NTSB investigations, 2025, 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\") = 2025
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") = 2025 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 GAA26WA061Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna T188 · Biobio Region, ChileNTSB GAA26WA066Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Guarulhos, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA064Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 188 · Santa Vitória do Palmar, BrazilNTSB ENG26WA012Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Querétaro, MexicoNTSB DCA26WA089Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737-800 · (Birmingham, United KingdomNTSB GAA26WA059Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 170 · Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA060Accident · 8 fatalClass 3 · ForeignDassault FALCON50 · Ankara, TürkiyeNTSB GAA26WA055Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Chuy, UruguayNTSB DCA26WA078Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Chiba, JapanNTSB GAA26WA058Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech B200 · Porto Vehlo, BrazilNTSB DCA26WA087Incident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Kastrup, DenmarkNTSB DCA26WA101Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB GAA26WA057Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignLancair 360 · Mazarambroz, SpainNTSB GAA26WA062IncidentClass 5 · ForeignLockheed Martin C-130H · Katanning, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA056AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Port Harcourt, NigeriaNTSB DCA26WA257IncidentClass 5 · ForeignGippsAero GA8 · Whitemark, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA052Accident · 10 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 650 · Toluca, MexicoNTSB GAA26WA050Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Waterford, IrelandNTSB GAA26WA194Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignHawker 800XP · Kano, NigeriaNTSB GAA26WA051Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Ranana, New ZealandNTSB GAA26WA048Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172N · Serakseevo township, RussiaNTSB GAA26WA081AccidentClass 5 · ForeignGulfstream G-VSP · Bibi, JapanNTSB GAA26WA049Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA-28-160 · Lake Mavrovo, North MacedoniaNTSB DCA26WA071Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 727 · Soledad, ColombiaNTSB GAA26WA186AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 208 · Kalumburu, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA063Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobin DR400 · Le Havre, FranceNTSB GAA26WA047Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Trinidad, BoliviaNTSB DCA26WA138Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignATR ATR42 · Hakodate, JapanNTSB GAA26WA089Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172 · Dhana Airfield, IndiaNTSB DCA26WA076AccidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Leeds, United KingdomNTSB DCA26WA075IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Balice, PolandNTSB DCA26WA067IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Barquisimeto, VenezuelaNTSB GAA26WA069Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Boca de Mao, Dominican RepublicNTSB GAA26WA042Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA32RT · Maracaibo, VenezuelaNTSB DCA26WA072Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 727 · Bogotá, ColombiaNTSB GAA26WA045Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNTSB DCA26WA057Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767 · Nan Ning Shi, ChinaNTSB DCA26WA051Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBAE BAE146 · Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, ChileNTSB GAA26WA035Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R22 · Chillagoe, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA040Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · ForeignBoeing DC3C-S1C3G · Rio Grande, ArgentinaNTSB GAA26WA034Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignVans RV7 · New South Wales, AustraliaNTSB DCA26WA052Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · El Aaroui (Nador), MoroccoNTSB GAA26WA041Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRobinson R44 · Malawa, PolandNTSB GAA26WA036Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBeech E90 · Para De Minas, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA038Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna A188 · Bragado, ArgentinaNTSB GAA26WA037Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · ForeignCessna 172 · Nanaimo, CanadaNTSB DCA26WA045Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Kuantan, MalaysiaNTSB GAA26WA032Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignPilatus PC24 · Lago Sul, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA031Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBell 206 · Uruyen, VenezuelaNTSB DCA26WA046IncidentClass 5 · ForeignGeneral Atomics MQ9 · Kitakyushu, Japan