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NTSB investigations, IA

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.

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Query with SQL

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" = 'IA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'IA' 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" = 'IA' 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 MKC72FCD39Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 0-58B · Des Moines, IAOct 17, 1971 · N48295 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Harlan, IAOct 15, 1971 · N7982H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Marshalltown, IAOct 13, 1971 · N4031R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Spirit Lake, IAOct 10, 1971 · N3967U · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCD36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Independence, IAOct 10, 1971 · N8283U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Osage, IAOct 2, 1971 · N1971K · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Algona, IAOct 2, 1971 · N3922N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Ida Grove, IASep 30, 1971 · N7761R · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Des Moines, IASep 13, 1971 · N3240S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FGD29Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1 · Blakesburg, IASep 5, 1971 · N5973L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Osage, IASep 5, 1971 · N4203J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Blakesburg, IASep 4, 1971 · N2517Y · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Knoxville, IAAug 25, 1971 · N3012S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Sac City, IAAug 22, 1971 · N1890D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72AK017Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F-35 · Whittemore, IAAug 22, 1971 · N4280B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Calamus, IAAug 21, 1971 · N4738X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD25Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Monticello, IAAug 16, 1971 · N84230 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Nevada, IAAug 13, 1971 · N8892F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Bennett, IAAug 13, 1971 · N42935 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Albia, IAAug 13, 1971 · N549Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Manchester, IAAug 12, 1971 · N7230Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Vinton, IAAug 12, 1971 · N9922C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD18Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Webster City, IAAug 11, 1971 · N1731A · Destroyed NTSB MKC72FCD17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BL-65 · Ackley, IAAug 8, 1971 · N36214 · Destroyed NTSB MKC72AK009Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Bridgewater, IAAug 5, 1971 · N6389E · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Olin, IAAug 4, 1971 · N7036Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Estherville, IAAug 2, 1971 · N6203P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Knoxville, IAJul 31, 1971 · N561QL · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Storm Lake, IAJul 28, 1971 · N7409Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCD14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Lowden, IAJul 23, 1971 · N78842 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD08Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47-G5 · New Market, IAJul 20, 1971 · N4705R · Destroyed NTSB MKC72DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Oelwein, IAJul 19, 1971 · N6215Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD10Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Whiting, IAJul 17, 1971 · N5988X · No damage NTSB MKC72DCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Davenport, IAJul 16, 1971 · N8137Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Thayer, IAJul 15, 1971 · N4430Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DGD40Accident · No injuriesClosedFournier RF4D · Sibley, IAJul 12, 1971 · N7752 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Independence, IAJul 11, 1971 · N29462 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B2B · Spencer, IAJul 9, 1971 · N2161U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FCD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Knoxville, IAJul 7, 1971 · N4545Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD09Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Sac City, IAJul 6, 1971 · N7943R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Des Moines, IAJul 6, 1971 · N51183 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Dubuque, IAJul 3, 1971 · N79341 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCD94Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ankeny, IAJun 30, 1971 · N6999F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71AK059Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210E · Mt.Pleasant, IAJun 29, 1971 · N4938U · Destroyed NTSB MKC71DCD92Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Atlantic, IAJun 28, 1971 · N4055X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCD96Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Newton, IAJun 27, 1971 · N8025C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCD91Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Boone, IAJun 26, 1971 · N4631M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCD88Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Radcliffe, IAJun 19, 1971 · N2792V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71FCD89Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8M · Ames, IAJun 18, 1971 · N6519 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCD93Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Iowa City, IAJun 11, 1971 · N215Q · Substantial damage