NTSB investigations, UT
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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'UT' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA' 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 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'UT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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 SEA97LA140Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRepublic RC-3-1 · Monument Valley, UTthe pilot's inadequate preflight planing/preparation, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from the terrain. Factors relating to the accident included: high, gusty, variable winds, and terrain induced downdrafts.NTSB SEA97LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177B · Lake Powell, UTA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA97LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Brigham City, UTfailure of the pilot to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing. The gusty quartering crosswind was a related factor.NTSB SEA97LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · Fruitland, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors include his improper inflight decision to attempt to fly through a mountain pass under high density altitude conditions in an aircraft that was operating near the limits of its…NTSB SEA97LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNoe SA-300 · Bountiful, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Related factors include: an area of standing water on a portion of the runway, and soft terrain just off the edge of the runway.NTSB SEA97LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T207A · Monument Valley, UTA horse entering the runway after the aircraft touched down. Factors included no fence installed around part of the airstrip, and remedial action not possible.NTSB SEA97FA105Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Clinton, UTInadequate prior arrangements for formation flight by the pilot-in-command of the Cessna 182, N5434B, and his subsequent failure to see-and-avoid the Piper PA-28R, N5270T. Factors were: the Cessna pilot's visibility of the Piper impaired by the sun;…NTSB SEA97LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Tooele, UTthe pilot's excessive rotation of the aircraft during takeoff, and his failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed. Inadequate supervision by the instructor pilot (CFI/check pilot) was a related factor.NTSB SEA97FA097Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Bullfrog, UTThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed, for reason(s) unknown, resulting in a subsequent stall.NTSB SEA97LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 65-A90 · West Jordan, UTlanding gear collapsed for undetermined reasons.NTSB SEA97LA089Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportIvan Langston Hawk · Howell, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. Heavy rain and gusting winds were a factor.NTSB SEA97FA067Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 200 · Salt Lake City, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed on the ILS approach, resulting in a stall. Factors included: low visibility; the pilot's selection of the improper DME for the approach; his resulting failure to attain the proper descent profile for the…NTSB SEA97LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Morgan, UTDisconnection of the mixture control wire wound cable sheath. A factor was the abrupt, elevated edge of the highway pavement.NTSB SEA97LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Delta, UTThe pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the prevailing wind conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors contributing to the accident are a sudden shift in the prevailing wind at the time of…NTSB SEA97LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150J · Price, UTThe flight instructor's failure to ensure that the dual student maintained adequate airspeed.NTSB SEA97LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Cedar City, UTwater contamination in the hydraulic system, which froze in the (right) main gear hydraulic actuator, and restricted movement of the (right) main gear retraction and extension system.NTSB SEA97LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Salt Lake City, UTthe student pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, which allowed his aircraft to encounter wake turbulence from a Lear Jet, and/or the student allowed the aircraft to stall. The crosswind component from the quartering headwind was a possible factor.NTSB SEA97LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · Price, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB SEA97TA023Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportBell 47G-3B-1 · Fillmore, UTinadequate procedure and inadequate monitoring by the pilot, the operator, and/or other personnel, which allowed one of three external cables to the seed bucket to become entangled with the right skid of the helicopter, resulting in an imbalance and loss of…NTSB SEA97LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Ogden, UTthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind was a related factor.NTSB SEA97LA013Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportKeith Vans RV-6A · Hurricane, UTthe pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to drugs (diphenhydramine) which led to spatial disorientation and loss of aircraft control. Contributing to the accident were: dark night lighting conditions; inoperative airport runway lights; the…NTSB SEA97GA008Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Holden, UTThe first pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering the airplane in close proximity to the ground. This subsequently led to an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent into the ground. Factors contributing to the accident include the…NTSB SEA96LA221Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Cedar City, UTthe pilot's failure to attain proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in a premature lift-off and an encounter with the terrain during the aborted landing. Excessive extension of the wing flaps was a related factor.NTSB SEA96LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Mapleton, UTthe pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB SEA96LA154Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColonial C-1 · Halls Crossing, UTthe pilot's inadequate preflight of the airplane, and subsequent fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel, which resulted in loss of engine power and an emergency landing. Uneven terrain in the emergency landing area was a related factor.NTSB SEA96LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHanks Avid Flyer · Spanish Fork, UTpartial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the tall grain crop that was encountered during the forced landing.NTSB SEA96LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Salt Lake City, UTthe student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during go-around. The student pilot's improper level-off was a factor.NTSB SEA96LA147Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASW-19 · Salem, UTThe pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during an off-airport landing. Factors relating to the accident were: loss of thermal lift, high obstructions (transmission wires) near the edge of the field that the pilot chose to land, and a bale of…NTSB SEA96IA131Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-332 · Salt Lake City, UTfailure of maintenance personnel to properly disconnect (disengage) the right integrated drive generator (IDG) in compliance with the MEL dispatch procedure, which allowed the right IDG to overheat. Factors relating to the incident were: low oil pressure in…NTSB SEA96LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-150 · Bountiful, UTinadequate fuel management by the student pilot, which resulted in fuel starvation, due to an improperly positioned fuel selector. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's inadequate remedial action, and a ditch in the emergency landing area.NTSB SEA96LA115Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Tooele, UTfailure of the flight instructor (CFI) to ensure that adequate airspeed was maintained during initial climb after lift-off, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. High density altitude was a related factor.NTSB SEA96LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T188C · Hooper, UTloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). A factor relating to the accident was: the proximity of obstructions, which limited the pilot's ability to reach a suitable emergency landing area.NTSB SEA96FA094Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 320A · Provo, UTA fuel leak most probably ignited by hot exhaust gases from the leaking right engine manifold exhaust system, the decision by the pilots to operate the aircraft with knowledge of the fuel leak, and the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate clearance…NTSB SEA96LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Erda, UTfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Darkness was a related factor.NTSB SEA96LA082Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Salt Lake City, UTthe student pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, by failuring to properly calculate the fuel consumption of the airplane, which led to fuel exhaustion and loss of power during cruise flight, due to an inadequate supply of fuel. A factor relating…NTSB SEA96LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 500 · Salt Lake City, UTfatigue failure of the engine compressor impeller. Inadequate quality control by the manufacturer was a related factor.NTSB SEA96LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNicholson Thorp T18CWS · Grantsville, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a powerline. A transmission wire and an oil pressure reading of zero were factors.NTSB SEA96LA063Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · West Jordan, UTimproper installation of the airplane's carburetor fuel lines by maintenance personnel.NTSB SEA96LA051Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMadorin Kitfox III · Grantsville, UTthe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for a precautionary landing. A factor was the snow covered terrain.NTSB SEA96LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Heber City, UTthe pilot's attempted VFR flight into IMC, and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance from terrain during the landing flare. Factors contributing to the accident were the snowbank, fog, and the pilot's complacent attitude.NTSB SEA96LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ogden, UTThe pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. His improper approach was a related factor.NTSB SEA96LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Grantsville, UTthe failure of the #5 exhaust valve rocker boss, and the subsequent sticking of the exhaust valve in the closed position. Factors include wet, soft terrain in the only available landing area.NTSB SEA96FA036Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-235 · Lehi, UTcontinued VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude and/or clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, low ceiling, and snow.NTSB LAX96IA065Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech 99 · Salt Lake City, UTimproper installation of the rudder control cable by company maintenance personnel, which resulted in chafing and/or fatigue and subsequent failure of the cable.NTSB SEA96FA022Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Provo, UTpilot suicide (intentional in-flight collision with rising terrain). A factor relating to the accident was: pilot anxiety/apprehension.NTSB SEA96LA016Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Syracuse, UTFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel.NTSB SEA96LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Salt Lake City, UTa carburetor fire.NTSB SEA96LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TR182 · Salt Lake City, UTmaintenance personnel improperly installed a landing gear system hydraulic line and the throttle cable which resulted in chaffing and subsequent loss of hydraulic fluid disabling the landing gear extention systems.NTSB SEA96LA006Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Logan, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor to the accident was inadequate remedial action.NTSB SEA95LA217Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1-26B · Morgan, UTFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land after a low altitude tow release, which resulted in a stall/spin and collision with terrain.