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 CHI69F0322Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Nicholasville, KYNTSB CHI69D0384Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech H18 · Ohare Airport, ILNTSB ANC69D0078Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · King Salmon, AKNTSB SEA69D0137Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Seattle, WANTSB OAK69O0010Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Sangley Pt, RPNTSB OAK69D0159Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Visalia, CANTSB OAK69A0024Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Merced, CANTSB NYC69D0224Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Warrington, PANTSB NYC69A0047Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Fleming, PANTSB MKC69F0324Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Kansas City, MONTSB MKC69F0235Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Washburn, IANTSB MKC69D0255Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Beaumont, KSNTSB LAX69D0175Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Ramona, CANTSB FTW69F0274Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Tulsa, OKNTSB FTW69F0263Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Big Spring, TXNTSB FTW69D0289Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Cushing, OKNTSB FTW69D0267Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Chattanooga, OKNTSB FTW69A0030Accident · 1 fatalClosedFunk B85C · Carnegie, OKNTSB DIA69D0101Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Chantilly, VANTSB CHI69F0365Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Waukegan, ILNTSB CHI69F0360Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI69D0351Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lockport, ILNTSB CHI69D0323Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Midway, KYNTSB OAK69D0169Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Dinsmore, CANTSB MKC69D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Elkader, IANTSB MIA69F0271Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · West Columbia, SCNTSB LAX70D0163Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Banning, CANTSB FTW69F0273Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Okla.City, OKNTSB FTW69D0286Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Garland, TXNTSB FTW69D0272Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Labadieville, LANTSB FTW69A0029Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech D55 · Monahans, TXNTSB DIA69D0092Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Burnsville, NCNTSB DEN69F0166Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310C · Broomfield, CONTSB DEN69F0135Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Laramie, WYNTSB DCA69A0004Accident · 32 fatalClosedFairchild FH227C · Hanover, NHNTSB CHI69F0350Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion D · Rogers City, MINTSB CHI69A0045Accident · 1 fatalClosedNardi FN-333 · Akron, OHNTSB SEA69D0161Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11CC · Frazer, MTNTSB SEA69D0144Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Bellevue, WANTSB OAK69A0023Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Dixon, CANTSB MIA69F0354Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair BT-13A · Stone Mtn, GANTSB MIA69D0220Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Belle Glade, FLNTSB LAX69D0177Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Phoenix, AZNTSB FTW69D0255Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · El Paso, TXNTSB DIA69I0023Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Baltimore, MDNTSB DIA69F0096Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Chesapeake, VANTSB DIA69F0094Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 401 · Hopewell, VANTSB SEA69F0150Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Butte, MTNTSB NYC69F0227Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Bedford, MANTSB MIA69A0024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Orangeburg, SC