Major NTSB investigations, 1972
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
| 1968 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 13 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1971 | 12 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 11 |
| 1980 | 9 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 19 |
| 1984 | 25 |
| 1985 | 31 |
| 1986 | 48 |
| 1987 | 30 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1989 | 24 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 11 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 16 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 17 |
| 2005 | 18 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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\") = 1972
AND (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 year(c."eventDate") = 1972 AND (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 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, LA