NTSB investigations
180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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 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 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 GAA18CA243Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 310 · Gainesville, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate approach path at night, which resulted in a tree strike.NTSB ENG18WA041Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 777 · Bangkok, ThailandThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee of Thailand has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 777-212 airplane on April 30, 2018. The NTSB has appointed an Accredited Representative in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the…NTSB DCA18WA179Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · London, United KingdomThe Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of the United Kingdom has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 737-800, which occurred on April 30, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation…NTSB CEN18WA399Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationCessna 172 · Hamilton, BermudaOn April 30, 2018, about 2045 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Cessna 172 M airplane, N9085H, was substantially damaged during a landing at the L. F. Wade International Airport, near Hamilton, Bermuda. The pilot sustained minor injuries.The accident…NTSB CEN18LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 1900C · Sioux Falls, SDFailure of the right main landing gear drag brace bolt for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB WPR18WA138Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationTaylorcraft BC12 · Vryheid, South AfricaOn April 29, 2018, at 1110 coordinated universal time, a Taylorcraft BC 12-D airplane, registration ZS-BLD, sustained substantial damage under unknown circumstances following a departure from Vryheid Aerodrome (FAVY), Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Both…NTSB WPR18LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164C · Maxwell, CAA total loss of engine power due to an uncommanded closing of the fuel shutoff valve, which terminated fuel to the engine. The reason for the fuel shutoff valve’s closure could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB GAA18CA249Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 369 · Newark, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from transmission power wires, which resulted in a tail rotor strike.NTSB GAA18CA246Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Page, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a rejected takeoff in gusting quarting tailwind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSeno Louis C SR KIS · Eagle Lake, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB DCA18WA160Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Gorontalo, IndonesiaThe National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737, which occurred on April 29, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist in the investigation under the…NTSB CEN18WA154Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationAmateur Construction Vari EZE · Innsbruck, AustriaOn April 29, 2018, about 0819 hours universal coordinated time, an amateur-built Vari-Eze airplane, Swiss registration HB-YCM, impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Innsbruck Airport (LOWI), Innsbruck, Austria. The pilot and passenger were fatally…NTSB WPR18LA136Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182F · Boulder, UTA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to the available evidence.NTSB GAA18CA244Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Eunice, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on approach to land.NTSB GAA18CA241Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 65 LB · Carrington, NDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control and his subsequent excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA18CA238Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108 · Spokane, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA18FA137Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R · Gainesville, GAA partial loss of engine power due to inadequate thru-bolt and stud preload tension by undetermined maintenance personnel, which resulted in fretting between the engine crankcase halves, and the subsequent separation of the No. 2 cylinder due to the fatigue…NTSB DCA18WA161Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Perth, AustraliaThe Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737 airplane that occurred on April 28, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Australia's investigation…NTSB CEN18WA401Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech 58 · Hautes-Alpes, FranceOn April 28, 2018, about 0720 UTC, a Beechcraft BE-58P, Swiss registry HB-GGP, operated by a private individual, experienced an uncontained engine failure while in cruise flight near the Hautes-Alpes, France. The pilot, the sole person on board was not…NTSB CEN18WA155Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationDassault-Breguet Falcon 900 · Bremgarten, GermanyOn April 28, 2018, 2015, about 1505 universal time (UTC), a United States registered Dassault-Breguet Falcon-900, N670JD, was involved in an incident in Bremgarten, Germany. The pilot, copilot, and 2 passengers were not injured. The investigation is under the…NTSB CEN18WA153Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · Corozalito, Nandayure, Costa RicaOn April 28, 2018, about 1800 UTC, a Cessna 172S airplane, TI-BIL, impacted terrain during an instructional flight near Corozalito, Nandayure. Both crewmembers on board were fatally injured.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Costa…NTSB GAA18CA239Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 76 · Vacaville, CAThe pilot under instruction’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and failure to ensure that the landing gear was extended.NTSB GAA18CA237Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportStinson 108 · Eliza Island, WAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA18CA236Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportL-Bird CCX-2000 · Hood River, ORThe pilot’s decision to take off in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB CEN18LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G 164A · Garwood, TXA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN18LA150Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportWolfe Kitfox V · Kalkaska, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control that resulted in a stall/spin following climb from the departure airport.NTSB CEN18FA149Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Hazelhurst, WIThe pilot's loss of helicopter control as a result of fatigue during cruise flight at night.NTSB WPR18LA129Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGulfstream AM Corp Comm Div 695A · Bishop, CAThe failure of the left main landing gear upper arm forging due to fatigue cracking and subsequent overstress, which resulted in the collapse of the landing gear during the landing roll.NTSB WPR18LA127Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakovlev YAK 52 · Hillsboro, ORA partial loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was…NTSB ERA18LA136Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 402 · Barre Plains, MAThe pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind, which resulted in a touchdown with insufficient runway remaining to stop the airplane.NTSB WPR18WA126Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationWells Elgin M Starjammer · HeNan Province, ChinaOn April 25, 2018, at 1814 local time, an experimental Wells StarJammar airplane, N49EW, crashed during the rehearsal flight for an aerobatic performance at ShangJie general aviation Airport, HeNan Province, P.R. China. The owner/pilot, the sole occupant, was…NTSB GAA18CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Wickenburg, AZThe student pilot’s failure to relinquish flight controls and premature flap reduction during approach to land.NTSB CEN18LA151Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Cullman, ALThe pilot’s inadvertent engine shutdown due to excessive leaning of the engine and his subsequent inability to restart the engine.NTSB CEN18FA147Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportNorth American SNJ 5 · Kingsville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a steep turn after takeoff, resulting in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent accelerated stall at an altitude too low for recovery.NTSB ANC18LA033Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth Wing Uum Sport X2-N · Pahrump, NVThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a fractured engine mount sway bar and subsequent difficulty controlling the airplane, and his inadvertent application of throttle pedal during landing, which resulted in a loss of control.NTSB GAA18CA240Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBrown Joseph Sportsman GS-2 · Kalispell, MTThe pilot’s selection of an unsuitable snow-covered airstrip for landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA18LA135Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHeard Alan E Mosquito XE · Albion, NYThe pilot's inadvertent, improper configuration of the engine fuel system, which resulted in an excessively lean air-to-fuel ratio and resulted in a loss of engine power; and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain main rotor rpm following the loss of…NTSB CEN18LA148Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule M 5-235C · Roxbury, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from a road, which resulted in impact with a sign.NTSB CEN18LA146Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T303 · Pine Ridge, SDThe airplane’s inadvertent encounter with severe icing conditions during descent, which resulted in structural icing, the pilot’s inability to maintain altitude, and an emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was an incomplete preflight weather…NTSB WPR18LA125Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7GCBC · Andover, NJA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB GAA18CA589Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28R · Camarillo, CAThe flight instructor's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA18CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · York, PAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a nose landing gear collapse.NTSB GAA18CA227Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIrvin Stephen D Rutan Long E Z · Tucson, AZThe pilot’s excessive ground speed and loss of directional control while exiting the taxiway.NTSB GAA18CA223Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKen Olson Scamp · Raymond, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, bounced landing, and subsequent secondary stall during a go-around attempt.NTSB GAA18CA222Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 25-235 · Saratoga Springs, NYThe glider pilot’s failure to maintain pitch during a CG aerotow, which resulted in the loss of control of the tow airplane.NTSB CEN18WA161Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 172 · Hagfors, SwedenOn April 22, 2018, at 1240 coordinated universal time, a Cessna F172E single-engine airplane, Swedish registration SE-EHI, serial number F172-0039, encountered soft terrain and nosed over upon landing at Hagfors Airport (ESOH), near Hagfors, Sweden. The…NTSB GAA18CA411Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEipper Quicksilver · Marietta, SCThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB GAA18CA225Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRepublic RC 3 · Pelion, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA221Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Iola, WIThe pilot’s decision to reject the takeoff from a snow-covered grass surface, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ERA18WA274Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA28 · Nafpaktos, GreeceThe government of Greece has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a PIPER PA28 airplane that occurred on April 21, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Greece's investigation under the provisions of…