Fatal NTSB investigations, 2002, IL
180,658 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,636 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 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 11 |
| 1966 | 21 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1968 | 15 |
| 1969 | 10 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1971 | 14 |
| 1972 | 19 |
| 1973 | 20 |
| 1974 | 16 |
| 1975 | 26 |
| 1976 | 27 |
| 1977 | 20 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1979 | 25 |
| 1980 | 14 |
| 1981 | 21 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 16 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 12 |
| 1986 | 12 |
| 1987 | 15 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 9 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 |
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\") = 2002
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
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") = 2002 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' 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 CHI03FA041Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 208B · Rockford, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings, high winds, crosswind, and wind shear conditions that existed.NTSB CHI02LA232Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBell 412 · Rantoul, ILThe congested takeoff and landing area and the low altitude flight maneuver performed by the pilot.NTSB CHI02FA199Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E-90 · Bloomington, ILThe cause of the accident is undetermined.NTSB CHI02LA166Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJacobs Rutan Vari Viggen · Urbana, ILThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Additional factors included the partial loss of engine power due to an excessively rich mixture as a result of a bad accelerator pump housing seal, and the pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane.