NTSB investigations, 2014
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 WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2014 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2014 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 WPR14LA233Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Wing Apache Sport · Polson, MTThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during initial climb due to his experiencing an incapacitating medical event.NTSB WPR14FA234Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper J3C · Paso Robles, CAThe pilot's steep right turn shortly after takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.NTSB WPR14CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180H · Hesperia, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA14LA285Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Newport, VTThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an aborted landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's alcohol impairment.NTSB CEN14LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802A · Oneida, ARThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a muddy field and subsequent nose-over.NTSB CEN14FA278Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHermann Bjorn Lancair IV · Duluth, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in instrument flight rules (IFR) conditions, which was due to spatial disorientation resulting from erroneous heading and bank angle information shown on the primary flight display. Contributing…NTSB CEN14CA283Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R T34 · Wilmont, ARPilot's failure to verify the amount of chemical load on the airplane prior to takeoff which resulted in the airplane being heavier than expected. Contributing to the accident was loading crew not following the pilot's instructions.NTSB ANC14LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180H · Wasilla, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and an attempted go-around, which resulted in collision with terrain.NTSB WPR14LA232Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150F · Ronan, MTA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to insufficient evidence.NTSB WPR14LA230Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Laytonville, CAThe pilot’s impairment due to alcohol ingestion, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from trees during a low-altitude flyby.NTSB ERA14CA286Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · Cross City, FLThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear.NTSB ERA14CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-201T · Defuniak Springs, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control in gusty wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.NTSB CEN14LA281Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOffchiss Edward R Avid Flyer · Lamoni, IAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing.NTSB CEN14LA279Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177A · Sauk Centre, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to retract the flaps after beginning the go-around.NTSB CEN14CA280Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 · Wallis, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the glider during takeoff in gusty wind conditions.NTSB ANC14LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Talkeetna, AKMaintenance personnel’s failure to perform required fuel system tests to ensure that the airplane met its original type certification basis after modifying the fuel system and the Federal Aviation Administration’s improper approval of the fuel tank…NTSB CEN14CA291Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJabiru USA Sport J230-SP · Middleton, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB WPR14LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEmery Mark Rotorway 162F · Merced, CAThe helicopter pilot/owner's decision to install a belt type not recommended by the kit manufacturer in the tail rotor drive system using the incorrect tension values, which led to the belt’s in-flight failure and the subsequent loss of tail rotor drive…NTSB WPR14FA226Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American AT 6C · Buckley, WAThe loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb for reasons that could not be determined during a postaccident examination of the airplane.NTSB WPR14CA229Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Tacoma, WAThe student pilot's improper application of rudder resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll and the flight instructor's inadequate oversight.NTSB WPR14CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18A 150 · Leeds, UTThe pilot's failure to confirm the flaps had been retracted during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB WPR14CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Prescott, AZThe inadvertent activation of the engine's mixture control during cruise flight by the pilot undergoing instruction, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's inadequate monitoring of the pilot's…NTSB CEN14LA290Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTeunis Starduster TOO SA300 · Fort Worth, TXThe non-certificated pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN14CA285Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 32-260 · Lebanon, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ANC14CA037Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170B · Fairbanks, AKThe airplane's encounter with a tailwind during takeoff from a short, narrow airstrip, which resulted in a loss of lift and collision with brush and small trees.NTSB WPR14LA222Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPhillips BD 4 · Dayton, NVThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the turn onto the final base leg in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a stall/spin at too low an altitude to allow recovery.NTSB WPR14CA223Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C 65 · Bellingham, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing on a narrow airstrip, which resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB WPR14CA221Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing A75N1(PT17) · McCall, IDLoss of directional control during landing rollout due to a wind disturbance, which resulted in a runway veeroff and impact with a ditch.NTSB ERA14CA276Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportSwearingen SA 226AT · Dayton, TNThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during the approach, which resulted in a gear-up landing.NTSB CEN14LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Padre Island, TXThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB CEN14LA273Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech H35 · Monroe, LAThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB WPR14LA220Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander Callair A 9B · Gardiner, MTThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his subsequent takeoff with the airplane over its allowable gross weight in high density altitude conditions, which degraded the airplane’s climb performance and led to a subsequent forced landing.NTSB ERA14WA299Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationAeroprakt 22L2 · Khabarovsk, RussiaOn June 2, 2014, about 0851 coordinated universal time (UTC), an Aeroprakt Ltd, 22L2, Russian registration RA-0080A, operated by a private individual impacted flat terrain near Khabarovsk, Russia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and flight plan…NTSB ERA14LA279Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFrederick Hays-Roth Velocity Twin · Sebastian, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing. Also causal to the accident were the pilot’s subsequent delayed decision to abort the landing and his improper execution of the aborted landing, which resulted in the airplane exceeding…NTSB ERA14CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 177B · Cartersville, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around after landing.NTSB ERA14MA271Accident · 7 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportGulfstream Aerospace G IV · Bedford, MAThe flight crewmembers' failure to perform the flight control check before takeoff, their attempt to take off with the gust lock system engaged, and their delayed execution of a rejected takeoff after they became aware that the controls were locked.…NTSB ERA14CA274Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS 1 34 · Middletown, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing.NTSB DCA14WA103Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationAirbus A300 · Mexico City, MexicoThe Mexican Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving an Airbus A300 operated by United Parcel Service (UPS), that occurred on June 1, 2014. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist…NTSB CEN14LA277Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Durango, COThe student pilot’s decision to fly solo into an unfamiliar, mountain airport during high-wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was a partial loss of engine power during the attempted go-around, which was caused by an over-rich mixture setting.NTSB CEN14LA272Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDehavilland DHC 6 200 · Middletown, OHThe skydiving operator employee’s failure to see and avoid the rotating propeller blades when she walked toward the cockpit while the airplane’s engines were running.NTSB CEN14LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Longmont, COA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.NTSB CEN14FA266Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK-55M · Stevens Point, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aerobatic flight, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an accelerated stall at a low altitude.NTSB ANC14LA034Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182K · Galena, AKA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which necessitated a forced landing on unsuitable terrain, during which the airplane flipped over and became partially submerged in water.NTSB WPR14FA218Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNebert Vans RV-10 · Toledo, ORA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation because of a blocked fuel line that resulted from the pilot’s improper maintenance practices and the pilot’s subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting a forced landing, which led to…NTSB WPR14CA219Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPzl-Swidnik PW 5 · Enumclaw, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.NTSB WPR14CA216Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · San Manuel, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate obstacle clearance altitude from phone wires while performing low-level operations.NTSB ERA14LA272Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLandrum Kelly T Vans RV6 · Suffolk, VAThe pilot/builder's decision to use a lubricant that was not designed for high-speed aviation applications, which resulted in the failure of the propeller needle thrust bearing due to the loss of lubrication from overheating, a total loss of aerodynamic…NTSB ERA14CA278Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172F · Mount Pleasant, PAThe pilot's incorrect takeoff procedures from the soft grass runway and his delay in aborting the takeoff after recognizing slow acceleration.NTSB CEN14LA269Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Temple, TXGround resonance due to maintenance personnel’s improper inspection of the landing gear dampers, which resulted in the dampers operating outside of allowable limits.NTSB CEN14FA265Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Watkins, COThe pilot’s loss of control and subsequent aerodynamic stall due to spatial disorientation in night instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction due to his cell phone use while maneuvering at low-altitude.