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"
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1981 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 FTW81DA129Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206L · Leeville, LANTSB DEN81FTE66Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7ECA · Akron, CONTSB CHI81FEI21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · North Canton, OHNTSB CHI81DEC39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Lapeer, MINTSB ATL81FKG41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Sylvania, GANTSB ATL81DLG20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Quinby, SCNTSB ANC81FA093Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Ketchikan, AKNTSB SEA81FYM34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Vancouver, WANTSB SEA81FYA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Middleton, IDNTSB NYC81FNE25Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Pittsfield, MANTSB LAX81FVA57Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFlowers PDG · Madera, CANTSB LAX81FUJ84Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSikorsky H19-D · Parker, AZNTSB FTW81FPM18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Jay, OKNTSB CHI81FEP41Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-1 · Mequon, WINTSB CHI81FEG15Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Cincinnati, OHNTSB ATL82FA107Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Berryville, VANTSB ATL81DLG19Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Manning, SCNTSB ATL81DKQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Rochdale, MSNTSB NYC81FFJ21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNeukom S3 · Horseheads, NYNTSB MKC81FA049Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairchild 24R · Waukon, IANTSB MKC81DCJ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Ewing, NENTSB MIA81DKT89Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Homestead, FLNTSB MIA81DKT86Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Key West, FLNTSB LAX81FVG59Accident · No injuriesClosedSky Fly CA-65 · Redding, CANTSB LAX81FVG58Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S-2R · Clarksburg, CANTSB LAX81DUJ83Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSnow 600S2C · Willcox, AZNTSB LAX81DUG45Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Blythe, CANTSB FTW81FQG48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-5J · Pampa, TXNTSB FTW81FPD34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Fort Worth, TXNTSB FTW81DQG46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Portales, NMNTSB FTW81DPG59Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Swifton, ARNTSB DEN81FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Sidney, MTNTSB DEN81DTK19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Webster, SDNTSB DEN81DTE65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Golden, CONTSB CHI81FEE48Accident · No injuriesClosedPorterfield 35-70 · Rockford, ILNTSB ATL81FLT13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney 20C · Coldwater, MSNTSB ATL81FIG12Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Ocean City, MDNTSB ANC81FAA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Northway, AKNTSB ANC81DAG59Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Anchorage, AKNTSB MKC81FCA23Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5B · Wentzville, MONTSB MKC81DCJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Arapahoe, NENTSB FTW81FPD33Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-1B · Lake Dallas, TXNTSB DEN81FTG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bismarck, NDNTSB CHI81FER56Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Intl Falls, MNNTSB CHI81FA084Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Millbury, OHNTSB ATL81DKG38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Pitts, GANTSB ANC81FA092Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Kokiak, AKNTSB ANC81FA091Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 207A · Dillingham, AKNTSB SEA81FYP31Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Wenatchee, WANTSB NYC81FNC18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kittery, ME