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 SEA69D0167Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cascade Locks, ORNTSB SEA69D0139Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Cataldo, IDNTSB OAK69D0189Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · San Carlos, CANTSB NYC69F0272Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPitts SPL S-1A · Frankfort, NYNTSB MKC69D0279Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Westside, IANTSB MIA69D0292Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Vero Beach, FLNTSB LAX69D0183Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Cuyama, CANTSB FTW69D0311Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Eldorado, TXNTSB FTW69D0300Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180C · Leeville, LANTSB FTW69D0292Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW69D0281Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310R · Mena, ARNTSB DEN69D0137Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Hobbs, NMNTSB CHI69D0371Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · West Salem, WINTSB CHI69A0049Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bucyrus, OHNTSB CHI69A0048Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45G · Wausaukee, WINTSB OAK69F0178Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sacramento, CANTSB OAK69D0176Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lincoln, CANTSB MKC69D0265Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Anoka, MNNTSB MKC69A0031Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 180 · Victoria, KSNTSB MKC69A0030Accident · 3 fatalClosedNavion A · St.John, KSNTSB MIA69F0328Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Bartow, FLNTSB MIA69F0241Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Chokoloskee, FLNTSB MIA69D0237Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Tallahassee, FLNTSB FTW69F0291Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Omega, OKNTSB CHI69F0344Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Darby Dale, OHNTSB NYC69A0053Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Churchville, PANTSB NYC69A0052Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 402 · Allentown, PANTSB MKC69A0029Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech A65 · Wichita, KSNTSB MIA69F0282Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Tallahassee, FLNTSB LAX69F0167Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Torrance, CANTSB LAX69D0220Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Sedona, AZNTSB FTW69F0279Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tulsa, OKNTSB DEN69A0022Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 35-C33 · Colo.Sprgs, CONTSB CHI69F0343Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Plymouth, MINTSB CHI69A0047Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Mattoon, ILNTSB SEA69D0136Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Long Beach, WANTSB OAK69D0197Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · S.L.Obispo, CANTSB OAK69D0179Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Kahului, HINTSB OAK69A0029Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Visalia, CANTSB MIA69D0257Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Cartersville, GANTSB LAX69D0192Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Benson, AZNTSB DIA69F0106Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Louisburg, NCNTSB OAK69D0186Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Morgan Hill, CANTSB NYC69D0248Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G44A · Piseco Lake, NYNTSB MKC69F0251Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Dallas Centr, IANTSB MIA69D0295Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Folkston, GANTSB FTW69F0302Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Hazen, ARNTSB FTW69D0310Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Douglas, OKNTSB DIA69F0097Accident · No injuriesClosedN American SNJ-5 · Bailey Crosrds, VANTSB CHI69D0366Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Midlothian, IL