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"
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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 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 CEN11CA570Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Minot, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing, resulting in a ground loop.NTSB ANC11TA079Accident · No injuriesFinal reportDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Northway, AKThe pilot's failure to identify unsuitable terrain for landing and subsequent contact with a dirt mound, resulting in the separation of the tailwheel from the airframe.NTSB WPR11LA371Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarpenter Kolb Twinstar III · Republic, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR11LA362Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Syracuse, UTThe failure of the maintenance technicians who installed the engine to properly tighten the fuel injection servo to a spider supply line, which caused a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB WPR11LA359Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182A · Emmett, IDA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing because the pilot did not use carburetor heat.NTSB ERA11LA437Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Egg Harbor Township, NJThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering near the ground, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA11FA435Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRans S18 · Fayetteville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.NTSB CEN11CA540Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 47G-2 · Charles City, IAThe pilot's failure to refuel the helicopter which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB WPR11CA365Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · Rawlings, WYThe pilot's decision to attempt a takeoff at a density altitude that was outside the performance envelope of the airplane. Also causal was the flight's likely encounter with a sudden tailwind gust.NTSB ERA11IA436Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBell 206 · Relience, TNInadvertent contact with wires due to the lack of visual cues regarding their presence and the low angle of the sun, which was directly in the takeoff path.NTSB ERA11FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportPiper PA-28-140The non-instrumented rated pilot’s flight into instrument meteorological conditions for undetermined reasons, resulting in an in-flight loss of control, uncontrolled descent, and collision with the water.NTSB CEN11LA542Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportT&T Falcon LS · Lee's Summit, MOA binding condition in the left rudder cable which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB CEN11LA536Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-13 · Stoughton, WIThe pilot’s improper preflight planning and his failure to gain proper airspeed during takeoff from a grass airstrip resulting in a stall, the loss of control, and subsequent impact with the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot operating the…NTSB CEN11FA531Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportEdwards Douglas L SKY Ranger · Wautoma, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed and attitude control of the airplane in the turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB CEN11CA535Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Joice, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wire.NTSB WPR11CA394Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 47G · Porterville, CAThe pilot's decision to takeoff in a tailwind condition, and his subsequent failure to attain sufficient lift during the takeoff.NTSB WPR11CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcdonald Lynn B Avid Flyer Mark IV · Yamhill, ORThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing rollout due to an unlocked tail wheel that was caused by a degradation of the tailwheel assembly mounting angle.NTSB ERA11LA434Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNord Stampe SV4C · Rhinebeck, NYA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA11FA431Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech G35 · Byron, GAThe pilot’s sustained flight at airspeeds in excess of the airplane's never exceed speed during a steep descent, which resulted in a subsequent in-flight structural failure due to overstress.NTSB DCA11WA093Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 757 · Leipzig-Halle, GermanyOn July 31, 2011, at about 1610 UTC, a European Air Transport Leipzig GmbH B757-200, registration D-ALEA, reported an unusual smell in the cockpit after departure from Leipzig-Halle, Germany. There was no damage to the aircraft, and there were no injuries.…NTSB CEN11FA537Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMorrison E-RACER · Big Rock, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after experiencing excessive engine cylinder head temperatures during the initial flight test of the experimental amateur-built airplane.NTSB CEN11CA533Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGarlick Helicopters OH-58C · Rushford, MNThe pilot's diverted attention, which resulted in the failure to maintain clearance from the power line.NTSB CEN11CA532Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlon A-2A · Rolfe, IAThe pilot's decision to execute a precautionary landing to unsuitable terrain.NTSB WPR11LA361Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 76 · Perris, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and the resulting encounter with an aerodynamic stall. Also causal were the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and preflight inspection, his failure to ensure the pitch trim was positioned correctly for…NTSB WPR11FA354Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCirrus SR20 · Fredonia, AZThe non-instrument-rated pilots’ loss of situational awareness during a dark night flight over a remote area, which resulted in their failure to maintain an altitude sufficient to ensure adequate terrain clearnance. Contributing to the accident was the…NTSB WPR11CA355Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170A · Mulino, ORThe certified flight instructor's inadequate oversight of his student, and delayed recovery efforts following the student's loss of directional control during landing rollout.NTSB ERA11CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Humacao, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a building during landing.NTSB ERA11CA432Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcfarland WM H Rans S6S · Huntington, WVThe failure of both pilots to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was both pilots' inexperience in the airplane make/model.NTSB ERA11CA430Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Dandrige, TNThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of poor planning.NTSB DCA11RA092Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 737 · Georgetown, GuyanaOn July 30, 2011, at 1:25 am local time (0525 UTC), a Boeing 737-800, Trinidad & Tobago registration 9Y-PBM, operated by Caribbean Airlines as flight 523, overran the runway upon landing at Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana. Of the 156…NTSB CEN11WA592Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationSocata TB10 · Kufstein, AustriaUnder the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government.NTSB CEN11LA541Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 620B · Hettinger, NDInternal failure of the engine for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN11LA529Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Opelousas, LAThe loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.NTSB CEN11FA528Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportWright B Flyer Wright B Flyer · Springfield, OHThe flight crew’s failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine thrust during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the failed weld as a result of incomplete welding on the left propeller shaft, which led to the partial…NTSB ANC11FA071Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna U206G · Talkeetna, AKThe inadequate visual lookout and failure to see and avoid by the pilots of both airplanes while maneuvering to land, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of standardized, unequivocal procedures concerning common…NTSB WPR11CA353Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSloan Roger D Vans RV7A · Sheridan, WYThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff due to cockpit distractions.NTSB ERA11LA428Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Darlington, MDInadequate maintenance of the helicopter's landing gear dampers, which resulted in a main rotor out-of-balance condition and ground resonance encounter.NTSB ERA11LA427Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTL Ultralight Sro Sting S3 · Sarasota, FLThe inability of the pilot-in-command (PIC) to recover from an inadvertent spin following a stall demonstration for reasons that could not be determined because aircraft and engine examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded recovery…NTSB DCA11WA090Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationBoeing 777 · Cairo, EgyptOn July 29, 2011, a Boeing B777-200, registration SU-GBP, operated by EgyptAir, experienced a fire in the right hand lower portion of the cockpit area, adjacent to the electronic flight bag and an electrical power panel. The aircraft was in the process of…NTSB DCA11FA091Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBoeing 747-422 · Tangshan, Chinaan inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence likely due to radar limitations and convective weather developing upwards into the flight path.NTSB CEN11WA602Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationMD Helicopters MD 900 · Leeds, United KingdomOn July 29, 2011, at 0901 universal coordinated time (UTC), an MD Helicopters, Inc. MD 900, United Kingdom registration G-CEMS, sustained substantial damage during a landing near Leeds, United Kingdom. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United…NTSB CEN11WA538Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationPiper PA38 · Greater Manchester, United KingdomOn July 29, 2011, about 1123 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Piper PA-38-112 airplane, United Kingdom registration G-RVRF, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with terrain in Greater Manchester, United Kingdom. One occupant of the…NTSB CEN11LA539Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHurley Richard A Cavalier SA102.5 · Salem, IAThe partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ERA11LA429Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Pahokee, FLThe flight instructor's misjudgment of the airplane's position and airspeed relative to the runway while returning to the airport after a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the separation of the engine's No. 3 cylinder exhaust…NTSB ERA11FA426Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BL-65 · Winterville, NCA loss of airplane control for undetermined reasons as the autopsy was unable to reveal any definitive conditions that would have led to the loss of control.NTSB CEN11LA530Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChristiansen Don E Do RV-4 · Fort Worth, TXA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB CEN11CA545Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAyres S2R-G6 · Forest City, IAThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout during an aerial application run, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a windmill.NTSB CEN11CA524Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportTexas Helicopter OH-13H/M74A · Creston, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate skid clearance from the helicopter cart during landing, resulting in a dynamic rollover.NTSB CEN11CA523Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 195 · Oshkosh, WIThe failure of the left brake which resulted in a ground-loop.NTSB WPR11WA351Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R22 · Fitzroy Crossing, Australia, AustraliaOn July 27, 2011, at 0930 universal coordinated time, a Robinson R-22 Beta, VH-YOL, registered to and operated by a private owner, collided with terrain near Fitzoy Crossing, Australia. The helicopter was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole…