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NTSB investigations, IA

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.

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Query with SQL

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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
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 MKC77DCD48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lamoni, IASep 11, 1977 · N2945Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD47Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Akron, IASep 11, 1977 · N9174S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Indianola, IASep 9, 1977 · N453 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Rock Rapids, IASep 7, 1977 · N30407 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Blakesburg, IASep 4, 1977 · N5071P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210M · Knoxville, IASep 1, 1977 · N732WX · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Burlington, IAAug 27, 1977 · N15203 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD41Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G5 · Denison, IAAug 23, 1977 · N4095G · Destroyed NTSB MKC77DCD40Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Pocahontas, IAAug 12, 1977 · N2371A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Council Bluffs, IAAug 10, 1977 · N5368P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Fort Madison, IAAug 2, 1977 · N88050 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD36Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Runnells, IAJul 29, 1977 · N9213S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Dubuque, IAJul 21, 1977 · N2788D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · New Liberty, IAJul 20, 1977 · N5508U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Minden, IAJul 16, 1977 · N4826Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Boone, IAJul 15, 1977 · N12LW · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Clinton, IAJul 13, 1977 · N3191V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD29Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft 12E · Reasoner, IAJul 11, 1977 · N3351F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD27Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Woodbine, IAJul 6, 1977 · N8800L · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FCD33Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-5A · Osage, IAJul 4, 1977 · N9580U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415C · Runnells, IAJul 4, 1977 · N99259 · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-5A · Boone, IAJul 3, 1977 · N9873U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Cedar Rapids, IAJul 1, 1977 · N4048L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Hawkeye, IAJun 29, 1977 · N9357F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCAA · Moulton, IAJun 27, 1977 · N8739 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5B · Lake Mills, IAJun 20, 1977 · N74864 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Cedar Rapids, IAJun 18, 1977 · N5172F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD23Accident · 1 fatalClosedMorris Cass 111M · Winterset, IAJun 17, 1977 · N90RM · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FCD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Ames, IAMay 25, 1977 · N188AS · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oskaloosa, IAMay 22, 1977 · N4646J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Council Bluffs, IAMay 14, 1977 · N66248 · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FCD18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Iowa City, IAMay 12, 1977 · N5177S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E55 · Davenport, IAMay 5, 1977 · N1587W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · West Union, IAMay 1, 1977 · N19379 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ankeny, IAApr 1, 1977 · N4367Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Spirit Lake, IAMar 20, 1977 · N8623P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FA017Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210L · Atkins, IAMar 19, 1977 · N2231S · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FCD13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Belmond, IAMar 6, 1977 · N22595 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech S-35 · Sioux City, IAFeb 17, 1977 · N5694K · Destroyed NTSB MKC77DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Clarion, IAFeb 17, 1977 · N2508R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Waterloo, IAFeb 10, 1977 · N5196P · Destroyed NTSB MKC77DCD11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Oxford, IAFeb 10, 1977 · N7996F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172XP · Harlan, IAFeb 10, 1977 · N6115K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD08Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · Des Moines, IAFeb 6, 1977 · N9531E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Griswold, IAJan 7, 1977 · N8035K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FCD06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero-Star 600 · Pella, IADec 29, 1976 · N7468S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77IA008Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Muscatine, IADec 16, 1976 · N6474W · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB MKC77DCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Solon, IADec 12, 1976 · N22938 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FA003Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech B99 · Spencer, IANov 19, 1976 · N8099R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Atlantic, IANov 15, 1976 · N8701N · Substantial damage