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 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 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 CEN23LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Bridgeport, TXThe pilot’s loss of control due to a wind gust during landing.NTSB CEN23LA032Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMulholland Robert A Vans RV-7 · Englewood, COAn encounter with windshear during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with a tailwind.NTSB CEN23FA031Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA46-500TP · Bignell, NEThe pilot’s flight into low instrument flight rules conditions and turbulence, which resulted in spatial disorientation, loss of control, and an impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of total instrument experience.NTSB DCA23WA048IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Winnipeg, CanadaNTSB ERA23LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPipistrel D O O Virus SW · Cross City, FLThe pilots’ inadequate preflight fuel planning and improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent deployment of the ballistic parachute recovery system.NTSB CEN23LA028Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E-90 · Slidell, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in low visibility conditions.NTSB DCA23WA051IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Amman, JordanNTSB CEN23LA030Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182Q · Murdo, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with strong gusty surface winds.NTSB WPR23FA027Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · San Diego, CAThe student pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack during a go-around, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain following a non-stabilized approach to land.NTSB ERA23LA050Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B-60 · Farmingdale, NYThe pilot’s improper preflight inspection of the airplane’s fuel system, resulting in him commencing the flight with an inadequate fuel supply.NTSB ENG23WA004Accident · 7 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAgusta A109 · Apricena, ItalyNTSB CEN23LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R172E · Aguilar, COFailure of the engine cylinder assembly, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise flight and an impact with a fence during the forced landing.NTSB CEN23LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Mesquite, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while taking off from a touch and go landing.NTSB ANC23FA003Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAirborne Windsports Edge XT-912L · Mokuleia, HIStructural failure of the wing for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB WPR23LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEclipse Aerospace EA500 · Mesa, AZMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly align the right brake wheel speed transducer, which rendered the right wheel brake ineffective during landing, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to follow the correct procedures to restore braking action during the…NTSB ERA23LA063Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHagerty Glasair Super IIS-TD · Jasper, GAThe loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine-driven fuel pump and the pilot’s failure to use the electric fuel pump, which resulted in a forced, hard landing.NTSB ERA23LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Sparta, TNA total loss of engine power due to an accumulation of carburetor ice, resulting in an off-airport landing and substantial damage to the airplane.NTSB DCA23WA054IncidentClass 5 · ForeignSaab 340 · Whitemark, AustraliaNTSB GAA23WA026AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBeech 33 · San Felipe, VenezuelaNTSB GAA23WA025Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBell UH-1 · San Clemente, ChileNTSB GAA23WA024Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA32 · Jersey, United KingdomNTSB ERA23LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Athens, GAThe operator’s and the pilot’s continued operation of the airplane with a known electrical problem, resulting in a loss of electrical power and a gear-up landing.NTSB ERA23FA048Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech A36 · Harlan, KYThe pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions during an approach to land at an airport in mountainous terrain, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s hazardous…NTSB DCA23LA060Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A319 · New Orleans, LAThe captain’s pitch up input to avoid an overspeed condition, which resulted in a flight attendant falling and fracturing her ankle. Contributing was the airplane’s excessive airspeed during the transition to the automation-managed descent profile.NTSB CEN23LA025Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Greenville, ILThe mechanic’s failure to inspect and clean the entire fuel nozzle assembly in accordance with the engine maintenance manual, which resulted in fuel starvation and a partial loss of engine power, an autorotation, and a hard landing.NTSB ERA23LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28 · Tanner, ALThe pilot’s inadequate inflight fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA23LA053Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchmidt Randall M Bushby Mustang II · Statesboro, GAA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the fuel exhaustion was the likely inaccurate right fuel quantity indicating system.NTSB ERA23LA049Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Greenville, SCThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to use the checklist aboard the airplane during her attempts to restore engine power.NTSB DCA23WA044Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 757-232 · LIberia, Costa RicaNTSB CEN23LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M7-235B · Topeka, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing with strong gusty surface winds.NTSB CEN23LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Hardin, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the powerlines while landing.NTSB GAA23WA060Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAirbus AS350 · Trøndelag county, NorwayNTSB GAA23WA027AccidentClass 5 · ForeignLeonardo AW109 · Gien, FranceNTSB ERA23FA047Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHawker Beechcraft G58 · Alpharetta, GAThe pilot’s loss of aircraft control for unknown reasons.NTSB DCA23WA042Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Kitchener, CanadaNTSB CEN23LA022Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Evansville, INThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB GAA23WA023Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Igarassu, BrazilNTSB ERA23FA045Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBearhawk Patrol · Hanover Township, PAThe pilot’s decision to unlatch his seatbelt during flight, which allowed him to exit the airplane and impact the tail, resulting in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN23LA023Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStephen J Hoffman MS-500 · Houston, TXThe pilot’s failure to secure the magneto switch before attempting to hand rotate the engine which resulted in an inadvertent engine start, a runaway airplane, and subsequent impact with parked airplanes. Contributing to the accident was the failure to…NTSB WPR23LA093Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV10 · Reno, NVThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA23LA069Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7KCAB · Accident, MDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA23LA052Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Columbia, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing.NTSB ERA23FA046Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportZenith CH750 Cruzer · Southington, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed while maneuvering in the airport traffic pattern and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude that was too low to recover.NTSB ENG23WA002IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Delhi, IndiaNTSB DCA23WA037Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777-223 · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNTSB ERA23LA159Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTextron 172S · Tuskegee, ALThe flight instructor’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA23LA044Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R44 · Sarasota, FLAn in-flight collision with a bird, which resulted in damage to a tail rotor blade, a subsequent vibration, and the pilot’s decision to conduct a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain.NTSB ERA23LA043Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Roberta, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach speed on landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with logs.NTSB ENG23WA003IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBombardier BD-700-2A12 · Nanjing Lukou International Airport, Hong Kong SAR ChinaNTSB DCA23WA035Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Shiraz, Iran