NTSB investigations, 2023, 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\") = 2023
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") = 2023 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 GAA24WA079Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 560 · Diyarbakir, TürkiyeNTSB GAA24WA063AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNTSB GAA24WA062Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna A185 · Dorotea, ColombiaNTSB GAA24WA061Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT502 · Carletonville, South AfricaNTSB GAA24WA077Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignVans RV6 · Smaalandsfarvandet, DenmarkNTSB GAA24WA059Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Carmo da Cachoeira, BrazilNTSB DCA24WA060IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Sydney, AustraliaNTSB GAA24WA058AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBeech A45 · Guatemala City, GuatemalaNTSB DCA24WA054Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Birmingham, United KingdomNTSB DCA24WA052IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Billund, DenmarkNTSB ENG24WA010Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321 · Kobenhavn, DenmarkNTSB GAA24WA060Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Arthur's Pass, New ZealandNTSB DCA24WA067IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsNTSB DCA24WA045IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Quito, EcuadorNTSB ENG24WA007Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignGrumman G21 · Bella Bella, CanadaNTSB DCA24WA059IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Brazzaville, Congo - KinshasaNTSB GAA24WA056Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna F150 · Budapest, HungaryNTSB GAA24WA053AccidentClass 5 · ForeignAir Tractor AT301 · Orihueca, ColombiaNTSB DCA24WA149Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R22 · Tindal, AustraliaNTSB GAA24WA052Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBell 412 · Arau, GuyanaNTSB GAA24WA050Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA30 · Villejuif, FranceNTSB GAA24WA049Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-32-260 · Terre-de-Haut, GuadeloupeNTSB DCA24WA036OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 Max 8-200 · London, United KingdomNTSB GAA24WA068Accident · 4 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 210 · Guayaibi, ParaguayNTSB ENG24WA041OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Karachi, PakistanNTSB GAA24WA048AccidentClass 5 · ForeignEnstrom 280 · Madrid, SpainNTSB DCA24WA040OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · East Midlands, United KingdomNTSB GAA24WA054Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Ipiranga do Norte, BrazilNTSB GAA24WA047Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · El Mirador, GuatemalaNTSB DCA24WA084IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 747 · Frankfurt, GermanyNTSB GAA24WA046Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 170 · Quebec, CanadaNTSB DCA24WA033IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Glasgow, United KingdomNTSB GAA24WA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Vera Cruz, BrazilNTSB GAA24WA044Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignRobinson R66 · Ramallo, ArgentinaNTSB GAA24WA043Accident · 4 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRockwell 112 · Kasberg, Grünau im Almtal, AustriaNTSB GAA24WA040Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA46 · Brno, CzechiaNTSB GAA24WA039Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 402B · Panama City, PanamaNTSB GAA24WA041Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignPiper 32 · Mhlambanyatsi, WZNTSB GAA24WA037Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignMaule M5 · Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, BahamasNTSB DCA24WA041OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Alger, AlgeriaNTSB GAA24WA036Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Dinslaken, GermanyNTSB DCA24WA027Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Surat Thani, ThailandNTSB GAA24WA038AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBeech A100 · Québec, CanadaNTSB DCA24WA031Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBombardier CL600 2D24 · Okiyakpu, NigeriaNTSB GAA24WA035AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 152 · Licab Zaragosa, PhilippinesNTSB GAA24WA034Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 421C · Sunshine Coast, AustraliaNTSB GAA24WA032Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 150 · Ponte de Sor, PortugalNTSB ENG24LA009IncidentClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportAirbus A319 · Schiphol, NetherlandsOn November 10, 2023 at 0713 UTC, a Lufthansa Airbus A319, registration D-AIBG, experienced the loss of both electrical generators during approach to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands. The airplane’s ram air turbine deployed automatically. The airplane…NTSB DCA24WA026IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · New Delhi, IndiaNTSB ENG24WA004IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia