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"

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NTSB FTW81DQG51Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Lubbock, TXAug 15, 1981 · N704WV · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTI15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Libby, MTAug 15, 1981 · N738XH · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA090Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-7 · Barrington Hls, ILAug 15, 1981 · N5710J · No damageNTSB CHI81FA089Accident · 5 fatalClosedBalloon WKS 8-24 · Barrington, ILAug 15, 1981 · N4062Z · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLT13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Jackson, TNAug 15, 1981 · N9305U · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DLA13Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A-1 · Sale City, GAAug 15, 1981 · N8935F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKJ31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Huntsville, ALAug 15, 1981 · N22626 · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAD05Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Swan Lake, AKAug 15, 1981 · N8348F · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAA28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AKAug 15, 1981 · N7869D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FYP34Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Omak, WAAug 14, 1981 · N68462 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHD34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T188C · Woodstown, NJAug 14, 1981 · N2165J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCG53Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFlybaby 1A-BIS · Paola, KSAug 14, 1981 · N59229 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Riverton, NEAug 14, 1981 · N4739Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Bastrop, LAAug 14, 1981 · N10292 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DPA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Waco, TXAug 14, 1981 · N89691 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTK21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164C · Platte, SDAug 14, 1981 · N6674K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEM36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mackinaw, MIAug 14, 1981 · N2964B · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DEV32Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hudson, ILAug 14, 1981 · N8638H · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA108Accident · 5 fatalClosedAero Comdr 685 · Wrens, GAAug 14, 1981 · N8007H · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYP33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Waitsburg, WAAug 13, 1981 · N21916 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYA22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Driggs, IDAug 13, 1981 · N714GQ · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FNE26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · E.Hartford, CTAug 13, 1981 · N6939P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Marion, IAAug 13, 1981 · N9357F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA051Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · St.Louis, MOAug 13, 1981 · N924L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA104Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech H18 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLAug 13, 1981 · N518K · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVG60Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-CD · Sacramento, CAAug 13, 1981 · N3862H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA117Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C33 · S.Lake Tahoe, CAAug 13, 1981 · N7963M · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FA116Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Vancouver, WAAug 13, 1981 · N1565R · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRA52Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Houston, TXAug 13, 1981 · N9450F · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPG60Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Almyra, ARAug 13, 1981 · N7399H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPD36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Ft Worth, TXAug 13, 1981 · N9228T · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTE63Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Byers, COAug 13, 1981 · N77810 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEC40Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lapeer, MIAug 13, 1981 · N8503C · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA087Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210D · Zanesville, OHAug 13, 1981 · N3970Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Hamilton, ALAug 13, 1981 · N8127U · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVD39Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Tracy, CAAug 12, 1981 · N6750K · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUJ93Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Tucson, AZAug 12, 1981 · N22639 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ89Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Page, AZAug 12, 1981 · N4844N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRA50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Huntsville, TXAug 12, 1981 · N49652 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPM19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Ramona, OKAug 12, 1981 · N9055A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPG61Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Malvern, ARAug 12, 1981 · N9MG · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTK20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Platte, SDAug 12, 1981 · N6636K · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA057Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatial 316B · Alpine, WYAug 12, 1981 · N607RA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEV30Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Atwood, ILAug 12, 1981 · N2417K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER60Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Stewart, MNAug 12, 1981 · N96671 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER58Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Blue Earth, MNAug 12, 1981 · N6991Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA086Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Altamont, ILAug 12, 1981 · N4565X · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKG43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5A · Savannah, GAAug 12, 1981 · N26748 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FAA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500S · Healy, AKAug 12, 1981 · N5075E · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUQ29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedQuickie 1 · Lake Hughes, CAAug 11, 1981 · N2HQ · Substantial damage