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 CHI81FER73Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Wannaska, MNNTSB CHI81FA098Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Muncie, INNTSB ATL81FA112Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Philomath, GANTSB ANC81DA111Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207A · Golovin, AKNTSB NYC81FA080Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Union Township, PANTSB MIA81FKT93Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Coral Springs, FLNTSB MIA81DLA38Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95B · Tallahassee, FLNTSB LAX81FVA61Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5 · Independence, CANTSB FTW81FPG63Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C24R · Searcy, ARNTSB ATL81FID17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B60 · Danville, VANTSB ANC81FA110Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed Ga 382 · Yakutat, AKNTSB ANC81DAG75Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Egegik, AKNTSB MKC81DCJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedGulf-Schwzr G-164B · Lamar, NENTSB MIA81DLA32Accident · No injuriesClosedBede BD-4 · Tallahassee, FLNTSB LAX82FA124Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A24R · Yucca Valley, CANTSB LAX81FVA60Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Fresno, CANTSB FTW81FA139Accident · 5 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Mcleod, TXNTSB DEN81FTI18Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 681 · Great Falls, MTNTSB CHI81FER70Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Oklee, MNNTSB CHI81FA095Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Chippewa Falls, WINTSB ANC81FA105Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Lk Clark Pass, AKNTSB ANC81DA113Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 180H · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA81DKT92Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E-75 · Opalocka, FLNTSB LAX81DXQ34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lee Vining, CANTSB LAX81DUJ99Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlasflugel H301B · Maricopa, AZNTSB FTW81FRG62Accident · No injuriesClosedCesswa 150 · Pleasanton, TXNTSB FTW81DRD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Lake Arthur, LANTSB DEN81FTI17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Buffalo, MTNTSB ATL81FKG46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Abbeville, GANTSB ANC82FA103Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Ltl Diomede Is, AKNTSB ANC81DAG71Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Seldovia, AKNTSB ANC81DA106Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206F · Cantwell, AKNTSB ANC81DA104Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Big River, AKNTSB NYC81FNE28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Gr Barrington, MANTSB NYC81FA079Accident · 2 fatalClosedRobinson R-22 · Granby, CTNTSB MKC81FCQ48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T210N · Wichita, KSNTSB MKC81DCJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lodgepole, NENTSB MIA81IA110Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech 3NM · Jacksonville, FLNTSB LAX81DVA64Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Madera, CANTSB FTW81FRA56Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F90 · Beaumont, TXNTSB DEN81FA063Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna TR182 · 17nne Durango, CONTSB CHI81FEC43Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPitts S-1S · Romeo, MINTSB ATL81FKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bay Minette, ALNTSB ATL81DLA11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Quitman, GANTSB ATL81DKG45Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Savannah, GANTSB ANC81DAG89Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Homer, AKNTSB ANC81DAG74Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Houston, AKNTSB SEA81DYM39Accident · No injuriesClosedGeo. Mccall KR-2 · La Grande, ORNTSB SEA81DYA27Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA316B · Driggs, IDNTSB NYC81FNC19Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCAA · Bath, NH