NTSB investigations, 1978

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\") = 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.

NTSB MIA78DLD77Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lutz, FLSep 17, 1978 · N24777 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DKJ91Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Jasper, ALSep 17, 1978 · N333DJ · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DKJ90Accident · No injuriesClosedZ-Bird LD-1 · Oneonta, ALSep 17, 1978 · N52RZ · DestroyedNTSB IAD78IA110Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Roanoke, VASep 17, 1978 · N1315G · 2 aircraft · No damageNTSB IAD78FHD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Cheswold, DESep 17, 1978 · N444KM · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD57Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 200D · Patterson, LASep 17, 1978 · N5507M · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA081Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Kerrville, TXSep 17, 1978 · N48RH · DestroyedNTSB ANC78FA079Accident · 1 fatalClosedMaule M-5 · Sterling, AKSep 17, 1978 · N9070E · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78DAH19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Iliamna, AKSep 17, 1978 · N1623A · DestroyedNTSB ANC78DA081Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 411 · Missing AircraftSep 17, 1978 · N1EC · DestroyedNTSB OAK78FXQ48Accident · No injuriesClosedN American P-51H · Reno, NVSep 16, 1978 · N49WB · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78FXQ46Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75N1 · Reno, NVSep 16, 1978 · N1943B · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78FVA85Accident · No injuriesClosedBell H13H · Firebaugh, CASep 16, 1978 · N51843 · DestroyedNTSB OAK78FA054Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-1C · Bear Valley, CASep 16, 1978 · N9812U · DestroyedNTSB OAK78DXQ49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Hawthorne, NVSep 16, 1978 · N5612R · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DA055Accident · 2 fatalClosedN.American SNJ-4 · Reno, NVSep 16, 1978 · N7038C · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FNA47Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweitzer 233A · Plymouth, MASep 16, 1978 · N2461W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FFJ39Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112 · Jamestown, NYSep 16, 1978 · N4663W · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA093Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna R172K · Venice Center, NYSep 16, 1978 · N9655V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA092Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Robbinsville, NJSep 16, 1978 · N3930F · DestroyedNTSB LAX78DUK05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Parker, AZSep 16, 1978 · N9393R · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FID24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Williamsburg, VASep 16, 1978 · N3353C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lake Charles, LASep 16, 1978 · N9409U · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FQA58Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · L1ndrith, NMSep 16, 1978 · N3918D · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78DTC39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Jackson, WYSep 16, 1978 · N1624C · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEC55Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Plymouth, MISep 16, 1978 · N69037 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEC54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Flint, MISep 16, 1978 · N2SV · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78DEE67Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wheeling, ILSep 16, 1978 · N9437U · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYP51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Palouse, WASep 15, 1978 · N68508 · DestroyedNTSB OAK78DXQ51Accident · No injuriesClosedSteen Sybt · Carson City, NVSep 15, 1978 · N88483 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DXQ47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Elko, NVSep 15, 1978 · N3615Z · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DVG80Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Sacramento, CASep 15, 1978 · N6881B · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DA053Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65A-80 · Columbia, CASep 15, 1978 · N978Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA094Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Dupont, PASep 15, 1978 · N9237G · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78DTG16Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Mandan, NDSep 15, 1978 · N5508N · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FKM25Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8 · Salisbury, NCSep 15, 1978 · NONE · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRG73Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Donna, TXSep 15, 1978 · N731HH · DestroyedNTSB FTW78FRA40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Devers, TXSep 15, 1978 · N6619K · DestroyedNTSB FTW78FQG50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Dalhart, TXSep 15, 1978 · N18177 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FPA36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Celina, TXSep 15, 1978 · N8922D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DRG72Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Three Rivers, TXSep 15, 1978 · N68165 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DA082Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Muleshoe, TXSep 15, 1978 · N7401P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FTE98Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Thorton, COSep 15, 1978 · N8663V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEV53Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180A · Sparta, ILSep 15, 1978 · N9560B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEP70Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Milwaukee, WISep 15, 1978 · N32506 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEG15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Dayton, OHSep 15, 1978 · N4225E · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78DEM43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Beal City, MISep 15, 1978 · N24552 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78FA082Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 7EC · Fairbanks, AKSep 15, 1978 · N4739E · DestroyedNTSB ANC78DAH22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHelio Acft H-250 · Holy Cross, AKSep 15, 1978 · N5444E · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78DAD08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560 · Italio Riv, AKSep 15, 1978 · N2658B · Substantial damage