NTSB investigations, 1978

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\") = 1978
  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.

NTSB DEN79DQA04Accident · No injuriesClosedScorpion 133 · Tucumcari, NMOct 26, 1978 · N81950 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYK02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Silver Lake, OROct 25, 1978 · N9942E · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79DVG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Oroville, CAOct 25, 1978 · N6794R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FKA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · San Juan, PROct 25, 1978 · N61567 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUJ09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Scottsdale, AZOct 25, 1978 · N733WM · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FA007Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182P · Whiteriver, AZOct 25, 1978 · N96060 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRD05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Thibodaux, LAOct 25, 1978 · N1423R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FET03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 99 · South Bend, INOct 25, 1978 · N447SA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEI04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Salem, OHOct 25, 1978 · N20221 · DestroyedNTSB CHI79FEE68Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elgin, ILOct 25, 1978 · N5163L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FA011Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Ashton, ILOct 25, 1978 · N8666P · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79FVW01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Henderson, NVOct 24, 1978 · N68912 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79FA005Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLear Jet 24D · Las Vegas, NVOct 24, 1978 · N37DH · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DA081Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Boca Raton, FLOct 24, 1978 · N56855 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FPJ01Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Hydro, OKOct 24, 1978 · N8845L · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA007Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Texarkana, TXOct 24, 1978 · N9093V · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Lafitte, LAOct 24, 1978 · N5211R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180G · Dulac, LAOct 24, 1978 · N4722U · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FQA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Grants, NMOct 24, 1978 · N7354Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FA005Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 65-80 · Torreon, NMOct 24, 1978 · N886G · DestroyedNTSB CHI79FEE06Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · West Chicago, ILOct 24, 1978 · N7415F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEE23Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven S60A · Fox River Grve, ILOct 24, 1978 · N1918R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEE07Accident · No injuriesClosedBalloon WKS FF7 · Grayslake, ILOct 24, 1978 · N2313H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FYE02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Port Townsend, WAOct 23, 1978 · N21913 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79FA004Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Galt, CAOct 23, 1978 · N8472F · DestroyedNTSB OAK79DVG03Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca BL-300 · Fall Riv Mills, CAOct 23, 1978 · N4724V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUJ06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Phoenix, AZOct 23, 1978 · N626M · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUG02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182L · La Verne, CAOct 23, 1978 · N3320R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEX03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Indianapolis, INOct 23, 1978 · N62856 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DAG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206A · Hooper Bay, AKOct 23, 1978 · N4SF · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FYA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Jamieson, OROct 22, 1978 · N6034B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FTI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Great Falls, MTOct 22, 1978 · N30751 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Sumpter, OROct 22, 1978 · N6571A · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FGT02Accident · 1 fatalClosedGyrocopter JW-1 · Smoketown, PAOct 22, 1978 · N4280 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79DNC07Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · N.Hampton, NHOct 22, 1978 · N3613E · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79DNC06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Rochester, NHOct 22, 1978 · N5306G · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLD08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Groveland, FLOct 22, 1978 · N4042N · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Los Alamos, CAOct 22, 1978 · N76KF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T337B · Marana, AZOct 22, 1978 · N2343S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79DUJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Gila Bend, AZOct 22, 1978 · N7520N · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79DUJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Sun City, AZOct 22, 1978 · N4167W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRA01Accident · No injuriesClosedLet-Np-K L-13 · Cypress, TXOct 22, 1978 · N84AS · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FTE02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Colorado Spgs, COOct 22, 1978 · N26392 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEX02Accident · 1 fatalClosedCassutt LSS · Cloverdale, INOct 22, 1978 · N7133 · DestroyedNTSB CHI79FEI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · South Bend, INOct 22, 1978 · N44106 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FYM02Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5-A · Hillsboro, OROct 21, 1978 · N9721U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FA006Accident · 4 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Roche Harbor, WAOct 21, 1978 · N28924 · DestroyedNTSB SEA79FA005Accident · 5 fatalClosedRolladn SCH LS-1-F · Ephrata, WAOct 21, 1978 · N61MP · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB MKC79FCG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ozark, MOOct 21, 1978 · N9675D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79FCA02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J-2 · St Louis, MOOct 21, 1978 · N4989T · Substantial damage