NTSB investigations, 1970

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.

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\") = 1970
  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.

NTSB MKC71DCD45Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Council Bluf, IADec 20, 1970 · N11098 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71DLD40Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Clearwater, FLDec 20, 1970 · N86823 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71DLA28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lake Como, FLDec 20, 1970 · N8442L · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71DKT32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN.American P-51 · Homestead, FLDec 20, 1970 · N1051S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71DKT29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Ochopee, FLDec 20, 1970 · N2921X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71IF033Incident · No injuriesClosedBritish AC 1-11 · Okla.City, OKDec 20, 1970 · N1542 · No damageNTSB FTW71FPD29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Fort Worth, TXDec 20, 1970 · N2435Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71DRG63Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Mcallen, TXDec 20, 1970 · N3845T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71DQG50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Amarillo, TXDec 20, 1970 · N22201 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71DQG49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Perryton, TXDec 20, 1970 · N6549S · Substantial damageNTSB DEN71DXD41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wray, CODec 20, 1970 · N7231X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71DDW29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Pontiac, MIDec 20, 1970 · N7108D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA71AS029Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Reardan, WADec 19, 1970 · N4431L · DestroyedNTSB NYC71FFM24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150D · Goshen, CTDec 19, 1970 · N4569U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71FFD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D95A · Norwood, MADec 19, 1970 · N8855M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71DFD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Beverly, MADec 19, 1970 · N2715S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71DFA29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Scotia, NYDec 19, 1970 · N92635 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCG37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Topeka, KSDec 19, 1970 · N5920H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Shenandoah, IADec 19, 1970 · N9164P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKG55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Atlanta, GADec 19, 1970 · N8846P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKG54Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Stone Mountain, GADec 19, 1970 · N78146 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD71FIG27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Laytonsville, MDDec 19, 1970 · N45526 · DestroyedNTSB FTW71FPA18Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Plano, TXDec 19, 1970 · N2890H · Substantial damageNTSB EU170DYZ02Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas A-26 · Beirut, LEDec 19, 1970 · N40XY · Minor damageNTSB CHI71DLQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Frankfort, KYDec 19, 1970 · N8183P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71AC045Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 140 · Vergennes, ILDec 19, 1970 · N2035N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71AC044Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 402 · Waukesha, WIDec 19, 1970 · N4045Q · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB ANC71DAG60Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Soldotna, AKDec 19, 1970 · N4444A · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVD22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Petaluma, CADec 18, 1970 · N6408G · DestroyedNTSB NYC71IN070Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Jamaica, NYDec 18, 1970 · N740PA · Minor damageNTSB NYC71FHJ17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Flushing, NYDec 18, 1970 · N7192R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71AN071Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Butler, PADec 18, 1970 · N4941L · DestroyedNTSB MKC71FCD41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Oskaloosa, IADec 18, 1970 · N3136F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DDQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310D · Mitchell, SDDec 18, 1970 · N6977T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71AK035Accident · 3 fatalClosedStinson 108-3 · Ste Genevieve, MODec 18, 1970 · N6823M · DestroyedNTSB MIA71DKJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Anniston, ALDec 18, 1970 · N365T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71FRG64Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Laredo, TXDec 18, 1970 · XB-GAP · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71FRG26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Seguin, TXDec 18, 1970 · N3304P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN71DQA39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Clayton, NMDec 18, 1970 · N71539 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN71AD028Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T310P · Cheyenne, WYDec 18, 1970 · N5810M · DestroyedNTSB CHI71IC051Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Janesville, WIDec 18, 1970 · N386US · No damageNTSB CHI71FBA21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Monticello, INDec 18, 1970 · N78119 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71DDJ33Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560A · Milwaukee, WIDec 18, 1970 · N2759B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA71FDG18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Winston, MTDec 17, 1970 · N8383Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA71DDG20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Dutton, MTDec 17, 1970 · N71654 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVG43Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Sloughouse, CADec 17, 1970 · N73650 · DestroyedNTSB NYC71DFA31Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B55-95 · Burlington, VTDec 17, 1970 · N6854Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FDM38Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen 2B · Minneapolis, MNDec 17, 1970 · CF-HYX · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FLD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Vero Beach, FLDec 17, 1970 · N5781U · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FLA29Accident · 2 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Micanopy, FLDec 17, 1970 · N95705 · Destroyed