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.
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
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 LAX81FA128Accident · 2 fatalClosedErco 415-D · Carefree, AZNTSB FTW81FA145Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW81FA144Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Kerrville, TXNTSB FTW81DRD48Accident · No injuriesClosedTom Cat 47-MK6 · Ramah, LANTSB FTW81DRD47Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Opelousas, LANTSB FTW81DPJ40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Thomas, OKNTSB FTW81DPG67Accident · No injuriesClosedAyres S2-R · Harrisburg, ARNTSB DEN81FTC27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Casper, WYNTSB DEN81FTA14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Zortman, MTNTSB CHI81FEG16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Cedarville, OHNTSB ATL81FIA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Luray, VANTSB ATL81FA117Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Homestead, FLNTSB ATL81DLA14Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S-2R · Pelham, GANTSB ATL81DKJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Elberta, ALNTSB ANC81DAG85Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Sleetmute, AKNTSB MIA81FA115Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 19A · Horseshoe Bch, FLNTSB MIA81DKA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Culebra, PRNTSB LAX81FUM20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRockwell S-2R · El Centro, CANTSB CHI81FA103Accident · 4 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Detroit, MINTSB ANC81DAG90Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC81DAG86Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Valdez, AKNTSB SEA81FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7AC · Myrtle Creek, ORNTSB SEA81DYP42Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Orondo, WANTSB NYC81FFJ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Honeoye Falls, NYNTSB MIA81FLD65Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 401B · Tampa, FLNTSB MIA81DA119Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Cuba (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB LAX81DVA63Accident · No injuriesClosedAyres S2R · Huron, CANTSB FTW81FA143Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Fort Worth, TXNTSB DEN81FTE71Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCaldwell Folker · Broomfield, CONTSB DEN81FTE70Accident · 1 fatalClosedChristen Eagle · Longmont, CONTSB SEA81DYP40Accident · No injuriesClosedEagle DW-1 · Chelan, WANTSB LAX81FXQ36Accident · 1 fatalClosedLa Lee W-18 · Reno, NVNTSB LAX81FVD44Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Richmond, CANTSB LAX81FA127Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206B · Kilauea, HINTSB LAX81DUG51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mt Baldy, CANTSB FTW81FPM22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Tulsa, OKNTSB FTW81DRD49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Grand Isle, LANTSB DEN81FTC26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Cokeville, WYNTSB CHI81FEI30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206F · Rock Creek, OHNTSB ANC81DAA32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Ackerman Lake, AKNTSB SEA81FYM43Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S-1C · Troutdale, ORNTSB SEA81DYK18Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12L · Malin, ORNTSB LAX81FVA62Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Kettleman City, CANTSB FTW81DRD46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Intracstl Cy, LANTSB DEN82FTG01Accident · No injuriesClosedPietsch GJ · Minot, NDNTSB ANC81DAA34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Kotzebue, AKNTSB SEA81FYM45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Mulino, ORNTSB NYC81IA080Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · New York, NYNTSB NYC81DFJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Hamburg, NYNTSB LAX81DUK09Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-26 · Sun City, AZ