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"

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NTSB SEA78FYK23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHome Built KR-2 · North Bend, ORSep 14, 1978 · N57JC · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA065Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Rainier, ORSep 14, 1978 · N5877U · DestroyedNTSB OAK78DVG79Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Vacaville, CASep 14, 1978 · N6572H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78DTK39Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell IN 112 · Parkston, SDSep 14, 1978 · N1462J · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKG80Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Dawson, GASep 14, 1978 · N7632P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKG79Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Stockbridge, GASep 14, 1978 · N2649Q · DestroyedNTSB FTW78DPJ38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Tuttle, OKSep 14, 1978 · N66482 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FQA57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206F · Mesita, NMSep 14, 1978 · N9582G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DAG06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Talkeetna, AKSep 14, 1978 · N3091Z · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78DAH25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180E · Anchorage, AKSep 14, 1978 · N8670X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYA25Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Boise, IDSep 13, 1978 · N6659M · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78FA052Accident · 3 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31A · San Jose, CASep 13, 1978 · N6626V · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FHJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Amityville, NYSep 13, 1978 · N6771J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FCJ45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Gordon, NESep 13, 1978 · N8965A · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FKG78Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G164A · Albany, GASep 13, 1978 · N7929 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DLA51Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Camilla, GASep 13, 1978 · N8480V · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DKJ89Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Vernon, FLSep 13, 1978 · N6795Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX78FUM37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Imperial, CASep 13, 1978 · N48922 · DestroyedNTSB IAD78DIA18Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Warrenton, VASep 13, 1978 · N2039T · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FA067Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 18T · Chicago, ILSep 13, 1978 · N12VT · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DAG23Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Iliamna, AKSep 13, 1978 · N1346H · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78FA078Accident · 6 fatalClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Whittier, AKSep 13, 1978 · N37741 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78DAH18Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7HC · Cantwell, AKSep 13, 1978 · N8974R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DYK22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sun River, ORSep 12, 1978 · N43990 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK78DVA82Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH12E · Tuolumne, CASep 12, 1978 · N102EH · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78DLD76Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Nnassau (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 12, 1978 · N948Q · DestroyedNTSB LAX78DUM36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A150K · Imperial, CASep 12, 1978 · N8348M · DestroyedNTSB FTW78FA079Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper J3C · Ferris, TXSep 12, 1978 · N78430 · DestroyedNTSB DEN79FTC02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bountiful, UTSep 12, 1978 · N7989W · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA064Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185F · Riggins, IDSep 11, 1978 · N80172 · DestroyedNTSB NYC79IA001Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing SP747 · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 11, 1978 · N537PA · No damageNTSB NYC78FA091Accident · 3 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500S · Hammondsport, NYSep 11, 1978 · N40MA · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FA069Accident · 2 fatalClosedLuscombe 8A · Fayette, MOSep 11, 1978 · N28828 · DestroyedNTSB MIA78FA123Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Gautier, MSSep 11, 1978 · N666ZH · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FLQ32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Corbin, KYSep 11, 1978 · N2678U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA078Accident · No injuriesClosedBolkow BO-105 · Morgan City, LASep 11, 1978 · N46977 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN78FTE97Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Englewood, COSep 11, 1978 · N734PJ · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FEP68Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Racine, WISep 11, 1978 · N9275V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI78FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedBrantley B-2B · Brook, INSep 11, 1978 · N2284U · DestroyedNTSB ANC79DAG12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Grayling, AKSep 11, 1978 · N170BT · Substantial damageNTSB ANC78DAD07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Sitka, AKSep 11, 1978 · N7550H · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FHM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Marlboro, NJSep 10, 1978 · N1072P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHM28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · West Milford, NJSep 10, 1978 · N5459Q · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FFJ38Accident · No injuriesClosedN.American N265 · Elmira, NYSep 10, 1978 · N711WK · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FFA32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · Hudson, NYSep 10, 1978 · N8956T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA090Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Honesdale, PASep 10, 1978 · N789CC · DestroyedNTSB NYC78DFA30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Barneveld, NYSep 10, 1978 · N8666E · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FCQ39Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Baxter Springs, KSSep 10, 1978 · N45455 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA78FLD73Accident · 1 fatalClosedGyrocopter 1 · Dunnellon, FLSep 10, 1978 · NONE · DestroyedNTSB MIA78DLD74Accident · No injuriesClosedAerotec S-2A · Largo, FLSep 10, 1978 · N13GT · Substantial damage