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 LAX82FUA16Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Long Beach, CANTSB FTW82FRG02Accident · 1 fatalClosedHawker Sdly SMK20 · Haringen, TXNTSB FTW82FQA05Accident · No injuriesClosedRaven S-55A · Corrales, NMNTSB FTW82FQA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Alamo, NMNTSB FTW82FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172P · Orange, TXNTSB CHI82DER02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Austin, MNNTSB ATL82DLT01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Kenton, TNNTSB ANC82FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Valouga Lake, AKNTSB NYC82FNE01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Montague, MANTSB MKC82FCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36TC · Garner, IANTSB MIA82FKA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Caba Rojo, PRNTSB FTW82FQA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBarnes AX-7 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB FTW82FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172P · Flat, TXNTSB FTW82DPM04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Tulsa, OKNTSB CHI82FEC02Accident · 1 fatalClosedGulfstream AA-1B · Carsonville, MINTSB NYC82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Worth, NYNTSB FTW82IA003Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Midland, TXNTSB FTW82FPA02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65 · Rockwall, TXNTSB FTW82DA002Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Dallas, TXNTSB CHI82FET01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ft Wayne, INNTSB CHI82DEE02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Joliet, ILNTSB ATL82FKG01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Savannah, GANTSB ATL82DKJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dothan, ALNTSB NYC81FGM02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Dubois, PANTSB LAX82DVA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Corcoran, CANTSB FTW82FPM01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Tulsa, OKNTSB FTW82FA001Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Clyde, TXNTSB DEN81FTE02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L · Grand Junction, CONTSB CHI82FER06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Lynd, MNNTSB ATL82FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Winchester, VANTSB NYC82FGT02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Pottsville, PANTSB NYC82FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedFairchild M-62A · Carrabassett, MENTSB LAX82FUM01Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Calipatria, CANTSB LAX81DVA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · San Joaquin, CANTSB FTW82DPD01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Munday, TXNTSB FTW82DPA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mcgregor, TXNTSB CHI82FEC01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Gibralter, MINTSB ATL82FKQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Ocean Springs, MSNTSB ATL82FGM01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · New Cumberland, WVNTSB NYC82FNA01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · North Reading, MANTSB NYC82FGT01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · York, PANTSB LAX82FVW01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Boulder City, NVNTSB LAX82FUG01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rialto, CANTSB LAX82DVA04Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Bakersfield, CANTSB DEN82FA002Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Eureka, UTNTSB DEN82FA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182RG · La Sal, UTNTSB CHI82FEP03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Park Falls, WINTSB CHI82FEP02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hamburg, WINTSB CHI82FEE01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wheeling, ILNTSB CHI82FA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech D-18S · Fraser, MI