NTSB investigations, 1981
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.
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\") = 1981 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") = 1981 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 CHI81FEP43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Oshkosh, WINTSB CHI81FEC48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310N · Pontiac, MINTSB CHI81DAMS5Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 180 · Missing AircraftNTSB ATL81FA105Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Baxley, GANTSB ANC81FA089Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-45H · Livengood, AKNTSB NYC81FHD33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Rehoboth Beach, DENTSB MKC81FA046Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B-8M · Columbia, MONTSB MKC81DCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kalona, IANTSB LAX81DVA56Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Mcfarland, CANTSB FTW81FQG63Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182F · Hereford, TXNTSB FTW81FPG56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421C · Little Rock, ARNTSB FTW81DQG44Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Hitchland, TXNTSB FTW81DQG43Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Seminole, TXNTSB FTW81DPM17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Sand Springs, OKNTSB DEN81FTK17Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Sioux Falls, SDNTSB DEN81FTA12Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr A-9B · Park City, MTNTSB CHI81PEE51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A45 · Glenview, ILNTSB CHI81FEC38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oxford, MINTSB ATL81FKQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Charleston, MSNTSB ATL81FIA08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Woodbridge, VANTSB ATL81FA104Accident · 2 fatalClosedVarga 2150A · Stevensville, MDNTSB ATL81DLQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Lexington, KYNTSB NYC81FHM11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech H35 · Wappingers Fls, NYNTSB MKC81FCA24Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Licking, MONTSB MIA81FLD57Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Chuluota, FLNTSB LAX81FVG57Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Red Bluff, CANTSB LAX81DUJ90Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Elroy, AZNTSB FTW81FA128Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Mcalester, OKNTSB FTW81DRA49Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Laporte, TXNTSB FTW81DPG57Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Mcgehee, ARNTSB CHI81FEK28Accident · 1 fatalClosedMonerai S · Montpelier, OHNTSB ATL81FLG18Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Jonesville, SCNTSB ATL81FLG17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mcclellanville, SCNTSB ATL81FKW22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Winchester, TNNTSB ATL81FKQ24Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Bentonia, MSNTSB ATL81FIJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Glenville, WVNTSB ATL81DLJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Newton Grove, NCNTSB ANC81DAG56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Cordova, AKNTSB ANC81DA087Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Tobin Creek, AKNTSB ANC81DA086Accident · No injuriesClosedRobertson 207A · Ninilchik, AKNTSB NYC81FHJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Ronkonkomoa, NYNTSB NYC81FHD31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Lumberton, NJNTSB NYC81FA076Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Summit Twp, PANTSB NYC81DHD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S-1C · Russelville, PANTSB LAX81FVW15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Henderson, NVNTSB FTW81DRD35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)NTSB CHI81FEC26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Monroe, MINTSB ATL81FKG39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Kildare, GANTSB ATL81FA103Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-31T · Richlands, VANTSB ATL81FA102Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500B · Louisville, KY