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NTSB investigations, NE

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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 MKC71DCJ50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Omaha, NEMar 8, 1971 · N89184 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Miller, NEMar 2, 1971 · N6610G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ48Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 100 · Columbus, NEFeb 17, 1971 · N3780X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gothenburg, NEFeb 14, 1971 · N5521U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Scottsbluff, NEFeb 13, 1971 · N9314C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ45Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 1121 · Omaha, NEFeb 3, 1971 · N399D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71AK043Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Spalding, NEFeb 2, 1971 · N7080W · Destroyed NTSB MKC71DCJ44Accident · No injuriesClosedErc0 415C · Mccook, NEFeb 1, 1971 · N93364 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Hyannis, NEJan 27, 1971 · N4297Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71AK042Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Columbus, NEJan 24, 1971 · N9471J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mccook, NEJan 20, 1971 · N2840S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Lincoln, NEJan 17, 1971 · N3314J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ41Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680FLP · Norfolk, NEJan 15, 1971 · N499NB · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180B · Omaha, NEJan 12, 1971 · N5148E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Bridgeport, NEJan 10, 1971 · N95200 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-55 · Omaha, NEJan 7, 1971 · N466T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Ewing, NEDec 31, 1970 · N3948S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Ewing, NEDec 26, 1970 · N71754 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech K35 · Sidney, NEDec 24, 1970 · N6002E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Indianola, NEDec 13, 1970 · N92449 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ31|MKC71FCJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Columbus, NEDec 6, 1970 · N60327 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedErcoupe 415-E · Harvard, NEDec 3, 1970 · N94840 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Omaha, NENov 27, 1970 · N388WE · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71IK026Incident · Minor injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Lincoln, NENov 3, 1970 · N73102 · Minor damage NTSB MKC71FCJ27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Auburn, NEOct 24, 1970 · N1503J · Destroyed NTSB MKC71DCJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hartington, NEOct 17, 1970 · N9145J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71AK019Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Sidney, NEOct 16, 1970 · N5026S · Destroyed NTSB MKC71FCJ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Atkinson, NEOct 10, 1970 · N4402A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Omaha, NEOct 3, 1970 · N9591Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Pleasnt Dale, NESep 30, 1970 · N5602T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · North Platte, NESep 13, 1970 · N7170P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Lincoln, NESep 7, 1970 · N9059K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421A · Beatrice, NESep 1, 1970 · N3392Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Imperial, NEAug 23, 1970 · N9350X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Minden, NEAug 21, 1970 · N3961Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Lincoln, NEAug 10, 1970 · N2400V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71AK008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Merriman, NEAug 9, 1970 · N9060D · Destroyed NTSB MKC71AK006Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 182L · Pierce, NEAug 8, 1970 · N3364R · Destroyed NTSB MKC71DCJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Humphrey, NEAug 7, 1970 · N6025D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCG15Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Springfield, NEAug 6, 1970 · N8901R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ14Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Minden, NEAug 4, 1970 · N8580L · Destroyed NTSB MKC71FCJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bassett, NEAug 1, 1970 · N4151J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Lincoln, NEJul 30, 1970 · N42823 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Oxford, NEJul 30, 1970 · N3538Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ11Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Gothenburg, NEJul 28, 1970 · N8626L · Minor damage NTSB MKC71FCJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Giltner, NEJul 27, 1970 · N7706V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Wahoo, NEJul 26, 1970 · N87421 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Sutherland, NEJul 23, 1970 · N78874 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Shickley, NEJul 18, 1970 · N4719A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Davenport, NEJul 15, 1970 · N9257M · Substantial damage