NTSB investigations, 2005, VA
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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 75 |
| 1965 | 76 |
| 1966 | 91 |
| 1967 | 75 |
| 1968 | 90 |
| 1969 | 87 |
| 1970 | 74 |
| 1971 | 53 |
| 1972 | 60 |
| 1973 | 56 |
| 1974 | 61 |
| 1975 | 53 |
| 1976 | 59 |
| 1977 | 60 |
| 1978 | 64 |
| 1979 | 65 |
| 1980 | 63 |
| 1981 | 42 |
| 1982 | 38 |
| 1983 | 52 |
| 1984 | 53 |
| 1985 | 44 |
| 1986 | 42 |
| 1987 | 35 |
| 1988 | 43 |
| 1989 | 36 |
| 1990 | 34 |
| 1991 | 33 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1993 | 32 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 30 |
| 1996 | 26 |
| 1997 | 26 |
| 1998 | 30 |
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 39 |
| 2001 | 42 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 31 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 32 |
| 2007 | 36 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 30 |
| 2012 | 24 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 25 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 27 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 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\") = 2005
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'VA' 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") = 2005 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'VA' 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 NYC06FA029Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Leesburg, VAThe flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with trees and terrain.NTSB NYC06LA024Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLo-N-Slo Airsports Maxair Drifter XP-50 · Cobbs Creek, VAFailure of the ignition system, which resulted in a loss of engine power.NTSB NYC06LA002Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEmbraer 170 · Dulles, VAThe flight crew's excessive maneuver in response to a traffic alert during the landing approach.NTSB IAD05CA148Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSchweizer SGS-2-33A · Windsor, VAThe solo student pilot's loss of control during landing.NTSB IAD05LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22-150 · Chatham, VAThe pilot's failure to ensure that the fuel selector valve was properly engaged, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB IAD05CA104Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Charlottesville, VAThe student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB NYC05CA107Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172L · Tangier, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB NYC05LA096Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHall Maxair Drifter · Gloucester, VAThe in-flight separation of the empennage, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB NYC05IA093Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportSaab-Scania 340A · Dulles, VAFailure of the right main landing gear to extend and lock for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during touchdown.NTSB NYC05LA084Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415C · Saluda, VAA loss of engine power due to an unsecured mixture control cable, which was not properly secured by maintenance personnel during a recent annual inspection. Also causal was the airplane owner's continued operation of the airplane with known deficiencies.NTSB IAD05LA063Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 65-TAC · Harrisonburg, VAA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent impact with the ground.NTSB NYC05CA079Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBoeing B75N1 · Culpeper, VAThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB IAD05TA058Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHughes 369FF · Quantico, VAThe flight crew's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from a building, which resulted in contact with the building, dynamic rollover, and collision with terrain.NTSB IAD05CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDiamond Aircraft Industries DA40 · Leesburg, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilots lack of experience, and the uphill terrain.NTSB IAD05LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Port Royal, VAA loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion.