Major NTSB investigations, 1981
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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\") = 1981
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") = 1981 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 DCA82AA007Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Durango, CONTSB DCA82AA001Accident · 3 fatalClosedLearjet 24 · Felt, OKNTSB DCA81AA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · E.Rutherford, NJNTSB DCA81AA027Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed L-1011 · Colts Neck, NJNTSB DCA81AA026Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas DC-10 · N Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB DCA81AA017Accident · 3 fatalClosedExcalibur 65-A80 · Madisonville, TXNTSB DCA81AA015Accident · 15 fatalClosedHandly Page HP-137 · Loveland, CONTSB DCA81AA013Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Jamaica, NYNTSB DCA81AA008Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Leesburg, VANTSB DCA81AA007Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 500 · Bluefield, WVNTSB DCA81AA006Accident · 7 fatalClosedBeech 99A · Spokane, WA