NTSB investigations, 1978

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1978
  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 CHI79FEP16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Dodgeville, WIDec 22, 1978 · N78428 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEE20Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65 · Wheeling, ILDec 22, 1978 · N836Q · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEE19Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D-50 · S.Barrington, ILDec 22, 1978 · N150V · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79DVA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Visalia, CADec 21, 1978 · N1437P · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FA016Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Panama, NYDec 21, 1978 · N71206 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DKJ16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Huntsville, ALDec 21, 1978 · N7215Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUJ24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206 · Phoenix, AZDec 21, 1978 · N2964W · DestroyedNTSB LAX79DUJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Phoenix, AZDec 21, 1978 · N48600 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79DUJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Pinon, AZDec 21, 1978 · N2883Z · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79DA025Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Norfolk, VADec 21, 1978 · N9009U · No damageNTSB DEN79FTM06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatial SA315B · Magna, UTDec 21, 1978 · N10067 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FTE11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ft.Collins, CODec 21, 1978 · N9489U · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 207 · Chevak, AKDec 21, 1978 · N7378U · DestroyedNTSB OAK79DVG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Yuba City, CADec 20, 1978 · N2118S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79FA010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLear Jet 25 · Minneapolis, MNDec 20, 1978 · N40SN · DestroyedNTSB LAX79FUJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtis-Wrt D-4000 · Phoenix, AZDec 20, 1978 · N8708 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FUG09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210L · 29 Palms, CADec 20, 1978 · N5038V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79FA022Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Springerville, AZDec 20, 1978 · N5734P · DestroyedNTSB LAX79FA018Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Los Angeles, CADec 20, 1978 · N4987F · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA030Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Dallas, TXDec 20, 1978 · N27604 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA029Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Ada, OKDec 20, 1978 · N75819 · DestroyedNTSB DEN79FTM05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Duchesne, UTDec 20, 1978 · N735QM · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FTE13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Greeley, CODec 20, 1978 · N3512B · Substantial damageNTSB OAK79DJA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Pago Pago, AntarcticaDec 19, 1978 · N30581 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79FCJ04Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Oshkosh, NEDec 19, 1978 · N739DN · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FLT02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G5 · Paden, MSDec 19, 1978 · N4713R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLD29Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Brooksville, FLDec 19, 1978 · N45X · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLD24Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-55B · Haines, FLDec 19, 1978 · N6489 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech B-19 · Greensboro, NCDec 19, 1978 · N18790 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA028Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Austin, TXDec 19, 1978 · N79029 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA026Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech C-45G · Bordelonville, LADec 19, 1978 · N37JR · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DQG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ackerly, TXDec 19, 1978 · N5573G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Husser, LADec 19, 1978 · N25819 · DestroyedNTSB CHI79FA021Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Morton, ILDec 19, 1978 · N4638Q · DestroyedNTSB CHI79DEV08Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7G · Meredosia, ILDec 19, 1978 · N53815 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEE25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Schaumburg, ILDec 19, 1978 · N2560A · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79FA026Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell 500S · Anchorage, AKDec 19, 1978 · N777DT · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DA027Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Bethel, AKDec 19, 1978 · N2214T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DYA06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Driggs, IDDec 18, 1978 · N5285P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Virginia, NEDec 18, 1978 · N4757S · DestroyedNTSB MIA79OKT21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Prvdenciales, Burkina FasoDec 18, 1978 · N38966 · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FLT01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCAA · Walls, MSDec 18, 1978 · N8756V · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FKJ15Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1 · Panama City, FLDec 18, 1978 · N4GP · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DKJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Montgomery, ALDec 18, 1978 · N2219L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA032Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 140A · Ferndale, ARDec 18, 1978 · N777RN · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeechcraft N35 · Sinton, TXDec 18, 1978 · N428T · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Troy, TXDec 18, 1978 · N48827 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FTM03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Bullfrog, UTDec 18, 1978 · N7318X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FA020Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland 114-2X · Cleveland, OHDec 18, 1978 · N3FB · Substantial damageNTSB ANC79DA025Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Ekwok, AKDec 18, 1978 · N8944N · Substantial damage