Final NTSB investigations
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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 ERA25LA241Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · Burlington, VTThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane on landing.NTSB CEN25LA225Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportTecnam P2010 · Temple, TXThe loss of engine power due to a failed muffler flame tube assembly which resulted in an exhaust blockage.NTSB CEN25LA222Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-135 · Sweetwater, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB WPR25LA189Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAmerican Eurocopter AS350B3 · San Luis, AZThe pilot receiving instruction’s failure to properly recover the helicopter during an autorotative landing and the instructor pilot’s failure to intervene, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA25LA240Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Hawesville, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines during low-level agricultural spray operations.NTSB CEN25LA223Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Unionville, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around.NTSB ANC25LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Denali Park, AKThe failure of the left main landing gear spring due to a fatigue fracture during landing on uneven terrain.NTSB ANC25LA058Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108-8 · Alexander Creek, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s encounter with a downdraft that led to a rapid loss of altitude.NTSB WPR25LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-4-220C · Pendleton, ORThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA25LA262Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon G58 · East Hampton, NYThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction.NTSB ERA25LA244Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177B · Calera, ALA loss of control during landing.NTSB ERA25LA238Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 310 · Fayetteville, TNThe pilot’s decision to operate the airplane with known discrepancies.NTSB CEN25LA221Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402B · Pierre, SDThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering that resulted in an in-flight collision with the power lines and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN25LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Ashland, WIThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing and his failure to conduct the before landing checklist.NTSB ERA25LA237Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGyro Technic GT-VX2 · Swanzey, NHThe pilot’s failure to maintain rotor rpm of the gyroplane during a low approach, while distracted by other aircraft in the airport traffic pattern, which resulted in the pilot’s decision to perform an off-runway landing.NTSB ERA25LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Milton, FLSeparation of the throttle cable sleeve during takeoff, which resulted an uncommanded engine power reduction and the pilot’s inability to control the engine throttle, and resulted in a forced landing.NTSB CEN25LA219Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Charleston, MOThe pilot’s loss of control during the spray pass, which resulted in impact with vegetation and terrain.NTSB ANC25LA069Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P206C · Port Graham, AKThe pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain pitch control, which resulted in a tail strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to initiate a go around after the abnormal runway contact.NTSB WPR25LA183Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Winchester, IDThe pilot’s improper fuel management resulting in fuel starvation, a total loss of engine power, and a subsequent off-airport forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reduced fuel level monitoring due to an inflight distraction.NTSB DCA25LA240Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Industrie A321-211 · Miami, FLThe unexpected encounter with a rapidly developing convective cell during climb resulting in convectively induced turbulence on a dark moon-less evening.NTSB DCA25LA239Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320 · Nashville, TNThe airplane’s encounter with moderate convective turbulence during descent.NTSB CEN25LA213Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Helicopters EC130 · Clay Township, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during landing.NTSB CEN25LA227Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBurkhart Grob G-103A Twin II Acro · Midlothian, TXThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB WPR25LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSilvaire Luscombe 8A · San Andreas, CAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing roll following an encounter with a dust devil.NTSB WPR25LA184Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180E · Rockford, WAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent landing on rough terrain.NTSB ERA25LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSting Sport TL-2000 · Dunavant, VAThe inflight failure of the propeller due to its exceedance of the manufacturer’s overhaul requirement.NTSB WPR25LA187Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Kayenta, AZThe pilots’ failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA25FA230Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMooney M20F · Beverly, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering to return to the airport which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the improperly installed No. 2 cylinder bottom spark plug by maintenance personnel,…NTSB CEN25LA218Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-36-375 · Huron, SDThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a low-level aerial application, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.NTSB CEN25LA214Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Brookshire, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.NTSB WPR25LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKohut Mark A Murphy SR 2500 · Challis, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB DCA25LA241Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Barlow Bend, ALThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during descent, resulting in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB CEN25LA211Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206 · Falun, WIThe pilot experiencing the featureless terrain illusion during the approach which gave the perception that the airplane was at a higher altitude over the glassy water surface than it was, resulting in the airplane impacting the water.NTSB WPR25LA181Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150G · Heber City, UTThe student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB CEN25LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-14 · Sealy, TXThe pilot’s improper use of airplane’s wheel brakes during the landing roll-out.NTSB DCA25LA238Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-924ER · Fort Myers, FLThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence during descent, which resulted in serious injuries to two flight attendants.NTSB CEN25LA208Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech E90 · New Century, KSThe flight instructor’s inadequate fuel planning that resulted in a loss of engine power to the left engine due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the flight that resulted in diminished…NTSB WPR25LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182M · Willow Creek, MTThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR25LA172Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Spokane Valley, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a takeoff roll in quartering tailwind conditions.NTSB CEN25LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Fort Morgan, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during a gusty crosswind landing.NTSB DCA25LA234Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737-7H4 · Ebro, FLThe airplane’s encounter with convective turbulence during climb while diverting to an alternate airport, resulting in a serious injury to a passenger who disregarded the flight crew’s illuminated seat belt sign and the cabin crew’s instruction to remain…NTSB CEN25LA349AccidentClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 650 · Westplains, COThe pilot’s improper judgment to circumnavigate convective activity which resulted in extensive hail damage to the airplane.NTSB ANC25LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TR182 · Modesto, CAThe pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane for landing.NTSB ANC25LA051Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around with a tailwind.NTSB WPR25LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108-2 · East Wenatchee, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a left crosswind.NTSB WPR25LA175Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182P · Hyampom, CAThe pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and a subsequent impact with terrain during a forced landing.NTSB WPR25LA173Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 407 · Bountiful, UTThe pilot’s improper decision to depart with inadequate clearance from a hangar door.NTSB ANC25LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFrederick Joseph Shiple Kitfox SS7 · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot's excessive application of the airplane’s wheel brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB WPR25LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRolladen Schneider LS-7WL · Tonasket, WAThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.NTSB ANC25LA050Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportShort Bros SD3-60 · Honolulu, HIThe pilots’ failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilots’ failure to complete the Before Landing checklist.