Fatal NTSB investigations, 1978
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 | 11 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 13 |
| 1964 | 539 |
| 1965 | 560 |
| 1966 | 581 |
| 1967 | 625 |
| 1968 | 718 |
| 1969 | 655 |
| 1970 | 643 |
| 1971 | 664 |
| 1972 | 697 |
| 1973 | 731 |
| 1974 | 727 |
| 1975 | 692 |
| 1976 | 707 |
| 1977 | 713 |
| 1978 | 800 |
| 1979 | 691 |
| 1980 | 672 |
| 1981 | 705 |
| 1982 | 638 |
| 1983 | 651 |
| 1984 | 617 |
| 1985 | 555 |
| 1986 | 507 |
| 1987 | 496 |
| 1988 | 502 |
| 1989 | 484 |
| 1990 | 499 |
| 1991 | 482 |
| 1992 | 494 |
| 1993 | 437 |
| 1994 | 445 |
| 1995 | 456 |
| 1996 | 421 |
| 1997 | 402 |
| 1998 | 422 |
| 1999 | 404 |
| 2000 | 443 |
| 2001 | 412 |
| 2002 | 417 |
| 2003 | 440 |
| 2004 | 418 |
| 2005 | 428 |
| 2006 | 408 |
| 2007 | 387 |
| 2008 | 373 |
| 2009 | 359 |
| 2010 | 363 |
| 2011 | 398 |
| 2012 | 389 |
| 2013 | 344 |
| 2014 | 360 |
| 2015 | 365 |
| 2016 | 341 |
| 2017 | 338 |
| 2018 | 361 |
| 2019 | 381 |
| 2020 | 294 |
| 2021 | 321 |
| 2022 | 330 |
| 2023 | 295 |
| 2024 | 292 |
| 2025 | 275 |
| 2026 | 242 |
Where
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1978
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") = 1978 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 MIA79FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Lafayette, GANTSB IAD79FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Charlotte, NCNTSB FTW79FA038Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-90 · Houston, TXNTSB CHI79FA022Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Grissom Afb, INNTSB LAX79FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-55 · Flagstaff, AZNTSB FTW79FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172XP · Abilene, TXNTSB FTW79FA036Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Lewisville, TXNTSB FTW79FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell BH212 · Galveston, TXNTSB FTW79FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680 · Oklahoma City, OKNTSB DCA79AA005Accident · 10 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Portland, ORNTSB LAX79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedHughes 500DH · Mecca, CANTSB DEN79FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna U206 · Ogden, UTNTSB DEN79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Park Valley, UTNTSB MIA79FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E33 · Arcadia, FLNTSB DEN79FTE14Accident · 1 fatalClosedMidget Mustng · Aurora, CONTSB NYC79FA044Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Saranac Lake, NYNTSB LAX79FA019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Sun City, AZNTSB SEA83FA064Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · North Bend, WANTSB OAK79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31 · San Rafael, CANTSB MKC79FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Kennett, MONTSB NYC79FA016Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Panama, NYNTSB ANC79FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 207 · Chevak, AKNTSB LAX79FA022Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Springerville, AZNTSB FTW79FA029Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Ada, OKNTSB MKC79FCJ04Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Oshkosh, NENTSB IAD79FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech B-19 · Greensboro, NCNTSB FTW79FA028Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Austin, TXNTSB FTW79FA026Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech C-45G · Bordelonville, LANTSB FTW79DA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Husser, LANTSB CHI79FA021Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Morton, ILNTSB MKC79FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Virginia, NENTSB MIA79FKJ15Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1 · Panama City, FLNTSB FTW79FA032Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 140A · Ferndale, ARNTSB FTW79FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeechcraft N35 · Sinton, TXNTSB DEN79FTC05Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Rawlings, WYNTSB IAD79FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Blountville, TNNTSB CHI79FEE17Accident · 1 fatalClosedHawker TMK20 · Waukegan, ILNTSB MKC79FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedBrantly B-2B · Sloan, IANTSB LAX79FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Irvine, CANTSB FTW79FA024Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Texarkana, ARNTSB FTW79FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Baytown, TXNTSB MIA79FA030Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Port Mayaca, FLNTSB IAD79FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Wade, NCNTSB SEA79FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150K · Astoria, ORNTSB NYC79FA015Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech C55 · Enfield, CTNTSB FTW79FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hempstead, TXNTSB MIA79FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Union, SCNTSB MIA79FA027Accident · 3 fatalClosedDouglas DC3 · Lorida, FLNTSB LAX79FA016Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172G · Cuyamaca, CANTSB IAD79FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Bolivar, TN