NTSB investigations, 2007, TN
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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 | 2 |
| 1964 | 74 |
| 1965 | 56 |
| 1966 | 58 |
| 1967 | 58 |
| 1968 | 51 |
| 1969 | 57 |
| 1970 | 56 |
| 1971 | 58 |
| 1972 | 56 |
| 1973 | 62 |
| 1974 | 39 |
| 1975 | 56 |
| 1976 | 53 |
| 1977 | 43 |
| 1978 | 40 |
| 1979 | 38 |
| 1980 | 41 |
| 1981 | 43 |
| 1982 | 28 |
| 1983 | 41 |
| 1984 | 35 |
| 1985 | 34 |
| 1986 | 36 |
| 1987 | 37 |
| 1988 | 36 |
| 1989 | 26 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1991 | 26 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 38 |
| 1996 | 33 |
| 1997 | 34 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 25 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 35 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 22 |
| 2006 | 19 |
| 2007 | 23 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 25 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 29 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 24 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 | 15 |
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\") = 2007
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'TN' 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") = 2007 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TN' 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 MIA08CA018Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · McKinnon, TNThe pilot's failure to perform a go around.NTSB NYC08CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Murfreesboro, TNThe flight instructor's inadequate remedial action and failure to maintain runway alignment.NTSB NYC08LA028Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBell 407 · Morristown, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the idling main rotor blade. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to comply with the manufacturer's procedure for securing the helicopter.NTSB NYC08FA026Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 · Jamestown, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a known wire hazard during takeoff.NTSB ANC08CA017Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Nashville, TNA propwash encounter during taxi from a four-engine airplane that overturned the pilot's single-engine airplane when he elected to taxi across the larger airplane's propwash.NTSB OPS08IA001Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna C 525 · Memphis, TNThe probable cause of this incident was the pilot's inadvertent departure from a taxiway instead of a runway.NTSB NYC08CA002Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Fairview, TNA loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB NYC07LA243Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFokker VI · Morristown, TNA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during approach.NTSB NYC07CA236Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRobinson R44 II · Nashville, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the helicopter.NTSB ATL07LA129Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportKolb MK II · Sweetwater, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during climb.NTSB ATL07LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B90 · Chattanooga, TNThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion during the landing approach.NTSB MIA07FA137Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A36 · Elizabethton, TNThe poor in-flight planning by the pilot-in-command for flying towards rising terrain with inadequate clearance.NTSB NYC07LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Sevierville, TNThe pilot misjudged his speed and distance resulting in an overrun. Contributing to the accident was the wet turf runway and the lack of any information in the pilot operating handbook regarding landing distance on a wet turf runway.NTSB NYC07CA198Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChristen Industries Pitts S-2B · Springfield, TNThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing.NTSB NYC07LA134Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRaytheon A36 · Gallatin, TNThe pilot’s mismanagement of fuel which led to fuel starvation and loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to utilize the proper engine restart procedures, and the hard landing.NTSB NYC07CA122Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHanson Gerald Hanson Bucker 131E · Memphis, TNThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout that resulted in a collision with a lighting structure in the grass while landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's intentional landing in the runway safety area.NTSB MIA07CA094Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportRotor Flight Dynamics Dominator · Mountain City, TNThe pilot's decision to attempt operation of the airplane with a known physical impairment (loss of leg control) which resulted in his loss of aircraft control during takeoff and the airplane nosing over.NTSB ATL07CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBell 206-B · Sevierville, TNThe pilot's improper use of the flight controls while at a hover that resulted in the tail colliding with the ground, a subsequent hard landing, and collapse of the skids.NTSB ATL07CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna C-150H · Dyersburg, TNThe student's pilot's misjudged distance/altitude that led to an undershoot and a failure to attain the proper touchdown point.NTSB ATL07LA067Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA28-181 · New Tazewell, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight from visual meteorological conditions into instrument meteorological conditions, and a low cloud ceiling.NTSB ATL07CA053Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChampion 7ECA · Oliver Springs, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance, resulting in an in-flight collision with an airport sign.NTSB ATL07CA051Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-502B · Collinwood, TNThe pilots improper inflight planning which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ATL07CA050Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172K · Paris, TNThe pilot's improper fuel management resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.