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 DCA22WA137Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign737 800 · Cairo, EgyptNTSB DCA22WA136Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · Foreign737 800 · Dubrovnik, CroatiaNTSB WPR22LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B · Merced, CAThe in-flight failure of the engine-to-transmission drive shaft due to a fatigue fracture of one of the KAflex flex frames caused by a loose bolt, which resulted in a total loss of power to the transmission and a subsequent hard landing.NTSB WPR22LA226Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TR182 · Santa Barbara, CAA failure of the right main landing gear actuator pressure line O-ring, which resulted in a gear-up landing on the runway.NTSB WPR22FA227Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 152 · Mendon, UTThe flight instructor’s failure to recover from a developed spin, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to enter the maneuver below the operator’s altitude limitation.NTSB GAA22WA209Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna TU206G · Bielsko Biala, PolandNTSB ERA22LA294Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBucker BU-133 · Hartford, KYThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall during an attempted return to the runway.NTSB CEN22LA289Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGlasair II FT · Monee, ILThe pilot’s in-flight loss of control while practicing aerodynamic stall recoveries.NTSB CEN22LA283Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportOsprey II · Bulverde, TXA loss of engine power due to fuel starvation due to a blockage of the fuel tank outlet port.NTSB ANC22LA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Palmer, AKThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusting wind conditions with resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB WPR22LA224Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobert Fitts Fitts CUB · Hillsboro, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind.NTSB GAA22WA213Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignGrumman G164 · Cayo, BelizeNTSB GAA22WA207Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-23-250 · The Settlement, British Virgin IslandsNTSB ERA22LA290Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer 300 C · Boonville, NCThe helicopter’s impact with a non-biological object, which resulted in substantial damage to a main rotor blade.NTSB WPR22LA327Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Lodi, CAThe pilot’s premature retraction of the landing gear during a go-around, which resulted in a gear up landing.NTSB WPR22LA223Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDG Flugzeugbau DG 1000S · Lake Chelan, WAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to overfly a suitable landing site which resulted in an off-field landing in a lake.NTSB WPR22LA222Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCubcrafters CC11-160 · Hailey, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB GAA22WA247Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPilatus PC6 · Papua, IndonesiaNTSB GAA22WA214Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182P · Benevides, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA206Accident · 6 fatalClass 3 · ForeignLearjet 55 · Caracas, VenezuelaNTSB ERA22LA309Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Lancaster, OHA partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ERA22LA285Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Manassas, VAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.NTSB ERA22LA284Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-180C · Scottsboro, ALThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional during an aborted landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with two parked trailers.NTSB ERA22LA283Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18A · Charlestown, NHThe pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB ERA22FA279Accident · 6 fatalClass 1 · FieldFinal reportBell UH-1B · Amherstdale, WVthe operator’s failure to adequately inspect the former military turbine powered helicopter, which allowed an engine issue to progress and result in a loss of engine power and a subsequent loss of control after the helicopter struck powerlines during a forced…NTSB CEN22LA279Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLet L-23 Super Blanik · Yoder, KSThe pilot's encounter with sinking air conditions that resulted in a loss of lift and a subsequent loss of control.NTSB WPR22LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Auburn, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB ERA22LA287Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMantell Allan T Lightning · Canandaigua, NYThe pilot’s performance of an off-airport landing shortly after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB DCA22LA133Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-9 · Pittsburgh, PAThe flightcrew’s misidentification of the intended landing runway, which resulted in approach to and landing on the wrong runway. Contributing to the incident was the distraction caused by the dual reset of the flight management computer displays.NTSB DCA22FA132Accident · Minor injuriesClass 2 · FieldFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas MD80 · Miami, FLThe structural failure of the left main landing gear downlock following ineffective shimmy dampening during the landing roll which caused the collapse of the left main landing gear, resulting in a runway excursion and post-flight fire.NTSB CEN22LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Maryville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA262Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210N · Cresson, TXThe pilot's failure to complete proper preflight performance planning and his operation of the airplane outside of the manufacturer's specified weight and balance limitations, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to maintain altitude and an impact with…NTSB CEN22LA261Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Eden Prairie, MNThe student pilot not maintaining directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC22LA046Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRockwell International 114 · Kailua-Kona, HIThe failure of the hydraulic power supply’s electric motor due to wear, which resulted in the left main landing gear and nose gear not fully extending and locking into place during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately…NTSB WPR22LA249Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301T · Red Bluff, CAThe pilot’s failure to detect the tripped landing gear motor circuit breaker, which prevented the gear from fully locking in the down position, and subsequent collapse during landing.NTSB WPR22LA225Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRolladen-Schneider LS-6 · Tahoe Vista, CAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight and subsequent water ditching.NTSB GAA22WA215Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Rio das Ostras, BrazilNTSB ERA22LA277Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHawker Hunter · Wilmington, NCA bearing failure in the high-pressure fuel pump, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.NTSB ERA22LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Laurinburg, NCThe pilot’s decision to depart with insufficient fuel onboard, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion on final approach for landing.NTSB CEN22LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Newport, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructed terrain during takeoff.NTSB ANC22LA049Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20 · Palmer, AKThe loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot’s failure to utilize carburetor heat.NTSB ERA22LA293Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCrawford James R MU-582 Drifter · Seminole, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing flare.NTSB ERA22LA286Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Gaithersburg, MDThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA22LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Owensboro, KYThe student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.NTSB ERA22LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 414 · Monongahela, PALoss of braking authority due to a loosened brake line fitting for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB CEN22LA296Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBaker Eugene L RV6-A · Goldsby, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN22LA281Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Fargo, NDThe flight instructor’s failure to adequately monitor the pilot flying, which resulted in a nose-wheel first hard landing.NTSB CEN22LA260Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSmith Miniplane DSA-1 · Union, NEThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR22LA220Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Auburn, WAThe student pilot’s loss of helicopter control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action while providing hover training which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB WPR22FA216Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 336 · Porterville, CAMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the elevator control assembly hardware, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the elevator and elevator counterweight and the pilot’s inability to maintain pitch control.