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NTSB investigations, SC

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" = 'SC' 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\" = 'SC' 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" = 'SC' 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 MIA76DLG35Accident · No injuriesClosedCitabria 7ECA · Summerton, SCJun 19, 1976 · N11066 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Aiken, SCJun 15, 1976 · N7537 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG33Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Batesburg, SCJun 1, 1976 · N9696S · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112 · Greenville, SCMay 26, 1976 · N1266J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Simpsonville, SCMay 12, 1976 · N41579 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Greenwood, SCMay 10, 1976 · N8758P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76AM082Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C · New Ellenton, SCMay 6, 1976 · N51524 · Destroyed NTSB MIA76AM081Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman G-1159 · Hilton Head Is, SCMay 3, 1976 · N4CP · Minor damage NTSB MIA76DLG29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Catawba, SCApr 24, 1976 · N55598 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG28Accident · No injuriesClosedGlasflugel H-201B · Chester, SCApr 20, 1976 · N7190 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Georgetown, SCMar 28, 1976 · N60696 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206F · Hardeeville, SCFeb 16, 1976 · N8273Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A150L · Bath, SCJan 24, 1976 · N6032J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Chester, SCJan 4, 1976 · N7682D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76IM055Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC9-31 · Greer, SCDec 31, 1975 · N8933E · Minor damage NTSB MIA76FLG19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Darlington, SCNov 22, 1975 · N55083 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Blair, SCOct 25, 1975 · N6439E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ridgeland, SCOct 21, 1975 · N40714 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210L · Greer, SCOct 19, 1975 · N210EM · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DLG20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Florence, SCOct 17, 1975 · N3988X · Destroyed NTSB MIA76FLG16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Surfside, SCOct 4, 1975 · N4822T · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76AM030Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Angelus, SCSep 29, 1975 · N7484R · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DLG18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3 · Mauldin, SCSep 28, 1975 · N4504H · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBantam W-3 · Georgetown, SCSep 21, 1975 · N422 · Destroyed NTSB MIA76AM028Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Greenwood, SCSep 10, 1975 · N59982 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75ALG15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Barnwell, SCAug 31, 1975 · N21800 · Destroyed NTSB MIA76FLG13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Elliott, SCAug 26, 1975 · N6711D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG12Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Saluda, SCAug 23, 1975 · N9560F · Destroyed NTSB MIA76FLG11Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Lexington, SCAug 20, 1975 · N8872F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DLG10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Nichols, SCAug 19, 1975 · N3292L · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG09Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-1B · Columbia, SCAug 15, 1975 · N33BR · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Latta, SCAug 13, 1975 · N4248X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG07Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Pinewood, SCAug 12, 1975 · N73871 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76AM014Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 170B · Isle Of Palms, SCAug 9, 1975 · N562DH · Destroyed NTSB MIA76FLG06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Dovesville, SCAug 4, 1975 · N8126C · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG05Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Ridgeland, SCJul 27, 1975 · N6173M · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG04Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Myrtle Beach, SCJul 26, 1975 · N1773 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Greenville, SCJul 8, 1975 · N84434 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Beech Island, SCJul 4, 1975 · N121MB · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FLG01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna P206 · Winnsboro, SCJul 4, 1975 · N2599X · Destroyed NTSB MIA75FLG40Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Fairfax, SCJun 30, 1975 · N63624 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FLG41Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Reidville, SCJun 8, 1975 · N8853F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DLG36Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-33 · Chester, SCJun 8, 1975 · N5767S · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75AM082Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Conway, SCMay 23, 1975 · N5723Z · Destroyed NTSB MIA75DLG39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Mcclellanville, SCMay 19, 1975 · N45363 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DLG38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chester, SCMay 18, 1975 · N1775J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA7KDLG37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Walterboro, SCMay 16, 1975 · N5912J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FLG35Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Ridge Springs, SCMay 12, 1975 · N8735F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC75AN104Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7KCAB · Chester, SCMay 4, 1975 · N1643G · Destroyed NTSB MIA75DLG34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Lugoff, SCApr 30, 1975 · N5300B · Substantial damage