NTSB investigations, 2016
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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\") = 2016 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") = 2016 ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
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NTSB GAA17CA082Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCameron A315 · Winters, CAThe passenger's improper egress from the balloon basket, which resulted in a serious injury.NTSB GAA17CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 120 · Lincoln, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 95B55 · Plattsburgh, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a single-engine approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at an altitude too low for the flight instructor to recover.NTSB CEN17WA040Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBombardier BD 100-1A10 · Albrook, PanamaOn November 14, 2016, about 1630 eastern standard time, a Bombardier BD-100-1A10, N303CZ, experienced a runway excursion while landing at Albrook-Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (MPMG), Panama City, Panama. The airplane was registered to Delaware…NTSB ERA17LA044Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Miami, FLThe loss of torque on the No. 3 connecting rod’s nuts, which resulted in the failure of the No. 3 connecting rod’s bolts and a subsequent total loss of engine power due to the operator's maintenance personnel’s improper installation of the connecting rod nuts.NTSB CEN17LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Port Allen, LAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from debris in the fuel selector valve restricting the fuel flow to the engine and led to a forced landing on rough terrain.NTSB CEN17LA039Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna P210N · Pleasanton, TXMaintenance personnel's improper installation of the throttle linkage attachment hardware, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power when the hardware separated in flight.NTSB WPR17LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-235 · Taylor, AZA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA17CA070Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Stone Lake, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while in a hover and the helicopter’s subsequent impact with a tree.NTSB GAA17CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Conway, ARThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.NTSB CEN17LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 620B · Coleman, TXThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ANC17LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA32R · Bethel, AKA total loss of engine power due to oil starvation, which resulted from an oil cooler leak at a fractured brazed seam.NTSB ANC17LA005Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185 · Ninilchik, AKA loss of brake system fluid due to leaks in the o-rings, which resulted in asymmetrical braking and a subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR17LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Yuma, AZThe pilot’s inability to maintain helicopter control after its skid got caught on the landing pad while he was maneuvering the helicopter to land on it, which resulted in a dynamic roll-over.NTSB GAA17CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 28R · Payallup, WAThe airport’s failure to issue a NOTAM regarding the deployment of the traffic monitoring camera system before the accident, which resulted in the airplane striking the camera system during a short-field approach and landing.NTSB WPR17LA018Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA 1C · Hemet, CAThe pilot’s failure to ensure that sufficient fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA17CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCarter Richard L Buddy Baby Lakes · Hurricane, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaule MX7 · Port Aransas, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a crosswind.NTSB GAA17CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Concord, NHThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA17WA049Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172N · Kingston, JamaicaOn November 18, 2016, about 1335 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, United Stated registration N101KA, operated by the Caribbean Aviation Training Centre, was destroyed when it impacted a building in Greenwich Farm, Kingston 13, Jamaica. The pilot and two…NTSB ERA17LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Snow Hill, NCThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA17LA042Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American Navion · Blairstown, NJThe pilot's improper engine start procedure, which resulted in a loss of control on the ground and collision with a tree.NTSB DCA17WA029Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 767 · Kagoshima, JapanThe Japan Transport Safety Board (JTSB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a Boeing 767, which occurred on November 10, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the AAIB investigation under the provisions of ICAO…NTSB ERA17LA041Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 36 · Ormond Beach, FLA loss of aircraft control for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the flight controls that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA17FA038Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportQuad City Challenger · Crescent City, FLAn abrupt pitch-up maneuver following a descent, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the right wing due to the overload failure of both the forward and aft right wing attachment brackets.NTSB DCA17WA030Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Mexico City, MexicoThe Mexican Direccion General de Aeronautica Civil (DGAC) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Boeing 737, which occurred on November 9, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the DGAC investigation under the…NTSB DCA17WA023Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737-476 · Bogota, ColombiaThe Colombia Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA) has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a BOEING 737-476 airplane that occurred on November 09, 2016. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CCAA's investigation under the…NTSB GAA17CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Salmon, IDThe airplane's encounter with a depression in a dirt runway during takeoff, which resulted in a tail strike.NTSB GAA17CA065Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Sarasota, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA062Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca L 3B · Fitchburg, MAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA17WA178Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationCessna 210 · Metropolitana, ChileOn August 11, 2016, at 1312 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 210N, Chilean registration CC-LLH, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during a forced landing near Metropolitana, Chile. The pilot and one passenger sustained minor injuries.…NTSB ERA17LA040Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Hopkinton, RIThe pilot's failure to accurately determine the airplane's fuel quantity before the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA17CA039Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 24-250 · Houlton, MEA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from the pilot’s mismanagement of the available fuel.NTSB GAA17CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Englewood, COAn in-flight collision with multiple birds.NTSB GAA17CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA18 · Mouth of The Big Susitna River, AKThe pilot’s decision to take off with a gusting quartering tailwind and his subsequent loss of airplane control.NTSB CEN17LA037Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJohnson Kenneth R Stol CH 801 · Royalton, WIThe loss of control during approach for reasons that could not be determined due to postimpact fire damage.NTSB CEN17LA036Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStinson L 5 · San Marcos, TXThe pilot’s improper fuel management before landing, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power during a subsequent go-around when the fuel became unported during the climbing turn.NTSB WPR17WA028Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationAir Tractor AT502 · Walgett, AustraliaNTSB GAA17LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28R · Watertown, WIThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath on approach for landing, which resulted in impact with trees. Contributing to the accident was a partial, temporary loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination…NTSB GAA17CA063Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO Discus · Port Matilda, PAThe bystander's decision to walk onto the runway, which resulted in him being struck by the glider's left wing.NTSB GAA17CA058Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 58TC · Valdosta, GAThe pilot’s failure to ensure that adequate fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB GAA17CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 76 · Davis, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a simulated left engine failure during takeoff. Also causal to the accident was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain directional control and reduce the right engine mixture…NTSB CEN17FA035Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportStamper RV-10 · Dubois, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after becoming distracted by the opening of the gull-wing cabin door during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall at a low…NTSB GAA17CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Danville, KYThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA059Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHaring Clay RV6 · Eureka, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA17LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAviat A 1B · Geneva, FLA partial loss of engine power due to debris in the No. 1 cylinder that damaged the spark plugs.NTSB ERA17LA032Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell OH 58C · Cameron, NCAn in-flight failure of a main rotor blade due to fatigue cracks. Contributing to the failure of the main rotor blade was the absence of guidance to the operator to inspect an area of the main rotor blade known to be susceptible to fatigue cracks and the…NTSB ERA17CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHawker Beechcraft G58 · Atlanta, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain the proper airspeed during final approach and his subsequent loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17WA584Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignDHC 4 · Perkumpulan, IndonesiaNTSB GAA17CA055Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 20 · Bristow, VAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during a landing attempt at night, which resulted in a delayed go-around procedure and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of recent flight experience.