NTSB investigations, TX
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\" = 'TX' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA' 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' 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 CEN15LA263Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBelcher CH601XLB · Alpine, TXThe pilot/builder's failure to properly adjust the fuel flow, which resulted in reduced flow to the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA15LA101Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 502B · Archer City, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from power transmission lines during an aerial application flight.NTSB GAA15CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150F · Harlingen, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB CEN15FA245Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Plainview, TXThe pilot’s decision to take off ahead of an approaching severe thunderstorm, which resulted in an encounter with hazardous weather conditions that led to a loss of airplane control.NTSB CEN15LA247Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRaytheon G36 · Horseshoe Bay, TXThe pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after the partial loss of engine power before liftoff, and the partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN15LA243Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TR182 · Tulia, TXThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN15LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarratt Mansfield W IV-P · Hamilton, TXThe pilot’s decision to continue flight into known severe thunderstorm conditions, which resulted in the loss of engine power during the descent due to the engine’s ingestion of water and ice and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN15LA239Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAyres S2R G6 · Tivoli, TXThe failure of the fuel control unit due to the worn stub shaft spline, which resulted in an engine overspeed. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel's inadequate inspection of the fuel control unit.NTSB CEN15FA232Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 24-260 · Spring Branch, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff due to his impairment from marijuana. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired decision to fly after using a disqualifying drug.NTSB CEN15LA228Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-161 · Ranger, TXA total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to piston fatigue cracking for reasons that could not be determined due to postfracture smearing damage.NTSB CEN15LA224Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28F · Argyle, TXThe pilot and flight instructor's inadvertent encounter with settling with power during a confined area takeoff at an altitude that was too low for recovery.NTSB CEN15FA214Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech B35 · Orange, TXThe impact with power lines for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB GAA15CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180K · Pearland, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN15IA230Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Pilot Point, TXThe loss of engine power due to the separation of the distributor gear arm on the left magneto.NTSB CEN15FA210Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter Deutschland MBB BK 117 C-2 · Austin, TXThe helicopter rescue specialist was not properly attached to the hoist system, which resulted in a fall during a night hoist operation.NTSB CEN15LA252Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMichael Wilson Murphy Spirit · Livingston, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which increased the induced drag and led to the engine having insufficient power to overcome the drag and climb the airplane and resulted in a forced landing and the subsequent collapse of the main landing…NTSB CEN15LA212Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuckeye Breeze · Smithville, TXThe noncertificated pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in impact with a utility pole and hangar. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain flight instruction before attempting to fly the aircraft.NTSB CEN15LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421B · Diboll, TXThe total loss of engine power due to the use of an improper fuel type. Contributing to the accident were the servicing of the airplane with the improper fuel, noncompliance with an airworthiness directive, and the fuel nozzle installed on the fueling truck.NTSB GAA15CA032Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Fort Davis, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter during flight, which resulted in the helicopter impacting terrain.NTSB CEN15LA183Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · Gordonville, TXThe pilot's decision to depart from an upsloping, soft grass runway at or near the airplane's maximum gross weight and with a high density altitude, which increased the airplane's ground roll and placed the airplane in close proximity to trees during the…NTSB GAA15CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Ropesville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN15LA206Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32R-301T · Stephenville, TXThe partial loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons, which necessitated a forced landing, during which the airplane impacted trees and a power line.NTSB CEN15LA182Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 400 · Levelland, TXThe in-flight separation of the left aileron's attachment hardware at the connection between the long aileron pushrod and the left aileron bellcrank. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s improper installation of, or failure to install, the…NTSB CEN15LA215Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 - H · Circleville, TXThe failure of the engine to regain normal power after a simulated engine failure due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a forced landing on muddy terrain and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB CEN15LA179Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPicard Roy J RV 4 · Marathon, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA15CA012Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 12 · Midland, TXThe pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll.NTSB CEN15FA174Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182Q · El Paso, TXThe pilot's decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into known instrument flight rules conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.NTSB GAA15CA010Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJabiru USA Sport J250 SP · Hondo, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to this accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN15LA169Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoke Bobby F Rans S 12 · Rusk, TXA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain control while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in the airplane…NTSB GAA15CA002Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 407 · Justin, TXAbnormal ground contact during an autorotation demonstration, resulting in a severed tailrotor driveshaft.NTSB CEN15FA154Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRose Thunder Mustang · Helotes, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance from terrain after initiating an aerobatic maneuver at a low altitude.NTSB CEN15LA149Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32RT-300T · Lubbock, TXThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff after the airplane did not lift off as expected due to an inaccurate airspeed indication and tailwind condition, which resulted in a subsequent runway overrun.NTSB CEN15CA153Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · Asherton, TXThe pilot did not maintain adequate clearance from the trees.NTSB CEN15LA140Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEmbraer ERJ 190 100 IGW · Houston, TXAn undetermined malfunction of the nosewheel steering control module, which resulted in the nose landing gear being jammed in the gear bay. Contributing to the accident was the improper rigging of the nosewheel steering feedback sensors during installation.NTSB CEN15LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT 602 · Slaton, TXMaintenance personnel’s improper installation of the engine data monitor (EDM), which was not in accordance with the supplemental type certificate instructions and resulted in engine warning indications and the pilot’s subsequent reaction to the warning…NTSB CEN15LA137Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Andrews, TXThe pilot's failure to note that icing conditions existed in the airport area despite having received that information in a preflight briefing, which resulted in his flight into an area of icing and the subsequent loss of airplane control due to ice…NTSB CEN15FA136Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 441 · Argyle, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the instrument approach in night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin at a low altitude.NTSB CEN15FA135Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA46 500TP · Lubbock, TXThe pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation and light ice accumulation while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions with gusting wind.NTSB CEN15LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportButler Raymond Rotorway Exec 162F · Seadrift, TXA fault in the No. 1 engine control module, which disabled the ignition system and resulted in the engine losing power; during the subsequent autorotation, the main rotor rpm was further reduced just before touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN15CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MX 7-180 · Georgetown, TXThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN15LA104Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBaker Bobby J Safari · The Woodlands, TXAn in-flight separation of the helicopter’s horizontal stabilizer due to undetected fatigue cracking of the stabilizer spar, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB CEN15LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195B · Llano, TXThe pilot’s overrotation of the airplane when lifting the tail during the takeoff roll, which allowed the propeller to come in contact with the runway and resulted in a reduction in engine power and the pilot’s subsequent loss of directional control.NTSB CEN15CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Horseshoe Bay, TXThe helicopter's contact with the landing pad during a rejected landing.NTSB CEN15FA083Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Odessa, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at an excessive bank angle at a low altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and spin with insufficient altitude for a recovery.NTSB CEN15FA081Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech V35A · Seagoville, TXThe pilot’s loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain in instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB CEN15LA089Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310J · San Antonio, TXThe retraction of the left main landing gear after landing for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.NTSB CEN15LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 46 350P · Houston, TXThe nose landing gear collapse as a result of the fracture of the engine mount at the nose gear actuator attachment point in an area that a service bulletin (SB) recommended for inspection. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s inadequate…NTSB CEN15CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Mount Pleasant, TXThe pilot's decision to maneuver the airplane at low altitude resulting in the airplane impacting power lines.NTSB CEN15CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210 · Edinburg, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the non-certificated pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inflight decision making.NTSB CEN15LA063Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSiegel Gerald Long EZ · McGregor, TXA loss of engine power during takeoff due to excessive debris in the fuel system.