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 WPR22LA208Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150F · Fort Duchesne, UTThe pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unimproved surface which resulted in a collision with an object and the airplane nosing over.NTSB GAA22WA204Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 412 · Timika, IndonesiaNTSB DCA22LA126Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757-236 · Tulsa, OKThe flight crew’s misidentification of the intended landing runway. Contributing to the incident were (1) the flight crew’s failure to perceive and correctly interpret visual and auditory indicators – including electronic guidance – that they were approaching…NTSB CEN22LA250Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Evansville, INThe failure of the propeller blade due to high-cycle fatigue that originated from damage that occurred at an unknown time. Contributing to the accident was the failure to identify the damage before the accident flight.NTSB CEN22LA243Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule MT-7-235 · Flasher, NDThe pilot’s loss of control during a takeoff from a narrow gravel road, resulting in a collision with a fixed obstacle.NTSB CEN22LA238Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAerostar International RX 8 · Hot Springs, SDThe passenger lost her grip during landing in a balloon which resulted in her hitting the ground with her shoulder and suffering a serious injury.NTSB ANC22LA042Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportShort Bros. & Harland SC7 · Chisana, AKThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in the nosewheel collapsing.NTSB ANC22LA040Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206F · Kodiak, AKThe failure of the right main landing gear leg due to fatigue cracks that initiated from corrosion pitting.NTSB WPR22LA207Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 175 · Blackfoot, IDThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during the landing approach which, resulted in an undershoot and collision with a fence.NTSB WPR22LA203Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCzech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser · Hillsboro, ORA missing fuel filler cap O-ring, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel.NTSB WPR22LA201Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBombardier BD100 1A10 · Hawthorne, CAThe multi-engine pilot's failure to maintain clearance from another airplane during taxi.NTSB WPR22FA198Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech 77 · Hemet, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a cinderblock wall while performing a go-around.NTSB GAA22WA198AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 206 · Punaauia, French PolynesiaNTSB ERA22FA262Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEnstrom F28 · Greenville, OHAn impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN22LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Fort Worth, TXThe student pilot’s inadequate fuel management that resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR22LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportShea Pitts Special S-1C · Reno, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.NTSB WPR22LA200Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Wheatland, WYThe pilot’s improper landing flare which, resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR22LA199Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBearhawk Bearhawk · Holbrook, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA22LA263Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Westminster, MDThe student pilot’s loss of control during a go-around and the delayed remedial action initiated by the flight instructor, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.NTSB ERA22FA261Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201 · Panama City, FLMaintenance personnel’s failure to follow the avionics installation guidance for the oil pressure sensor, which resulted in the high-cycle fatigue failure of an line, oil starvation, and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was…NTSB CEN22LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Nashville, ARThe pilot was not able to stop the airplane on a wet runway due to hydroplaning.NTSB CEN22LA234Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Henderson, TXThe partial loss of engine power in a hover due to a stuck exhaust valve.NTSB CEN22FA232Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 182G · Kenedy, TXA loss of airplane control on final approach for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR22LA202Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFischer Super Koala · Chelan, WAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB GAA22WA199Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Currais Novos, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA197Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignPiper PA31 · Deadman's Cay, BahamasNTSB DCA22WA130IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Peshawar, PakistanNTSB CEN22LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 35 · Mesquite, TXA collapse of the airplane’s landing gear during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN22LA257Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Gettysburg, SDAn inadvertent hard landing by the pilot.NTSB CEN22FA224Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSchweizer SGS135 · Midlothian, TXThe pilot’s incapacitation by an aortic dissection (natural disease).NTSB WPR22LA228Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210N · Palm Springs, CAThe failure of the pilot to ensure the landing gear was down and locked before landing.NTSB WPR22LA204Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Snohomish, WAThe total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel starvation and the pilot’s improper fuel tank selection and inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB GAA22WA195Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Chirijox, GuatemalaNTSB ERA22LA264Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208 · Ellington, CTThe pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, an emergency landing, and runway excursion.NTSB ERA22LA259Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Spencer, VAThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to use the landing checklist.NTSB ERA22FA257Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 · Fairfield, NJThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure the tail rotor crosshead drive plate and the failure of maintenance personnel, the maintenance pilot, and the accident pilot to detect the error, which led to the helicopter’s loss of tail rotor…NTSB ENG22WA030IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Tijuana, MexicoNTSB CEN22LA254Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKitfox Model 2 · San Marcos, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN22LA233Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Amarillo, TXThe loss of engine power due to a leak in the fuel control assembly. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance of the fuel control assembly.NTSB CEN22LA231Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGlobe GC1B · El Paso, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during take off.NTSB WPR22FA197Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 208B · Oceanside, CAThe right-seated pilot’s failure to correct the left-seated pilot’s mismanagement of the engine thrust, which resulted in undesired speed and thrust oscillations during the final approach and a subsequent descent into terrain.NTSB ERA22LA260Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoyle Joseph E BOYLE-JN 1 · Hagerstown, MDThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff in a crosswind, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA22LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D1 · Pittsboro, NCThe student pilot, and flight instructor’s, inadequate preflight inspection, during which they failed to detect water contamination in the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB WPR22LA205Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell HH-1H · Reno, NVThe pilot’s loss of control following the inadvertent placement of his foot behind the anti-torque pedal.NTSB WPR22FA196Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech 19A · Oroville, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during a turn and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an accelerated stall. Contributing to the accident was the improper placement of the fuel selector, which resulted…NTSB WPR22FA195Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMeyer Fred J Hornet · Lucerne Valley, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain altitude during an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB GAA22WA196Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 152 · Klobuck, PolandNTSB CEN22LA251Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTrojan TA16 · Ray, MIA lack of lubrication and inadequate cooling, which resulted in internal damage to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN22LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170 · Houston, TXThe pilot’s inability to compensate for a downdraft during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB CEN22LA230Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Ennis, TXA partial loss of engine power for reasons that were undetermined.