NTSB investigations, 2001
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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.
Cases, newest first
Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2001 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2001 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 NYC01LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369E · Niagara Falls, NYThe right skid getting snagged on the helicopter-dolly resulting in dynamic rollover.NTSB NYC01IA199Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportRaytheon 400A · Teterboro, NJThe right aft rudder cable being installed over a cable guide by maintenance personnel.NTSB LAX01LA251Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Carson City, NVThe pilot's failure to follow the approved procedures for the aircraft when he attempted to takeoff at high density altitude with the wing flaps fully extended.NTSB LAX01LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech J35 · Las Vegas, NVThe pilot's failure to comply with the airplane flight manual, resulting in fuel starvation and subsequent forced landing on rough terrain.NTSB IAD01LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Millville, NJThe student pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB CHI01FA220Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M-20R · Eden Prairie, MNThe fractured camshaft gear and the pilot not maintaining aircraft control. Factors relating to this accident were metal fatigue in the camshaft gear teeth, the inadvertent stall, the low airspeed, and the trees.NTSB NYC01FA178Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58-TC · Sidney, NYThe pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures which resulted in a collision with rising terrain. Factors related to the accident were the rising terrain and fog.NTSB LAX01LA250Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Chandler, AZThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten a fuel line fitting during an engine installation resulting in a fuel leak and fire during the maintenance checkflight. A factor in the accident was inadequate inspection of the installation prior to…NTSB CHI01LA219Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172C · Grand Island, NEThe procedures for using carburetor heat not followed by the student pilot and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Additional factors included the carburetor icing conditions, the carburetor icing, the student pilot's lack of…NTSB CHI01FA218Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 310R · Oak Creek, WIThe pilot not maintaining clearance from objects during an ILS approach in low night IFR conditions and his descent below decision height. Factors were the dark night, mist, low ceiling, and the trees west of the approach.NTSB ATL01LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC01TA087Accident · No injuriesFinal reportde Havilland DHC-2 · Willow, AKThe loss of engine power during cruise due to the separation of an engine cylinder.NTSB ANC01LA103Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 207 · Pilot Point, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and failure to maintain clearance. A factor associated with the accident was a vehicle mounted gantry.NTSB SEA01LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Oregon City, ORThe front seat (pilot-in-command's) inadequate visual lookout during step taxi resulting in the aircraft's collision with a partially submerged log. A contributing factor was the log and it's lack of any conspicuous marking.NTSB DEN01LA125Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA315B · Cody, WYthe failure of the turbine assembly due to an over temperature condition. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB DEN01LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-B55 (T42A) · Englewood, COthe pilot receiving instruction inadvertently retracting the landing gear during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot receiving instruction.NTSB CHI01FA209Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech B19 · Eden Prairie, MNThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing, her failure to recover from the bounced landing, and the nose gear overload.NTSB WAS01RA016Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationFokker F28 · Tulcan, EcuadorNTSB NYC01LA177Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaum Rans S-12 · Waldorf, MDFuel contamination. A factor related to the accident was the builder’s decision to not install fuel tank drains.NTSB NYC01LA174Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Stow, MAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around.NTSB MIA01WA188Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigation206 · Minas Parapapoy, VenezuelaNTSB LAX01LA249Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurkhart Grob G 103 Twin II · Minden, NVThe student pilot's early deployment of full spoilers, resulting in an excessive sink rate and subsequent hard landing. A factor was the instructor's lack of time to take remedial action.NTSB IAD01LA080Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerostar International RXS-8 · Flemington, NJpilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the downdrafts.NTSB FTW01LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Bridgeport, TXthe non-certificated pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DEN01LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA 20C-1 · Provo, UTthe inadvertent stall by the pilot during an aborted landing. Contributing factors were an excessive flare, premature retraction of the flaps, and gusty wind conditions.NTSB CHI01LA222Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDruine Turbulent D-31 · Lebanon, INThe pilot not maintaining aircraft control while maneuvering during initial climb. Factors to the accident were the improperly serviced propeller that resulted in a pitch setting that was insufficient for normal flight.NTSB ANC01LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Haines, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and a rough/uneven takeoff area.NTSB NYC01LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182 · Warren, OHThe pilot's failure to adequately manage the available fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB NYC01FA172Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A23-24 · Bridgeville, DEThe pilot's incapacitation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control while maneuvering. A factor was the FAA Aeromedical Certification Division's inadequate certification/approval of the pilot's medical certificate. Findings were the pilot's inappropriate…NTSB MIA01LA185Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175 · Mooresville, NCthe pilot's improper fuel consumption calculations, inadequate preflight planning, and failure to refuel the airplane before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a forced landing in trees.NTSB LAX01LA248Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T210M · Marble Canyon, AZThe pilot's failure to use all the available runway and his failure to follow the prescribed short field takeoff procedure resulting in a loss of control during the takeoff roll. Factors were the short, rough, and rising runway, and the soft dirt surrounding…NTSB IAD01LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A75L300 · Matawan, NJThe inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane by its owner, which resulted in a locked brake and a nose-over during the takeoff roll.NTSB CHI01LA215Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Walker, MNthe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during takeoff. Factors were the vehicles, the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered, and the low altitude of the helicopter at the time of the loss of engine power.NTSB ANC01LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172K · Wasilla, AKThe pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff roll.NTSB ANC01FA084Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Bettles, AKThe pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane during an unknown phase of flight.NTSB SEA01LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-160 · Friday Harbor, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB SEA01LA131Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell International S-2R · Nez Perce, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC01LA175Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev 52 · Moultonboro, NHA clogged fuel vent line due to a mud dauber nest, and rough terrain, including a large hole, in the forced landing field.NTSB NYC01LA173Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-140 · Schuyler, NYThe pilot's delayed go-around, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in this accident was the crosswind conditions.NTSB MIA01LA190Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCuevas, Orlando S MXL II Sport · Arroyo, PRthe pilots failure to maintain directional control during climb, which resulted in the airplane drifting off course and impacting with trees.NTSB MIA01LA186Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitenpol Aircamper 1933 · Hernando, FLThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.NTSB LAX01LA244Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLevitsky BD-5T · Cameron Park, CAan in-flight collision with terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI01LA268Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Gladwin, MIThe pilot's poor decision to exit the airplane onto the wing while the propeller was running.NTSB CHI01LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Mandan, NDthe pilot failed to maintain clearance from the powerline. Additional factors were the thermal lift and the powerline.NTSB CHI01LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStemme S10-VT · Antigo, WIThe cause of the loss of engine power and in-flight fire was undetermined.NTSB CHI01LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36-300 · Langdon, NDthe pilot stalled the airplane while manuevering to avoid the power lines. A factor was the power lines.NTSB CHI01LA213Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLaPorte MXL II Sport · Gaines Twp., MIThe pilot's poor planning which resulted in foreign object damage to the propeller, and the low altitude at which the loss of power occurred which resulted in the pilot not being able to properly flare the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were…NTSB CHI01LA212Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportReitz Mohawk 1 · Camdenton, MOThe pilot not performing an aborted takeoff and the inadvertent stall he encountered on his inadvertent initial climb. Factors were his inadvertent lift-off, the reported inadequate rudder control, his inadvertent flight with known deficiencies, and the…NTSB CHI01LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Spearfish, SDThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his lack of experience in the make and model of the accident airplane.NTSB SEA01LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Tekoa, WAThe non-current pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance with wheat crops on short final, and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action. Factors included wheat crops and a dirt bank on short final, the runway's lack of a visual…