NTSB investigations, 2021, Outside the U.S.
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
| 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 | 394 |
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\") = 2021
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") = 2021 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 GAA22WA062Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Yopal, ColombiaNTSB GAA22WA061Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 412 · Quillen-Neuquen district, ArgentinaNTSB GAA22WA065AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172L · Koggala, Sri LankaNTSB DCA22WA203IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330 · Montreal, CanadaNTSB GAA22WA056Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAmateur Built D11 · South Mackay, AustraliaNTSB GAA22WA073Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA38 · Katukurunda, Sri LankaNTSB GAA22WA057AccidentClass 5 · ForeignLearjet 35A · Cancun, MexicoNTSB GAA22WA054Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCirrus Design SR22 · Auxerre, FranceNTSB GAA22WA053IncidentClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA34 · Newcastle, IrelandNTSB DCA22WA054IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Dubai, United Arab EmiratesNTSB GAA22WA180Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Santa Ana Mountain, ColombiaNTSB GAA22WA063Accident · 4 fatalClass 4 · ForeignRockwell 114 · Redcliffe, AustraliaNTSB GAA22WA055Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignMcdonnell Douglas 500 · Unteriberg, SwitzerlandNTSB GAA22WA052Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper 25-260 · Vereda Aparco, Ibague, ColombiaNTSB DCA22WA083AccidentClass 5 · ForeignDouglas DC9 · Diffa, NigerNTSB GAA22WA051Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · ForeignRobinson R66 · Boca de Yuma, Dominican RepublicNTSB GAA22WA076Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Pallisa-KAGWARA, UgandaNTSB GAA22WA050Accident · 9 fatalClass 5 · ForeignGulfstream GIV · Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicNTSB ENG22WA048Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignEmbraer EMB500 · Santa Rosa, BrazilNTSB DCA22WA051Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · West Sumatera, IndonesiaNTSB GAA22WA049Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRans S12 · Szadek, PolandNTSB GAA22WA046Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignSchweizer 269C · Silesian, PolandNTSB GAA22WA044Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Midrand, South AfricaNTSB DCA22WA050AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Dublin, IrelandNTSB GAA22WA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Trinidad, BoliviaNTSB GAA22WA043Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R66 · Mrassu, RussiaNTSB DCA22WA079IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBeech 1900 · Lorraine, FranceNTSB DCA22WA049AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Santiago de Compostela, SpainNTSB GAA22WA047Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignMooney M20B · La Aurora, GuatemalaNTSB GAA22WA074AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 177 · Gauteng Province, South AfricaNTSB GAA22WA040AccidentClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT-400 · Bulyeroi, AustraliaNTSB GAA22WA038Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignMurphy Rebel · Wasbush, CanadaNTSB GAA22WA041AccidentClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA34 · Gauteng, South AfricaNTSB GAA22WA037Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna A185 · Laguna Negra, ParaguayNTSB DCA22WA063IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Singapore, SingaporeNTSB DCA22WA039IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Kuusamo, FinlandNTSB GAA22WA048Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBAE ATP · Belfast, United KingdomNTSB GAA22WA060Accident · 3 fatalClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA34 · Ubatuba, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA082Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCubcrafters CC11-160 · Monterrey, MexicoNTSB DCA22WA035Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767-332 · Bogata, ColombiaNTSB GAA22WA059AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Joao Pinheiro, BrazilNTSB ENG22WA005IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Owerri, NigeriaNTSB ERA22LA088Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBombardier BD-100-1A10 · Atlantic Ocean, Turks & Caicos IslandsThe airplane’s encounter with moderate clear air turbulence which resulted in a serious injury to one unrestrained passenger.NTSB DCA22WA219AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Gwaska, NigeriaNTSB GAA22WA036Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA31 · Caroebe, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA033Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 152 · Vilar da Luz, PortugalNTSB DCA22WA034IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Maringá, BrazilNTSB GAA22WA058Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R22 · Rauch, ArgentinaNTSB DCA22WA033IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Patna, IndiaNTSB GAA22WA032Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Hope, Canada