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"
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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 GAA21WA077Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT301 · Vereda La Pedrera, ColombiaNTSB ERA21FA184Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna A188 · Pineview, GAThe pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in collision with powerlines during an aerial application flight.NTSB DCA21WA123IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Mexico City,, MexicoNTSB WPR21LA174Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Silver City, NMThe pilot’s loss of situational awareness and failure to touchdown on the runway which resulted in a collision with the airport’s perimeter fence.NTSB ERA21LA183Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Weyers Cave, VAMaintenance personnel’s inadequate inspection of the rudder control system, which resulted in failure of the rudder control assembly and the pilot’s loss of control during a go-around.NTSB WPR21LA156Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182H · Blakely Island, WAA total loss of engine power during climb for reasons that could not be determined which resulted in a forced water landing.NTSB ERA21LA186Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-301 · Troy, ALAn unanticipated encounter with a deer shortly after touchdown, resulting in a collision and substantial damage to the airframe.NTSB ERA21LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRowe Dennis A Highlander · Bluefield, WVThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB DCA21LA120Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-7 · Boulder, COa bird strike.NTSB CEN21LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Tishomingo, OKThe pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff on encountering a wind gust and his landing beyond the end of the runway that resulted in the airplane impacting a ditch collapsing the nose landing gear.NTSB GAA21WA072Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · ForeignBell 206 · Region de Los Lagos, ChileNTSB ERA21LA181Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Stockbridge, GAThe flying pilot’s failure to configure the flaps for a short field takeoff and delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ENG21WA024Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBAE ATP · Ronaldsway, Isle of ManNTSB CEN21LA187Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEurocopter EC120 · LeRoy, KSThe contamination of the fuel injection manifold filter due to improper maintenance, resulting in a partial loss of engine power during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delayed autorotation, which resulted in insufficient main rotor…NTSB GAA21WA201AccidentClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Hertzog Ville, South AfricaNTSB GAA21WA079Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Roskilde, DenmarkNTSB ERA21FA178Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 177B · Great Valley, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff.NTSB CEN21LA185Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Schaumburg, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rejected takeoff with a left quartering crosswind that shifted to a tailwind.NTSB ANC21LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Lime Village, AKThe pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.NTSB ERA21LA180Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Orangeburg, SCThe student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA21LA177Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportForisch Edward Bushby Mustang M II · Worcester, MABinding of the left aileron bellcrank push/pull rod, which resulted in an uncommanded right turn.NTSB ERA21LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172F · Fayetteville, NCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent noseover.NTSB ERA21LA174Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Arcadia, FLA total loss of engine power for underdetermined reasons.NTSB CEN21LA181Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEvolution Revolt · Seminole, TXThe student pilot’s loss of trike control while maneuvering at low altitude in gusting wind conditions, resulting in an impact with terrain.NTSB ERA21LA173Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Springfield, TNThe flight instructor’s failure to abort the takeoff following a loss of left engine power due to fuel starvation. Also causal was the inadequate maintenance of the left fuel cap by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in a blockage of the fuel…NTSB CEN21LA184Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Johnson, KSThe pilot's inadequate pedal application during a transition to hover, which resulted in a loss of yaw control and a subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN21LA183Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule MT7 · Jewett, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after it struck a hidden berm during the intentional off-airport landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA21LA172Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPhantom Aeronautics Phantom II · McBee, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees while maneuvering in the traffic pattern.NTSB CEN21LA179Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDestiny Powered Parachutes 2000 · Saint Paul, NEThe uncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the powered parachute during low altitude flight in gusting wind conditions.NTSB WPR21LA164Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208B · Fairbanks, AKA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.NTSB WPR21LA153Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Sand Point, IDThe student pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control and subsequent nose over.NTSB GAA21WA083Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRans S6 · Toledo, SpainNTSB ERA21LA171Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R66 · Palmyra, PAThe pilot’s improper judgment to attempt a flight while impaired by medications, which resulted in the helicopter’s abnormal ground contact, loss of control, and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA21LA170Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · College Park, MDImproper maintenance of the airplane by its owners and their failure to have qualified maintenance personnel determine the root cause of water infiltration into the fuel system. Also causal was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to…NTSB CEN21LA180Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Delavan, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll with gusting crosswinds, which resulted in his excessive brake input and a subsequent nose over.NTSB CEN21LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B35 · Pearland, TXThe partial loss of engine power due to a crack in the No. 1 cylinder for unknown reasons.NTSB CEN21FA177Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMagnus Fusion 212 · Conifer, COThe pilot’s decision to fly at low altitude toward a mountainous canyon, and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering to avoid rising terrain, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA21WA153Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-34-200T · Tambor, Costa RicaNTSB GAA21WA064Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA46 · Iztapa, GuatemalaNTSB DCA21WA117IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Valletta, MaltaNTSB CEN21LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Denver, COThe pilot’s loss of situational awareness, and his unintended landing on a soft unimproved dirt road, which resulted in a loss of directional control into soft ground and the airplane to subsequently nose over.NTSB GAA21WA108Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28R · Tamuin, MexicoNTSB GAA21WA091AccidentClass 4 · ForeignAir Tractor AT401 · Planura, BrazilNTSB GAA21WA062Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Colon and El Marques, Queretaro, MexicoNTSB CEN21LA178Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Austin, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while turning onto the taxiway in variable wind conditions.NTSB CEN21LA175Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Augusta, KSInadequate maintenance at the time the carburetor was replaced, which resulted in the improperly installed throttle cable and a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was an inadequate annual inspection that failed to detect the improper…NTSB ERA21LA168Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Crystal River, FLThe student pilot’s inadequate compensation for a crosswind during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA21LA167Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAyres S2R-G6 · Vienna, GAThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind and his failure to reject the takeoff in a timely manner, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA21WA084AccidentClass 5 · ForeignRotorway Executive 162F · Stansted, United KingdomNTSB GAA21WA066Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 150 · Cajeme, Sonora, Mexico