NTSB investigations, 2019, 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\") = 2019
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") = 2019 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 DCA20CA040Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportEmbraer EMB145 · Philadelphia, PAAn inadvertent encounter with convective turbulence.NTSB GAA20CA090Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8 · Brogue, PAThe pilot's failure to see and avoid wires during approach to landing.NTSB GAA20CA089Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · DuBois, PAThe pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power, and his subsequent improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's improper preflight…NTSB GAA20CA060Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R22 · Smoketown, PAThe student pilot's improper cyclic input while hovering and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.NTSB GAA20CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCub Crafters CC11 · Palmyra, PAThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain lateral control during a go-around, which resulted in impact with a tree.NTSB GAA20CA079Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA28 · Quakertown, PAThe student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a drainage culvert.NTSB ERA20FA013Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportSportine Aviacija LAK17B · Tamaqua, PAThe pilot's exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack while climbing in thermal lift, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.NTSB GAA20CA009Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Waynesburg, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to his foot slipping off the right pedal and becoming stuck between the pedal and fuselage frame, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.NTSB ERA20LA011Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA46 · Harrisburg, PAA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined following a successful engine run.NTSB ERA20LA052Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech 55 · Grove City, PAThe pilot’s mismanagement of the airplane’s available fuel, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power to the left engine, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while on final approach to the runway.NTSB ERA19LA285Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEnstrom F28 · Bloomsburg, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain proper forward airspeed and power during final approach, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness and impact with terrain.NTSB ERA19FA275Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportVans RV 8 · Stroudsburg, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.NTSB GAA19CA514Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHughes 269A · Shamokin, PAThe pilot's improper landing flare during an autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination revealed no evidence of any…NTSB ERA19LA252Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA 31P · East Brady, PAA total loss of left engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB ERA19LA245Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer 269C · Allentown, PAInadequate maintenance of the helicopter’s magnetos, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a failure of the left magneto and malfunction of the right magneto.NTSB ERA19FA243Accident · 2 fatalClass 2 · FieldFinal reportPoberezny Acro Sport II · Jersey Shore, PAThe pilot's decision to conduct low altitude aerobatic maneuvers which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.NTSB GAA19CA491Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportConsolidated Vultee BT13 · Franklin, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and the left main landing gear collapsing.NTSB ERA19FA240Accident · 3 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportBeech F33 · Hatboro, PAThe pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the departure climb after entering instrument meteorological conditions.NTSB ERA19LA224Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportZenith CH601 · Carlisle, PAWater contamination of the fuel system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which failed to remove all the water from the airplane's fuel system.NTSB CEN19LA202Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAeronca L16A · Zelienople, PAA total loss of engine power due to obstruction of the carburetor air intake by a piece of the air filter gasket that had become detached.NTSB GAA19CA435Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA34 · State College, PAThe pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing and landing gear collapse.NTSB GAA19CA361Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportQuicksilver Aircraft Northeast Sport · Ledgedale, PAThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper in-flight fuel management, which resulted in the precautionary landing on unsuitable terrain.NTSB DCA19CA168Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportBoeing 737-8H4 · Pittsburgh, PAa provisioning truck that impacted the airplane resulting in substantial damage.NTSB GAA19CA292Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStearman B75N1 · Bradford, PAThe passenger’s inadvertent brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA266Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRyan John Steffey Subsonex · Latrobe, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain pitch control while attempting to secure the canopy, which opened shortly after takeoff and resulted in the airplane impacting the ground and the main landing gear collapsing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…NTSB ERA19FA161Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 172 · Tyrone, PAThe pilot’s continued visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in controlled flight into trees and terrain.NTSB ERA19CA148Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 152 · Lancaster, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway marker.NTSB GAA19CA234Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna T310 · Philadelphia, PAThe pilot’s and flight instructor's failure to verify that the landing gear were extended, which resulted in a gear-up landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadvertent pulling of the landing gear motor circuit, which prevented the…NTSB ERA19LA123Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech A100 · Latrobe, PAA landing gear collapse due to the separation of the actuator pinion bearing support from the actuator, which resulted in the failure of the actuator shaft.NTSB ERA19LA085Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA24 · Wilkes-Barre, PAThe pilot/mechanic's improper installation and securing of the mixture control cable, which led to a simultaneous loss of total engine power and failure of the nose landing gear to fully extend when the cable caught on the nose landing gear assembly.