Final NTSB investigations
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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed' 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 c."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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 CEN23LA335Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Tyler, MNThe pilot’s improper flap position during takeoff, which resulted in degraded climb performance and a collision with terrain.NTSB WPR23LA285Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-5-235C · Eastsound, WAThe pilot’s improper in-flight fuel management, which led to fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA23LA347Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Knoxville, TNAn in-flight fire that resulted from an inadequate 100-hr inspection, which failed to detect and correct improper electrical cable routing in the engine compartment.NTSB ERA23LA316Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Maiden, NCThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the landing approach and go-around, and his delayed remedial action.NTSB CEN23LA334Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT802 · Aberdeen, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB CEN23LA330Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Cortland, ILThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, and a subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN23LA329Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVarga 2150A · Green Lake, WIA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight planning.NTSB ERA23LA314Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20R · Chattanooga, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain the proper glidepath during final approach, which resulted in a collision with the approach lights short of the runway. Contributing was the pilot’s distraction due to the cabin door opening.NTSB CEN23LA328Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Hanlontown, IAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a cable during spray operations.NTSB CEN23LA326Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Charles City, IAThe pilot’s improper preflight of the helicopter to ensure that it was within the loading and performance limitations that resulted in settling and impact with terrain during initial climb.NTSB ANC23LA057Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) · Point Baker, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.NTSB ERA23FA313Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA28R · Churchville, MDThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control that the pilot did not recover from.NTSB CEN23LA324Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-402B · Clara City, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a transmission line during an aerial application flight.NTSB CEN23FA320Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportHeath V-Strut · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA23LA315Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHead Balloons AX8-88 · Guilford, CTThe pilot’s inadequate supervision of the boarding process and the ground crewmember’s failure to immediately let go of the balloon after it began an inadvertent climb.NTSB ERA23LA310Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · New London, NCA partial loss of engine power due to the No. 4 cylinder’s stuck exhaust valve.NTSB DCA23LA383Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · East Palestine, OHAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.NTSB ERA23LA309Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Caldwell, OHThe helicopter’s uncontrolled vertical descent and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA23LA304Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Stow, MAThe pilot’s delayed decision to abort the landing, which resulted in a collision with trees.NTSB DCA23LA395Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A320-214 · Fort Lauderdale, FLThe flight crew’s abrupt change in pitch in response to a traffic collision advisory system resolution advisory that resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB CEN23LA322Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportErcoupe 415-D · Waupun, WIThe pilot’s decision to take off without correcting a misinstalled fuel cap, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation caused by improper venting of the fuel system.NTSB CEN23LA318Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech H35 · Georgetown, TXA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN23FA315Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 150 · Houston, TXThe student pilot’s loss of airplane control in dark night conditions.NTSB WPR23LA284Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing A75N1 · Red Lodge, MTThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing with wind gusts, which resulted in a ground loop and collision with a fence.NTSB ERA23LA311Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Winter Haven, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a taxiway sign.NTSB CEN23LA319Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAlisport Silent 2 Electro · Wallis, TXThe failure of the tail boom structure due to cyclic torsion overloading as of a result of flutter in the empennage. The reason for the flutter could not be determined.NTSB CEN23LA317Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Patoka, ILA partial loss of engine power due to the failure of two compressor turbine blades as a result of the engine operating near or above the engine’s operating limits for an undetermined amount of time beyond the recommended engine’s TBO limit, which led to…NTSB WPR23LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12S · Kalispell, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a crosswind.NTSB ERA23LA312Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 · Roanoke, VAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing, and the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.NTSB ERA23LA307Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206 · Terra Alta, WVThe pilot’s inability to maneuver the helicopter for recovery after experiencing a strong, unanticipated tailwind in a confined operating area, which resulted in a descent and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB ERA23LA306Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Mount Gilead, OHThe pilot’s improper fuel management by not switching fuel tanks in flight, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN23LA327Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV10 · Chouteau, OKThe total loss of engine power as a result of a failed positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve and a subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB CEN23LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Plains, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during takeoff from a water-contaminated runway.NTSB WPR23LA283Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C35 · Rock Springs, WYMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the propeller pitch control rod castellated nut hardware, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the pitch control bearing and subsequent loss of engine RPM and thrust.NTSB WPR23LA282Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Elko, NVThe pilot’s failure to ensure adequate airplane performance before taking off from a significantly shorter runway than originally planned for.NTSB ENG23LA034Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHall Lester R Legacy · Rochester, MNMechanically distressed reduction gears causing an engine overspeed and turbine blade tensile overload and subsequent uncontainment. Contributing to the uncontainment was the operator’s use of the engine after knowingly purchasing the engine in an…NTSB CEN23LA344Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Oberlin, KSThe blockage of the left fuel tank vent, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident of the pilot’s failure to use his checklist to address the loss of engine power.NTSB CEN23LA323Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV-10 · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN23FA314Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-31P · Kearney, MOThe pilot’s decision to operate an airplane with known fuel leaks, his failure to conduct an engine run-up before takeoff, his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff, and the mechanic’s inadequate maintenance, which resulted in a partial loss of right engine…NTSB ANC23FA056Accident · 4 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Wainwright, AKThe pilot's decision to fly at a low altitude over a large body of water toward featureless terrain, which resulted in a loss of visual clues and controlled flight into terrain.NTSB WPR23LA281Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSix Chuter SR7 · Hamilton, MTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff and subsequent impact with a tree.NTSB WPR23LA278Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAerospatiale AS-355E Twin Star · Farmington, UTThe premature failure of one of the No. 2 engine compressor bleed valve, which resulted in a partial loss of power to that engine.NTSB CEN23LA313Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPietenpol Aircamper · Gardner, KSA loss of engine power due to lead fouling of a spark plug.NTSB WPR23LA276Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150F · Chelan, WAThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR23FA275Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna T310R · Santa Fe, NMA total loss of left engine power as a result of improper installation of the aft-facing crankshaft counterweight retaining rings. Also causal was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following the loss of left engine power, which resulted in the…NTSB CEN23LA368Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Eagle River, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach, which resulted in an extended touchdown, loss of control, and runway excursion.NTSB WPR23LA277Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportEvolution Revolt · Casper, WYThe pilot’s loss of directional control during landing after encountering wake turbulence.NTSB WPR23LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMellinger B L III/Briebleb R Glasair III · Pahrump, NVA fuel leak due to damaged threads on a fuel line fitting, which resulted in an interruption of fuel flow and a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA23LA302Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPollock Michael D Velocity 173RG · Lebanon, NHThe pilot’s failure to store the nose landing gear securing bar within reach in the cabin, which resulted in a nose gear collapse following a manual landing gear extension.NTSB CEN23LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Princeton, TXThe student pilot’s decision to attempt a takeoff from an unimproved field which resulted in an impact with an obstacle.