NTSB investigations, 1975
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\") = 1975 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") = 1975 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 IAD76AI044Accident · 4 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31 · Butler, TNNTSB CHI76AC041Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech P35 · Ft Pierre, SDNTSB SEA76IS033Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech 99 · Seattle, WANTSB OAK76DVW10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bishop, CANTSB NYC76AN061Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Boston, MANTSB NYC76AN060Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech D18S · Bloserville, PANTSB MKC76AK034Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 337B · St Paul, MNNTSB MKC76AK033Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Kansas City, MONTSB IAD76FIA08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Woodstock, VANTSB CHI76FET25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Fort Wayne, INNTSB CHI76FET24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210B · Fort Wayne, INNTSB SEA76FTA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Glasgow, MTNTSB OAK76AP038Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Incline Vlg, NVNTSB NYC76IN058Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Boston, MANTSB NYC76AN059Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C55 · Doylestown, PANTSB MIA76DLD35Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Zellwood, FLNTSB LAX76FUQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lancaster, CANTSB LAX76DUJ48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Mcnary, AZNTSB FTW76AF051Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Abernathy, TXNTSB CHI76FEV22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Danville, ILNTSB ANC76AA057Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Pilot Station, AKNTSB SEA76FTA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Billings, MTNTSB SEA76DYG26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Quincy, WANTSB OAK76DVD19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Livermore, CANTSB NYC76FHJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402A · White Plains, NYNTSB NYC76AN057Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Jamaica, NYNTSB MKC76AK032Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Oak Island, MNNTSB MIA76FKT37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Miami, FLNTSB MIA76AM103Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Atlanta, GANTSB LAX76FUD06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Santa Monica, CANTSB LAX76FUA17Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Torrance, CANTSB LAX76AL041Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Banning, CANTSB IAD76FID17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Richmond, VANTSB DCA76RZ015Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Milan, ItalyNTSB CHI76DEA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Zionsville, INNTSB SEA76AS031Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna R172 · Klamath Falls, ORNTSB OAK76DVD18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Santa Rosa, CANTSB OAK76AP034Accident · 1 fatalClosedNavion A · Maxwell, CANTSB MKC76FCQ26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Hays, KSNTSB MKC76DTG12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Goodrich, NDNTSB MKC76DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Durant, IANTSB MKC76DCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Mediapolis, IANTSB MIA76FKG38Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLake LA4200 · Ringgold, GANTSB MIA76AM054Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Jupiter, FLNTSB LAX76DUJ57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Lukeville, AZNTSB LAX26O0011Accident · 5 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500A · Baja Ca Norte, MexicoNTSB FTW76DPJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Goldsby, OKNTSB ANC76DAG28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Telida, AKNTSB NYC76FNC32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112A · Georgia, VTNTSB NYC76DHD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · West Chester, PA