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"

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NTSB FTW81FPA23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Waxahachie, TXSep 14, 1981 · N8799D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Sulphur Spgs, TXSep 14, 1981 · N30205 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA102Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Laporte, MNSep 14, 1981 · N9311K · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DER40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Crivitz, WISep 14, 1981 · N39628 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEP46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · La Pointe, WISep 14, 1981 · N3551P · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAA35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Hodzona River, AKSep 14, 1981 · N54247 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Farmingdale, NYSep 13, 1981 · N6733D · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGM31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Belle Vernon, PASep 13, 1981 · N60365 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DNC22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Greenville, MESep 13, 1981 · N28099 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DFJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Nunda, NYSep 13, 1981 · N2449K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DLA36Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Pnte Vdra Bch, FLSep 13, 1981 · N183WA · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DLA35Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Gainesville, FLSep 13, 1981 · N2528P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUQ33Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2 · Goleta, CASep 13, 1981 · N100NP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUK05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Cottonwood, AZSep 13, 1981 · N9164A · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTE69Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Delta, COSep 13, 1981 · N78899 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEI29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Kansas, OHSep 13, 1981 · N4769Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEE53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5A · Plainfield, ILSep 13, 1981 · N26763 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKJ36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAir & Space 18A · Huntsville, ALSep 13, 1981 · N6154S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKG47Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7AC · Stone Mountain, GASep 13, 1981 · N3118E · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA116Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Cullman, ALSep 13, 1981 · N2471B · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA115Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1 · Cleveland, TNSep 13, 1981 · N123JC · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG81Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206F · Dikeman, AKSep 13, 1981 · N8435Q · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG79Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Naknek, AKSep 13, 1981 · N1089F · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DA114Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech B50 · Cape Yakataga, AKSep 13, 1981 · N3580BNTSB NYC81FNE31Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Danbury, CTSep 12, 1981 · N99436 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FNA26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Marstons Mills, MASep 12, 1981 · N8535P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FFA25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Ancramdale, NYSep 12, 1981 · N5024Y · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FCG56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Liberty, MOSep 12, 1981 · N48920 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DLA34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · High Springs, FLSep 12, 1981 · N3258Z · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG66Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Red Bluff, CASep 12, 1981 · N5787Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRD44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Port Barre, LASep 12, 1981 · N5632G · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FQG62Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Shallowater, TXSep 12, 1981 · N7695P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Simsboro, LASep 12, 1981 · N123J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81IA099Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Romeoville, ILSep 12, 1981 · N4837P · Minor damageNTSB CHI81FET14Accident · 1 fatalClosedPDQ 2D · Goshen, INSep 12, 1981 · N8052F · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA101Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Faithorn, MISep 12, 1981 · N8697U · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA100Accident · 1 fatalClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Waynesville, OHSep 12, 1981 · N232P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEP47Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8M · Manitowoc, WISep 12, 1981 · N513DE · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Polo, ILSep 12, 1981 · N6250C · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Weaver, ALSep 12, 1981 · N36KC · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKG48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Williamson, GASep 12, 1981 · N4083Z · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG82Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cantwell, AKSep 12, 1981 · N8223B · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG78Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Egegik, AKSep 12, 1981 · N4707U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FA055Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 320D · Republic, WASep 11, 1981 · N111NT · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FCJ33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRutan Vreze · Lincoln, NESep 11, 1981 · N744J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCG57Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Brookfield, MOSep 11, 1981 · N6288U · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVM29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206B · Nipomo, CASep 11, 1981 · N39107 · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FA125Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T310P · San Bernardino, CASep 11, 1981 · N5705M · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DQD34Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Carlsbad, NMSep 11, 1981 · N4218Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEC46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Detroit, MISep 11, 1981 · N1017F · Substantial damage