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.
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
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 OAK79FVG02Accident · 2 fatalClosedNord Stampe SV4C · Shingle Spgs, CANTSB MIA79FKG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337G · Chamblee, GANTSB MIA79DKJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38T · Birmingham, ALNTSB MIA79DKJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Huntsville, ALNTSB IAD79FLJ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210H · Rocky Mt, NCNTSB IAD79FIA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Morganza, MDNTSB FTW79FPM02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152T · Dewey, OKNTSB FTW79FPG05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech J35 · Newport, ARNTSB FTW79FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172K · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW79DRG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Temple, TXNTSB FTW79DPD03Accident · No injuriesClosedHarmon 1 · Gainesville, TXNTSB DEN78DQA05Accident · No injuriesClosedFirefly 6B · Albuquerque, NMNTSB CHI79FEE04Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Savanna, ILNTSB ANC79FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185 · Ketchikan, AKNTSB OAK79DVA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Turlock, CANTSB OAK79DJA02Accident · No injuriesClosedMurrayair MA-1B · Maui, HINTSB NYC79FHD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Lumberton, NJNTSB MKC79FCG07Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Excelsior Spgs, MONTSB MKC79DCG05Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Corning, MONTSB LAX79FUJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedVarga 2150 · Chandler, AZNTSB LAX79FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedRockwell 112A · Yucca Valley, CANTSB LAX79DUJ04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Queen Creek, AZNTSB LAX79DUG01Accident · No injuriesClosedAmateur 700XP · Lake Matthews, CANTSB LAX78FUQ04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Simi Valley, CANTSB FTW79DRJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedWeatherly 201C · Columbia, LANTSB FTW78DA003Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWaco VKS-7 · Tahlequah, OKNTSB DEN79FTM01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P210N · Ogden, UTNTSB CHI79FEI02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Chargin Falls, OHNTSB CHI79DEX01Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206 · Rockville, INNTSB ANC79FA005Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 185E · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC79DAG13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Willow, AKNTSB SEA79FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18S · Bozeman, MTNTSB OAK79DVA05Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Fresno, CANTSB MIA79FLD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ft Pierce, FLNTSB MIA78DKQ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Cleveland, MSNTSB LAX79FUQ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Santa Barbara, CANTSB FTW79FRJ01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Longview, TXNTSB FTW78FA002Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · New Orleans, LANTSB ANC79FAG11Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Palmer, AKNTSB ANC79FA004Accident · 1 fatalClosedDehavnd Can DHC-6 · Barrow, AKNTSB OAK79FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Palo Alto, CANTSB NYC79FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedEnstrom F-28A · Bakertown, PANTSB MIA79FKG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Sugar Valley, GANTSB MIA79DLD03Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680FL · Tarpon Springs, FLNTSB LAX79FUA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Long Beach, CANTSB IAD79FID01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Blacksburg, VANTSB IAD79FIA01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Woodbridge, VANTSB IAD79FA004Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · White Gate, VANTSB FTW79FPA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Maybank, TXNTSB FTW79DRJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S-2R · Acme, LA