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.

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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"

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NTSB LAX82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Arvin, CAOct 15, 1981 · N67926 · DestroyedNTSB LAX82DVG05Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Rio Vista, CAOct 15, 1981 · N7615E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRG03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Goliad, TXOct 15, 1981 · N4914B · Substantial damageNTSB ANC82DAG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Pilot Point, AKOct 15, 1981 · N756BU · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FHM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Blooming Grove, NYOct 14, 1981 · N4943B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DPJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Enid, OKOct 14, 1981 · N91150 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FLJ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Knightdale, NCOct 14, 1981 · N5504G · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Waycross, GAOct 14, 1981 · N2701A · 2 aircraft · Minor damageNTSB FTW82DA010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Dal Ftw Arpt, TXOct 13, 1981 · N6816 · No damageNTSB CHI82FEC03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A-35 · Troy, MIOct 13, 1981 · N484B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82FA004Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-60 · Champaign, ILOct 13, 1981 · N7454S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82FA003Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310I · Hainesville, ILOct 13, 1981 · N8099M · DestroyedNTSB NYC82DFJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Rochester, NYOct 12, 1981 · N38642 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCQ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Garden City, KSOct 12, 1981 · N9766R · DestroyedNTSB MKC82DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Webster City, IAOct 12, 1981 · N3184Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82DA002Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · St Louis, MOOct 12, 1981 · N8142N · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82IA002Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Jacksonville, FLOct 12, 1981 · N5BA · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82FLD01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Ft Pierce, FLOct 12, 1981 · N4890A · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Hale Center, TXOct 12, 1981 · N82195 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FA008Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Killeen, TXOct 12, 1981 · N8351S · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Houma, LAOct 12, 1981 · N5774X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech B95A · Bedford Park, ILOct 12, 1981 · N8286D · DestroyedNTSB ATL82FKM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna R182 · West Jefferson, NCOct 12, 1981 · N738VD · DestroyedNTSB ANC82DA001Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Akaichak, AKOct 12, 1981 · N7605U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82DYP01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Wapato, WAOct 11, 1981 · N2696Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82DYM02Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Corvallis, OROct 11, 1981 · N82043 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FYP39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Republic, WAOct 11, 1981 · N8906C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FGT03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Chambersburg, PAOct 11, 1981 · N4724D · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82FA001Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Gainesville, FLOct 11, 1981 · N4158S · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FQA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Albuquerque, NMOct 11, 1981 · N8663L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Lafayette, LAOct 11, 1981 · N5404X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Spring Creek, TXOct 11, 1981 · N9332U · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DRA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Blessing, TXOct 11, 1981 · N2201L · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTE03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Canon City, COOct 11, 1981 · N14JM · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82DER04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Owatonna, MNOct 11, 1981 · N6651X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FKM02Accident · No injuriesClosedGR Lakes 2T-1A2 · Pinnacle, NCOct 11, 1981 · N4008L · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A150L · Oak Ridge, TNOct 11, 1981 · N5957J · DestroyedNTSB ANC82FAD01Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Juneau, AKOct 11, 1981 · N3600B · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FNA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · East Pepperell, MAOct 10, 1981 · N8776T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FHJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Westhampton, NYOct 10, 1981 · N7062Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FFA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Milton, NYOct 10, 1981 · N6923W · DestroyedNTSB MIA82FLD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Eustis, FLOct 10, 1981 · N20081 · DestroyedNTSB MIA82FA003Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLOct 10, 1981 · N2260E · DestroyedNTSB LAX82DUJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Show Low, AZOct 10, 1981 · N1322P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FRJ01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMorrisey 2150 · Texarkana, TXOct 10, 1981 · N5108V · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FA005Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Jayton, TXOct 10, 1981 · N48253 · DestroyedNTSB DEN82FTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ekalaka, MTOct 10, 1981 · N62672 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Glasgow, MTOct 10, 1981 · N1081A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA005Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Harlan, KYOct 10, 1981 · N1936S · DestroyedNTSB ANC82DAG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Anchorage, AKOct 10, 1981 · N24623 · Substantial damage