NTSB investigations, 1999
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\") = 1999 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") = 1999 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 MIA00WA045Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBeech B95A · Maizal, Dominican RepublicNTSB MIA00LA046Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Pikeville, NCThe inadequate supervision of the private-rated pilot by the certified flight instructor for allowing the airplane to impact terrain during a simulated forced landing procedure to an open field.NTSB DEN00FA025Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna T210L · Elida, NMThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for reasons undetermined. Factors were icing conditions and instrument failure, as reported by the pilot.NTSB CHI00LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Ava, MOthe improper in-flight decision made by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the charts/other manuals depicting the incorrect frequency, the dirt bank, and the rocks.NTSB CHI00FA040Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 525 · Branson, MOthe pilot descended below the minimum altitude for the segment of the GPS approach. Factors relating to the accident were low ceilings, rain, and pilot fatigue.NTSB NYC00LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Wooster, OHThe pilot's inadvertent taxi onto unsuitable terrain. A factor was the burnt out landing/taxi light.NTSB MIA00LA044Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-5 · St. Elmo, ALThe failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in the in-flight loss of control while maneuvering for a forced landing in a field after the loss of engine power. Contributing factors were the loss of engine power due to water-contaminated fuel.NTSB MIA00FA043Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300T · Pelham, ALThe student pilot's decision to continue the visual flight rules flight into deteriorating visibility, and his failure to maintain altitude clearance with the terrain.NTSB ANC00FA018Accident · 6 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 207 · Bethel, AKThe pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were low ceilings, fog, and snow-covered terrain.NTSB LAX00LA049Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCorbin/King Osprey 2 · Chula Vista, CAThe pilot exceeded the design stress limits of the airplane resulting in wing overload and separation.NTSB IAD00WA011Accident · 10 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA31-350 · Rand, South AfricaNTSB DEN00IA023Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-232 · Salt Lake City, UTTotal failure of the main landing gear retract actuator due to stress corrosion caused by the use of a faulty sealant by company maintenance personnel that allowed moisture to enter the joint. A factor was the use of an improper fillet seal.NTSB ANC00LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 208B · Bethel, AKThe pilot's inadequate preflight and his failure to remove snow and airframe ice from the airplane.NTSB NYC00LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna TR 182 · Clarksville, MDDeer that entered the runway environment while the pilot was executing a takeoff.NTSB MIA00LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Venice, FLThe pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing and a collapsed nose landing gear.NTSB IAD00WA010Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 206 · Port-Au-Prince, HaitiNTSB FTW00LA040Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206L-1 · Ship Shoal 225The loss of power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the rough water condition.NTSB ANC00LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft F-19 · Skwentna, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area. Factors associated with the accident were snow-covered terrain, and a tree.NTSB SEA00LA029Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Port Townsend, WACompensation for wind conditions was inadequate. Gusting wind conditions were a factor.NTSB NYC00LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210L · Columbus, OHThe pilot's failure to verify landing gear extension. Factors were the unreliable retraction/extension assembly, and the flying club's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies in the equipment.NTSB MIA00LA040Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Pelzer, SCThe student pilot's failure to recognize and compensate for changing wind conditions while on final approach and landing and his failure to initiate a timely go-around, resulting in collision with trees and a utility pole.NTSB MIA00LA039Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts S1C · Creedmore, NCThe pilot's failure to select the reserve position of the fuel tank resulting in loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a nose over during a forced landing.NTSB LAX00LA048Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOehling Questair Venture · Auburn, CAThe owner/builder's failure to properly bleed the brake system following replacement of the right brake line, which caused the right brake to not function and led to the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.NTSB SEA00LA028Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369E · Salem, ORFailure of the pilot to maintain ground clearance, resulting in the long-line snagging and then striking the tail rotor.NTSB MIA00LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMaule MX-7-160 · Palm Bch Garden, FLThe sailplane pilot's failure to comply with standard emergency procedures for 'sailplane release failure' upon its occurrence and his maneuvering of the sailplane while still tethered to the tow plane resulting in the inflight loss of control and engine…NTSB MIA00FA041Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-44-180 · Deland, FLThe inadequate visual lookout by the pilot-in-command (PIC)/certified flight instructor (CFI) of both aircraft. Contributing factors in the accident were: 1) the frequency congestion of the CTAF 2) the poor in-flight planning decision by the PIC/CFI of the…NTSB LAX00LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson R22 Mariner II · Minden, NVthe result of a foreign object contacting the tail rotor blade(s) while the aircraft was hover taxiing, which caused blade separation with subsequent loss of anti-torque (lateral) control.NTSB IAD00RA009Accident · 10 fatalForeign investigationBell 212 · Rangali, MaldivesNTSB DEN00LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Akron, COThe failure of the four bolts which attach the right main landing gear assembly to the landing gear strut.NTSB SEA00LA027Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B-19 · Grand Coulee, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission lines. Factors include dark night conditions.NTSB LAX00LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Palo Alto, CAThe failure of the pilot to properly calculate fuel consumption rate, and his improper in-flight planning to continue the flight to the destination airport instead of landing at a closer alternate airport. A factor was the pilot's inadequate aircraft control…NTSB CHI00LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Raymond, NEthe pilot's lack of recent experience in the type of aircraft and type of operation, and the pilot not maintaining directional control. A finding was the glassy condition of the water.NTSB MIA00LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Morristown, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing, and the subsequent skid off the runway and collapsed nose landing gear during the attempt to abort the takeoff.NTSB MIA00LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Sanford, FLThe inadequate supervision of the student pilot by the pilot-in-command (CFI) for his failure to take the controls from the student and initiate a go-around earlier following the airplane drifting off the runway centerline.NTSB MIA00LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHoward DGA-15P · Daytona Beach, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go-around, and the subsequent wing tip strike of the ground and collision with a tree. A factor in the loss of control was the crosswind conditions present during the landing attempt.NTSB FTW00RA062Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationCessna 182S · Tepic, MexicoNTSB FTW00RA039Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBell 206-L1 · Cabinda, AngolaNTSB CHI00LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft F-21 · Houlton, WIthe mechanic failed to torque the rod cap bolt during the major engine overhaul. Factors relating to the accident included the rough field and the collapsed landing gear.NTSB CHI00IA037Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBritish Aerospace BAE 146-200A · Chicago, ILAn undetermined failure in the hydraulic system, which resulted in the airplane's entire braking system becoming temporarily inoperative. A factor associated with the incident was the airport terminal building that was contacted by the airplane.NTSB SEA00LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell NA-265-65 · Seattle, WAInadequate visual lookout and clearance was not maintained. Diverted attention, dark night conditions and rain were factors.NTSB MIA00LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182RG · Jacksonville, FLThe pilot's failure to complete the before landing checklist and extend the landing gear, resulting in a gear up landing. A factor in the accident is the failure of the landing gear warning circuit to activate the cockpit warning horn.NTSB LAX00LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing 369E · Taft, CAThe fatigue failure of a second stage compressor vane due to erosion, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure. An inadequate inspection of the compressor section by company maintenance personnel during the last 300-hour inspection was also causal in…NTSB NYC00LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Annapolis, MDThe pilot's failure to adequately adjust engine power to compensate for the winds on final approach.NTSB MIA00WA033Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationBeech C90B · Charallave, VenezuelaNTSB MIA00LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 175-235 · Mint Hill, NCThe PIC's improper preflight fuel planning and preparation and the PIC's improper en route fuel consumption calculations resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and damage to the aircraft during the subsequent forced landing.NTSB LAX00LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Sedona, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.NTSB LAX00LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Surprise, AZThe pilot's failure to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed during takeoff from a short and unimproved dirt road, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush condition and impact with the ground.NTSB SEA00LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Goldendale, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was a rock just off the edge of the runway surface.NTSB NYC00LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Grove City, PAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing rollout.NTSB NYC00LA042Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Discus A · Palmerton, PAThe pilot's improper decision to delay his landing. A factor related to the accident was the loss of thermal lift.