NTSB investigations, 1981
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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\") = 1981 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") = 1981 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 LAX82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Arvin, CANTSB LAX82DVG05Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Rio Vista, CANTSB FTW82DRG03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Goliad, TXNTSB ANC82DAG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Pilot Point, AKNTSB NYC82FHM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Blooming Grove, NYNTSB FTW82DPJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Enid, OKNTSB ATL82FLJ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Knightdale, NCNTSB ATL82DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Waycross, GANTSB FTW82DA010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Dal Ftw Arpt, TXNTSB CHI82FEC03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A-35 · Troy, MINTSB CHI82FA004Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-60 · Champaign, ILNTSB CHI82FA003Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310I · Hainesville, ILNTSB NYC82DFJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Rochester, NYNTSB MKC82FCQ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Garden City, KSNTSB MKC82DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Webster City, IANTSB MKC82DA002Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · St Louis, MONTSB MIA82IA002Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Jacksonville, FLNTSB MIA82FLD01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Ft Pierce, FLNTSB FTW82FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Hale Center, TXNTSB FTW82FA008Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Killeen, TXNTSB FTW82DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Houma, LANTSB CHI82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech B95A · Bedford Park, ILNTSB ATL82FKM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna R182 · West Jefferson, NCNTSB ANC82DA001Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Akaichak, AKNTSB SEA82DYP01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Wapato, WANTSB SEA82DYM02Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Corvallis, ORNTSB SEA81FYP39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Republic, WANTSB NYC82FGT03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Chambersburg, PANTSB MIA82FA001Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Gainesville, FLNTSB FTW82FQA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB FTW82DRD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Lafayette, LANTSB FTW82DRA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Spring Creek, TXNTSB FTW82DRA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Blessing, TXNTSB DEN81DTE03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Canon City, CONTSB CHI82DER04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Owatonna, MNNTSB ATL82FKM02Accident · No injuriesClosedGR Lakes 2T-1A2 · Pinnacle, NCNTSB ATL82FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A150L · Oak Ridge, TNNTSB ANC82FAD01Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Juneau, AKNTSB NYC82FNA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · East Pepperell, MANTSB NYC82FHJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Westhampton, NYNTSB NYC82FFA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Milton, NYNTSB MIA82FLD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Eustis, FLNTSB MIA82FA003Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLNTSB LAX82DUJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Show Low, AZNTSB FTW82FRJ01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMorrisey 2150 · Texarkana, TXNTSB FTW82FA005Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Jayton, TXNTSB DEN82FTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ekalaka, MTNTSB DEN81FTA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Glasgow, MTNTSB ATL82FA005Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Harlan, KYNTSB ANC82DAG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Anchorage, AK