NTSB investigations, 2026
180,582 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,566 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 | 72 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 78 |
| 1964 | 5,253 |
| 1965 | 5,377 |
| 1966 | 5,912 |
| 1967 | 6,339 |
| 1968 | 5,199 |
| 1969 | 5,027 |
| 1970 | 4,915 |
| 1971 | 4,825 |
| 1972 | 4,430 |
| 1973 | 4,398 |
| 1974 | 4,565 |
| 1975 | 4,403 |
| 1976 | 4,314 |
| 1977 | 4,412 |
| 1978 | 4,624 |
| 1979 | 4,165 |
| 1980 | 3,921 |
| 1981 | 3,836 |
| 1982 | 3,545 |
| 1983 | 3,514 |
| 1984 | 3,405 |
| 1985 | 3,055 |
| 1986 | 2,831 |
| 1987 | 2,774 |
| 1988 | 2,685 |
| 1989 | 2,502 |
| 1990 | 2,479 |
| 1991 | 2,419 |
| 1992 | 2,328 |
| 1993 | 2,283 |
| 1994 | 2,229 |
| 1995 | 2,281 |
| 1996 | 2,150 |
| 1997 | 2,121 |
| 1998 | 2,195 |
| 1999 | 2,175 |
| 2000 | 2,183 |
| 2001 | 2,031 |
| 2002 | 2,000 |
| 2003 | 2,062 |
| 2004 | 1,930 |
| 2005 | 2,001 |
| 2006 | 1,826 |
| 2007 | 1,984 |
| 2008 | 1,882 |
| 2009 | 1,783 |
| 2010 | 1,786 |
| 2011 | 1,848 |
| 2012 | 1,834 |
| 2013 | 1,561 |
| 2014 | 1,534 |
| 2015 | 1,581 |
| 2016 | 1,662 |
| 2017 | 1,635 |
| 2018 | 1,687 |
| 2019 | 1,626 |
| 2020 | 1,396 |
| 2021 | 1,645 |
| 2022 | 1,700 |
| 2023 | 1,678 |
| 2024 | 1,693 |
| 2025 | 1,655 |
| 2026 | 1,342 |
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 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 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 CEN27LA029Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openPiper PA-28 · Claremore, OKNTSB WPR27LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openHonda HA-420 · Alpine, WYNTSB 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 injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openCessna 182A · Galveston, TXNTSB CEN27LA024AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openEurocopter Deutschland EC 135 P2 · St. Louis, MONTSB CEN27LA022Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openConsolidated Aeronautics Lake LA-4-200 · Springfield, MONTSB 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 · LimitedInvestigation openMaule M-7-260 · Sea Ranch, CANTSB 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 GAA27WA015Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignVans RV7 · Sao Paulo, BrazilNTSB GAA27WA013Accident · 2 fatalClass 5 · ForeignPiper PA38 · Dryman, United KingdomNTSB ERA27LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openTextron 172S · Jacksonville, FLNTSB DCA27WA018Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignBoeing 767 · Chalhuanca, PeruNTSB ERA27LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedInvestigation openHughes 269C · Gastonia, NCNTSB ERA27LA008Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationInvestigation openZielke Ronald W Zenith 750 · Marysville, OHNTSB CEN27FA016Accident · 5 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openPiper PA 46-350P · Reedsburg, WINTSB GAA27WA014Accident · Serious injuriesClass 5 · ForeignChampion 7GCAA · Pattaya, ThailandNTSB GAA27WA011IncidentForeign investigationBeech 58 · San Bernardina, UruguayNTSB 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 3 · 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 · FieldInvestigation openPiper PA-18-150 · Aeneas, WANTSB GAA27WA010Occurrence · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna T210 · Calafquen, ChileNTSB GAA27WA008Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationCessna 182 · Zabaykalsky Krai, RussiaNTSB 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 GAA27WA016Accident · 3 fatalForeign investigationBeech 300 · Santana Do Paraiso, BrazilNTSB GAA27WA007AccidentClass 5 · ForeignSteen Skybolt · Ontario, CanadaNTSB DCA27WA009Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320-214 · Kingston, JamaicaNTSB CEN27LA011Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openFlight Design Ctls · Yankton, SDNTSB GAA27WA012Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-25 · Villavicencio, ColombiaNTSB CEN27LA010Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openMooney M20F · Anderson, INNTSB CEN27LA008Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openCessna 175A · Hastings, MINTSB WPR27FA012Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldInvestigation openGugger David RV-7A · Petaluma, CANTSB GAA27WA005Accident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignCessna R172 · Tarija, BoliviaNTSB ERA27LA007AccidentLimited investigationInvestigation openPiper PA-32-260 · Whiteville, NCNTSB DCA27WA012Incident · No injuriesClass 5 · ForeignAirbus A320 · Townsville, Australia