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.

NTSB ANC81DAG68Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Cordova, AKAug 23, 1981 · N61537 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FFJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SG233A · Mayville, NYAug 22, 1981 · N57985 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCQ50Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Ness City, KSAug 22, 1981 · N8501L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA107Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper J5A · Carrabelle, FLAug 22, 1981 · N41220 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DLD62Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Captiva, FLAug 22, 1981 · N3736Z · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVW17Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12B · Las Vegas, NVAug 22, 1981 · N94525 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVG61Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Colusa, CAAug 22, 1981 · N1005X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQA42Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172RG · Eagle Nest, NMAug 22, 1981 · N5414V · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPM20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Atoka, OKAug 22, 1981 · N50399 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPJ36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Blanchard, OKAug 22, 1981 · N8304D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPJ35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oklahoma City, OKAug 22, 1981 · N3571E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG62Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Grubbs, ARAug 22, 1981 · N9331T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPD37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRockwell 114 · Woodson, TXAug 22, 1981 · N5770N · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEV34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Wyoming, ILAug 22, 1981 · N66298 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKW24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBensen B8 · Hixson, TNAug 22, 1981 · N3815 · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FYK16Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Roseburg, ORAug 21, 1981 · N4821J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA077Accident · 1 fatalClosedRepublic RC-3 · Greenfield, MEAug 21, 1981 · N6421K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DFA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Hancock, NYAug 21, 1981 · N8999U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DA078Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C24 · Kingston, NYAug 21, 1981 · N9162S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DKJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Destin, FLAug 21, 1981 · N86985 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVA59Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Fresno, CAAug 21, 1981 · N2039Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA121Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Grand Canyon, AZAug 21, 1981 · N9822C · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUJ92Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Yuma, AZAug 21, 1981 · N5535B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Monroe, LAAug 21, 1981 · N42LB · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG59Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Whiteface, TXAug 21, 1981 · N635U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPJ41Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36 · Stillwater, OKAug 21, 1981 · N440SU · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA060Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T207 · Casper, WYAug 21, 1981 · N17464 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEI26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Chardon, OHAug 21, 1981 · N97907 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEM10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Saginaw, MIAug 21, 1981 · N9258T · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DA099Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Cordova, AKAug 21, 1981 · N1453Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYM36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Sandy, ORAug 20, 1981 · N2340D · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGM26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Mt Pleasant, PAAug 20, 1981 · N98472 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVM31Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Greenfield, CAAug 20, 1981 · N68185 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG56Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Seminole, TXAug 20, 1981 · N9873P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTE67Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172RG · Walden, COAug 20, 1981 · N6324R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA059Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206-B3 · Alpine, WYAug 20, 1981 · N39088 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA091Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20J · La Pointe, WIAug 20, 1981 · N1098Y · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLT15Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Obion, TNAug 20, 1981 · N36498 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKW23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Athens, TNAug 20, 1981 · N2495R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FA053Accident · 3 fatalClosedSoloy UH-12E · Riggins, IDAug 19, 1981 · N544HA · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FGT10Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2B · New Cumberland, PAAug 19, 1981 · N2277U · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVA58Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-4 · Chowchilla, CAAug 19, 1981 · N117CP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ88Accident · 1 fatalClosedAir Tractor AT-302 · Phoenix, AZAug 19, 1981 · N5232S · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRA54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Nome, TXAug 19, 1981 · N1175A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Clovis, NMAug 19, 1981 · N2426V · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTM37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRotorway 133 · Price, UTAug 19, 1981 · N2262W · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTC23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Cody, WYAug 19, 1981 · N3622M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEM37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cheboygan, MIAug 19, 1981 · N7703W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEC41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBlanik L-13 · Oxford, MIAug 19, 1981 · N3462 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYP36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna P210N · College Place, WAAug 18, 1981 · N4931K · Substantial damage