NTSB investigations, 2026, 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\") = 2026
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") = 2026 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 GAA27WA020Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna U206 · Puerto Ayacucho, VenezuelaNTSB GAA27WA017Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignTecnam P-Mentor · North Cat Cay, BahamasNTSB DCA27WA023Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Birmingham, United KingdomNTSB GAA27WA019Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationGulfstream Aerospace GVIII-G700 · Rome, ItalyNTSB ENG27WA002Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 747 · Luxembourg, LuxembourgNTSB DCA27WA022Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Cliza, BoliviaNTSB GAA27WA015Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignVans RV7 · Sao Paulo, BrazilNTSB GAA27WA013Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA38 · Dryman, United KingdomNTSB DCA27WA018Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767 · Chalhuanca, PeruNTSB GAA27WA018Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech G58 · Entebbe, UgandaNTSB GAA27WA014Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignChampion 7GCAA · Pattaya, ThailandNTSB GAA27WA011IncidentForeign investigationBeech 58 · San Bernardina, UruguayNTSB GAA27WA010Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna T210 · Calafquen, ChileNTSB GAA27WA008Accident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 182 · Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaNTSB GAA27WA016Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech 300 · Santana Do Paraiso, BrazilNTSB GAA27WA007AccidentClass 5 · ForeignSteen Skybolt · Ontario, CanadaNTSB DCA27WA009Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Kingston, JamaicaNTSB GAA27WA012Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-25 · Villavicencio, ColombiaNTSB GAA27WA005Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna R172 · Tarija, BoliviaNTSB DCA27WA012Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Townsville, AustraliaNTSB GAA27WA003Accident · 1 fatalClass 5 · ForeignRutan Varieze · Worplesdon, United KingdomNTSB GAA27WA002Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna 501 · Los Mezquites, MexicoNTSB DCA27WA010IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Canberra, AustraliaNTSB GAA27WA001Accident · 6 fatalForeign investigationGulfstream Gulfstream G100 · International Waters, CanadaNTSB GAA27WA004Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignFairchild UC61 · Wilhelmshaven, GermanyNTSB DCA27WA015Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330-302 · Cassano Magnago, ItalyNTSB GAA26WA336Accident · 5 fatalClass 5 · ForeignBell 430 · Mendamu, ZimbabweNTSB DCA26WA368Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaNTSB DCA26WA369IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Aeropuerto de Lanzarote, SpainNTSB GAA26WA334Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 441 · Villavicencio, ColombiaNTSB GAA26WA329Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationRobinson R44 · Farnham, CanadaNTSB GAA26WA335Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA18 · Bragado, ArgentinaNTSB GAA26WA328Incident · Minor injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna 152 · João Pessoa, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA327Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 172 · Campo Alegre, ColombiaNTSB ENG26WA042Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Naha, JapanNTSB DCA26WA372Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus Canada BD500 · Garbutt, AustraliaNTSB GAA26WA326Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignLaviasa PA25 · Cajati, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA324Accident · 5 fatalForeign investigationBell 430 · Serra do Corvo Branco, BrazilNTSB ENG26WA045Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321 · Mérida, MexicoNTSB DCA26WA373IncidentClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A330 · Tunis, TunisiaNTSB GAA26WA323Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBAE Jetstream 3100 · Maiquetía, VenezuelaNTSB DCA26WA367Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A321-271NX · Guayaquil, EcuadorNTSB GAA26WA330Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignComp Air 7SL · Primavera do Leste, BrazilNTSB GAA26WA325Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationCessna 172 · Kisbey, CanadaNTSB ENG26WA044Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Zapote del Valle, MexicoNTSB DCA26WA375IncidentClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 777 · Schiphol, NetherlandsNTSB DCA26WA371Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 787 · Pacific Ocean, VietnamNTSB DCA26WA365Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Comalapa, El SalvadorNTSB DCA26WA363Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 737 · Kindu, Congo - KinshasaNTSB GAA26WA320Accident · 3 fatalClass 5 · ForeignCessna F172 · Fronderath, Germany