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.
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 ANC79FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 205A-1 · Kenai, AKNTSB ANC79DAG22Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Beluga, AKNTSB ANC79DAD02Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Harding Lake, AKNTSB SEA79FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-11 · Nashua, MTNTSB OAK79FXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Reno, NVNTSB OAK79DVA02Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Clovis, CANTSB NYC79FNC03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLet-Np-K L-13 · Warren, VTNTSB NYC79FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing E-75 · East Gramby Ct, CTNTSB NYC79DNA04Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Tewksbury, MANTSB MKC78FCG02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Columbia, MONTSB MIA79FLA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Tallahassee, FLNTSB MIA79DLD05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Tampa, FLNTSB LAX79FUJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Mesa, AZNTSB LAX79FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Scottsdale, AZNTSB ANC79DAA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AKNTSB SEA79FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Omak, WANTSB OAK79FVG01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Davis, CANTSB MKC79DCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Council Bluffs, IANTSB MIA79DKJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Scottsboro, ALNTSB LAX79DVA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N · Bakersfield, CANTSB LAX78DUQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · New Cuyama, CANTSB FTW79FRD01Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial SA 350 · Patoutville, LANTSB CHI79IA005Incident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA226 · Lafayette, INNTSB CHI79DEP02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedThorp T-18 · Middleton, WINTSB NYC79FNA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marlboro, MANTSB MIA79FKT01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210-5A · Miami, FLNTSB FTW78DPG03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C55 · Carlisle, ARNTSB CHI79FEI01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Strongsville, OHNTSB ANC79FA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 180H · Anchorage, AKNTSB NYC79FGM02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Monroeville, PANTSB MKC79FCQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Oakley, KSNTSB MIA79FLD01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech B35 · Odessa, FLNTSB MIA79DLA04Accident · No injuriesClosedAmateur Weeks · Keystone, FLNTSB IAD78IA002Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Selmer, TNNTSB FTW79DRG01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Kerrville, TXNTSB DEN79FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA5 · Littleton, CONTSB CHI79FEE02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeechcraft C24R · Sugar Grove, ILNTSB CHI79FA004Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI79FA003Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Chicago, ILNTSB ANC79DAG18Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Naknek Lake, AKNTSB NYC79FNC02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Morrisville, VTNTSB NYC79FGT01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Hanover, PANTSB MIA79DKJ01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Huntsville, ALNTSB LAX79FUQ01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Newhall, CANTSB IAD79FA001Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-31P · Lexington, KYNTSB FTW79DPG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · De Queen, ARNTSB DEN79FQG01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lovington, NMNTSB CHI79FEE01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elgin, ILNTSB CHI79DA001Incident · No injuriesClosedConvair CV-600 · Cleveland, OHNTSB CHI78IA002Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Mt Vernon, OH