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Major NTSB investigations, 2001

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.

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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\") = 2001
    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.

NTSB DCA02MA001Accident · 265 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportAirbus Industrie A300B4-605R · Belle Harbor, NYthe in-flight separation of the vertical stabilizer as a result of the loads beyond ultimate design that were created by the first officer's unnecessary and excessive rudder pedal inputs. Contributing to these rudder pedal inputs were characteristics of the…Nov 12, 2001 · N14053 · DestroyedNTSB DCA02MA003Accident · 10 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportCessna 208 · Dillingham, AKan in-flight loss of control resulting from upper surface ice contamination that the pilot-in-command failed to detect during his preflight inspection of the airplane. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a preflight inspection requirement for CE-208…Oct 10, 2001 · N9530F · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA065Accident · 44 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 757 · Shanksville, PAThe Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided…Sep 11, 2001 · N591UA · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA064Accident · 64 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 757-200 · Arlington, VAThe Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided…Sep 11, 2001 · N644AA · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA063Accident · 65 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-200ER · New York City, NYThe Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided…Sep 11, 2001 · N612UA · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA060Accident · 92 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportBoeing 767-200ER · New York City, NYThe Safety Board did not determine the probable cause and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Safety Board provided…Sep 11, 2001 · N334AA · DestroyedNTSB SEA01MA163Accident · 3 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportKawasaki KV-107-II · Emigrant, MTThe loss of control during cruise/climb flight for undetermined reasons.Aug 31, 2001 · N186CH · DestroyedNTSB LAX01MA272Accident · 6 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportEurocopter AS350-B2 · Meadview, AZThe pilot’s loss of control of the helicopter for undetermined reasons.Aug 10, 2001 · N169PA · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA056Accident · 1 fatalMajor investigationFinal reportde Havilland Dash 8-100 · Washington, DCThe ramp agent's impaired performance due to his hyperthyroidism, which was exacerbated by the heat and was inadequately controlled by medication, and possibly also due to the use of an antianxiety medication.Aug 5, 2001 · N935HA · Minor damageNTSB CHI01MA163Accident · Serious injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportLearjet 25D · Salina, KSThe PIC's delayed remedial action during the elevator system oscillation, resulting in the failure of the aft elevator sector clevis due to reverse bending fatigue caused by vibration, and subsequent loss of elevator control. Factors contributing to the…Jun 12, 2001 · N333CG · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA034Accident · 18 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportGrumman Gulfstream III · Aspen, COthe flight crew's operation of the airplane below the minimum descent altitude without an appropriate visual reference for the runway. Contributing to the cause of the accident were the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) unclear wording of the March 27,…Mar 30, 2001 · N303GA · DestroyedNTSB DCA01MA031Accident · No injuriesMajor investigationFinal reportEmbraer EMB-120 · West Palm Beach, FLthe failure of the flight crew to maintain airspeed during an encounter with severe icing conditions, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control, and structural damage to the airplane.Mar 19, 2001 · N266CA · Substantial damageNTSB DCA01MA017Accident · 10 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportBeech 200 · Strasburg, COThe pilot’s spatial disorientation resulting from his failure to maintain positive manual control of the airplane with the available flight instrumentation. Contributing to the cause of the accident was the loss of a.c. electrical power during instrument…Jan 27, 2001 · N81PF · Destroyed