NTSB investigations
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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 WPR24LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182A · Spokane Valley, WAThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA24LA277Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-151 · Fire Island, NYA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ANC24LA059Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 185 · Anchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ANC24LA053Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170B · Tok, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.NTSB WPR24LA204Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMaule MXT-7-180 · Winifred, MTThe pilot’s inadvertent excessive application of brakes, which resulted in a nose over.NTSB GAA24WA195IncidentClass 5 · ForeignTextron 208 · Bailey Town, BahamasNTSB ERA24LA273Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportConstruzioni Aeronautiche Tecn P2004 Bravo · Laurens, SCAn in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.NTSB CEN24LA349Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Hooper, NEThe solo student pilot’s unstable approach to the runway, which resulted in a hard, bounced landingNTSB CEN24LA238Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185F · Fort Leavenworth, KSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control after landing.NTSB CEN24LA236Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22T · Boerne, TXMaintenance personnel’s inadequate adjustment of fuel flow, which resulted in an excessively rich mixture, a rough-running engine, and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.NTSB WPR24LA209Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180 · Chamberlain Guard Station, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff which resulted in a collision with a rodent hole and subsequent nose over.NTSB WPR24LA205Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportReplica PA-12 Replica · Douglas, WYA loss of power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s failure to calibrate the fuel flow indicator.NTSB GAA24WA308Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Leeds, United KingdomNTSB GAA24WA199Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Torres, BrazilNTSB DCA24WA248IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Nouaceur, MoroccoNTSB DCA24WA233Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · not reported, ThailandNTSB DCA24WA222Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Minabe, JapanNTSB DCA24WA220IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-8 · Seoul, South KoreaNTSB CEN24LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 140 · Schriever, LAThe pilot’s inadvertent application of the toe brakes during the takeoff roll.NTSB WPR24LA208Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Yellow Pine, IDThe pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing and his subsequent excessive use of brakes.NTSB WPR24FA202Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802A · Capitan, NMThe pilot’s decision to continue the visual flight rules flight through an apparent visual corridor that rapidly narrowed due to rising terrain and mountain obscuration, resulting in momentary instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot’s subsequent…NTSB ERA24LA272Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAdams Walter R Searey · Sopchoppy, FLThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in abnormal contact with the water during landing.NTSB ERA24LA271Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Hernando, FLThe improper installation of a cylinder rocker stud by maintenance personnel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power and subsequent forced landing.NTSB CEN24LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Crete, NEThe airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during a touch-and-go landing.NTSB ANC24LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1 · Aleknagik, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control of the airplane during initial climb.NTSB WPR24LA210Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLancair LC42-550FG · Humboldt Bay, CAMaintenance personnel’s incorrect installation of an engine rocker cover gasket, which resulted in oil exhaustion and subsequent loss of engine power during the initial climb.NTSB WPR24FA201Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportAir Tractor AT-802 · Arco, IDA midair collision between two airplanes during aerial application operations due to both pilots’ insufficient awareness of their proximity to each other and their failure to see and avoid each other. Contributing to the accident was the operator and both…NTSB GAA24WA248Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignEurocopter AS350 · Wawa, CanadaNTSB ERA24LA270Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Hernando, FLThe pilot’s inadvertent throttle input during landing which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ENG24WA023Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208B · Spa, Belgium, BelgiumNTSB DCA24WA329Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Mendoza, ArgentinaNTSB DCA24WA212OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Bariloche, Río Negro, ArgentinaNTSB CEN24LA318Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAyres S2R · Stanwood, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance during a low-level aerial application flight, which resulted in impact with terrain and a subsequent forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the location of the spray boom pressure gauge, which…NTSB WPR24LA211Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 58P · Escalante, UTThe failure of the windshield for undetermined reasons.NTSB WPR24LA207Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Scheelite, CAThe pilot’s inadvertent entry to a box canyon where the airplane could not outclimb the rising terrain.NTSB WPR24FA200Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Bluestem, WAThe pilot’s failure to manage main rotor rpm during an autorotation, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was a loss of power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB GAA24WA213Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Al Khor, QatarNTSB ENG24WA029IncidentClass 3 · ForeignBAE Jetstream 3100 · Santo António, São Tomé & PríncipeNTSB DCA24WA218OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignATR ATR72 · Seville, SpainNTSB CEN24LA232Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172F · Ruston, LAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.NTSB CEN24LA231Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFoskett James J CH 750 Cruiser · East Troy, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN24LA230Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR20 · Litchfield, MIThe student pilot’s loss of control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial reaction which resulted in a spin.NTSB WPR24LA212Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA31 · Lemoore, CAThe pilot’s improper in-flight decision making which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a subsequent emergency landing.NTSB WPR24LA203Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportJoseph H Mason Bearhawk Patrol · Twin Falls, IDThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA24WA311Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT-502 · West Wyalong, AustraliaNTSB ERA24LA267Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGarlick Helicopters OH-58A+ · Cisco, GAA reported total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB CEN24LA233Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172R · Murphysboro, ILThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ANC24FA052Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportPiper PA-18-150 · Moose Pass, AKOn June 18, 2024, about 1400 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N645DT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Moose Pass, Alaska. The instructor pilot and the pilot receiving instruction were fatally…NTSB ERA24FA266Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · FieldFinal reportLockheed 12 · Jackson, GAMaintenance personnel’s failure to properly secure the right brake line, which resulted in a loss of right brake effectiveness during the landing roll and a subsequent runway excursion.NTSB ERA24FA265Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportVans RV6 · Methuen, MAThe pilot’s failure to manage the available fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.