NTSB investigations, 2017, WY
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 | 47 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 52 |
| 1966 | 50 |
| 1967 | 55 |
| 1968 | 47 |
| 1969 | 53 |
| 1970 | 42 |
| 1971 | 34 |
| 1972 | 38 |
| 1973 | 45 |
| 1974 | 37 |
| 1975 | 42 |
| 1976 | 38 |
| 1977 | 48 |
| 1978 | 45 |
| 1979 | 34 |
| 1980 | 43 |
| 1981 | 40 |
| 1982 | 47 |
| 1983 | 44 |
| 1984 | 32 |
| 1985 | 20 |
| 1986 | 31 |
| 1987 | 16 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 14 |
| 1990 | 18 |
| 1991 | 21 |
| 1992 | 18 |
| 1993 | 24 |
| 1994 | 24 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 16 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 20 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 19 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 17 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 18 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 26 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 13 |
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\") = 2017
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WY' 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") = 2017 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WY' 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 CEN18LA052Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA 28R-200 · Riverton, WYThe pilot's loss of directional control during the rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airport runway configuration, which led to his premature attempt to take off, and the airplane’s inoperative…NTSB CEN18LA032Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T207A · Rock Springs, WYThe pilot's improper in-flight fuel management and reliance on a faulty fuel gauge, which resulted in fuel starvation during approach for landing, and his failure to follow the emergency checklist after losing engine power.NTSB CEN17LA356Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna R182 · Worland, WYThe pilot's decision to operate an airplane with unreliable fuel gauges and the worn fuel cap seal that allowed fuel to siphon from the left wing fuel tank, which ultimately resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB GAA17CA518Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCroft Robert C Kitfox Super Sport · Afton, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain bank control during an attempted go-around.NTSB GAA17CA512Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAviat A 1 · Cody, WYThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB GAA17CA437Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Powell, WYThe student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to relinquish the flight controls, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA17CA400Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRitter John I S D S C · Kemmerer, WYThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN17LA219Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRobinson Helicopter R44 II · Douglas, WYThe pilot's inability to control the helicopter's descent after encountering a sudden wind shift to a tailwind while performing a near maximum gross weight landing at a high density altitude.NTSB GAA17CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBender Joseph KIT Rotoway · Wheatland, WYThe pilot's decision to operate the helicopter in gusting wind and high-density altitude conditions and his positioning of the helicopter such that it resulted in a right quartering tailwind, which resulted in a loss of helicopter control due to a loss of…NTSB GAA17CA192Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCirrus Design SR22 · Laramie, WYThe pilot’s decision to land with a crosswind that exceeded the airplane’s demonstrated capability, which resulted in the airplane banking left and the wing striking the ground.NTSB GAA17CA141Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Wheatland, WYThe flight instructor’s incorrect compensation for the gusting crosswind during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.