NTSB investigations, 2026, PR
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 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 32 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1968 | 18 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 15 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PR' 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PR' 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 ERA26LA223Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportCessna T210 · Loíza, PROn May 30, 2026, about 0744 Atlantic standard time, a Cessna T210, N210PL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Loiza, Puerto Rico. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB ERA26LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportIcon A5 · Levittown, PRAn oil line separation at a barbed fitting in an experimental airplane, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to oil starvation.NTSB ERA26LA137Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPilatus Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 · Isla de Culebra, PROn February 22, 2026, at 0915 Atlantic standard time, a Pilatus Brittan-Norman Limited, BN-2B-27 Islander, N865VL, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Benjamin Rivera Noriega Airport (CPX), Isla de Culebra, Puerto Rico. The…