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NTSB investigations, Canada

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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.

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Query with SQL

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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CD' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
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 UNK69X0128Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Westwold, CanadaJun 28, 1969 · N2800V · Destroyed NTSB CAN69AF533Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20G · Labariere, CanadaJun 17, 1969 · N3937N · Substantial damage NTSB CAN69AF526Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Bowmanville, CanadaMay 18, 1969 · N7050D · Substantial damage NTSB UNK69X0119Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310N · Montreal, CanadaMay 6, 1969 · N4194Q · Substantial damage NTSB CAN69ACAIOAccident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Couts, CanadaFeb 8, 1969 · N2379U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69O0001Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Parry, CanadaJan 5, 1969 · N3590N · Destroyed NTSB UNK68X0157Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech F35 · Alberta, CanadaJul 19, 1968 · N3806B · Substantial damage NTSB UNK68X0155Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Montreal, CanadaJul 13, 1968 · N6952U · Substantial damage NTSB UNK68X0148Accident · 1 fatalClosedN.American AT-6G · Brantford, CanadaJun 8, 1968 · N400G · Destroyed NTSB UNK68X0141Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Alberta, CanadaMay 24, 1968 · N6141 · Destroyed NTSB UNK68X0120Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Buttonville, CanadaJan 21, 1968 · N3837N · Substantial damage NTSB UNK68X0106Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-15 · Abbotsford, CanadaOct 22, 1967 · N4131H · Substantial damage NTSB UNK68X0101Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ashcroft, CanadaOct 7, 1967 · N2618Y · Substantial damage NTSB UNK68X0100Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech C-45G · Saskatchewan, CanadaOct 5, 1967 · N505N · Destroyed NTSB UNK67X0151Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20D · Oshawa, CanadaAug 27, 1967 · N6828U · Destroyed NTSB UNK67X0148Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · London, CanadaAug 20, 1967 · N8903J · Substantial damage NTSB CAN F0454Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Ignace, CanadaJul 28, 1967 · N392T · Substantial damage NTSB UNK67X0141Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Petawawa, CanadaJul 20, 1967 · N8126D · Substantial damage NTSB UNK67X0138Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J-2 · Yukon, CanadaJul 13, 1967 · N8525F · Substantial damage NTSB UNK67X0135Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Alberta, CanadaJul 6, 1967 · N2816A · Substantial damage NTSB UNK67X0132Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 175 · Armstrong, CanadaJun 29, 1967 · N7022M · Destroyed NTSB UNK67X0130Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly 305 · Manitoba, CanadaJun 15, 1967 · N2228U · Substantial damage NTSB UNK67X0129Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Watson Lake, CanadaJun 14, 1967 · N1452H · Substantial damage NTSB UNK67X0126Accident · 3 fatalClosedBell 47J · Ontario, CanadaJun 8, 1967 · N2833B · Destroyed NTSB CAN F0438Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Killaloe, CanadaMay 22, 1967 · N5465P · Substantial damage NTSB CAN F0436Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Clinton, CanadaFeb 10, 1967 · N7628A · Substantial damage NTSB UNK66X0172Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 15AC · Z, CanadaSep 10, 1966 · N1467H · Destroyed NTSB UNK66X0171Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 320D · Embras, CanadaSep 7, 1966 · N4146T · Destroyed NTSB NYC67S0001Incident · No injuriesClosedBac 1-11 · Ntoronto, CanadaAug 22, 1966 · N5021 · No damage NTSB UNK66X0164Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A · Abbotsford, CanadaAug 13, 1966 · N312Y · Substantial damage NTSB CAN F0404Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · St.Laurent, CanadaJul 4, 1966 · N2382U · Substantial damage NTSB UNK66X0145Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 337 · Z, CanadaJun 4, 1966 · N2166X · Destroyed NTSB CAN66F0420Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Aishihik, CanadaApr 28, 1966 · N6934F · Substantial damage NTSB UNK66X0139Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Vancouver, CanadaApr 21, 1966 · N4726T · Substantial damage NTSB UNK63X0104Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairchild F-27 · Calgary, CanadaAug 24, 1963 · N2707 · Substantial damage