NTSB investigations, 1968
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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\") = 1968 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") = 1968 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 MIA69D0269Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Lawrenceville, GANTSB MIA69A0019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Mableton, GANTSB FTW69F0219Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Groom, TXNTSB FTW69D0283Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Aransas Pass, TXNTSB FTW69D0214Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Hobart, OKNTSB FTW69A0021Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Borger, TXNTSB DIA69A0018Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech D-17S · Glenville, WVNTSB DIA69A0017Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 23 · Dulles Itl Apt, VANTSB DEN69D0109Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Espanola, NMNTSB DEN69A0016Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Edgerton, WYNTSB ANC69A0020Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Anchorage, AKNTSB NYC69D0233Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Montauk, NYNTSB NYC69D0190Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Bayport, NYNTSB NYC69A0044Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Jamaica, NYNTSB MIA69D0223Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G2A1 · Haines City, FLNTSB MIA69A0018Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Miami, FLNTSB LAX69D0173Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Tucson, AZNTSB LAX69A0022Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Tucson, AZNTSB FTW69F0247Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Littlefield, TXNTSB FTW69F0246Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47H-1 · Houston, TXNTSB DIA69F0081Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDavis D-1-W · Gastonia, NCNTSB DEN69F0125Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Las Cruces, NMNTSB CHI69F0307Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Muncie, INNTSB CHI69D0334Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Carrollton, OHNTSB CHI69D0268Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Salem, MINTSB CHI69D0265Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210D · Northbrook, ILNTSB ANC69F0085Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Willow, AKNTSB ANC69D0075Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Anchorage, AKNTSB OAK69O0008Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cubi Pt, RPNTSB OAK69D0149Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Turlock, CANTSB OAK69A0020Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150G · Crescent City, CANTSB MIA69F0358Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Madison, GANTSB MIA69D0287Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Jacksonville, FLNTSB DIA69F0087Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Elm City, NCNTSB DEN69A0015Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T-210G · Estancia, NMNTSB OAK69F0142Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller FH1100 · Belden, CANTSB OAK69D0157Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStearman 75 · Mariposa, CANTSB MIA69F0224Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Opa Locka, FLNTSB LAX69D0158Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Chula Vista, CANTSB LAX69A0021Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Fillmore, CANTSB FTW69F0259Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560E · Arlington, TXNTSB DIA69F0080Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Fredericksburg, VANTSB DIA69A0020Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 180 · Cherokee, NCNTSB DEN69D0106Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rangely, CONTSB CHI69D0280Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Edmonton, KYNTSB SEA69A0022Accident · 2 fatalClosedN.American AT-6C · Veneta, ORNTSB NYC69D0232Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Degrasse, NYNTSB MKC69F0297Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Harvey, NDNTSB MKC69D0241Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Sheldon, MONTSB MIA69F0169Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Schlater, MS