NTSB investigations, 2022, WI
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
| 1964 | 70 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 75 |
| 1966 | 88 |
| 1967 | 99 |
| 1968 | 81 |
| 1969 | 93 |
| 1970 | 87 |
| 1971 | 65 |
| 1972 | 74 |
| 1973 | 77 |
| 1974 | 81 |
| 1975 | 69 |
| 1976 | 55 |
| 1977 | 75 |
| 1978 | 90 |
| 1979 | 89 |
| 1980 | 62 |
| 1981 | 69 |
| 1982 | 54 |
| 1983 | 60 |
| 1984 | 64 |
| 1985 | 59 |
| 1986 | 55 |
| 1987 | 48 |
| 1988 | 47 |
| 1989 | 56 |
| 1990 | 47 |
| 1991 | 46 |
| 1992 | 39 |
| 1993 | 55 |
| 1994 | 41 |
| 1995 | 41 |
| 1996 | 35 |
| 1997 | 33 |
| 1998 | 44 |
| 1999 | 44 |
| 2000 | 34 |
| 2001 | 46 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 32 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2005 | 38 |
| 2006 | 21 |
| 2007 | 32 |
| 2008 | 40 |
| 2009 | 23 |
| 2010 | 26 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 26 |
| 2019 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2026 | 20 |
Where
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\") = 2022
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WI' 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") = 2022 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WI' 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 CEN23LA037Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportFairchild SA227-AT · Pewaukee, WIThe flight crew’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and their exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the instrument approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was an undetermined anomaly in the…NTSB CEN22LA441Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Shell Lake, WIA collision with a deer during landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.NTSB ERA22FA399Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportConway Philip J Glasair Super II SFT · Bay City, WIThe continuation of a poorly-flown, unstabilized approach and the flight instructor’s failure to direct a discontinuance of that approach, resulting in a collision with terrain during turn to final.NTSB CEN22LA353Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSonex Sonex · River Falls, WIThe pilot’s improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN22LA346Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMeschler Gary R RV-4 · Oshkosh, WIThe failure of the pilot of N694V (RV-8) to maintain clearance from the preceding airplane, N79KM (RV-4), while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision.NTSB CEN22LA440Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech C23 · Merrill, WIThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate roll control during takeoff with a quartering tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna T310R · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s loss of control while landing.NTSB CEN22LA332Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna L-19E · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.NTSB CEN22LA338Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaco Classic YMF-5C · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a tailwind.NTSB CEN22LA337Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 180J · Oshkosh, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusty crosswind.NTSB CEN22LA334Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportVan's RV-10 · Beaver Dam, WIThe improperly secured spark plug boot that resulted in smoke in the cockpit and a subsequent off-airport landing.NTSB CEN22LA305Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBell 206B · East Troy, WIThe pilot’s improper fuel management that resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.NTSB CEN22LA302Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPitts S1 · Sturgeon Bay, WIThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and the pilot’s lack of flight control system knowledge.NTSB CEN22LA258Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportEurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2+ · Waukesha, WIThe separation and subsequent ingestion of the fenestron fairing cover into the fenestron blades for undetermined reasons.NTSB CEN22LA221Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCameron Balloons Z-90 · Burlington, WIThe pilot’s selection of an inappropriate landing location and his failure to avoid an oncoming freight train, which resulted in the train colliding with and dragging the balloon.NTSB CEN22LA220Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman American Avn. AA-1B · River Falls, WIThe student pilot’s and flight instructor’s inadequate preflight fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CEN22FA214Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportCessna 152 · Wauwatosa, WIThe student pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a stall from which the student pilot could not recover.NTSB CEN22LA188Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBeech B-99 · Milwaukee, WIA right main landing gear collapse due to fatigue failure of the landing gear drag leg support fitting.NTSB CEN22LA182Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPiper-Harris J3C-65 · Hartford, WIThe flight instructor lost control of the airplane while taxiing in gusty wind conditions.NTSB CEN22LA141Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 150M · Brodhead, WIA loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 1 cylinder’s rocker shaft bosses, which resulted in a forced landing into uneven terrain.NTSB CEN22LA112Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVans RV4 · Hortonville, WIThe loss of direction control while maneuvering off the plowed surface to avoid a collision with a vehicle.NTSB CEN22LA103Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 120 · Sturtevant, WIThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN22LA092Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172L · Minocqua, WIThe pilot’s loss of control during landing when the airplane encountered ice and snow on the runway.