NTSB investigations, 2020, Outside the U.S.
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
| 1962 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 108 |
| 1965 | 99 |
| 1966 | 106 |
| 1967 | 101 |
| 1968 | 64 |
| 1969 | 63 |
| 1970 | 70 |
| 1971 | 56 |
| 1972 | 79 |
| 1973 | 66 |
| 1974 | 65 |
| 1975 | 58 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 24 |
| 1978 | 36 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 22 |
| 1988 | 41 |
| 1989 | 25 |
| 1990 | 30 |
| 1991 | 29 |
| 1992 | 36 |
| 1993 | 41 |
| 1994 | 42 |
| 1995 | 66 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1997 | 93 |
| 1998 | 134 |
| 1999 | 110 |
| 2000 | 159 |
| 2001 | 152 |
| 2002 | 134 |
| 2003 | 136 |
| 2004 | 154 |
| 2005 | 174 |
| 2006 | 181 |
| 2007 | 174 |
| 2008 | 174 |
| 2009 | 181 |
| 2010 | 227 |
| 2011 | 238 |
| 2012 | 259 |
| 2013 | 248 |
| 2014 | 219 |
| 2015 | 268 |
| 2016 | 319 |
| 2017 | 304 |
| 2018 | 337 |
| 2019 | 323 |
| 2020 | 257 |
| 2021 | 428 |
| 2022 | 429 |
| 2023 | 460 |
| 2024 | 492 |
| 2025 | 475 |
| 2026 | 393 |
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\") = 2020
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") = 2020 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 DCA21WA063IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A319-115 · Bogata, ColombiaNTSB DCA21WA062Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech 1900 · Johannesburg, South AfricaNTSB DCA21WA061Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-824 · San Jose, Costa RicaNTSB ANC21WA009Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R66 · Ojiro in Shimada-City, Shizuoka, JapanNTSB GAA21WA006Accident · 4 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 177 · Rancador, PR, BrazilNTSB GAA21WA135Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer EMB-550 · Mérida, MexicoNTSB ENG21WA010IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330 · Keflavik, IcelandNTSB GAA21WA031Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208 · Sela, IndonesiaNTSB ENG21WA009IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Johannesburg, South AfricaNTSB WPR21WA073Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Clare, AustraliaNTSB GAA21WA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · ForeignCessna 525 · Uberlandia, BrazilNTSB CEN21WA094AccidentClass 5 · ForeignAficionado MINI-MAX Eros · Urbanización Bassetes, SpainNTSB ERA21WA086Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Mambucaba, BrazilNTSB ENG21WA008Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Katowice, PolandNTSB ENG21WA007IncidentClass 4 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Naha, JapanNTSB DCA21WA057IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-8EH · Sao Paulo, BrazilNTSB WPR21WA065Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Tallong, AustraliaNTSB DCA21WA049Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Garowe, SomaliaNTSB DCA21WA041IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 757 · Silao, MexicoNTSB DCA21WA045Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Singapore, SingaporeNTSB ENG21WA006Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignATR ATR42 · Nunavut, CanadaNTSB WPR21WA063Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignGrob 120A-1 · Beer-Sheba, IsraelNTSB DCA21WA033IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Capetown, South AfricaNTSB WPR21WA062Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Katale, UgandaNTSB GAA21WA173Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA11 · Open Door, ArgentinaNTSB ERA21WA064Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 188 · Esperanza, Dominican RepublicNTSB GAA21WA005Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBeech 95B55 · Sao Pedro, SP, BrazilNTSB CEN21WA063Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRotorsport UK Cavalon · Avoch, United KingdomNTSB WPR21WA066Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 407 · Kala, TanzaniaNTSB CEN21WA056Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignQuest Kodiak 100 · Guatemala City, GuatemalaNTSB CEN21WA061Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Durango, MexicoNTSB WPR21WA050Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCirrus SR22 · Nelspruit, South AfricaNTSB DCA21WA019Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignFairchild 227 · Mendoza, ArgentinaNTSB CEN21WA042Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA34 · Reus, SpainNTSB WPR21WA036Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-25-235 · Kirkwood, South AfricaNTSB DCA21WA028IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Lusaka, RwandaNTSB CEN21WA093Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignCessna 401B · Toussus-le-Noble, FranceNTSB GAA21WA128Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 525 · Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaNTSB CEN21WA038Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208 · Pickle Lake, CanadaNTSB ERA21WA034AccidentClass 4 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Cervinia, ItalyNTSB DCA21WA010Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer EMB145 · Freeport, BahamasNTSB WPR21WA089Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Cheworez, ZimbabweNTSB ENG21WA004IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Brisbane, AustraliaNTSB WPR21WA026AccidentClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA46 · Limpopo Province, South AfricaNTSB ENG21WA050Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignSikorsky S92 · Sola, NorwayNTSB DCA21WA008Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 727 · Valencia, VenezuelaNTSB GAA21WA115Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Melili, KenyaNTSB GAA21WA002Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Passa Tres, Rio Claro, BrazilNTSB GAA21WA001Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · ForeignPiper PA28RT · Ubate-Cundinamarca, ColombiaNTSB CEN21WA013Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna FRA150 · Troutbeck, United Kingdom