NTSB investigations, 1996, HI

180,658 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,636 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.

Cases per year

19632026
NTSB investigations, 1996, HI per year, 1963–2026: 871 cases
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196518
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1996
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'HI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  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.

NTSB LAX97FA069Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportde Havilland DHC-8 · Honolulu, HIA failure of the normal landing gear extension system due to a hydraulic leak, and the failure of the airplane's emergency landing gear extension system due to inadequate servicing by company maintenance personnel. Factors were the emergency landing gear…Dec 16, 1996 · N801WP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA057Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Mcgregor Point, HIthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and distance from the pole.Nov 29, 1996 · N6262N · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97LA039Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcDonnell Douglas 369D · Hana, HIsubsequent failure of the spur adapter gearshaft (SAG), after 'retaining ring to compressor impeller machining' occurred and allowed the SAG to shift aft. The mechanism which induced the ring to impeller machining was not determined. Mountainous terrain in…Nov 13, 1996 · N8625F · Substantial damageNTSB LAX97FA032Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200 · Halawa, HIthe pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain sufficient clearance and/or altitude from mountainous terrain. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, adverse weather conditions, and…Nov 2, 1996 · N1701K · DestroyedNTSB LAX97LA008Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-1B · Kona, HIloss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).Oct 3, 1996 · N1365R · DestroyedNTSB LAX96IA300Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-9-51 · Honolulu, HIImproper installation of a flexible hydraulic hose by company maintenance personnel and inadequate inspection of the work by company inspectors which resulted in the loose hose becoming entangled in the nose gear linkage, preventing complete extension of the…Aug 8, 1996 · N420EA · Minor damageNTSB LAX96LA267Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 369D · Honolulu, HIthe failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate clearance from each other while in formation flight.Jul 9, 1996 · N64MK · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB LAX96LA264Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Lanai, HIFuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate fuel planning and failure to refuel the aircraft prior to initiating a 280-mile over water nonstop leg of the flight.Jul 7, 1996 · N4319J · DestroyedNTSB LAX96LA110Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStolp Starduster II · Kahului, HIa faulty engine magneto, and decision by the pilot-in-command to operate the airplane with known deficiencies. A factor relating to the accident was: the airplane was overdue for an annual inspection.Feb 10, 1996 · N1457 · DestroyedNTSB LAX96LA104Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 206BIII · Kamuela, HIfailure of the nose case (No.1) bearing resulting in oil starvation.Feb 1, 1996 · N90194 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX96FA103Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 402B · Kamuela, HIfailure of the copilot (pilot-rated cargo loader, who was flying the aircraft) to establish and maintain a positive rate of climb after taking off at night; and inadequate supervision by the pilot-in-command (PIC), by failing to ensure that proper altitude…Jan 29, 1996 · N999CR · DestroyedNTSB LAX96LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Hilo, HIInadequate supervision of the student pilot by the flight instructor during an attempted go-around from a balked landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a distance remaining marker.Jan 28, 1996 · N7358Y · Substantial damage