NTSB investigations, 1975
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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\") = 1975 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") = 1975 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 MKC76FCG40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lyndon, KSNTSB MKC76DCG39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J5A · Missouri City, MONTSB MKC76AK031Accident · 3 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31A · Garrison, IANTSB MIA76FLD34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · St Petersburg, FLNTSB MIA76AM053Accident · 5 fatalClosedNavion B · Cross City, FLNTSB LAX76DUG27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Needles, CANTSB LAX76AL040Accident · 2 fatalClosedRearwin 185 · Etiwanda, CANTSB IAD76FLT06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Parsons, TNNTSB IAD76AI043Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3 · Jacksonville, NCNTSB FTW76FRD26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 185A · Delcambre, LANTSB FTW76DRG31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Eagle Pass, TXNTSB CHI76FEE34Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA26AT · Kankakee, ILNTSB CHI76AC040Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Monrovia, INNTSB SEA76FYG25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNa Rockwell 112 · Sandpoint, IDNTSB MKC76DER43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Grand Rapids, MNNTSB MKC76DCJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Omaha, NENTSB MIA76DKJ38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Anniston, ALNTSB MIA76DKJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Huntsville, ALNTSB LAX76FUQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Morthridge, CANTSB SEA76DYG27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Wilbur, WANTSB OAK76DVG36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Fair Oaks, CANTSB NYC76FGM14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Greenville, PANTSB IAD76II042Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3C · Baltimore, MDNTSB FTW76ARD25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lafayette, LANTSB CHI76FEC15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Troy, MINTSB ANC76DAA22Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Mckinley Park, AKNTSB ANC76AA054Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Bettles, AKNTSB OAK76FVG37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337E · Sacramento, CANTSB MIA76FKJ36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M21 · Alabaster, ALNTSB IAD76DKW16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Crab Orchard, TNNTSB FTW76FPD22Accident · No injuriesClosedFokker D-7 · Grand Prairie, TXNTSB CHI76FEI16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Elyria, OHNTSB CHI76FEA19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Lebanon, INNTSB ANC76AA053Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Fairbanks, AKNTSB MKC76FCA15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · Cape Girardeau, MONTSB MKC76DCQ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Caldwell, KSNTSB LAX76FUM16Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12B · San Diego, CANTSB IAD76FKW18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Knoxville, TNNTSB DEN76FQA31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB CHI76FEA20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Tennyson, INNTSB ANC76AA056Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Anchorage, AKNTSB OAK76FVM19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Saratoga, CANTSB MIA76FKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Birmingham, ALNTSB LAX76AUJ49Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310A · Glendale, AZNTSB IAD76II041Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3C · Louisville, KYNTSB IAD76FIA07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182F · Cove Point, MDNTSB SEA76FYE22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lummi Island, WANTSB SEA76FTA09Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Miles City, MTNTSB OAK76DVM20Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Salinas, CANTSB NYC76IN056Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · 60n 20w (Atlantic Ocean)