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NTSB investigations, MA

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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" = 'MA' 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\" = 'MA' 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" = 'MA' 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 NYC76DNA32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 411A · Stow, MAMar 28, 1976 · N251WW · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNE19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Worcester, MAMar 25, 1976 · N8353J · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Tewksbury, MAMar 21, 1976 · N12401 · Destroyed NTSB NYC76AN087Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Plymouth, MAMar 5, 1976 · N19398 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNE15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Orange, MAFeb 28, 1976 · N15000 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN078Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Ludlow, MAFeb 12, 1976 · N7RW · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNE14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Worcester, MAFeb 4, 1976 · N84183 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Billerica, MAFeb 1, 1976 · N6205L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Norfolk, MAJan 31, 1976 · N1NS · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Bedford, MAJan 17, 1976 · N3006P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNE13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · Worcester, MAJan 14, 1976 · N3967Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DNA25Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Tauton, MAJan 10, 1976 · N99494 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Fall River, MADec 31, 1975 · N9483N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DNA23Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M-18C · Falmouth, MADec 27, 1975 · N4094 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN061Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Boston, MADec 24, 1975 · N911E · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76IN058Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Boston, MADec 23, 1975 · N48PB · Minor damage NTSB NYC76FNE12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Charlton, MADec 7, 1975 · N1244E · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Malboro, MANov 29, 1975 · N693CA · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-44A · Haverhill, MANov 9, 1975 · N77K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112A · Westwood, MAOct 26, 1975 · N1288J · Destroyed NTSB NYC76AN046Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Williamstown, MAOct 25, 1975 · N43452 · Destroyed NTSB CHI76IC032Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Boston, MAOct 21, 1975 · N4711U · Minor damage NTSB NYC76DNA18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Beverly, MAOct 16, 1975 · N9749L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC7LFNA17Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Wareham, MAOct 5, 1975 · N1365H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNE08Accident · 1 fatalClosedSchweizer SGS126 · Williamstown, MAOct 5, 1975 · N33906 · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FNE07Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · North Adams, MAOct 4, 1975 · N33981 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76IN053Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Boston, MASep 19, 1975 · N56121 · Minor damage NTSB NYC76DNA15Accident · No injuriesClosedFairchild 24 · Norfolk, MASep 7, 1975 · N46257 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN030Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech B95A55 · Hyannis, MASep 6, 1975 · N1426G · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FNE05Accident · No injuriesClosedThurston TSC-1A · Westboro, MASep 4, 1975 · N2011T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA14Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BL-65 · Taunton, MASep 1, 1975 · N36314 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN029Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fitchburg, MAAug 28, 1975 · N3888V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Newburyport, MAAug 22, 1975 · N4519T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC75FNE04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Worthington, MAAug 17, 1975 · N12801 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA12Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F28 · Falmouth, MAAug 16, 1975 · N9578 · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FNA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Plymouth, MAAug 14, 1975 · N513G · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FNA09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Norwood, MAAug 9, 1975 · N7949F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC7LFNA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Vineyard Haven, MAAug 8, 1975 · N55513 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN022Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182K · Provincetown, MAAug 8, 1975 · N2693Q · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FNE03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · S Deerfield, MAAug 3, 1975 · N7279H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DNA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Provincetown, MAAug 3, 1975 · N574V · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN019Accident · 1 fatalClosedN.American SNJ-3 · Wilmington, MAAug 3, 1975 · N66233 · Destroyed NTSB NYC76ANA07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Stow, MAAug 2, 1975 · N8877L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA08Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-A · Ayer, MAAug 1, 1975 · N9406L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DNA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Martha Vinyard, MAJul 29, 1975 · N1816G · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FHA04Accident · 1 fatalClosedBede 4 · Seekonk, MAJul 26, 1975 · N4542 · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FNA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Marlboro, MAJul 24, 1975 · N2030Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN010Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402A · Hyannis, MAJul 18, 1975 · N4533Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FNA01Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Methuen, MAJul 8, 1975 · N9456V · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN006Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven S-50A · Foxboro, MAJul 5, 1975 · N71CT · Minor damage