Fatal NTSB investigations, 2002, SC
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 6 |
| 1966 | 7 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 4 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 6 |
| 1974 | 8 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 4 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 7 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 5 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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\" = 'SC' 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" = 'SC' 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 MIA03LA019Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportJohn H. Heiring Express · Moncks Corner, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed following a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with water.NTSB ATL03LA016Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportChance Vought F4U-4 · Columbia, SCAn in-flight engine fire for undetermined reasonsNTSB MIA02FA144Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-180 · Cheraw, SCThe misrouting of the fuel lines to the fuel selector, which resulted in the use of a fuel tank with inadequate fuel supply, fuel starvation, and the loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot's inadequate remedial action for conducting an emergency…NTSB ATL02FA150Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Spartanburg, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the takeoff initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent collision with an embankment.NTSB MIA02FA102Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech F33A · Conway, SCThe failure of the pilot to request in-flight weather avoidance assistance and his poor in-flight planning/decision for flying into a Level 5 thunderstorm resulting in an in-flight loss of control, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent in-flight collision with…NTSB ATL02FA101Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportLuscombe LL-8-E · Olar, SCThe in-flight separation of the elevator push-pull control tube that resulted in a loss of flight control and subsequent collision with the ground.NTSB ATL02FA063Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-160 · Laurens, SCThe pilot experienced spatial disorientation, which resulted in a loss of control and the subsequent collision with terrain. Factors were low clouds and dark-night.