Ongoing NTSB investigations, 2026
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
| 2022 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 65 |
| 2025 | 405 |
| 2026 | 608 |
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\") = 2026
AND c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Ongoing'
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."completionStatus" = 'Ongoing' 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 CEN27LA033AccidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 170B · Englewood, CONTSB ERA27LA022Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openDouglas A Kupersmith Zenith CH650B · Canton, OHNTSB WPR27LA023Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna 120 · Death Valley, CANTSB CEN27LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openAeronca 65CA · Hartford, WINTSB ERA27LA021Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-28-181 · Medford, NJNTSB CEN27LA032AccidentClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openLuscombe 8A · Fredericksburg, TXNTSB WPR27LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openSeawind Seawind · Reno, NVNTSB ERA27LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openAeronca 7AC · Waynesville, OHNTSB CEN27LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPiper PA-28 · Claremore, OKOn October 22, 2026, about 1510 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-160 airplane, N5393W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Claremore, Oklahoma. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The airplane was…NTSB CEN27LA028Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna P206 · Nacogdoches, TXNTSB CEN27LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openRudolph Gary Legacy · Belle Plaine, IANTSB WPR27LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openHonda HA-420 · Alpine, WYNTSB ERA27LA025Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 182Q · Ball Ground, GANTSB DCA27LA019Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 777-222 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB CEN27LA025AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openHowell Mark R RV-8 · Geneseo, ILNTSB ERA27LA017Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openRobinson Helicopter R44 · Kinnelon, NJNTSB CEN27LA023AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna 177B · Bolivar, TXNTSB WPR27LA021Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 182A · Galveston, TXNTSB ERA27LA019Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna A185F · Tavares, FLNTSB ERA27LA015AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna R172K · Jackman, MENTSB CEN27LA024Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openEurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 · Bridgeton, MONTSB CEN27LA022Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Springfield, MOOn October 19, 2026, about 1703 central daylight time, a Consolidated Aeronautics Inc., Lake LA-4-200 airplane, N117RF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Springfield, Missouri. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger received…NTSB CEN27LA021Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper J3C-65 · Boonville, INNTSB CEN27LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 182Q · Gun Barrel City, TXNTSB CEN27LA019Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-28-235 · Cedar Rapids, IANTSB CEN27LA018Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCirrus Design SR22 · Lakeville, MNNTSB WPR27LA020Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportMaule M-7-260 · Sea Ranch, CAOn October 17, 2026, about 1030 Pacific daylight time, a Maule M-7-260, N3217V, was substantially damaged during a runway excursion while landing at The Sea Ranch Airport (CA51), Sea Ranch, California. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB WPR27LA019Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 177A · San Jose, CANTSB DCA27LA013Accident · Serious injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBombardier CL-600-2D24 · St. Louis, MONTSB CEN27LA026Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper J3C-65 · Eagle Harbor, MINTSB ERA27LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openTextron 172S · Jacksonville, FLNTSB ERA27FA010Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openBell 407 · Myakka City, FLNTSB ERA27LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportHughes 269C · Gastonia, NCOn October 15, 2026 at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 269C, N9655F, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Gastonia, North Carolina. The pilot was not injured. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB ERA27LA008Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openZielke Ronald W Zenith 750 · Marysville, OHNTSB CEN27FA016Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openPiper PA 46-350P · Reedsburg, WINTSB ERA27LA020AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna 162 · Fort Lauderdale, FLNTSB CEN27LA017AccidentClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openDonald K Stovall Pietenpol Aircamper · Syracuse, KSNTSB CEN27LA014AccidentClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 210N · Gonzales, LANTSB WPR27LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper PA-30 · Reno, NVNTSB WPR27FA015Accident · 1 fatalClass 4 · FieldInvestigation openBertling Courtney MXL-2 · Newberg, ORNTSB DCA27LA014Occurrence · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openBoeing 777 · Orlando, FLNTSB CEN27LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportPiper PA-28-140 · Abita Springs, LAOn October 12, 2026, at 1540 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N9859W, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Abita Springs, Louisiana. The private pilot was uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…NTSB CEN27LA009Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openSimpson Arthur Monnett Sonerai Iilt · Sextonville, WINTSB WPR27FA014Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportPiper PA-18-150 · Wauconda, WAOn October 10, 2026, about 2014 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N927JS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Wauconda, Washington. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated…NTSB ERA27LA018Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openPiper J3C-65 · Limington, MENTSB CEN27LA012Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Flint, MINTSB WPR27LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 180H · Lewistown, MTNTSB CEN27LA011Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openFlight Design Ctls · Yankton, SDNTSB CEN27LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openMooney M20F · Anderson, INNTSB CEN27LA008Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 175A · Hastings, MI