Major NTSB investigations
180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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, newest first
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.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c.\"investigationClass\" = 'Class 1' OR c.\"caseType\" = 'Major - Launch') 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.board_report_url IS NOT NULL OR c."investigationClass" = 'Class 1' OR c."caseType" = 'Major - Launch') 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 MIA73AM087Accident · 7 fatalClosedGates Lear 24 · Atlanta, GANTSB DCA73AZ005Accident · 99 fatalClosedLockheed 1011 · Miami, FLNTSB OAK73AP008Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCanadair Mark 5 · Sacramento, CANTSB NYC73AN026Accident · 3 fatalClosedAero Comdr 690 · Wellsburg, WVNTSB CHI72AC099Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Windsor, CanadaNTSB DEN72AD055Accident · 9 fatalClosedBeech 65-B80 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN72ID048Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Tucson, AZNTSB NYC72IN136Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing 720B · Front Royal, VANTSB DCA72AZ009Accident · 16 fatalClosedFairchild FH227B · Albany, NYNTSB SEA72AS033Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech 65-B80 · Fairfield, IDNTSB FTW72AF044Accident · 9 fatalClosedGates Lear 25 · Victoria, TXNTSB LAX72AL043Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Lake Charles, LANTSB MIA72IM055Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Atlanta, GANTSB NYC72AN074Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 206 · Raleigh, NCNTSB DCA72AZ004Accident · 16 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Peoria, ILNTSB DCA72AZ003Accident · 111 fatalClosedBoeing 727 · Juneau, AKNTSB NYC71IN125Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC9-31 · Marthas Vnyd, MANTSB OAK71IP052Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Phillipsburg, PANTSB DCA71A0010Accident · 50 fatalClosedDouglas DC-9 · Duarte, CANTSB DCA71I0004Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing B747 · Honolulu, HINTSB LAX71AL066Accident · 12 fatalClosedDehavilland 104-7X · Coolidge, AZNTSB DCA71AZ009Accident · 5 fatalClosedBoeing 720 · Ontario, CANTSB MIA71AM071Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC9-15 · Gulfport, MSNTSB NYC71AN078Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Edison, NJNTSB DCA71AZ012Accident · 47 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Anchorage, AKNTSB DCA71AZ005Accident · 75 fatalClosedDouglas DC-9 · Huntington, WVNTSB NYC71AN054Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Nantucket, MANTSB DCA71IZ002Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · San Francisco, CANTSB DCA71IZ001Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · St.Jean, CanadaNTSB DCA71AZ002Accident · 4 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Naha Ab, JANTSB NYC71AN009Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Philadelphia, PANTSB IAD71AI002Accident · 2 fatalClosedShort Bros SC7-3 · Washington, DCNTSB MIA70AM093Accident · 1 fatalClosedMartin 404 · Atlanta, GANTSB DCA70AZ007Accident · 23 fatalClosedDouglas DC-9 · St.Croix, VINTSB NYC70AN086Accident · 5 fatalClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Waterford, CTNTSB FTW70AF046Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Harlingen, TXNTSB SEA70I0024Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Renton, WANTSB CHI70A0027Accident · 7 fatalClosedLear Jet 23A · Racine, WINTSB IAD70A0028Accident · 3 fatalClosedAero Comdr 1121 · Rural Retreat, VANTSB OAK70A0028Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Stockton, CANTSB DCA70A0004Accident · 83 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Fairland, INNTSB DCA70A0003Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · St Thomas, VINTSB DCA70A0001Accident · 14 fatalClosedBeech B99 · Monroe, GANTSB SEA69A0062Accident · 3 fatalClosedConvair 880 · Moses Lake, WANTSB DCA70A0002Accident · 4 fatalClosedDouglas C-54D · Miami, FLNTSB LAX69A0058Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 310N · Upland, CANTSB DCA69A0015Accident · 16 fatalClosedDouglas DC3A · New Orleans, LANTSB MIA69A0051Accident · 19 fatalClosedDehavilland DH1142 · San Juan, PRNTSB DCA69A0013Accident · 38 fatalClosedBoeing 727 · Los Angeles, CANTSB DCA69A0010Accident · 27 fatalClosedConvair 580 · Chicago, IL