NTSB investigations, SD
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SD' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA' 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' 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 MKC79DTK04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Vermillion, SDNTSB MKC79FTK03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Rapid City, SDNTSB MKC79DTK02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sorum, SDNTSB MKC79DTK01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Piedmont, SDNTSB MKC79FCJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47-J2 · Cactus Flats, SDNTSB MKC78FTK40Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47-J2 · Cactus Flats, SDNTSB MKC78DTK39Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell IN 112 · Parkston, SDNTSB MKC78FTK37Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Pierre, SDNTSB MKC78DTK36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Webster, SDNTSB MKC78FA068Accident · 2 fatalClosedLuscombe 8A · Porcupine, SDNTSB MKC78DTK35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Prairie City, SDNTSB MKC78DTK34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Milbank, SDNTSB MKC78FTK32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDavis DA2A · Custer, SDNTSB MKC78FTK31Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Miller, SDNTSB MKC78FTK30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Mud Butte, SDNTSB MKC78DTK29Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Elk Point, SDNTSB MKC78FTK33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Doland, SDNTSB MKC78DTK28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Menno, SDNTSB MKC78FTK26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Fredrick, SDNTSB MKC78FTK25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Sisseston, SDNTSB MKC78FTK23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Glenham, SDNTSB MKC78FTK22Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5 · Brookings, SDNTSB MKC78DTK21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Isabel, SDNTSB MKC78FTK20Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Naples, SDNTSB MKC78FTK19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Murdo, SDNTSB MKC78FTK17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Martin, SDNTSB MKC78FTK16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Hayes, SDNTSB MKC78FTK15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sturgis, SDNTSB MKC78FTK14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Yankton, SDNTSB MKC78DTK13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Desmet, SDNTSB MKC78FTK11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Rapid City, SDNTSB MKC78FTK12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Rapid City, SDNTSB MKC78DTK10Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-C · Edgemont, SDNTSB MKC78FA027Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Rapid City, SDNTSB MKC78DTK09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Aberdeen, SDNTSB MKC78DTK08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Aberdeen, SDNTSB MKC78FTK07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Mission Ridge, SDNTSB MKC78FTK06Accident · No injuriesClosedLiable Cougar · Tea, SDNTSB MKC78FA011Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C33 · Canton, SDNTSB MKC78FA010Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Huron, SDNTSB MKC78FA009Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Hill City, SDNTSB MKC78FTK05Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12D · Freeman, SDNTSB MKC78FTK04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Wolsey, SDNTSB MKC78FTK02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Newell, SDNTSB MKC78FTK01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Rapid City, SDNTSB MKC77FA037Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Eagle Butte, SDNTSB MKC77FTK34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Buffalo, SDNTSB MKC77DTK35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Firesteel, SDNTSB MKC77FTK33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Kennebec, SDNTSB MKC77FTK31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J5A · Rapid City, SD