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 FTW81FRA35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Beaumont, TXAug 11, 1981 · N1343F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 404 · St Simons Is, GAAug 11, 1981 · N2684L · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKG42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Cochran, GAAug 11, 1981 · N9646P · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA095Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Skagway, AKAug 11, 1981 · N8224Q · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DA052Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Wenatchee, WAAug 10, 1981 · N666HL · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81IA103Incident · No injuriesClosedLockheed L-1011 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLAug 10, 1981 · N726DA · Minor damageNTSB MIA81DLD61Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T188C · Romeo, FLAug 10, 1981 · N2541J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ85Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Poston, AZAug 10, 1981 · N8060E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUG46Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech K35 · Temecula, CAAug 10, 1981 · N677T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKG40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Hazlehurst, GAAug 10, 1981 · N6737Q · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FIA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Woodbridge, VAAug 10, 1981 · N2887Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Daviston, ALAug 10, 1981 · N5697E · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHM13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Colts Neck, NJAug 9, 1981 · N6879B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Burlington, IAAug 9, 1981 · N9701D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Oxford, IAAug 9, 1981 · N20029 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUA13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Long Beach, CAAug 9, 1981 · N19RJ · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FUA12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TR182 · Catalina, CAAug 9, 1981 · N757HF · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUG44Accident · No injuriesClosedMolino PIK-20 · Hemet, CAAug 9, 1981 · N96128 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQA39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Santa Fe, NMAug 9, 1981 · N1489X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Littlefield, TXAug 9, 1981 · N4416Y · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Lavina, MTAug 9, 1981 · N34007 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA81IA024Incident · No injuriesClosedBritish Aer Concrd · Jamaica, NYAug 9, 1981 · G-BOAG · Minor damageNTSB CHI81FER57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Pelican Lake, MNAug 9, 1981 · N5273E · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEP42Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Dodgeville, WIAug 9, 1981 · N5892Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA106Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Camilla, GAAug 9, 1981 · N8470F · DestroyedNTSB ANC81FA094Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Port Moller, AKAug 9, 1981 · N9664P · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG65Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Canyon Creek, AKAug 9, 1981 · N6760B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FA051Accident · 2 fatalClosedRyan Acft ST-3KR · Shelton, WAAug 8, 1981 · N56005 · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FFJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337A · Pembroke, NYAug 8, 1981 · N6277R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Orange City, IAAug 8, 1981 · N6004H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82FA025Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Bunnell, FLAug 8, 1981 · N14185 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DLA31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Ormond Beach, FLAug 8, 1981 · N88298 · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FA115Accident · 1 fatalClosedLake LA-4 · Hilo, HIAug 8, 1981 · N80091 · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUQ30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · California Cy, CAAug 8, 1981 · N240SS · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUQ28Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe Swift GC1B · Mojave, CAAug 8, 1981 · N80626 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRG58Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow AT-301 · San Benito, TXAug 8, 1981 · N4409S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQG50Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA26AT · Midland, TXAug 8, 1981 · N7603 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQG47Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Brownfield, TXAug 8, 1981 · N7736Z · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPD35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWindwagon Bohls · Arlington, TXAug 8, 1981 · N9036Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQD30Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · El Paso, TXAug 8, 1981 · N657V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTM39Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ferron, UTAug 8, 1981 · N2910D · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEM33Accident · 3 fatalClosedVarieze RAF · Holland, MIAug 8, 1981 · N16DT · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Butler, ALAug 8, 1981 · N8165H · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG64Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7DC · Takotna, AKAug 8, 1981 · N1107W · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DA096Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Ketchikan, AKAug 8, 1981 · N9171F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FA050Accident · 2 fatalClosedSikorsky S-58B · Bellevue, WAAug 7, 1981 · N4247 · DestroyedNTSB NYC81DHD35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Robbinsville, NJAug 7, 1981 · N3978X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA050Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 65 · Spirit Lake, IAAug 7, 1981 · N805Q · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Bastrop, LAAug 7, 1981 · N731BR · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRD39Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Mowata, LAAug 7, 1981 · N6510K · Substantial damage