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 ANC69D0099Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Copper Centr, AKNTSB SEA69D0141Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Sandpoint, IDNTSB MKC69A0028Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Alexandria, MNNTSB MIA69D0248Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Gadsden, ALNTSB MIA69D0226Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Melbourne, FLNTSB MIA69A0025Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150G · Fayetteville, TNNTSB FTW69D0275Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Tulsa, OKNTSB DIA69F0105Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Mine Run, VANTSB ANC69A0027Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G-4A · Kenai, AKNTSB SEA69F0133Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-17B · Arlington, WANTSB NYC69F0268Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Phippsburg, MENTSB NYC69F0238Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Auburn, MENTSB NYC69A0051Accident · 2 fatalClosedSwift Globe GC-1B · Willingboro, NJNTSB MKC69F0278Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Albert Lea, MNNTSB MKC69F0249Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCamair 480 · Stilwell, KSNTSB MKC69D0281Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Alliance, NENTSB IAD69F0104Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J4E · Sharpsburg, NCNTSB DIA69D0102Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Charlotte, NCNTSB DIA69A0024Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSud SE3130 · Hamlin, WVNTSB CHI69F0347Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Pontiac, MINTSB CHI69F0335Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech P35 · Columbus, OHNTSB CHI69D0416Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Stillwell, OHNTSB CHI69D0370Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Middlefield, OHNTSB ANC69A0026Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLockheed Ga 382E · Prudhoe Bay, AKNTSB OAK69D0171Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Hanapepe, HINTSB OAK69D0170Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oakdale, CANTSB OAK69A0028Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Olema, CANTSB NYC69D0266Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-C33 · Burlington, NJNTSB NYC69A0050Accident · 2 fatalClosedAmer Avco AA-1 · Westwood, MANTSB MIA69F0381Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M 20C · Smyrna Beach, FLNTSB MIA69D0260Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Punta Gorda, FLNTSB LAX69F0190Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210G · Winslow, AZNTSB DIA69D0095Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Pensacola, NCNTSB CHI69A0046Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170 · New Hudson, MINTSB UNK69X0100Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Homestead, FLNTSB MKC69D0261Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fredericksburg, IANTSB FTW69F0266Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-44 · Belle Chasse, LANTSB DIA69D0100Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chester, MDNTSB DEN69D0139Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Englewood, CONTSB CHI69D0369Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Evansville, IDNTSB ANC69D0079Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Sand Point, AKNTSB NYC69D0274Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Warren, VTNTSB MKC69F0263Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Mobridge, SDNTSB MKC69D0268Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dubuque, IANTSB MKC69D0252Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Amana, IANTSB FTW69F0301Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Walnut Ridge, ARNTSB DEN69F0147Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Heber, UTNTSB DEN69D0154Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Loveland, CONTSB CHI69D0331Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Waukesha, WINTSB OAK69D0184Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680 · Oakland, CA