NTSB investigations, 1981
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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\") = 1981 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") = 1981 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 ATL81FKQ27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Shelby, MSNTSB ANC81DAA39Accident · No injuriesClosedFairchild C-119G · Dahl Creek, AKNTSB ANC81DA109Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Anchorage, AKNTSB SEA81DYM38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pacific City, ORNTSB NYC81FNA27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Tewksbury, MANTSB NYC81FHJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Mattituck, NYNTSB NYC81FGM29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-2A · Garland, PANTSB MKC81DCJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ericson, NENTSB MIA81FA112Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Sumatra, FLNTSB MIA81DLA33Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58P · Jacksonville, FLNTSB LAX81FVW19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 411 · Henderson, NVNTSB FTW81FRG63Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Del Rio, TXNTSB FTW81DRG65Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Crystal City, TXNTSB DEN81AA064Accident · 5 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Riverton, WYNTSB CHI81FET11Accident · 1 fatalClosedFairchild M-62A · Coldwater, MINTSB CHI81FEC44Accident · 1 fatalClosedLuscombe 8A · Farmington, MINTSB CHI81FA096Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 175 · Fenton, ILNTSB CHI81DER69Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Hibbing, MNNTSB CHI81DER66Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Lake Crystal, MNNTSB CHI81DEE52Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S1C · Lockport, ILNTSB ATL81FLJ16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedScorpion 145 · Garner, NCNTSB ATL81FKW26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft DCO-65 · Pleasant View, TNNTSB ANC81DAA29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bettles, AKNTSB SEA81FYM42Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Medical Spgs, ORNTSB SEA81DYA26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Arco, IDNTSB NYC81FNC21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Carrabassett, MENTSB NYC81FHJ15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTeal TSC1A2 · Verplanck, NYNTSB NYC81FGT11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Loyalsockville, PANTSB MKC81DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Eagle Grove, IANTSB LAX81FUG49Accident · Serious injuriesClosedQuickie 1 · Wrightwood, CANTSB FTW81FPJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Oklahoma City, OKNTSB FTW81DRD43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Morgan City, LANTSB DEN81FTG19Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Mapleton, NDNTSB DEN81FTG18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bowdon, NDNTSB CHI81FER67Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech P35 · Stephen, MNNTSB CHI81FEP44Accident · 1 fatalClosedSteen Skyblt · Hartford, WINTSB ATL81FLG22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Lancaster, SCNTSB ATL81FID20Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Sandston, VANTSB ANC81FA108Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 340A · Ketchikan, AKNTSB ANC81DAG77Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Soldotna, AKNTSB SEA81DYP38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sunnyside, WANTSB SEA81DYM41Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Orchards, WANTSB NYC81DHD37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Manahawkin, NJNTSB MKC81FA053Accident · 4 fatalClosedAero Comdr 685 · Kansas City, KSNTSB LAX81DXQ35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Jackpot, NVNTSB LAX81DUK02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-5 · Yuma, AZNTSB FTW81FRD45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW81FA140Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210R · Lake Jackson, TXNTSB FTW81DRJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-5 · Cottonport, LANTSB FTW81DQD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Timberon, NM