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 NYC81FHA21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Sparta, NJNTSB MKC81DCA25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Rollo, MONTSB LAX81IA123Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31T · Joshua Tree, CANTSB LAX81DVG63Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna R172K · Chiles Valley, CANTSB FTW81DQG60Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Texhoma, OKNTSB CHI81FEK29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1 · Mt Vernon, OHNTSB CHI81FEC42Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7FC · Ann Arbor, MINTSB CHI81FA094Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 421C · Rutland, OHNTSB ANC81DAG72Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cantwell, AKNTSB ANC81DAA31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Tin City, AKNTSB SEA81FYM37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Hillsboro, ORNTSB SEA81FA054Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech C24R · Snoqualmie Ps, WANTSB SEA81DYM40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Enterprise, ORNTSB NYC81FGM28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Belle Vernon, PANTSB NYC81FGM27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Rockwood, PANTSB MKC81FA052Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Clinton, MONTSB LAX81FVG65Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Sacramento, CANTSB LAX81DUJ91Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Tonapah, AZNTSB FTW81FPA17Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1C · Plano, TXNTSB FTW81FA138Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C24R · Shreveport, LANTSB FTW81FA137Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech K35 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB FTW81DRD42Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Maringouin, LANTSB CHI81FER64Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Lake Benson, MNNTSB CHI81DEM41Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B-23 · Marshall, MINTSB ATL81FA111Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Thomasville, NCNTSB ANC81DAG76Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Chignik, AKNTSB SEA81FYK17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Bend, ORNTSB NYC81FHD36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMorrisey 2150A · Port Republic, NJNTSB LAX81FUG47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Riverside, CANTSB LAX81FA122Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA32RT · Happy Camp, CANTSB FTW81FRG61Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW81FPM21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Jenks, OKNTSB FTW81FA136Accident · 1 fatalClosedRobinson R22 · Fresno, TXNTSB FTW81FA135Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW81DRG60Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Leander, TXNTSB CHI81FEM42Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna C210 · Kalamazoo, MINTSB ANC81DAG70Accident · No injuriesClosedInterstate S-1B1 · Whittier, AKNTSB ANC81DA107Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney 20 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC81FHJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185E · Westhampton B, NYNTSB MKC81FCQ49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Leoti, KSNTSB MIA81FKT81Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Palm Beach, FLNTSB LAX81DVG64Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7CCM · Jackson, CANTSB LAX81DUJ78Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TR182 · Grand Canyon, AZNTSB DEN81FA062Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Afton, WYNTSB CHI81FA093Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Adrian, MINTSB ANC81FA100Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Lk Minchumina, AKNTSB ANC81DAG83Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Talkeetna, AKNTSB SEA81DYP37Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Leavenworth, WANTSB LAX81DUQ32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Santa Ynez, CANTSB FTW81DQA44Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Clayton, NM