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NTSB investigations, KS

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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" = 'KS' 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\" = 'KS' 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" = 'KS' 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 MKC76DCQ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Marion, KSJan 29, 1976 · N7570X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Colby, KSJan 28, 1976 · N18513 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCG46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Stilwell, KSJan 23, 1976 · N1717P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCG27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Kanorado, KSJan 20, 1976 · N2637G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCQ26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Hays, KSDec 21, 1975 · N8637P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCG40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lyndon, KSDec 20, 1975 · N7789E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Caldwell, KSDec 16, 1975 · N61548 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Garden City, KSNov 5, 1975 · N3330F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK029Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Rush Center, KSNov 5, 1975 · N4710D · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCG31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Edgerton, KSNov 2, 1975 · N41CH · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Leoti, KSOct 30, 1975 · N9380R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCQ22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Haven, KSOct 29, 1975 · N4515R · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DCQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Wichita, KSOct 14, 1975 · N8960F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes S-BABY · Phillipsburg, KSOct 8, 1975 · N8727 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK026Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Russell, KSOct 6, 1975 · N7091N · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCG26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech F35 · Leawood, KSOct 4, 1975 · N3867B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK024Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech N35 · Wichita, KSOct 4, 1975 · N9454Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Mankato, KSOct 2, 1975 · N7943X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75AK023Accident · 1 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2K · Beloit, KSSep 30, 1975 · XBLIJ · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DCQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Liberal, KSSep 24, 1975 · N7966L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK020Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Mulberry, KSSep 18, 1975 · N524PR · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DCQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hoxie, KSSep 13, 1975 · N5504U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Council Grove, KSSep 7, 1975 · N6095J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 401 · Wichita, KSSep 4, 1975 · N499V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCG22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Mission, KSSep 3, 1975 · N2185N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK018Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Atkinson, KSSep 1, 1975 · N177T · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DCQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Protection, KSAug 31, 1975 · N43439 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Hutchinson, KSAug 29, 1975 · N1040U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Ingalls, KSAug 23, 1975 · N73976 · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCG18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMeek DSM-1 · Lyndon, KSAug 22, 1975 · N1418 · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCG48Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 65-CA · Atchison, KSAug 17, 1975 · N34523 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBaby Ace Corbin · Tennis, KSAug 17, 1975 · N8RM · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCQ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Wellington, KSAug 15, 1975 · N9214M · Destroyed NTSB MIA76FCQ09Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Tribune, KSAug 12, 1975 · N4348Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCQ07Accident · 1 fatalClosedKennedy-Wat KW-1 · Fowler, KSAug 10, 1975 · N371M · Destroyed NTSB MKC76AK013Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Topeka, KSAug 10, 1975 · N1568U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Liberal, KSAug 8, 1975 · N6270P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Natoma, KSAug 8, 1975 · N8119V · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DCQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedHegy RCH-1 · Uniontown, KSAug 7, 1975 · N9360 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DCQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Holcomb, KSAug 4, 1975 · N9582F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCG12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Kansas City, KSAug 1, 1975 · N91703 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76ACQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Herkimer, KSJul 28, 1975 · N6997Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FCG08Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A-9B · Baldwin, KSJul 25, 1975 · N671W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FCG07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech D45 · Olathe, KSJul 14, 1975 · N13616 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK008Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Wichita, KSJul 7, 1975 · N8968F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75FCQ59Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Wichita, KSJun 27, 1975 · AP-AXX · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75DCQ58Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Atwood, KSJun 26, 1975 · N8892F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75FCQ57Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Greensburg, KSJun 24, 1975 · N4474Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC75DCQ56Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Stafford, KSJun 24, 1975 · N61419 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75FCG51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Leawood, KSJun 20, 1975 · N5586R · Substantial damage