NTSB investigations, 2018, PA
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
| 1963 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 157 |
| 1965 | 149 |
| 1966 | 172 |
| 1967 | 192 |
| 1968 | 154 |
| 1969 | 132 |
| 1970 | 136 |
| 1971 | 153 |
| 1972 | 104 |
| 1973 | 118 |
| 1974 | 143 |
| 1975 | 131 |
| 1976 | 123 |
| 1977 | 116 |
| 1978 | 124 |
| 1979 | 109 |
| 1980 | 89 |
| 1981 | 92 |
| 1982 | 96 |
| 1983 | 81 |
| 1984 | 84 |
| 1985 | 75 |
| 1986 | 64 |
| 1987 | 64 |
| 1988 | 65 |
| 1989 | 45 |
| 1990 | 65 |
| 1991 | 47 |
| 1992 | 47 |
| 1993 | 48 |
| 1994 | 41 |
| 1995 | 55 |
| 1996 | 38 |
| 1997 | 56 |
| 1998 | 40 |
| 1999 | 41 |
| 2000 | 47 |
| 2001 | 34 |
| 2002 | 35 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 33 |
| 2006 | 36 |
| 2007 | 35 |
| 2008 | 33 |
| 2009 | 30 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 39 |
| 2013 | 27 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 35 |
| 2016 | 32 |
| 2017 | 33 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 |
Where
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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\") = 2018
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PA' 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") = 2018 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' 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 ERA19LA061Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210 · Myerstown, PAA total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB ERA19LA063Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportLancair LC41 · Moscow, PAA total loss of engine power and catastrophic engine failure due to the failure of the left turbocharger, which resulted in oil loss and oil starvation. Contributing to the accident was the failure of maintenance personnel to overhaul the turbocharger in…NTSB ERA19LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 35 · State College, PAThe pilot's mismanagement of the available fuel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.NTSB GAA19CA082Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Waynesburg, PAThe student pilot's improper decision to maneuver the airplane through an area of construction and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a concrete pole barrier while taxiing.NTSB GAA19CA022Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA 18-135 · Cherry Ridge, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.NTSB GAA19CA051Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRIchard Silva Seawind · Pocono Summit, PAThe pilot's improper decision to attempt to take off from a lake in high crosswind conditions, which resulted in the right wing lifting, the left wing impacting the water, and the airplane bouncing and then impacting the water hard.NTSB GAA19CA015Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTitan Titan Tornado 912 · Corry, PAThe pilot’s improper preflight fuel planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA18TA266Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 172 · Somerset, PAThe pilot's decision to land with insufficient runway remaining to stop, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB ERA18LA242Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportStinson 108 · Indiana, PAA total loss of engine power as a result of debris contamination of the fuel, which resulted in fuel starvation.NTSB ERA18LA243Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA12 · Cochranton, PAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB GAA18CA540Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportYakovlev YAK 52 · East Stroudsburg, PAThe pilot's failure to extend the landing gear during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with terrain.NTSB DCA18CA272Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · Philadelphia, PAThe ground service employee's inadvertent fall near the nose wheel during pushback.NTSB GAA18CA506Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 369 · Ridgeway, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial observation flight.NTSB DCA18IA265Incident · No injuriesClass 3 · IncidentFinal reportGulfstream G IV · Philadelphia, PAThe flight crew’s misalignment of the airplane with a taxiway instead of the assigned runway, resulting in a low-altitude go-around late in the final approach and reduced separation with the airplanes on the taxiway.NTSB DCA18CA266Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 757 · Philadelphia, PAThe captain's improper control of the airplane during the landing flare.NTSB GAA18CA456Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Pottsville, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA18LA192Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer 269D · Stewartstown, PAThe pilot's inability to maintain yaw control while transitioning to an out of ground effect hover due to a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.NTSB GAA18CA498Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Beaver Falls, PAThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.NTSB ERA18LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVans RV4 · Butler, PAThe pilot's improper decision to fly the airplane with a known engine problem and his improper modification of the engine control unit fuel delivery software, which led to the engine running too lean and resulted in a total loss of engine power during climb.NTSB GAA18CA278Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Zelienople, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA18CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBerger Bernard M Pulsar Series III · Palmyra, PAThe pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate approach speed, which resulted in a bounced landing and a runway overrun.NTSB GAA18CA231Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 162 · York, PAThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a nose landing gear collapse.NTSB CEN18FA144Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Williamsburg, PAThe pilot's failure to obtain an updated weather briefing before the flight and his subsequent loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in instrument meteorological conditions during a diversion to an alternate airport after…NTSB DCA18MA142Accident · 1 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBoeing 737 7H4 · Philadelphia, PAA low-cycle fatigue crack in the dovetail of fan blade No. 13, which resulted in the fan blade separating in flight and impacting the engine fan case at a location that was critical to the structural integrity and performance of the fan cowl structure. This…NTSB ERA18FA122Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMD Helicopter 600 · Smethport, PAThe helicopter pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance during power line construction work, which resulted in the helicopter's main rotor striking and becoming entangled with a wire and a subsequent dynamic rollover and collision with terrain.…NTSB GAA18CA175Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Beaver Falls, PAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA18LA072Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna P210N · Farmington, PAA total loss of engine power due to fatigue failure of the crankshaft drive gear teeth.NTSB GAA18CA116Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech B19 · Meadville, PAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.