NTSB investigations, 1978

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\") = 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 DEN79FA003Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150J · Eunice, NMOct 12, 1978 · N51042 · DestroyedNTSB DEN79DQA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Albuquerque, NMOct 12, 1978 · N737EM · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79DA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Monterey, CAOct 11, 1978 · N759TU · DestroyedNTSB NYC79FHD02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRyan ST-3KR · Albion, NJOct 11, 1978 · N48928 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Parsippany, NJOct 11, 1978 · N1690H · DestroyedNTSB NYC79DHA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lehighton, PAOct 11, 1978 · N7462R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FKG03Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio Acft H-295 · Atlanta, GAOct 11, 1978 · N275ZD · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DLA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Waycross, GAOct 11, 1978 · N4771Q · DestroyedNTSB IAD79IA003Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 404 · Covington, KYOct 11, 1978 · N37144 · Minor damageNTSB FTW79FRG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310B · Jourdanton, TXOct 11, 1978 · N6649B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FRG02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Laredo, TXOct 11, 1978 · N300G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEP03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V-35A · Richland Cntr, WIOct 11, 1978 · N3771Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FA007Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech G18 · Cleveland, OHOct 11, 1978 · N11Z · DestroyedNTSB ANC79DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Chignik Lake, AKOct 11, 1978 · N3963C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172B · St.Anthony, IDOct 10, 1978 · N6946X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Hailey, IDOct 10, 1978 · N36233 · DestroyedNTSB OAK79FVD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Santa Rosa, CAOct 10, 1978 · N7773P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79DCG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Nevada, MOOct 10, 1978 · N7900Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Williams, IAOct 10, 1978 · N80310 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLG01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Hilton Head, SCOct 10, 1978 · N7419Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FQG02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Amarillo, TXOct 10, 1978 · N36MS · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DPD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Winters, TXOct 10, 1978 · N731CA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Baraboo, WIOct 10, 1978 · N5696P · DestroyedNTSB CHI79DEE13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lanark, ILOct 10, 1978 · N5896G · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79FVA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Five Points, CAOct 9, 1978 · N8861Q · DestroyedNTSB OAK79FJA01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206L · Waimea Cnyn, HIOct 9, 1978 · N477KH · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79DVA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedThrush Cmdr S2R · Corcoran, CAOct 9, 1978 · N4002Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FGM04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Franklin, PAOct 9, 1978 · N3209Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FGM03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedExprmntl KR-2 · Belle Vernon, PAOct 9, 1978 · N26JL · DestroyedNTSB MKC79FCJ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Merriman, NEOct 9, 1978 · N9603D · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FIG01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fort Meade, MDOct 9, 1978 · N3481V · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79DKM02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Liberty, NCOct 9, 1978 · N3931X · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79DKM01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Concord, NCOct 9, 1978 · N61369 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DQG03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Ozona, TXOct 9, 1978 · N7143E · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEV01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Metropolis, ILOct 9, 1978 · N57760 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DA003Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206E · Kenai, AKOct 9, 1978 · N9418G · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FTI01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Belgrade, MTOct 8, 1978 · N43481 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYK01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sun River, OROct 8, 1978 · N98054 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79FVM02Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · King City, CAOct 8, 1978 · N99133 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FNA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3 · Merrimac, MAOct 8, 1978 · N5719N · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FNA02Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Tuckernuck Isl, MAOct 8, 1978 · N1029L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FFJ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Collins, NYOct 8, 1978 · N3635E · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79DNC04Accident · No injuriesClosedBirdman TL-1A · Hudson, NHOct 8, 1978 · N2286K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DLD02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErcoupe 415-CD · Crystal River, FLOct 8, 1978 · N3954H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DKT06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Labelle, FLOct 8, 1978 · N22331 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedSchemp Hirt Cirrus · Cresaptown, MDOct 8, 1978 · CF-QJH · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Bridgeport, TXOct 8, 1978 · N6018R · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DPD01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Graford, TXOct 8, 1978 · N7134C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DPA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBreezy I · Sulphur Spgs, TXOct 8, 1978 · N3921 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEM03Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH12A · Muskegon, MIOct 8, 1978 · N330M · Substantial damage