NTSB investigations, 2024, 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\") = 2024
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") = 2024 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 DCA25WA072Accident · 173 fatalClass 2 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Muan County, South KoreaNTSB ENG25WA029IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Oslo, NorwayNTSB DCA25WA073Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Oslo, NorwayNTSB GAA25WA050Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeechcraft E90 · Pucallpa, PeruNTSB DCA25WA069Accident · 35 fatalClass 5 · ForeignEmbraer ERJ190 · Aktau, KazakhstanNTSB GAA25WA049Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRockwell International 112TCA · Fife, United KingdomNTSB DCA25WA079Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignAirbus Canada A220 · Graz, AustriaNTSB GAA25WA203Accident · 7 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna C207 · Nayarit, MexicoNTSB GAA25WA048Accident · 10 fatalClass 3 · ForeignPiper PA42 · Gramado, BrazilNTSB GAA25WA047Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignPilatus Britten Norman BN-2B-26 Islander · Wasu, Papua New GuineaNTSB GAA25WA046Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA28 · Émerainville, FranceNTSB GAA25WA061Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 310 · Manicore, BrazilNTSB DCA25WA089Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-832 · Belize City, BelizeNTSB DCA25WA063Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Molde, NorwayNTSB GAA25WA044Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBombardier BD100 · San Fernando, ArgentinaNTSB DCA25WA064IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Crawley, United KingdomNTSB DCA25WA059Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Derby, United KingdomNTSB GAA25WA043Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Los Lagos, ChileNTSB GAA25WA042Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignChampion 8KCAB · Vélez-Málaga, SpainNTSB GAA25WA045Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignChristen Eagle II · Santiago, ChileNTSB ENG25WA023IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 747 · Karachi, PakistanNTSB GAA25WA059Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA25 · Nova Monte, BrazilNTSB ENG25WA058IncidentClass 5 · ForeignATR ATR72 · Zagreb, CroatiaNTSB GAA25WA040AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Örebro, SwedenNTSB DCA25WA058AccidentClass 3 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Abuja, NigeriaNTSB GAA25WA060Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Paranagua, BrazilNTSB GAA25WA041Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 188 · Barra Bonita, BrazilNTSB GAA25WA039Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna Cessna FA 150L · Watorowo, PolandNTSB DCA25WA053IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767 · Bogotá, ColombiaNTSB ENG25WA014IncidentClass 5 · ForeignHawker Hawker 900 · Abuja, NigeriaNTSB GAA25WA038Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignThrush S2R · Teyman, IsraelNTSB DCA25WA052Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing MD 10-30F · Santa Cruz, BoliviaNTSB GAA25WA037Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Maimuru, AustraliaNTSB ENG25WA013OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-9 · Cancún, MexicoNTSB DCA25LA055Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 787-9 · Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong SAR ChinaAn encounter with unexpected turbulence during descent.NTSB GAA25WA036Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 340A · Magny-lès-Villers, FranceNTSB DCA25WA050IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-700 · Windhoek, NamibiaNTSB ENG25WA010IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Aukland, New ZealandNTSB DCA25WA054IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Perth, AustraliaNTSB GAA25WA051Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignPiper PA46 · Treviso, ItalyNTSB DCA25WA051Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus 320 · Pereira, ColombiaNTSB DCA25WA048Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Montreal, CanadaNTSB GAA25WA032Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna U206 · Cantón Central San José y Distrito de Pavas, Costa RicaNTSB DCA25WA046Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Vilnius, LithuaniaNTSB DCA25LA047Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 777-223 · Brasilia, BrazilThe airplane’s encounter with unanticipated turbulence during cruise flight, which resulted in serious injury to one passenger who was not seated.NTSB GAA25WA033Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-28-140 · Cimanes del Tejar, SpainNTSB GAA25WA031Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignAerospatiale AS332L · Broken Hill, AustraliaNTSB ENG25WA039AccidentClass 5 · ForeignDiamond DA42 · Ben Slimane, MoroccoNTSB GAA25WA034Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 188 · Quirinopolis, BrazilNTSB DCA25WA042OccurrenceClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767 · Vancouver, Canada