# NTSB investigations, 1978, DE

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB IAD79FHD05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FHD05.md): Cessna 150 · Rehobeth, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1978 · N5440Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FHD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FHD25.md): Cessna 177 · Broadkil Beach, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1978 · N3471T · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FHD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FHD24.md): Beech V35B · Cheswold, DE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 17, 1978 · N444KM · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78FHD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FHD22.md): Bellanca 7ECA · Selbyville, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 15, 1978 · N88388 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD78IA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA091.md): Lockheed L-382G · Dover, DE · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1978 · N23ST · Minor damage
- [NTSB IAD78FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA051.md): Piper PA-28 · Wilmington, DE · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Mar 18, 1978 · N55645 · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA032.md): Beech C45H · New Castle, DE · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 17, 1978 · N9801Z · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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") = 1978
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'DE' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?state=DE&year=1978

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