NTSB investigations, 1978
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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\") = 1978 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") = 1978 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 FTW79DQD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · El Paso, TXNTSB DEN79FTM08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cedar Fort, UTNTSB DEN79FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna U206 · Ogden, UTNTSB DEN79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Park Valley, UTNTSB MKC79DER16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bricelyn, MNNTSB MIA79FLG15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mullins, SCNTSB MIA79FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E33 · Arcadia, FLNTSB MIA79DLG16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Ridgeland, SCNTSB MIA79DLD26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lakeland, FLNTSB FTW79DA033Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LANTSB DEN79FTE14Accident · 1 fatalClosedMidget Mustng · Aurora, CONTSB DEN79FQA11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D95A · Roswell, NMNTSB CHI79FET10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C45H · La Porte, INNTSB CHI79FEK03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Zanesville, OHNTSB CHI79DEP19Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-1C · Madison, WINTSB CHI79DEE22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Naperville, ILNTSB NYC79FNA10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Boston, MANTSB NYC79FA044Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Saranac Lake, NYNTSB MKC79FCG15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pt Lookout, MONTSB FTW79FRJ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Jena, LANTSB FTW79FQG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Denver City, TXNTSB FTW79DRA06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Rosharon, TXNTSB CHI79DEC08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Napoleon, MINTSB MKC79FER15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F33A · Two Harbor, MNNTSB MIA79DLA1ZAccident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Cross Cty, FLNTSB LAX79FA019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Sun City, AZNTSB LAX79DUM04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Westmoreland, CANTSB SEA83FA064Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · North Bend, WANTSB OAK79FVW04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320B · Las Vegas, NVNTSB OAK79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31 · San Rafael, CANTSB NYC79FNE03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Gardner, MANTSB NYC79FNC12Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Augusta, MENTSB NYC79FNA09Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5B · Tewksbury, MANTSB NYC79FHA06Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-33A · Kutztown, PANTSB NYC79FFA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Oneonta, NYNTSB MKC79FCQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Cedar Point, KSNTSB MIA79FLG14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mccoll, SCNTSB MIA79FLG13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna R172E · Clover, SCNTSB MIA79DLD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Brandon, FLNTSB MIA79DKT25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Palm Beach, FLNTSB IAD79FIA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Manassas, VANTSB FTW79DQD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · El Paso, TXNTSB SEA79FYM08Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft Soloy · Lacomb, ORNTSB MKC79FCJ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Creighton, NENTSB MKC79FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Kennett, MONTSB MKC79DER14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · St Cloud, MNNTSB MIA79DKT24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Key West, FLNTSB LAX79DUQ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lompoc, CANTSB IAD79FIG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Laurel, MDNTSB FTW79FPG12Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Little Rock, AR