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.
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 MKC70FCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D55 · Cncl Bluffs, IANTSB MKC71DCD08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Maquoketa, IANTSB MKC70AK067Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Newton, IANTSB MKC70FCD33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Atlantic, IANTSB MKC70DCD36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Nevada, IANTSB MKC70DCD39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Maxwell, IANTSB MKC70DCD35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Newton, IANTSB MKC70AK064Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Guthrie Cntr, IANTSB MKC70AK062Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Sioux City, IANTSB MKC70DCD31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Atlantic, IANTSB MKC70DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Des Moines, IANTSB MKC70FCD30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · So.Amana, IANTSB MKC70DCD29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Ames, IANTSB MKC71DCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Gravity, IANTSB MKC70DCD34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Manson, IANTSB MKC70DGD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150A · Maysville, IANTSB MKC70DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Creston, IANTSB MKC70AK053Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Adair, IANTSB MKC70DCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Onawa, IANTSB MKC70DCD25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cherokee, IANTSB MKC70DCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Burlington, IANTSB MKC70FCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-39 · Cedar Rapids, IANTSB MKC70DCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Jefferson, IANTSB MKC70AK049Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Newton, IANTSB MKC70DCD22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182F · Davenport, IANTSB MKC70FCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Crescent, IANTSB MKC70AK045Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Muscatine, IANTSB MKC70DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Jefferson, IANTSB MKC70DCD17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Monticello, IANTSB MKC70DCD10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech K35 · Spirit Lake, IANTSB MKC70DCD14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Oskaloosa, IANTSB MKC70DCD16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150A · Missouri Vly, IANTSB MKC70DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Maysville, IANTSB MKC70DCD11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Riverside, IANTSB MKC70DCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Guthrie Cntr, IANTSB MKC70FCD07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Nevada, IANTSB MKC70DCD08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Carlisle, IANTSB MKC70DCD06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fairfield, IANTSB MKC70DCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150D · Gilman, IANTSB MKC70DCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Traer, IANTSB MKC70DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · West Liberty, IANTSB MKC70DCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Osage, IANTSB MKC70FCD09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-14 · Gravity, IANTSB MKC70DCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · West Union, IANTSB MKC70D0315Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310N · Monticello, IANTSB MKC70F0303Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Newton, IANTSB MKC70A0033Accident · 2 fatalClosedAlon A-2A · Clear Lake, IANTSB MKC70F0290Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Winterset, IANTSB MKC70D0302Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Marshalltown, IANTSB MKC70D0301Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310P · Pocahontas, IA