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NTSB investigations, AL

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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" = 'AL' 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\" = 'AL' 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" = 'AL' 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 MIA76DKJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Camden, ALOct 18, 1975 · N540GF · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Sylacauga, ALOct 12, 1975 · N960X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Ashland, ALOct 12, 1975 · N22277 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Centre, ALOct 10, 1975 · N4490Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ozark, ALOct 9, 1975 · N6816G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Elkmont, ALOct 3, 1975 · N6296Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FKJ22Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Wheeler, ALSep 29, 1975 · N86613 · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DKJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedPipep PA-22 · Laceys Springs, ALSep 28, 1975 · N6934D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Muscle Shoals, ALSep 19, 1975 · N5618G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FKJ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Clanton, ALSep 1, 1975 · N16252 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FKJ20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Talladega, ALAug 30, 1975 · N3240B · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DKJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Selma, ALAug 26, 1975 · N1228T · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sardis, ALAug 26, 1975 · N11535 · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DKJ14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BF12-D · Hanceville, ALAug 23, 1975 · N34044 · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DKJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Tuscaloosa, ALAug 11, 1975 · N8396A · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Muscle Shoals, ALAug 10, 1975 · N8220G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Camden, ALAug 10, 1975 · N32685 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76AI007Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Mumford, ALAug 10, 1975 · N559B · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DKJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Elkmont, ALAug 2, 1975 · N5240Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Jasper, ALAug 2, 1975 · N1523Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76FKJ18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Demopolis, ALAug 1, 1975 · N1439R · Destroyed NTSB MIA76AM012Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech J35 · Bay Minette, ALAug 1, 1975 · N2525X · Destroyed NTSB MIA76DKJ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Courtland, ALJul 29, 1975 · N8590V · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedTemco GC-1B · Millerville, ALJul 27, 1975 · N78328 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Elberta, ALJul 20, 1975 · N7123E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bessemer, ALJul 11, 1975 · N3580F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Luverne, ALJul 11, 1975 · N7638W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Bessemer, ALJul 3, 1975 · N51059 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ66Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Mobile, ALJun 29, 1975 · N69289 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Meridianville, ALJun 28, 1975 · N45378 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ63Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Columbiana, ALJun 21, 1975 · N7059K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA76DKJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Elmore, ALJun 14, 1975 · N12527 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ61Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Town Creek, ALJun 9, 1975 · N8597V · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ60Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28A · Dora, ALMay 16, 1975 · N158Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75AM078Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Mount Pinson, ALMay 3, 1975 · N8130J · Destroyed NTSB MIA75AM077Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 206 · Union Springs, ALMay 1, 1975 · N1TL · Destroyed NTSB MIA75FKJ59Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Dothan, ALApr 30, 1975 · N9916P · Destroyed NTSB MIA75DKJ58Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Huntsville, ALApr 29, 1975 · N8752G · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Huntsville, ALApr 16, 1975 · N18212 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ55Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Selma, ALApr 15, 1975 · N8544E · Destroyed NTSB MIA75FKJ54Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47D1-G · Abbeville, ALApr 7, 1975 · N3109G · Destroyed NTSB MIA75AKJ53Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Lacey Springs, ALApr 5, 1975 · N2665K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ51Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Mobile, ALApr 2, 1975 · N69289 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ57Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Southside, ALApr 1, 1975 · N497Y · Substantial damage NTSB MIA750KJ50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Jasper, ALMar 25, 1975 · N98039 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ49Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Birmingham, ALMar 24, 1975 · N2394W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Selma, ALMar 23, 1975 · N4484T · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75DKJ47Accident · No injuriesClosedRepublic RC-3 · Bayou La Barte, ALMar 20, 1975 · N6432K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA75FKJ46Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Luverne, ALMar 14, 1975 · N6328M · Destroyed NTSB MIA75AM066Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech G18S · Troy, ALMar 6, 1975 · N6614B · Destroyed