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"
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."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 ERA23LA127Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Atlanta, GAThe flight instructor’s failure to effectively utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during the engine run-up and taxi.NTSB DCA23LA175Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAirbus A319-132 · New Orleans, LAThe flight’s encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB WPR23LA119Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA28 · Fullerton, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in an impact with an obstacle.NTSB ERA23LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Keystone Heights, FLThe pilot’s improper decision to perform an impromptu off-airport landing and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB CEN23LA115Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Cahokia, ILThe pilot’s failure to extent the landing gear before landing.NTSB ANC23LA023Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P337H · Kona, HIThe failure of the pilot to recognize that the rear engine was not operating during takeoff, which resulted in an attempted single-engine takeoff and the airplane’s subsequent descent and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was a loss of rear…NTSB ANC23LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna U206F · Chugiak, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in flat light conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with a snow berm.NTSB WPR23LA109Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108-1 · Morgan, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN23LA108Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172H · Crosby, TXThe pilot’s delayed soft-field takeoff procedure, which prevented the pilot from achieving adequate airspeed and a proper climb rate resulting in a collision with a moving train.NTSB CEN23LA107Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20 · Lakeway, TXA total loss of engine power due to detonation and preignition in the No. 6 cylinder.NTSB ERA23LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGates Learjet 55 · Rochester, NYThe pilots’ failure to attain a proper landing flare and touchdown point, which resulted in a hard landing short of the runway.NTSB DCA23LA170Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · Rushville, INAn encounter with clear air turbulence during descent.NTSB CEN23LA106Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportJabiru USA Sport J250-SP · Cortland, ILA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ANC23LA021Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Tok, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach glide path, which resulted in a hard landing, short of his anticipated touchdown point.NTSB DCA23LA477Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 757 · Lake Butler, FLAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence.NTSB ANC23LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-16 · Soldotna, AKA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN23LA104Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SF50 · Waukesha, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection removal of the angle of attack vane cover.NTSB WPR23LA108Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule M-7-260C · Lander, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB WPR23LA107Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell OH-58A · Yuma, AZA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR23LA105Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHughes 269C · Yakima, WAThe pilot's failure to see and avoid a powerline while flying at low altitude over a river.NTSB ERA23LA140Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Lake Katrine, NYThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate pitch attitude and descent rate during landing, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.NTSB ERA23LA125Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Pikeville, NCThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA23LA124Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCanton Paul A RV-6 · Milton, FLThe incorrect installation of the fuel pickups, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the lack of documentation of the airplane’s unusable fuel.NTSB CEN23LA133Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech F33A · Hilbert, WIThe pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB CEN23LA103Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 425 · Bismarck, NDA loss of braking due to inadequate servicing of brake fluid by the pilot/mechanic, which resulted in a loss of airplane control on the ground.NTSB WPR23LA104Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech F35 · Gladewater, TXThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN23LA100Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 152 · Denton, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.NTSB CEN23LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Eau Claire, WIThe engine fire that began for undetermined reasons following numerous engine start attempts.NTSB WPR23LA103Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Porterville, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from snow covered terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.NTSB DCA23FA149Incident · No injuriesClass 1 · FieldFinal reportBoeing 737-79P · Austin, TXthe local controller’s incorrect assumption that the Southwest Airlines (SWA) airplane would depart from the runway before the Federal Express airplane arrived on the same runway, which resulted in a loss of separation between both airplanes. Contributing to…NTSB CEN23LA109Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Montevideo, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN23LA101Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBellanca 7ACA · Bayport, MNThe pilot’s poor inflight fuel monitoring that resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA23LA123Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Port Orange, FLThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a takeoff attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, runway excursion, and collision with trees.NTSB ANC23LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 207 · Newtok, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind on an ice-covered runway, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent impact with a snowbank. A factor was the check airman’s inadequate supervision.NTSB CEN23LA102Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172S · Limon, COThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR23LA102Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 175 · Hayden, IDThe failure of the right main landing gearbox assembly due to fatigue cracking, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA23LA153Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGreen Richard H VAN'S RV7A · Williston, FLThe hard landing and subsequent nose over during the forced landing. Contributing to the accident were the improperly secured canopy, and the distraction it created.NTSB WPR23LA106Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Sandpoint, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing and subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a snow berm during a go around.NTSB WPR23LA101Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCub Crafters CC18-180 · Dallesport, WAThe flight instructor’s failure to see and avoid a channel marker during a step taxi in preparation for takeoff on the water.NTSB CEN23LA097Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172L · Cleveland, TXThe pilot’s decision to attempt the night flight under visual flight rules when instrument meteorological conditions prevailed resulting in the airplane striking trees while on final approach. Contributing to the accident were the unserviceable runway lights…NTSB CEN23FA095Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Hooker, OKThe pilot’s decision to depart and continue the visual flight rules flight into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.NTSB ERA23LA122Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAero Commander 500 · Sylacauga, ALThe pilot’s failure to assure there was an adequate amount of fuel onboard to complete the flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA23LA121Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportRichard Brinkman Lancair 4P · Hartford, CTThe pilot’s takeoff with a significant fuel imbalance, which resulted in the airplane lacking the roll authority to overcome the left rolling tendency and subsequently impacting terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight…NTSB ERA23LA120Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20C · Calhoun, GAA partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to an improperly installed spark plug.NTSB ERA23LA119Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A23 · Miami, FLThe pilot’s mismanagement of fuel supply, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB WPR23LA098Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210N · Murrieta, CAA loss of engine power during the turn from base to final for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to not maintain traffic pattern altitude, which resulted in the off-airport landing.NTSB CEN23LA096Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule MX-7-235 · Chickala, ARThe pilot’s decision to land on the snow-covered runway and his failure to attain/maintain aircraft control during landing rollout.NTSB WPR23LA099Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Rich County, UTThe pilot’s inability to maintain altitude following an encounter with turbulence and adverse wind conditions.NTSB CEN23LA098Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 120 · Eagle River, WIThe pilot’s decision to takeoff from an unsuitable surface which resulted in collision with an object.NTSB WPR23LA097Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKaman Aerospace K-1200 · Sweet Home, ORImproper installation of the hardware retaining the adjustment screw in the N2 topping governor lever and roller assembly, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.