NTSB investigations, TX
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 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 CEN13FA476Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeechcraft F33A · Ennis, TXThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations due to postcrash fire damage.NTSB CEN13LA478Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas Brian G BA-100 · Killeen, TXThe pilot’s improper management of the fuel mixture, which resulted in an over-rich fuel mixture condition and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB CEN13LA461Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Ackerly, TXThe pilot’s failure to identify and maintain adequate clearance from a shield wire that was suspended between power transmission line towers.NTSB CEN13CA485Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150D · Hermleigh, TXThe pilot's improper positional awareness, which resulted in an off airport landing and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN13CA458Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna R182 · Lago Vista, TXThe pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing in crosswind conditions, and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall during the subsequent go-around attempt.NTSB CEN13CA450Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Mesquite, TXThe student pilot failed to maintain directional control during the touch-and-go landing and during the subsequent aborted takeoff during crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN13LA437Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Danbury, TXThe loss of collective control for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage.NTSB CEN13CA445Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Burnet, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.NTSB CEN13FA432Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Amarillo, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after a loss of left engine power due to water-contaminated fuel. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a proper preflight that could have detected water accumulation in the fuel system before takeoff.NTSB CEN13CA430Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlvarez Marvin R Rans S-6S · Schertz, TXThe noncertificated pilot's operation of the airplane, which resulted in impact with terrain.NTSB CEN13CA407Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28R-200 · Weslaco, TXThe pilot receiving instruction failed to compensate for the crosswind condition during landing, and the flight instructor's delayed corrective action.NTSB CEN13LA408Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Houston, TXThe pilot’s failure to use the proper taxi procedure, which resulted in a brake system fire.NTSB CEN13LA406Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Lufkin, TXThe restricted movement of the carburetor’s forked needle valve within its seat due to the mechanic’s misadjustment of the valve clip forks, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB CEN13CA399Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Vernon, TXThe pilot’s excessive use of wheel brakes during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN13CA389Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech P35 · Bridgeport, TXThe failure of both the flight instructor and the pilot to monitor and manage the fuel on board, which resulted in an engine failure due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN13LA377Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDankelman Peter G RV-7A · Marion, TXThe pilot’s sudden incapacitation and natural death as a result of cardiovascular disease.NTSB CEN13LA380Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDiamond Aicraft Industries DA 20-C1 · Odessa, TXThe pilot's use of an improper flap setting and a subsequent inadequate flare of the airplane, which resulted in a bounced landing, and the pilot's delay in executing a go-around.NTSB CEN13LA369Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher ASW-15 · Navasota, TXAn inadvertent aerodynamic stall during the approach for landing.NTSB CEN13LA360Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnstrom F-28A · Danbury, TXThe total loss of engine power due to the failure of a connecting rod for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination.NTSB CEN13LA354Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Carrizo Springs, TXThe pilot’s failure to identify the water contamination of the fuel system during his preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during the airplane’s initial climb.NTSB CEN13FA352Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 685 · Victoria, TXMaintenance personnel's failure to secure the left engine idler pin during overhaul, which resulted in a catastrophic engine failure and subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN13FA338Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPipistrel Alpha Trainer · Pampa, TXThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the manufacturer providing the incorrect Pilot’s Operating Handbook to the owner, which prevented the pilot from accurately calculating the fuel requirements before the flight. Contributing to the…NTSB CEN13LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Farnsworth, TXThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examination revealed no anomalies.NTSB CEN13FA331Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Grand Prairie, TXThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a simulated hydraulics failure training maneuver, which resulted in his loss of control of the helicopter and its subsequent impact with terrain, and the flight instructor's…NTSB CEN13LA325Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R22 Beta · New Braunfels, TXThe pilot's improper flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing, and a partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded…NTSB CEN13LA323Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell International S-2R · Hamlin, TXThe pilot's decision to land the airplane with a crosswind that exceeded the airplane's capabilities.NTSB CEN13LA305Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson 108-3 · Beaumont, TXThe lack of a forward clamp on the carburetor heat box rubber boot, which allowed the boot to be ingested into the inlet of the carburetor heat box, restricting the airflow and leading to a subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB CEN13LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Longview, TXThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which precluded him from locating his intended destination and led to fuel…NTSB CEN13IA285Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCirrus SR22 · Dallas, TXThe failure of the airplane’s parachute to deploy when activated during a loss of control in cruise flight due to the dynamic maneuvering of the airplane at the time of the activation, which exceeded the parachute system’s certification requirements.NTSB CEN13CA277Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Groesbeck, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff.NTSB CEN13CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Fort Worth, TXThe flight instructor's inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action during a practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB DCA13CA091Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAirbus 320 · Dallas, TXThe flight attendant's inadvertent trip over the jumpseat that had not retracted automatically.NTSB CEN13LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-302 · Winnie, TXThe improper decision by the pilot to attempt a flight with a known fuel system-related maintenance discrepancy, which resulted in a fuel imbalance and subsequent fuel starvation during an approach to an alternate airport with a rough field. Contributing to…NTSB CEN13FA269Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 182T · Fredericksburg, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed while transitioning from instrument to visual flight while still in instrument conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB CEN13LA233Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-301 · Paris, TXThe improper installation of the connecting rod bolts, which resulted in an engine failure.NTSB CEN13CA302Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportJans Robert Falcon XP · Diboll, TXThe pilot did not properly secure a sand bag in the airplane's rear seat causing its flight controls to become jammed and resulting in the airplane's inability to avoid a collision with power lines.NTSB CEN13LA227Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportQuad City Ultralight Acft Challenger I · Winnie, TXThe noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff due to his fixation on the instrument panel.NTSB CEN13CA303Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Livingston, TXThe pilot's delay to not perform a go-around when he lost sight of the runway while on final approach to land at night. Contributing to the accident was the obscuration (tall grass) of the runway edge lights.NTSB CEN13CA222Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Manvel, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN13FA213Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSchleicher Alexander · Littlefield, TXThe pilot’s improper decision to conduct aerobatic maneuvers in a glider not approved for such maneuvers. Contributing to the accident was the degradation of the adhesive holding the wing together, which should have been detected either during the last annual…NTSB ENG13IA020Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportEmbraer ERJ-145 · Houston, TXThe uncommanded left deflection of the airplane's nose wheel due to a malfunction of the electrohydraulic servo valve (EHSV) within the nose wheel steering manifold assembly. The reason for the malfunction could not be determined; however, a foreign substance…NTSB CEN13LA211Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Plainview, TXThe student pilot's improper decision to fly in night visual meteorological conditions and his failure to maintain altitude and clearance from obstacles.NTSB CEN13LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 421C · Amarillo, TXMaintenance personnel's failure to detect the misadjustment of the left landing gear actuator's switch after recent maintenance, which prevented the landing gear from locking in the extended position and resulted in the landing gear collapsing during landing.NTSB CEN13CA207Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech A36 · Fort Stockton, TXThe student pilot inadvertently switching the fuel selector to the OFF position and the flight instructor's failure to monitor the student pilot's actions.NTSB CEN13LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · College Station, TXThe failure of the nose landing gear fork during landing due to fatigue.NTSB CEN13FA205Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportHughes OH-6A · Caddo, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter during landing.NTSB CEN13CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1B · Dumas, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to takeoff instead of waiting to ensure that the wind velocity had decreased.NTSB CEN13CA197Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150G · Baytown, TXThe pilot’s poor in-flight decision-making and improper fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN13LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew Piper PA-46-500TP · Brenham, TXA lack of available engine power during an attempted go-around for reasons that could not be determined because the postaccident engine examinations did not reveal any anomalies consistent with an inability to produce rated power.NTSB CEN13LA193Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Seguin, TXThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be undetermined because an examination of the engine did not reveal any malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operation.