Fatal NTSB investigations, 2012, ND
180,598 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,578 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 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 6 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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\") = 2012
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ND' 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") = 2012 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' 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 CEN12LA615Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGoodyear F2G · Valley City, NDThe pilot’s decision to initiate the aerobatic maneuver at an altitude that did not allow for full recovery of the airplane before ground impact.NTSB CEN12LA336Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 8GCBC · Zahl, NDThe non-certificated pilot's improper preflight planning, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and his failure to maintain airplane control after a total loss of engine power.