Fatal NTSB investigations, Pacific Ocean
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
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
Latest cases
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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PO' 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PO' 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 WPR15LA242Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBartels Lancair · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)The pilot's incapacitation for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered from the ocean.NTSB WPR10LA464Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHughes OH-6A · Majuro (Pacific Ocean)A loss of helicopter control for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX81FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 369HS · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB LAX80DJA03Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-45H · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB LAX79IA092Incident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing 747 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB OAK79DAMS7Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Honolulu (Pacific Ocean)NTSB OAK77DVD12Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB OAK76AP043Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech H18 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB LAX73AL051Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB NYC72AN096Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Off Fire Isle (Pacific Ocean)NTSB OAK71AP029Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 207 · No.Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)NTSB DCA69A0012Accident · 15 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Los Angeles (Pacific Ocean)NTSB UNK64X1085Accident · 9 fatalClosedDouglas DC-4 · North Pacific Ocn (Pacific Ocean)NTSB LAX62A0028Accident · 107 fatalClosedLockheed 1049H · Missing Aircraft (Pacific Ocean)