Final NTSB investigations, OH
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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 199 |
| 1965 | 184 |
| 1966 | 193 |
| 1967 | 189 |
| 1968 | 187 |
| 1969 | 129 |
| 1970 | 142 |
| 1971 | 147 |
| 1972 | 121 |
| 1973 | 124 |
| 1974 | 142 |
| 1975 | 101 |
| 1976 | 103 |
| 1977 | 112 |
| 1978 | 99 |
| 1979 | 115 |
| 1980 | 109 |
| 1981 | 81 |
| 1982 | 81 |
| 1983 | 81 |
| 1984 | 84 |
| 1985 | 73 |
| 1986 | 59 |
| 1987 | 69 |
| 1988 | 59 |
| 1989 | 74 |
| 1990 | 52 |
| 1991 | 52 |
| 1992 | 56 |
| 1993 | 46 |
| 1994 | 52 |
| 1995 | 54 |
| 1996 | 44 |
| 1997 | 43 |
| 1998 | 29 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 46 |
| 2001 | 33 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2003 | 46 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 41 |
| 2008 | 43 |
| 2009 | 32 |
| 2010 | 37 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 29 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 34 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Where
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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OH' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OH' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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 ERA26LA311Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHPH Glasflugel 304CZ · Xenia, OHThe glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.NTSB ERA26LA292Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportExtra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/LT · Whitehouse, OHThe pilot’s failure to ensure the canopy was properly locked before flight, which resulted in the canopy opening during takeoff.NTSB ERA26LA280Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaco ASO · Hamilton, OHThe separation of the right main landing gear axle, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA26LA279Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A23-24 · Middlefield, OHThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA26LA237Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSinclair Pete Lancair ES · Youngstown, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.NTSB ERA26LA148Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 208 · North Canton, OHThe flight instructor’s decision to conduct a training flight in strong, gusting crosswinds, which resulted in the airplane’s right wing impacting the ground during taxi.NTSB ERA26LA105Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper J3C · Brimfield, OHThe pilot’s failure to use carburetor heat during descent in cold temperatures, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at an altitude too low for recovery.NTSB ERA26LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Zanesville, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an approach to land.NTSB ERA26LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Bluffton, OHThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB ERA25LA373Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210 · Akron, OHThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing. Contributing to the accident was the fight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the pilot.NTSB ERA25LA340Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportChampion 7FC · Jackson, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing.NTSB ERA25LA325Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 182 · Lebanon, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a sign.NTSB ERA25LA321Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Fly Balonismo E Inflaveis AF-SS-94 · Walbridge, OHThe balloon pilot’s failure to see and avoid powerlines during an off-field airport landing.NTSB ERA25LA245Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 177 · Kelleys Island, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB ERA25LA243Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T188C · Mount Gilead, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while in a turn during initial climb and the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at a low altitude.NTSB ERA25LA223Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA22 · Hebron, OHThe airplane owner and pilot’s intentional allowance of unapproved maintenance and maintenance personnel’s failure to adequately maintain or service the brake system, which resulted in a total loss of brake pressure.NTSB ERA25LA219Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFred L Wellman CH 750 Cruzer · Medina, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA25LA212Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · Fremont, OHThe pilot’s inadequate takeoff performance planning, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA25LA206Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Tiffin, OHThe airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during takeoff.NTSB ERA25LA176Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150 · Kingston, OHThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplanes’ critical angle of attack resulting in a stall at an altitude too low to recover.NTSB ERA25LA144Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Mogadore, OHThe pilot’s decision to fly at low altitude, at night, and over water, which resulted in the helicopter’s collision with power lines.NTSB ERA25LA111Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · New Lexington, OHThe pilot’s flight into previously forecasted freezing rain, which resulted in ice accretion, reduced forward visibility, and a subsequent landing undershoot.NTSB ERA25LA091Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHelio HT-295 · Marion, OHThe failure of the right main landing gear spring due to intergranular stress-corrosion cracking that progressed into fatigue. Contributing to the accident was the improper rework of the spring at an undetermined time.NTSB ERA25LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Canal Winchester, OHAn in-flight collision with a bird while in cruise flight.NTSB ERA24LA396Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Elyria, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a direct crosswind.NTSB ERA24LA383Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAviat A-1 · Carrollton, OHA failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking, which resulted the airplane’s left wing contacting the ground.NTSB ERA24FA362Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSchleicher Alexander ASH 26 E · Waynesville, OHA loss of control on takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA24LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Medina, OHThe student pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent noseover.NTSB ERA24FA310Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportWilliams John Titan T-51 Mustang · Geneva, OHA sudden propeller overspeed and subsequent separation of the propeller blades and hub, while maneuvering at high speed and at low altitude, which resulted in a collision with a tree during the subsequent forced landing attempt.NTSB ERA24FA308Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech B-60 · Vienna Center, OHThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during a single-engine go-around. Also contributing to the accident was fuel system contamination, which resulted in detonation and a total loss of left engine power.NTSB ERA24LA285Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T210L · Albany, OHThe pilot's loss failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a crosswind landing. Contributing was an unanticipated wind gust.NTSB ERA24LA288Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna R182 · Medina, OHThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear and the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action, which resulted in a landing with the landing gear not correctly configured.NTSB ERA24LA220Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT-602 · New Washington, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines during an aerial application flight.NTSB ERA24LA212Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-20-135 · Georgetown, OHAn inadvertent encounter with the rotor wash of a nearby hovering helicopter during landing, which resulted in a loss of control and a runway excursion.NTSB ERA24LA201Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108 · Beach City, OHA total loss of engine power due to the due to the pilot’s delayed application of carburetor heat.NTSB ERA24LA165Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Cleveland, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing, resulting in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB ERA24FA120Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA32 · Jackson, OHThe non-instrument-rated pilot’s decision to depart under visual flight rules into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an inflight collision with terrain while maneuvering.NTSB ERA24LA064Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A36 · Sidney, OHThe pilots’ improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, runway excursion, and subsequent impact with a terminal sign and taxi light.NTSB ERA24FA026Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Marion, OHA descent and impact with terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA24LA014Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-24-250 · Ottawa, OHA total loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice..NTSB ERA24LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Gallipolis, OHA collapse of the nose landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an approach lighting system.NTSB ERA23LA385Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T206 · Port Clinton, OHThe pilot’s failure to detect and avoid unmarked powerline(s) while attempting to take off from a river.NTSB ERA23LA377Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAvian Balloon Skyhawk · Bucyrus, OHThe balloon pilot’s bounced landing, which resulted in the basket tipping over and a serious injury to a passenger.NTSB ERA23LA362Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA32 · Cincinnati, OHA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA23LA344Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMooney M20K · Fostoria, OHA loss of engine power for unknown reasons.NTSB ERA23LA327Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAir Tractor AT502 · Leipsic, OHThe incorrect assembly of the turbine engine’s reduction gear box second-stage ring gear, which resulted in an internal failure of multiple engine components and a total loss of power.NTSB ERA23FA317Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Springfield, OHThe pilot’s failure to remain clear of powerlines during an agricultural spraying operation.NTSB DCA23LA383Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBoeing 737 · East Palestine, OHAn inadvertent encounter with convectively induced turbulence (CIT) during descent.NTSB ERA23LA309Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206-L4 · Caldwell, OHThe helicopter’s uncontrolled vertical descent and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA23LA306Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-300 · Mount Gilead, OHThe pilot’s improper fuel management by not switching fuel tanks in flight, resulting in fuel starvation to the engine and a total loss of engine power.