NTSB investigations, 1978
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\") = 1978 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") = 1978 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 CHI79FEP07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna P210N · Green Bay, WINTSB CHI79DEE12Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Morris, ILNTSB NYC79IA010Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Jamaica, NYNTSB MKC79FCA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · St Louis, MONTSB LAX79FUA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Huntington Bch, CANTSB FTW79DRD08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Harvey, LANTSB SEA79FYK03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Triangle Lake, ORNTSB SEA79DYE05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Orcas Island, WANTSB MIA79DLA09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Live Oak, FLNTSB LAX79FUJ14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Scottsdale, AZNTSB FTW79FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310J · Lubbock, TXNTSB SEA79FA015Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Wolf Point, MTNTSB SEA79DYE03Accident · No injuriesClosedEvans VP-1 · Yelm, WANTSB OAK79FVM03Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Monterey, CANTSB NYC79FHD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Albion, NJNTSB MKC79FA003Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 310Q · Eden Prairie, MNNTSB MIA79FLD15Accident · 1 fatalClosedHoffman X2 · Tarpon Springs, FLNTSB MIA79FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Jacksonville, FLNTSB MIA79DKT19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Key West, FLNTSB MIA79DKJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Decatur, ALNTSB LAX79FA014Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA1-G · Kernville, CANTSB LAX79FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Sn Jun Cpstrn, CANTSB FTW79FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Sabine Pass, TXNTSB FTW79DRA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Wichita Falls, TXNTSB CHI79FEK01Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5 · Reno, OHNTSB NYC79DNC10Accident · No injuriesClosedBergfalke 2 · Newport, VTNTSB LAX79FUG05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680W · Lucerne, CANTSB FTW79FPA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBede BD-4 · Terrell, TXNTSB DEN79FTC03Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Laramie, WYNTSB CHI79FEM04Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Marshall, MINTSB CHI79FEE09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Waukegan, ILNTSB ANC79DAG24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-21A · Akutan Bay, AKNTSB SEA79FYE04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bellevue, WANTSB OAK79FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Reno, NVNTSB OAK79DVA10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58P · Huron, CANTSB NYC79FA011Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Newry, MENTSB MKC79FCG12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206F · Springfield, MONTSB MIA79FLD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Sanford, FLNTSB MIA79DKT26Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Belle Glade, FLNTSB LAX79FUJ13Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G3B · Springerville, AZNTSB LAX79FUG06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Fontana, CANTSB FTW79FPM03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 185A · Tulsa, OKNTSB FTW79FPM01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Jenks, OKNTSB FTW79DRG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Skidmore, TXNTSB DEN79FTE03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421C · Br00mfield, CONTSB DEN79FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A36 · Silver City, NMNTSB CHI79FA017Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrumman AA-5 · Norway, MINTSB ANC79FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 36 · Unalakleet, AKNTSB SEA79FYM06Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Salem, ORNTSB SEA79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Kimberly, OR