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"
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."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 ANC20MA010Accident · 7 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportAirbus AS350B2 · Kekaha, HIThe pilot’s decision to continue flight under visual flight rules (VFR) into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), which resulted in the collision into terrain. Contributing to the accident was Safari Aviation Inc.’s lack of safety management processes…NTSB ERA20CA078Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Ormond Beach, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA20FA056Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell 407 · Headland, ALPilot incapacitation by a sudden cardiac event related to severe coronary artery disease, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.NTSB ERA20LA080Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTeam Rocket F-1 F-1 · Suffolk, VAA structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer during aerobatic maneuvers near the airplane’s never-exceed speed. Contributing to the failure was the construction of the horizontal stabilizer that did not meet the kit manufacturer’s specifications.NTSB ERA20LA070Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 210 · Concord, NCA malfunction of the left main landing gear brake during landing for undetermined reasons. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point and maintain an appropriate approach speed while landing on the wet turf runway.NTSB ERA20CA110Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Cortland, NYThe student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB WPR20CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Chandler, AZThe student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign.NTSB ERA20CA111Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Hanson, MAThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in his decision to perform an off field landing and the airplane's subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB DCA20LA047Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-824 · Denver, COMaintenance personnel’s excessive grinding of the left main landing gear’s aft trunnion pin during its initial overhaul, which caused heat damage to the base metal and led to the fatigue crack that caused the pin to fail during the accident flight.…NTSB CEN20CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportZenith CH 750 · Xenia, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in the right tire contacting the runway first followed by the left wing.NTSB CEN20CA040Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Pineville, LAThe pilot's failure to attain an adequate climb rate during an aborted landing with a left quartering, gusting headwind, which resulted in impact with a tree.NTSB WPR20FA049Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182 · Goodyear, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines due to his impairment from cannabis.NTSB WPR20CA056Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCosmos Phase II · Lake Havasu City, AZThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.NTSB ERA20CA059Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEipper Quicksilver · Mayaguez, PRThe student pilot's inadvertent movement of the fuel shutoff switch to the “off” position while attempting to take a picture of himself, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent ditching in open water.NTSB DCA20CA050Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Kansas City, MOa bird strike during descentNTSB ERA20CA058Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna P210 · Gainesville, FLThe airplane's impact by a bird during the initial climb.NTSB CEN20LA042Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Rush City, MNThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because the student pilot failed to reposition the fuel mixture control to full rich before takeoff.NTSB CEN20FA038Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA28 · Evansville, INThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane.NTSB ERA20LA057Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32 · Florida, MAThe pilot’s fuel mismanagement during flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a forced landing in a remote, wooded terrain.NTSB CEN20CA039Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Delaware, OHThe student pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent landing on grassy terrain, during which the airplane bounced and then nosed over.NTSB ERA20CA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPitts A · Hickory Valley, TNThe pilot’s improper fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB DCA20CA046Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737 · Chicago, ILan abrupt stop during taxi to avoid a collision with another airplane, causing a flight attendant to fall.NTSB CEN20LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Harrison, OHA total loss of engine power during approach to land due to carburetor icing during a simulated engine failure, which resulted in impact with trees.NTSB CEN20LA037Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R22 · Beeville, TXThe solo student pilot's improper cyclic input during takeoff, which resulted in dynamic rollover.NTSB WPR20CA048Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA22 · Caldwell, IDThe student pilot's failure to establish a positive climb rate during an aborted landing, which resulted in abnormal runway contact, a subsequent loss of directional control, runway excursion, and the right main landing gear collapsing.NTSB DCA20CA043Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportEmbraer ERJ190 · Disputanta, VAan encounter with clear air turbulence during cruise flight.NTSB CEN20LA041Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 525A · Scotts Bluff, NEThe installation of incorrect mounting hardware to secure the right engine cowl, which resulted in an in-flight separation and impact with the horizontal stabilizer and elevator.NTSB CEN20LA036Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Starkville, MSThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision not to visually confirm the remaining fuel onboard during the intermediate stop.NTSB WPR20CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 350 · Visalia, CAThe single-engine pilot's failure to yield to traffic established on the taxiway, which resulted in a ground collision.NTSB WPR20CA045Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Lancaster, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his use of excessive braking while taxiing.NTSB WPR20CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJohn Sample Bearhawk · Nampa, IDThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in impact with a knoll and a subsequent ground-loop.NTSB ERA20CA138Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportLindstrand 180A · Davenport, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the approach to landing, which resulted in a hard landing and serious injury to a passenger.NTSB DCA20CA038Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportEmbraer EMB 135KL · Alexandria, LAan encounter with convectively induced turbulence while overflying an area of known convective activity.NTSB ERA20LA055Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA18 · New Market, VAThe pilot's improper touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the right main landing gear leg and its associated shock/dampener.NTSB DCA20CA040Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportEmbraer EMB145 · Philadelphia, PAAn inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB ANC20CA014Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Tokyo, JapanThe airplane’s encounter with prop wash while taxiing behind a larger airplane that was conducting a high-power engine run on the same taxiway. Contributing to the accident was the air traffic controller’s failure to inform the smaller airplane’s pilot about…NTSB WPR20CA050Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHead AX8 88B · Las Cruces, NMA burner flameout, which resulted in the pilot's inability to arrest the balloon’s descent and its subsequent impact with power lines as he was trying to relight the burner.NTSB ERA20LA054Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson R44 · San Antonio, TXMaintenance personnel’s failure to complete all necessary steps of a service bulletin and subsequent failure to identify the loose lower actuator bearing support bracket during inspections, which resulted in the misalignment of the clutch actuator, resulted…NTSB WPR20LA042Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Carlsbad, CAThe fatigue failure of the crankshaft. Contributing to the accident was the undocumented installation of the supercharger, which resulted in increased stress on the crankshaft.NTSB WPR20TA039Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportEnstrom F28 · Riverton, UTThe noncertificated pilot’s decision to operate a deregistered helicopter, which resulted in a component failure and subsequent loss of control and hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the lack of recent maintenance on the helicopter.NTSB WPR20LA038Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Phoenix, AZThe pilot’s mismanagement of the fuel onboard, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the fuel starvation was the erroneous indications on the fuel gauges.NTSB ERA20LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Louisville, KYThe pilot’s improper flare to land, which resulted in a hard landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.NTSB CEN20FA032Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 208 · Victoria, TXThe pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the inoperative attitude indicator and horizontal situation indicator on the pilot’s side of the cockpit, and the pilot’s failure to reference the flight instruments…NTSB ANC20CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 207 · Kwigillingok, AKThe pilot's improper decision to depart from an ice-covered runway with a strong crosswind, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a ditch.NTSB ENG20IA006Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportDe Havilland DHC8 · Keene, NHThe arcing failure of the windshield heat L2 power wire on the right windshield due to unknown reasons.NTSB ERA20LA051Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportParsons Two Place #1 · Naguabo, PRA failure of the rudder attachment bolt, which resulted in the rudder’s subsequent inflight separation from the fuselage.NTSB ERA20LA050Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportZenith Zodiac CH-650 · Willow Springs, MOImproper maintenance practices on the fuel system causing fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN20FA034Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMooney M20C · Flower Pot, AZThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to initiate and continue the visual flight rules flight into an area of forecast instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing was…NTSB CEN20TA030Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3Final reportRotary RAF 2000 · Omaha, NEThe pilot's loss of directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN20FA035Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell 407 · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine’s Nos. 3 and 4 bearings and the power turbine pinion gear, and subsequent loss of main rotor rpm, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the water.