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NTSB investigations, NE

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" = 'NE' 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\" = 'NE' 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" = 'NE' 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 MKC73DCJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Sutton, NEApr 24, 1973 · N4463Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Fort Calhoun, NEApr 4, 1973 · N16098 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T-50 · Omaha, NEMar 27, 1973 · N54302 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB MKC73FCJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310G · Omaha, NEMar 6, 1973 · N2909R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Mc Cook, NEMar 1, 1973 · N5687C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ29Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A188B · Hebron, NEFeb 22, 1973 · N4493Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC73DCJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · No.Platte, NEJan 22, 1973 · N8319V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73AK048Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 310J · Omaha, NEJan 21, 1973 · N3008L · Destroyed NTSB MKC73FCJ27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Lincoln, NEJan 11, 1973 · N6756F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD029Accident · 7 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Kearney, NEDec 28, 1972 · N8915N · Destroyed NTSB MKC73FCJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D95A · North Platte, NENov 28, 1972 · N816G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Grand Island, NENov 26, 1972 · N1063U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ogallala, NENov 24, 1972 · N2683T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Papillion, NENov 19, 1972 · N1806S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73AK039Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Fremont, NENov 12, 1972 · N5095P · Destroyed NTSB MKC73FCJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Ogallala, NENov 9, 1972 · N4523T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73AK036Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Long Pine, NENov 5, 1972 · N7704F · Destroyed NTSB MKC73DCJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Ogallala, NENov 3, 1972 · N1631G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B95A · Lincoln, NEOct 10, 1972 · N1299Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337F · Omaha, NESep 16, 1972 · N55BC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320B · Lincoln, NESep 13, 1972 · N9805L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7FC · Chadron, NEAug 20, 1972 · N7527E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Wahoo, NEAug 17, 1972 · N22909 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ravenna, NEAug 15, 1972 · N2759P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Taylor, NEAug 11, 1972 · N9148E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Paxton, NEAug 11, 1972 · N1894A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73AK013Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Lincoln, NEAug 3, 1972 · N301LC · Destroyed NTSB MKC73FCJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 11A · Papillion, NEJul 29, 1972 · N1631B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech H35 · North Platte, NEJul 28, 1972 · N336B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedNaval Fcty N3N-3 · Lincoln, NEJul 23, 1972 · N44758 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Hyannis, NEJul 22, 1972 · N4077Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35 · Oneill, NEJul 19, 1972 · N3705Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Humbolt, NEJul 10, 1972 · N4886Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Papillion, NEJul 9, 1972 · N29397 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Geneva, NEJul 9, 1972 · N4061Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Ord, NEJul 8, 1972 · N8620P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Pender, NEJul 8, 1972 · N2720F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCJ02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · North Platte, NEJul 6, 1972 · N89183 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Oshkosh, NEJul 4, 1972 · N6692Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ74Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Gibbon, NEJun 13, 1972 · N3884P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ73Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Kearney, NEJun 10, 1972 · N8420A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ72Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Omaha, NEJun 3, 1972 · N3377A · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCJ71Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Crawford, NEJun 2, 1972 · N4997Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCJ69Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Blair, NEMay 31, 1972 · N7974Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCJ68Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lincoln, NEMay 28, 1972 · N60771 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ67Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Weepng Water, NEMay 26, 1972 · N7112Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCJ70Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Broken Bow, NEMay 26, 1972 · N4895Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ66Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Lincoln, NEMay 25, 1972 · N215Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ65Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337B · Omaha, NEMay 24, 1972 · N5471S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCJ63Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lincoln, NEMay 21, 1972 · N8525C · Destroyed