Fatal NTSB investigations, 1980
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
| 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 | 248 |
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\") = 1980
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") = 1980 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 CHI81FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Elkhart, INNTSB MIA81FA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Lake Wales, FLNTSB CHI81FA014Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech G35 · Harding, WINTSB ANC81DA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680-FL · Gambell, AKNTSB LAX81DA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-44 · Oceanside, CANTSB CHI81FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Ithaca, NYNTSB CHI81DAMS2Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 421B · Muskegon, MINTSB NYC81FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Philadelphia, PANTSB MIA81FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Cross City, FLNTSB ATL81FA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Petersburg, VANTSB LAX81FUM09Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Crest, CANTSB DEN81FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Teton Village, WYNTSB LAX81FA026Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20K · Battle Mt, NVNTSB ATL81FA030Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Aberdeen, MSNTSB DEN81FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310K · Boulder, CONTSB CHI81FEK07Accident · 1 fatalClosedSorrel SNS-2 · Columbus Grove, OHNTSB MIA81FA029Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Venice, FLNTSB SEA81FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Stevenson, WANTSB MIA81FA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedErco 415-C · Lakeland, FLNTSB LAX81FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Sierraville, CANTSB FTW81FA019Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Oklahoma City, OKNTSB LAX81FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedCitabria 7KCAB · Truckee, CANTSB FTW81FA018Accident · 3 fatalClosedAero Cmdr 1121 · Many, LANTSB LAX81FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Missing AircraftNTSB FTW81FA017Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Hagarville, ARNTSB ATL81FA029Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Newport News, VANTSB SEA81FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Rexburg, IDNTSB SEA81FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 685 · Ashland, ORNTSB CHI81FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Kalkaska, MINTSB ATL81FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Valdosta, GANTSB ANC81FA008Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Cold Bay, AKNTSB MIA81FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Tamarac, FLNTSB MIA81FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Fort Myers, FLNTSB ATL81FA026Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20J · New Carrollton, MDNTSB ATL81FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Ft Adams, MSNTSB NYC81FA016Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Jamaica, NYNTSB CHI81FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech E90 · Michigan City, INNTSB MIA81FLD18Accident · 1 fatalClosedKnight Twst 01 · Winter Haven, FLNTSB CHI81FA010Accident · 5 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2 · Ramsey, MNNTSB CHI81FA009Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 210H · Hagerstown, INNTSB LAX81FVA13Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr S2R · Huron, CANTSB SEA81FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Royal City, WANTSB FTW81DA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B3 · Cameron, LANTSB ATL81FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Sunbright, TNNTSB ATL81FA022Accident · 3 fatalClosedSwearigen SA26AT · Albany, KYNTSB ATL81FA021Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna T210N · Tazewell, TNNTSB MIA81FA021Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Oak Hill, FLNTSB LAX81FUQ04Accident · 1 fatalClosedBakeng Double · Rosamond, CANTSB LAX81FA020Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 320C · Marysville, WANTSB CHI81FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Annawan, IL