NTSB investigations, 2022
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2022 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") = 2022 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB ERA23LA154Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 310R · Lexington, KYA main landing gear collapse due to a landing gear actuator overtravel for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN23LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172M · Denton, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from another airplane while taxing in the run-up area.NTSB CEN23LA064Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)The pilot’s improper takeoff technique that allowed the helicopter skid to drift into a helideck light, resulting in a dynamic rollover.NTSB ANC23LA009Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 77 · Lihue, HIThe airplane’s exceedance of its critical angle of attack after encountering a downdraft during departure, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.NTSB ANC23FA008Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRaytheon C90A · Kaupo, HIGuardian Flight’s inadequate pilot training and performance tracking, which failed to identify and correct the pilot’s consistent lack of skill, and which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain his position inflight using secondary instruments to…NTSB GAA23WA042Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA 46-350P · Happy Valley-Goose Bay, CanadaNTSB ERA23LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · San Juan, PRThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB WPR23LA072Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 441 · Liberal, KSThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, failure to set the parking brake, and his decision to exit the airplane with engines running to remove a wheel chock, resulting in the airplane’s unintended movement and subsequent collision with a hangar.NTSB WPR23LA066Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 · Yuba City, CAAn in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.NTSB WPR23LA065Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA42 · Lewistown, MTThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the out of service visual glideslope indicator and snow obscuring the runway markings.NTSB ERA23LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Rockingham, NCThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA23FA087Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMooney M20B · Kellyton, ALA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN23LA062Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20K · Addison, TXThe fatigue failure of the engine’s camshaft gear teeth which resulted in a loss of all engine power. Contributing to the accident was the non-compliance with the engine manufacturer’s recommended service bulletin.NTSB ERA23LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Knoxville, TNThe pilot’s loss of directional control during engine start.NTSB WPR23LA068Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEurocopter EC120B · Rancho Cordova, CAThe pilot receiving instruction’s loss of helicopter control during landing with a crosswind, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB GAA22WA311Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Kildare, IrelandNTSB ERA23LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, NYThe flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action while supervising the student pilot’s practice autorotation in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB WPR23LA062Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Socorro, NMThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounced landing and loss of control in gusting wind.NTSB ERA23LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 305 · Alabaster, ALFailure of the tailwheel locking mechanism, which resulted in a loss of control during landing and a runway excursion.NTSB WPR23LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportArado-Flugzeugwerke FW190 A-5 · Casa Grande, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA23LA083Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-44 · Hawkinsville, GAThe pilot’s inadequate in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR23LA084Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna TP206A · Maricopa, AZA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper fuel management.NTSB WPR23LA063Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 369D · La Sal, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain during a toe-in landing to sloping terrain which resulted in a loss of helicopter control.NTSB WPR23LA061Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEurocopter EC 130 B4 · Waimea, HIThe pilot's loss of helicopter control on approach to land due to entering a vortex ring state condition, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA23WA044AccidentClass 4 · ForeignCessna 188 · InaciolâNdia, BrazilNTSB ERA23LA086Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Covington, GAA total loss of engine power due to oil starvation as a result of engine operation with low oil pressure. Contributing to the accident was the failure of two separate maintenance facilities to comply with guidance from the engine manufacturer to disassemble…NTSB DCA23LA093Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767-322 · Newark, NJAn inadvertent encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.NTSB ANC23LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Wasilla, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose over after the main landing gear wheels broke through deep snow on the snow-covered runway.NTSB WPR23LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Ft Worth, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident, was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.NTSB CEN23LA063Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRockwell International S2R-G6 · Mission, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an electrical box.NTSB CEN23FA060Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech F33A · Yukon, OKThe pilot’s loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB GAA23WA043Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA25 · Ponta Grossa, BrazilNTSB ERA23LA080Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJames R Dernovsek Kitfox · Woodsfield, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB DCA23WA474OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Dortmund, GermanyNTSB DCA23WA100Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-800 · Bangkok, ThailandNTSB DCA23WA091AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Dortmund, GermanyNTSB CEN23LA061Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportOrlican S R O M-8 Eagle · St. Louis, MOThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed/angle-of-attack during the landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing.NTSB CEN23FA059Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportEngineering & Research Ercoupe 415-C · Corning, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from obstructions during a go-around, which resulted in impact with powerlines, a tree, and the ground.NTSB CEN23FA057Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 210-5(205) · Cleburne, TXAn in-flight loss of control as a result of spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB WPR23LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Fergus Falls, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, resulting in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA23FA079Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA28 · Venice, FLThe pilot’s spatial disorientation during takeoff in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain a positive rate of climb and a subsequent descent into the water.NTSB ERA23FA078Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRotorsport UK Cavalon · Beverly, MAThe pilot’s improper yaw control during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an excessive sideslip and a subsequent loss of aircraft control.NTSB WPR23LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1C-180 · Morgan, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from snow covered terrain while maneuvering at low attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s loss of visual reference due to snow and flat light conditions.NTSB DCA23LA090Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer ERJ170 · Taneytown, MDAn encounter with turbulence during descent.NTSB CEN23LA058Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Regent, NDThe pilot failed to maintain clearance from high tension wires while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB ANC23LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7GCBC · Anchorage, AKThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff.NTSB ERA23LA081Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLearjet 35 · Guantanamo Bay, CubaThe flight crew’s continuation of an unstable approach which resulted in abnormal runway contact during the landing flare and touchdown.NTSB ERA23FA077Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMooney M20J · Falmouth, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the sun glare, which impaired the pilot's visibility and situational awareness.NTSB DCA23WA087Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A319-115 · Barranquilla, ColombiaNTSB GAA23WA038Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 95-B55 · Jraber township, Armenia