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 FTW81DA129Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206L · Leeville, LAAug 7, 1981 · N9973K · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTE66Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7ECA · Akron, COAug 7, 1981 · N1665G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEI21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · North Canton, OHAug 7, 1981 · N7599D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEC39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Lapeer, MIAug 7, 1981 · N92095 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKG41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Sylvania, GAAug 7, 1981 · N731WY · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DLG20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Quinby, SCAug 7, 1981 · N84523 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA093Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AKAug 7, 1981 · N31618 · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FYM34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Vancouver, WAAug 6, 1981 · N3123A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FYA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Middleton, IDAug 6, 1981 · N4573Y · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FNE25Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Pittsfield, MAAug 6, 1981 · N386X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVA57Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFlowers PDG · Madera, CAAug 6, 1981 · NONE · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ84Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSikorsky H19-D · Parker, AZAug 6, 1981 · N95486 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPM18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Jay, OKAug 6, 1981 · N4509X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEP41Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-1 · Mequon, WIAug 6, 1981 · N1114V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEG15Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Cincinnati, OHAug 6, 1981 · N9015R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA107Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Berryville, VAAug 6, 1981 · N58448 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DLG19Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Manning, SCAug 6, 1981 · N4358S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Rochdale, MSAug 6, 1981 · N584Y · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FFJ21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNeukom S3 · Horseheads, NYAug 5, 1981 · N5190 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA049Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairchild 24R · Waukon, IAAug 5, 1981 · N77694 · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCJ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Ewing, NEAug 5, 1981 · N6681Q · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DKT89Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Homestead, FLAug 5, 1981 · N7946 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DKT86Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Key West, FLAug 5, 1981 · N23318 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG59Accident · No injuriesClosedSky Fly CA-65 · Redding, CAAug 5, 1981 · N5656 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG58Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S-2R · Clarksburg, CAAug 5, 1981 · N4989X · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUJ83Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSnow 600S2C · Willcox, AZAug 5, 1981 · N1625S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUG45Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Blythe, CAAug 5, 1981 · N3649T · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FQG48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-5J · Pampa, TXAug 5, 1981 · N8TW · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPD34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Fort Worth, TXAug 5, 1981 · N6398P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Portales, NMAug 5, 1981 · N70184 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG59Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Swifton, ARAug 5, 1981 · N8817Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Sidney, MTAug 5, 1981 · N740AP · DestroyedNTSB DEN81DTK19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Webster, SDAug 5, 1981 · N4865R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTE65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Golden, COAug 5, 1981 · N5557B · No damageNTSB CHI81FEE48Accident · No injuriesClosedPorterfield 35-70 · Rockford, ILAug 5, 1981 · N17029 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLT13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney 20C · Coldwater, MSAug 5, 1981 · N6759N · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIG12Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Ocean City, MDAug 5, 1981 · N8355V · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FAA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Northway, AKAug 5, 1981 · N68166 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG59Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Anchorage, AKAug 5, 1981 · N1484H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCA23Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5B · Wentzville, MOAug 4, 1981 · N28917 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Arapahoe, NEAug 4, 1981 · N9605G · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPD33Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-1B · Lake Dallas, TXAug 4, 1981 · N1624R · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bismarck, NDAug 4, 1981 · N5324H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER56Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Intl Falls, MNAug 4, 1981 · CGZVP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA084Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Millbury, OHAug 4, 1981 · N8145N · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKG38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Pitts, GAAug 4, 1981 · N8900G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA092Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Kokiak, AKAug 4, 1981 · N2532C · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA091Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 207A · Dillingham, AKAug 4, 1981 · N9552M · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FYP31Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Wenatchee, WAAug 3, 1981 · N49323 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FNC18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kittery, MEAug 3, 1981 · N734QZ · Substantial damage