NTSB investigations
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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"
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 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 ERA25LA095Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Newburyport, MAThe flight instructor’s delayed decision to initiate a go-around, which resulted in the airplane colliding with an obstacle during approach.NTSB ENG25WA036IncidentClass 5 · ForeignATR ATR72 · La Villiaze, Guernsey, United KingdomNTSB DCA25LA085Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767 · San Bernardino, CAEncounter with windshear during landing which resulted in a tailstrike.NTSB DCA25LA084Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757 · Atlanta, GASubstantial injury to a passenger sustained during evacuation.NTSB ANC25LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Fairbanks, AKThe pilot’s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot’s failure stop for the closing gate.NTSB WPR25LA077Incident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBombardier Inc., Canadair CL-215-6B11 · Los Angeles, CAThe NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.NTSB GAA25WA056Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 525 · Ubatuba, BrazilNTSB ERA25LA101Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Mayfield, KYThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and nose landing gear collapse.NTSB ENG26WA015AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 525 · Ubatuba, BrazilNTSB DCA25WA086Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Copenhagen, DenmarkNTSB GAA25WA054Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · ForeignCessna 188 · Colon, EcuadorNTSB GAA25WA053Accident · 10 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 402 · Medellin, ColombiaNTSB DCA25LA102Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787 · Ojai, CAAn encounter with turbulence during descent, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB CEN25LA073Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Buras, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain control during a hover taxi with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN25LA072Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182H · Harvard, ILThe pilot’s failure to control the airplane during the engine start which resulted in a collision with the hangar.NTSB GAA25WA063Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCirrus SR22 · state of Rio Grande do Sul, RS, BrazilNTSB GAA25WA052Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208 · Rottnest Island, AustraliaNTSB WPR25LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Red Rock, MTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an impact with deep snow and vegetation.NTSB WPR25LA073AccidentClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150D · Temple City, CAThe flight instructor’s unfamiliarity with the fuel quantities the fuel measuring dip stick measured and inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA25WA071Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignSocata TB9 · Visby, SwedenNTSB ERA25LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHelio HT-295 · Marion, OHThe failure of the right main landing gear spring due to intergranular stress-corrosion cracking that progressed into fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the improper rework of the spring at an undetermined time.NTSB ERA25LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHinson Melvin J Velocity · Norfolk, VAA landing gear collapse during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN25LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150F · McKinney, TXThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and delayed remedial action and the student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a nose down impact with the runway.NTSB CEN25LA069Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SF50 · Spearfish, SDThe pilot’s failure to land on the centerline of the snow-covered runway at night, which resulted in the left wing impacting a snowbank, a subsequent loss of directional control, and runway excursion.NTSB ANC25LA015Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGippsaero PTY GA8 · Nightmute, AKThe pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB CEN25LA070Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBombardier CL-600-2B19 · Stringtown, MSBird strike.NTSB CEN25LA068Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Lubbock, TXThe loss of directional control during the takeoff roll for undermined reasons that resulted in an impact with trees.NTSB WPR25LA080Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Round Mountain, NVImpact with mountainous terrain for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of available evidence.NTSB WPR25FA072Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportVans RV-10 · Fullerton, CAOn January 2, 2025, about 1409 Pacific standard time, an experimental amateur built Vans Aircraft RV-10, N8757R, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured, and there were 19…NTSB GAA25WA055Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA18 · Fassberg, GermanyNTSB ERA25LA088Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportBeech A36 · Naples, FLOn January 1, 2025, at 0120 eastern standard time, a Beech A36, N8163F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), Naples, Florida. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. The flight was…NTSB WPR25LA076Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182M · Los Alamos, NMThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN25LA067Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Galveston, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during the takeoff from the helipad in high and gusting wind conditions, that resulted in the right skid extension embedding in the artificial turf, and a subsequent dynamic rollover sequence.NTSB ANC25LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Anchorage, AKThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during touch-and-go operations on an ice-covered runway during her first solo flight.NTSB ERA25FA086Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 310 · Peebles, OHOn December 30, 2024, about 1515 eastern standard time, a Cessna 310D, N6979T, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Peebles, Ohio. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB DCA25WA072Accident · 173 fatalClass 2 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Muan County, South KoreaNTSB DCA25LA091Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 767-322 · Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico)An encounter with an area of clear air turbulence during cruise, which resulted in a serious injury to a flight attendant.NTSB WPR25LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210L · Gallup, NMThe pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ENG25WA029IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Oslo, NorwayNTSB DCA25WA073Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Oslo, NorwayNTSB CEN25LA066Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Monticello, IAThe on-ground collision with a deer on the runway during the landing roll.NTSB CEN25LA065Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28 · New Braunfels, TXThe pilot’s improper in-flight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and a subsequent off-field landing on rough terrain.NTSB CEN25LA064Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCozy Cub · Parsons, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while on final approach to land.NTSB GAA25WA050Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeechcraft E90 · Pucallpa, PeruNTSB ERA25LA094Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58 · Florence, SCThe pilot’s failure to follow the emergency procedures and extend the landing gear manually after the landing gear did not initially extend normally.NTSB CEN25LA074Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 560 · Pagosa Springs, COThe pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and poor preflight inspection and decision-making, which led to a takeoff attempt above the airplane’s certified maximum takeoff weight with snow-contaminated wings, resulting in a rejected takeoff at an airspeed…NTSB ERA25LA084Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech BE-76 · Melbourne, FLThe pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and subsequent forced landing.NTSB DCA25FA071Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportBoeing 737 · Henderson, NVOn December 26, 2024, at 1335 pacific standard time, Alaska Airlines flight 700, a Boeing 737-9, N958AK, encountered severe turbulence during cruise flight, near Henderson, Nevada. Of the 181 passengers and crew, two flight attendants received serious…NTSB ERA25LA085Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Loganville, GAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance of trees during an attempted go-around in sun glare.NTSB DCA25WA069Accident · 35 fatalClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer ERJ190 · Aktau, Kazakhstan