NTSB investigations, 2016, NH
180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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 | 14 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 20 |
| 1966 | 18 |
| 1967 | 26 |
| 1968 | 21 |
| 1969 | 18 |
| 1970 | 7 |
| 1971 | 18 |
| 1972 | 27 |
| 1973 | 27 |
| 1974 | 17 |
| 1975 | 18 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1978 | 20 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1980 | 20 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 16 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1986 | 18 |
| 1987 | 18 |
| 1988 | 16 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 15 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 13 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 11 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 12 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Where
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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\") = 2016
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NH' 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") = 2016 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NH' 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 GAA17CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJack Fehling Celebrity · North Hampton, NHThe pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in the biplane being low and striking trees.NTSB GAA17CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Concord, NHThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA052Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChaudoin George S RV 10 · Portsmouth, NHThe pilot’s failure to go around after recognizing that the airplane was high and fast, which resulted in a long landing on a wet runway and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA005Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna Ector 305 · Concord, NHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB ERA16LA330Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTatkovsky James G Safari · Andover, NHThe noncertificated pilot’s failure to maintain helicopter control during initial climb.NTSB GAA16CA432Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 150 · North Conway, NHThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, a forced landing, and nose over.NTSB ERA16LA284Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBalloon Works FIREFLY8 · Northwood, NHThe balloon pilot’s inadequate weather planning and improper decision to depart in reported increasing variable winds with nearby thunderstorms, which resulted in a subsequent hard landing and a serious passenger injury.NTSB GAA16CA377Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 44 · Keene, NHThe flight instructor’s failure to use carburetor heat during the approach while operating in atmospheric conditions that were conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB GAA16CA370Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 180 · New Durham, NHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after encountering a boat wake, which resulted in the airplane veering left, impacting the water's surface, and subsequently becoming submerged.NTSB ERA16LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7AC · Gorham, NHThe partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after the airplane’s initial failure to climb.NTSB ERA16CA197Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Warner, NHAn encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.NTSB GAA16CA230Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrenier Raymond Vans Aircraft · Keene, NHThe airplane striking a deer during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA16LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican Champion 7AC · Keene, NHThe disengagement of the tailwheel locking mechanism during the landing roll due to wear, and a subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion.