NTSB investigations, OK
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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Query with SQL
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\" = 'OK' 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" = 'OK' 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 GAA16CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Durant, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting in a porpoise.NTSB CEN16LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 17-30A · Overbrook, OKThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and his subsequent decision to circle to the north end of the airport due to a light tailwind condition instead of making a downwind landing.NTSB CEN16LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Tahlequah, OKA partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff due to an inadequately tightened fuel line. Also causal was the pilot's failure to extend the landing gear once the airplane was in a position to safely land on the runway.NTSB CEN15LA437Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCapella Aircraft Corporation ( FW2TDXLS · Bartlesville, OKThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control after takeoff.NTSB CEN15LA432Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportRans S18 · Shattuck, OKThe noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain control of the unregistered airplane during initial climb and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack, which resulted in a stall/spin.NTSB CEN15LA379Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Ketchum, OKThe separation of the tail rotor gearbox from the tailboom aft bulkhead due to overstress loads imposed by a blade imbalance from an in-flight impact with an undetermined object.NTSB CEN15FA316Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech V35B · Colbert, OKThe pilot's failure to properly position the fuel selector, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot's failure to select an appropriate location for a forced landing,…NTSB CEN15LA313Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Perry, OKThe pilot's incapacitation and subsequent loss of airplane control due to heat exhaustion.NTSB GAA15CA165Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A-1C-180 · Comanche, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain proper pitch control during touchdown, which resulted in a nose over and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN15LA258Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctsw · Haskell, OKThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident engine examination and test run did not reveal any evidence of preimpact malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN15LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Omega, OKImproper base metal preparation or contamination of the No. 5 cylinder wall before it was coated, which resulted in the coating peeling off of the cylinder wall and contaminating the engine oil and the subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB CEN15LA205Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPitts Model 12 · Burneyville, OKThe partial loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system.NTSB CEN15LA204Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G 164A · Maysville, OKThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN15LA180Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 208B · Verdigris, OKThe fuel pump gear manufacturer’s allowance of set-up gears made from a nonconforming material to be put in the production inventory system, the installation of a nonconforming gear in the accident airplane’s production fuel pump, and the gear’s failure,…NTSB CEN15FA171Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Eufaula, OKThe flight's inadvertent encounter with night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot turning the helicopter and subsequently descending into trees and terrain due to spatial disorientation.NTSB CEN15CA168Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJones Ronald C Bearhawk · Walters, OKThe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll at night on an unlit grass strip.NTSB CEN15CA166Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFunk B85C · Leonard, OKThe improper installation of the UP elevator cable turnbuckle which became disconnected during the flight.NTSB CEN15FA127Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEagleston John H Vans RV9A · Kingston, OKThe pilot’s continuation of a banked turn following the loss of engine power, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an accelerated stall at low altitude. Contributing…NTSB CEN15CA121Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Tulsa, OKThe pilot's improper landing technique which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.NTSB CEN15TA019Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBAE Systems Hawk MK 67 · Oklahoma City, OKThe loss of directional control during the takeoff roll for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations and testing.NTSB CEN14LA526Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPreiss Vans RV-9A · Hobart, OKA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's erroneous preflight fuel calculations and inadequate in-flight fuel management.NTSB CEN14CA525Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206B · Nashoba, OKThe pilot's loss of directional control due a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.NTSB CEN14FA506Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172R · Okmulgee, OKThe pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain.NTSB CEN14FA434Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 32-300 · Ardmore, OKThe partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because thermal damage to the engine prevented a complete examination.NTSB CEN14LA319Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G 164 · Anadarko, OKThe total loss of engine power while climbing after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB CEN14CA275Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportUnknown Buccaneer SX · Wagoner, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate fuel management that led to fuel starvation/exhaustion and the loss of engine power.NTSB CEN14LA218Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Wann, OKThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and planning and inflight fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent forced landing in an area of unsuitable terrain.NTSB CEN14LA199Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415 C · Cookson, OKThe pilot’s failure to properly secure the primer, which resulted in the loss of engine power during takeoff.NTSB CEN14LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 525 · Elk City, OKThe pilot’s descent below the published minimum descent altitude for the instrument approach procedure, which resulted in impact with a utility pole.NTSB CEN14CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA46 500TP · Tulsa, OKThe loss of directional control while landing due to the failure of the inner tube in the left tire.NTSB CEN14CA092Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 210E · Guymon, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.NTSB CEN14FA046Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU 2B-25 · Owasso, OKThe pilot's loss of airplane control during a known one-engine-inoperative condition. The reasons for the loss of control and engine shutdown could not be determined because the airplane was not equipped with a crash-resistant recorder and postaccident…NTSB CEN14FA019Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28-140 · Talihina, OKThe pilot’s lack of weather planning and his continued flight into an area of known rain with reduced visibility and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance with trees.NTSB CEN14FA010Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 177 · Clayton, OKControlled flight into terrain for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.NTSB CEN13LA565Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 210-5(205) · Weatherford, OKThe pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power during descent.NTSB CEN13CA475Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Poteau, OKThe pilot’s application of excessive left rudder during the takeoff roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, his failure to correct the excursion with opposite rudder, and his failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner.NTSB CEN13FA465Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-400 · Balko, OKThe pilot's failure maintain clearance from a meteorological tower while en route at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the sun's glare.NTSB CEN13TA441Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 182S · Tecumseh, OKThe pilot's inadvertent aerodynamic stall at a low altitude, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN13LA370Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · El Reno, OKA loss of engine power, which resulted from the failure of the magneto assembly for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.NTSB CEN13LA390Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S-2R · Boise City, OKThe total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system revealed no anomalies.NTSB CEN13FA344Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS350B2 · Talihina, OKThe helicopter pilot's failure to see and avoid the 40-ft-tall lamp post during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight evaluation of the obstructions in the takeoff path.NTSB CEN13LA332Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46-310P · Oklahoma City, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.NTSB CEN13LA322Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Covington, OKThe airplane’s failure to climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN13CA315Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CCK · Cookson, OKA total loss of engine power due to water contamination in the fuel. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the fuel during the preflight, and failure to check the fuel storage tank’s fuel filter/water separator.NTSB CEN13FA221Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20J · Collinsville, OKThe pilot’s loss of control of the airplane for reasons that could not be determined because an examination of the airplane did not find an abnormality that would have precluded normal operations.NTSB CEN13FA217Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Guymon, OKThe noninstrument-rated pilot's encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and his subsequent loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to take off in deteriorating…NTSB CEN13CA189Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · El Reno, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the check pilot's delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN13FA174Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B2 · Oklahoma City, OKThe loss of engine power due to engine ice ingestion during initial climb after takeoff in dark night light conditions. Contributing to the accident were the lack of an installed engine air inlet cover while the helicopter was parked outside, exposed to…NTSB CEN13LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172L · Idabel, OKThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN13LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Tulsa, OKThe line technician’s failure to remove the refueling mat from the helicopter fuselage following servicing, which resulted in the mat striking the tail rotor in flight, and the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection.