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.

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 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.

NTSB MKC71DCD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Johnston, IADec 5, 1970 · N84093 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Iowa City, IADec 5, 1970 · N7105S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71DGD32Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Port Clinton, IADec 5, 1970 · N6989Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Denison, IANov 29, 1970 · N8299N · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206 · Spencer, IANov 27, 1970 · N8631Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Oasis, IANov 24, 1970 · N7835F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech BE-23 · Davenport, IANov 24, 1970 · N6066N · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cedar Rapids, IANov 22, 1970 · N8963D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 19A · Des Moines, IANov 20, 1970 · N7642R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B35 · Burlington, IANov 7, 1970 · N5268C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71IK024Incident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Dubuque, IAOct 28, 1970 · N739TW · No damageNTSB MKC71FCJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Harlan, IAOct 25, 1970 · N8212Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Earlham, IAOct 25, 1970 · N2500U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Fairfield, IAOct 15, 1970 · N3593V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71AK016Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 337C · Keokuk, IASep 29, 1970 · N2553S · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB MKC71FCD28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Council Bluf, IASep 26, 1970 · N6419G · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Center Point, IASep 22, 1970 · N22017 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DDM23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marshall, IASep 11, 1970 · N6302R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Gilman, IASep 7, 1970 · N3370X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD25Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Elkader, IASep 4, 1970 · N2357Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A-23 · Whiting, IASep 3, 1970 · N9107T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Holstein, IAAug 30, 1970 · N5297U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71AK010Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150D · Osage, IAAug 27, 1970 · N5933T · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB MKC71FCD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Leighton, IAAug 26, 1970 · N6274G · Substantial damageNTSB UNK70X0113Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Mason City, IAAug 22, 1970 · N3714P · DestroyedNTSB MKC71DCD23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Emerson, IAAug 18, 1970 · N5509H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Paton, IAAug 15, 1970 · N3564G · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Waterloo, IAAug 14, 1970 · N9118P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A-9B · Hardy, IAAug 11, 1970 · N7779V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Lenox, IAAug 6, 1970 · N8206F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Iowa Falls, IAAug 2, 1970 · N5684G · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD16Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Oskaloosa, IAJul 28, 1970 · N549Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD11Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Martelle, IAJul 28, 1970 · N1299X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B2B · Storm Lake, IAJul 27, 1970 · N2288U · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Muscatine, IAJul 26, 1970 · N50500 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Grand Junctn, IAJul 23, 1970 · N1309P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedPietenpol AAA-1 · Ottumwa, IAJul 21, 1970 · NX4716 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-5 · Conrad, IAJul 21, 1970 · N8140J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210A · Winterset, IAJul 20, 1970 · N6654X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD15Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Independence, IAJul 19, 1970 · N2680K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Thayer, IAJul 14, 1970 · N4563D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7GC · Cresco, IAJul 12, 1970 · N7535E · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Glidden, IAJul 11, 1970 · N7481P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Mediapolis, IAJul 5, 1970 · N8567A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71FCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCougar 1 · Ankeny, IAJul 5, 1970 · N4830E · Substantial damageNTSB MKC70DCD42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Muscatine, IAJun 26, 1970 · N71573 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC70DCD41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Osceola, IAJun 22, 1970 · N6591Q · DestroyedNTSB MKC70AK072Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Alta, IAJun 14, 1970 · N22904 · DestroyedNTSB MKC70AK071Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182G · Oelwein, IAJun 14, 1970 · N2391R · DestroyedNTSB MKC70DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Harlan, IAJun 11, 1970 · N8817U · Substantial damage