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NTSB investigations, IA

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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" = 'IA' 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\" = '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 MKC69A0034Accident · 2 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC-65 · St Charles, IANov 24, 1968 · N26669 · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0302Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Paullina, IANov 22, 1968 · N5529P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0266Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Ames, IANov 20, 1968 · N6513T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0254Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35 · Des Moines, IANov 11, 1968 · N3798Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0279Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Westside, IANov 9, 1968 · N3911N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0251Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Dallas Centr, IANov 5, 1968 · N6068N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0261Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fredericksburg, IANov 1, 1968 · N8184B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0268Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dubuque, IAOct 31, 1968 · N7160W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0252Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Amana, IAOct 31, 1968 · N3056F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0235Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Washburn, IAOct 26, 1968 · N3764K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Elkader, IAOct 25, 1968 · N2689R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0231Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IAOct 20, 1968 · N8701W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0027Accident · 1 fatalClosedAir-Space 18A · Marion, IAOct 20, 1968 · N6105S · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0239Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Council Blfs, IAOct 13, 1968 · N2809S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0023Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Osceola, IAOct 13, 1968 · N9176W · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0213Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Washburn, IAOct 12, 1968 · N3764K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0182Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Pella, IASep 27, 1968 · N8544U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0199Accident · No injuriesClosedCooney R1 · Lamoni, IASep 24, 1968 · N311X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0187Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Newton, IASep 20, 1968 · N6547P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0222Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-15 · Council Blfs, IASep 20, 1968 · N4471H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0177Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Davenport, IASep 12, 1968 · N8613S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0175Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Onawa, IASep 5, 1968 · N7285Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0138Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Lowden, IASep 4, 1968 · N3708V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0170Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Eagle Grove, IASep 4, 1968 · N3483T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0169Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310B · Whiting, IASep 1, 1968 · N5415A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0195Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Waukon, IAAug 31, 1968 · N2260Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0136Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRyan ST-3KR · Troy Mills, IAAug 25, 1968 · N48605 · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0118Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Anita, IAAug 25, 1968 · N2251B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0119Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Rock Rapids, IAAug 21, 1968 · N4788J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0097Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFairchild M-62 · Griswold, IAAug 11, 1968 · N53956 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0140Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Iowa City, IAAug 4, 1968 · N3042F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0008Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech G35 · Harcourt, IAAug 4, 1968 · N4415D · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0052Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Des Moines, IAAug 3, 1968 · N4670L · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0089Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · New Sharon, IAJul 29, 1968 · N549Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0309Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Osage, IAJul 28, 1968 · N1500D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0096Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Nevada, IAJul 26, 1968 · N4888Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0054Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Onawa, IAJul 25, 1968 · N8841F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0053Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Traer, IAJul 24, 1968 · N8344L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0002Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Denison, IAJul 18, 1968 · N3235W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0056Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Grd Junction, IAJul 12, 1968 · N7276V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0048Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Le Mars, IAJul 6, 1968 · N5673S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0034Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEaa Biplane P · Rock Rapids, IAJul 5, 1968 · N1781 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0037Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Rockwell, IAJun 29, 1968 · N5333Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0012Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Dike, IAJun 10, 1968 · N71660 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0030Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · State Center, IAJun 9, 1968 · N3649W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0015Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gilman, IAJun 8, 1968 · N6149W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0010Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Spirit Lake, IAJun 7, 1968 · N8056Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0011Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Henderson, IAJun 7, 1968 · N6266P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC68F0592Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Grimes, IAJun 6, 1968 · N3989K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC68A0069Accident · 2 fatalClosedStinson 108-3 · Dubuque, IAMay 26, 1968 · N6932M · Destroyed