NTSB investigations, 1968
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, 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1968 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") = 1968 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 CHI69D0362Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Barbeau, MINTSB NYC69F0302Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Agawam, MANTSB NYC69D0253Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tewksbury, MANTSB MKC69A0033Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 175B · Custer, SDNTSB MKC69A0032Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 188 · Minneapolis, MNNTSB MIA69F0300Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Sylvania, GANTSB MIA69D0246Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Belle Glade, FLNTSB LAX69F0201Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Corona, CANTSB DIA69A0027Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Damascus, VANTSB DIA69A0026Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Martinsburg, WVNTSB DEN69I0025Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Denver, CONTSB SEA69D0138Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B95A · Hailey, IDNTSB OAK69D0194Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Shelter Cove, CANTSB OAK69D0180Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Mauna Loa, HINTSB OAK69A0031Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ruth, NVNTSB NYC69A0056Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 65 · Latham, NYNTSB MIA69D0265Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · W Palm Beach, FLNTSB LAX69D0176Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-5 · Cty Of Indusy, CANTSB DIA69A0025Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Charlottesvlle, VANTSB CHI69A0055Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Inkster, MINTSB OAK69D0201Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Oakland, CANTSB OAK69D0183Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Fremont, CANTSB MKC69F0269Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Chesterfield, MONTSB MIA69D0258Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Silver Spring, FLNTSB LAX69D0213Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Ontario, CANTSB LAX69D0193Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Pearblossom, CANTSB FTW69D0304Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Grand Prairie, TXNTSB FTW69A0033Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Temple, OKNTSB CHI69F0363Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B90 · Houghton, MINTSB CHI69F0361Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Louisville, KYNTSB CHI69F0341Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wilmington, OHNTSB CHI69D0485Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Hamilton, ILNTSB CHI69A0054Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 320E · Pontiac, MINTSB CHI69A0053Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Rhinelander, WINTSB CHI69A0052Accident · 1 fatalClosedGlobe GC-1B · Reed City, MINTSB OAK69F0185Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-12F · Milpitas, CANTSB NYC69D0254Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Shirley, MANTSB MIA69F0225Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Meridian, MSNTSB LAX69D0197Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Palm Springs, CANTSB LAX69D0195Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Long Beach, CANTSB FTW69F0294Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Fort Worth, TXNTSB FTW69F0278Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 520 · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW69D0303Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Friona, TXNTSB DIA69F0126Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206C · Morrisville, NCNTSB DIA69F0112Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Gaithersburg, MDNTSB DEN69A0024Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Platteville, CONTSB CHI69I0051Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Detroit, MINTSB CHI69D0411Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Appleton, WINTSB ANC69A0030Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180D · Manokotak, AKNTSB NYC69D0255Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Norwood, MA