NTSB investigations, 1964
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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\") = 1964 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") = 1964 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 UNK65X1157Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Auburn, CANTSB UNK65X1156Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Santa Monica, CANTSB UNK65X1155Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeechraft 35 · Waterford, MINTSB UNK65X1154Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Galiano, LANTSB UNK65X1153Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Wichita, KSNTSB UNK65X1152Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Rogers, ARNTSB UNK65X1151Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · El Paso, TXNTSB UNK65X1150Accident · 4 fatalClosedBellanca 14-13 · Detroit, MINTSB UNK65X1149Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA16 · La Habra, CANTSB UNK65X1148Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Grants, NMNTSB UNK65X1147Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Winner, SDNTSB UNK65X1146Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 11A · Hinsdale, ILNTSB UNK65X1145Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Grand Haven, MINTSB UNK65X1144Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lucerne Vally, CANTSB UNK65X1143Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Great Falls, MTNTSB UNK65X1142Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA24 · Wichita Falls, TXNTSB UNK65X1141Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA22 · Silver Lake, MNNTSB UNK65X1140Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · So St Paul, MNNTSB UNK65X1139Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Bucyrus, OHNTSB UNK65X1138Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechraft 35-33 · Almyra, ARNTSB UNK65X1137Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · St Louis, MONTSB UNK65X1136Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCB · Seiad, CANTSB UNK65X1135Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Belle Glade, FLNTSB UNK65X1134Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA15 · Denham Springs, LANTSB UNK65X1133Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3 · Pensacola, FLNTSB UNK65X1132Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA23 · Abbotsford, WINTSB UNK65X1131Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Sherman, ILNTSB UNK65X1130Accident · No injuriesClosedErcoupe 415C · Phillipsbur, KSNTSB UNK65X1129Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M21 · Jackson, MSNTSB UNK65X1128Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA22 · Piney Point, MDNTSB UNK65X1127Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechraft T34A · Jonesboro, LANTSB UNK65X1126Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Smyer, TXNTSB UNK65X1125Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Alanreed, TXNTSB UNK65X1124Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Castiac, CANTSB UNK65X1123Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J · Intracoastal C, LANTSB UNK65X1122Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Philip, SDNTSB UNK65X1121Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Hutchinson, KSNTSB UNK65X1120Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft R-35 · Utila Is, HONTSB UNK65X1119Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Show Low, AZNTSB UNK65X1118Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Bartonville, ILNTSB UNK65X1117Accident · 3 fatalClosedLockheed L-1049 · San Francisco, CANTSB UNK65X1116Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L3 · Immokalee, FLNTSB UNK65X1115Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Goodwater, ALNTSB UNK65X1114Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M4 · Zionsville, INNTSB UNK65X1113Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Mason, TXNTSB UNK65X1112Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Paris, TXNTSB UNK65X1111Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney MC20 · Asheboro, NCNTSB UNK65X1110Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Inyokern, CANTSB UNK65X1109Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · San Antonio, TXNTSB UNK65X1108Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Salem, OR