NTSB investigations, 1981

180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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.

NTSB LAX81DUK06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Yuma, AZSep 28, 1981 · N761UL · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRG67Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Gillette, TXSep 28, 1981 · N2396A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Leeville, LASep 28, 1981 · N33CT · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTK24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Custer, SDSep 28, 1981 · N15358 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · 25m S Gillette, WYSep 28, 1981 · N57555 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLJ18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna P206E · Wilmar, NCSep 28, 1981 · N5715J · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG95Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Seward, AKSep 28, 1981 · N9152U · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG93Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Cordova, AKSep 28, 1981 · N5178U · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG67Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Placerville, CASep 27, 1981 · N96837 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUG53Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Upland, CASep 27, 1981 · N39023 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA133Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Carlsbad, CASep 27, 1981 · N714XS · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DXQ38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Mammoth, CASep 27, 1981 · N7884P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUK08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Winslow, AZSep 27, 1981 · N3242T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ81Accident · No injuriesClosedAyers S2R · Poston, AZSep 27, 1981 · N4025K · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech H18S · Gillette, WYSep 27, 1981 · N919X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER72Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Corcoran, MNSep 27, 1981 · N3205D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEK31Accident · No injuriesClosedBLN Works FF-7B · Johnstown, OHSep 27, 1981 · N1517P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEG17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B24R · Winchester, OHSep 27, 1981 · N6570R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-5B · Brandy Station, VASep 27, 1981 · N469HF · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG92Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Anchorage, AKSep 27, 1981 · N4359A · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHD40Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Lumberton, NJSep 26, 1981 · N2513C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKU05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Miami, FLSep 26, 1981 · N5879M · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA132Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Hemet, CASep 26, 1981 · N6277G · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUG54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rubidoux, CASep 26, 1981 · N3017Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQD35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Weed, NMSep 26, 1981 · N9978L · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTE72Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Rifle, COSep 26, 1981 · N6208W · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DLA15Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Pelham, GASep 26, 1981 · N6670K · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FAA38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AKSep 26, 1981 · N7145K · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUK10Accident · No injuriesClosedTexas Hel OH-13H · Yuma, AZSep 25, 1981 · N51853 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUK07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Wahweap, AZSep 25, 1981 · N6586J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUG52Accident · No injuriesClosedTexas Hel OH-13E · Blythe, CASep 25, 1981 · N38110 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA068Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210L · Big Timber, MTSep 25, 1981 · N94136 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEX22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Cayuga, INSep 25, 1981 · N67946 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA104Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Newberry, MISep 25, 1981 · N9574C · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA104Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Mosinee, WISep 25, 1981 · N9582T · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FHJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36 · White Plains, NYSep 24, 1981 · N722BH · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA123Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech M35 · Lake Worth, FLSep 24, 1981 · N9997R · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DLA39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Newberry, FLSep 24, 1981 · N21810 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DXQ37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Reno, NVSep 24, 1981 · N3216D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRG66Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421C · Hebbronville, TXSep 24, 1981 · N5406J · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA069Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185 · Collbran, COSep 24, 1981 · N1343Q · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FA067Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA266 · Flagstaff, AZSep 24, 1981 · N161SW · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER71Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Edgerton, MNSep 24, 1981 · N105WC · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Brookhaven, NYSep 23, 1981 · N333MD · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA122Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150G · Ponce De Leon, FLSep 23, 1981 · N3836J · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FUK04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Kayenta, AZSep 23, 1981 · N3826C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUA15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Fullerton, CASep 23, 1981 · N21989 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUA14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Santa Ana, CASep 23, 1981 · N66939 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPD42Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 19A · Lewisville, TXSep 23, 1981 · N6096N · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTI21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Somers, MTSep 23, 1981 · N5045R · Substantial damage