented the airplane from gaining sufficient altitude to clear the trees off the departure end of the runway.NTSB ANC21LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and the gusty tailwind conditions.NTSB WPR21LA255Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Terreton, IDThe pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN21LA303Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Hastings, MIA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN21FA297Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEarthstar Gull 2000 · Curtiss, WIThe non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions with dense fog and low clouds, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s self-imposed…NTSB WPR21LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-A55 · North Las Vegas, NVThe pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing roll due to a flat tire.NTSB WPR21LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWheeler C / Wheeler K Lancair 235 · Borrego Springs, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing which resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB WPR21LA252Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSilverLight AR-1 · Lakeside, ORThe pilot’s inadequate decision to continue the takeoff after sufficient airspeed was not attained and his failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering to avoid obstructions, which resulted in a collision with the ground.NTSB ERA21LA275Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Rome, NYThe pilot's improper termination of a practice autorotation with power recovery, which resulted in low rotor rpm, an unstable landing, and a rollover. Contributing to the accident was the evaluator's inadequate oversight.