NTSB investigations, Place not recorded
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'UN' 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" = 'UN' 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 MIA74AM067Accident · 2 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2A6 · Missing AircraftNTSB ANC74AA048Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 15AC · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA74AM021Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Missing AcftNTSB MIA74AM017Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech S35 · Missing AircraftNTSB SEA74AS002Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA73AM103Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion A · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA73AM095Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · New York-AtlantaNTSB NYC73AN130Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA73AM097Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI73AC076Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC73AN111Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC73AN103Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150K · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI73AC054Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182N · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI73AC052Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 3TM · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC73ANO74Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB ANC73AA036Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680-E · Missing AircraftNTSB FTW73DRG29Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Missing AircraftNTSB ANC73AA028Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310C · Missing AircraftNTSB LAX73AL019Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC73AN043Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 310J · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC73AN036Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Missing AircraftNTSB ANC73AA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion A · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI73AC006Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI72DEP44Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing A75 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC72AN142Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7GCBC · Missing AircraftNTSB LAX72AL050Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172F · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA72AM082Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Missing AircraftNTSB FTW72AR052Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA72AM059Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150J · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI72AC047Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech A23 · Missing AircraftNTSB FTW72AF013Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC71AN126Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB ANC71AA055Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 180 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA71AM084Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI71AC050Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC71AN067Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA71AM043Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC71AN035Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Missing AircraftNTSB SEA71AS025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech S35 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC71AN004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC71AN002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 310P · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA71AM002Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 310G · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI70AC086Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI70AC076Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 35-B33 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC70AN099Accident · 1 fatalClosedHelio Acft H-295 · Missing AircraftNTSB MIA70AM062Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC70AN065Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Missing AircraftNTSB NYC70AN068Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 180 · Missing AircraftNTSB CHI70A0035Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Missing AircraftNTSB OAK70A0031Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172G · Missing Aircraft