NTSB investigations, 2015, MS
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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
| 1964 | 54 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 69 |
| 1966 | 62 |
| 1967 | 58 |
| 1968 | 50 |
| 1969 | 54 |
| 1970 | 40 |
| 1971 | 58 |
| 1972 | 52 |
| 1973 | 32 |
| 1974 | 51 |
| 1975 | 44 |
| 1976 | 36 |
| 1977 | 56 |
| 1978 | 49 |
| 1979 | 44 |
| 1980 | 43 |
| 1981 | 45 |
| 1982 | 36 |
| 1983 | 21 |
| 1984 | 29 |
| 1985 | 23 |
| 1986 | 26 |
| 1987 | 34 |
| 1988 | 26 |
| 1989 | 36 |
| 1990 | 20 |
| 1991 | 25 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1994 | 20 |
| 1995 | 35 |
| 1996 | 22 |
| 1997 | 22 |
| 1998 | 25 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 24 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 12 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 19 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Where
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\") = 2015
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MS' 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.
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") = 2015 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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 ERA16LA078Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-46 · Corinth, MSThe pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control, which resulted in an access door opening after takeoff, and the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.NTSB ERA16LA028Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSchumacher Lancair Super ES · Pascagoula, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control after encountering convective shower activity. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to continue flight into an area of known adverse weather.NTSB GAA16CA025Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDonham Timothy J RV 6A · Grenada, MSThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA15LA283Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 195A · Iuka, MSA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the engine and fuel system found no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB ERA15CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Raymond, MSThe flight instructor's inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.NTSB GAA15CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWilliam D Durkee RV-6 · Tunica, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA15CA042Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 140 · Mize, MSThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles during an off airport precautionary landing roll.NTSB ERA15LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportUniversal Stinson 108-1 · Macon, MSA partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB ERA15FA173Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206 L-1 · Saucier, MSA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to postaccident fire damage.NTSB ERA15FA147Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 8KCAB · Kosciusko, MSThe pilot's decision to make a low pass over a lake near trees and his subsequent failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering at a low altitude to avoid trees, which resulted in an inadvertent cross-control aerodynamic stall from which he was…