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NTSB investigations, UT

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.

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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" = 'UT' 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\" = 'UT' 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" = 'UT' 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 DEN73OTM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ephriam, UTOct 5, 1972 · N5326D · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD014Accident · 1 fatalClosedFunk B85C · Hanksville, UTSep 26, 1972 · N1636N · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T210-H · St George, UTSep 25, 1972 · N2242R · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Ogden, UTSep 20, 1972 · N51369 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8C · Ogden, UTSep 16, 1972 · N28741 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Delta, UTSep 4, 1972 · N2832V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Park City, UTAug 22, 1972 · N8365M · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Grouse Creek, UTAug 17, 1972 · N4318N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Kanab, UTAug 9, 1972 · N9324C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Logan, UTAug 1, 1972 · N42300 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD004Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Ogden, UTJul 30, 1972 · N5449Y · Destroyed NTSB DEN73FTM03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Roosevelt, UTJul 16, 1972 · N3926H · Destroyed NTSB DEN73FTM02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-G33 · Morgan, UTJul 14, 1972 · N9162Q · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM01Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G3B1 · Ogden, UTJul 11, 1972 · N7927S · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM71Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sandy, UTJun 26, 1972 · N5191S · Destroyed NTSB DEN72DTM20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310K · Vernal, UTJun 21, 1972 · N3826X · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Laketown, UTJun 14, 1972 · N8268P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Moab, UTJun 9, 1972 · N8408 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Provo, UTMay 15, 1972 · N8787N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Logan, UTMay 11, 1972 · N6095B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD047Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M-18C · West Point, UTApr 16, 1972 · N336M · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Salt Lake City, UTApr 8, 1972 · N4702B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM14Accident · No injuriesClosedTemco 11A · Modena, UTApr 2, 1972 · N1665B · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD042Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 188 · Hill Afb, UTMar 19, 1972 · N851U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Monticello, UTMar 18, 1972 · N8065A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ibapah, UTMar 18, 1972 · N2393C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD041Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna A150L · Logan, UTMar 17, 1972 · N5946J · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM11Accident · 1 fatalClosedThorp T-18 · Kearns, UTMar 5, 1972 · N2043 · Destroyed NTSB DEN72DTM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cedar City, UTFeb 20, 1972 · N3927F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Woods Cross, UTFeb 17, 1972 · N81718 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Ogden, UTFeb 5, 1972 · N2186A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD035Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Dugway, UTFeb 4, 1972 · N9412V · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD034Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210F · Lehi, UTFeb 1, 1972 · N6762R · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Mona, UTJan 8, 1972 · N4693J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD029Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310Q · Lehi, UTJan 2, 1972 · N7717Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD028Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20A · Scipio, UTJan 2, 1972 · N8133E · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD030Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 411 · Stockton, UTDec 26, 1971 · N411Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD011Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Sandy, UTSep 13, 1971 · N73972 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Lehi, UTSep 10, 1971 · N29319 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210-5 · Monticello, UTAug 25, 1971 · N8368Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Milford, UTAug 19, 1971 · N2341Y · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM03Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Lehi, UTJul 30, 1971 · N5101X · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD005Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7GCBC · Morgan, UTJul 30, 1971 · N9028L · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD004Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Price, UTJul 26, 1971 · N5796U · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedN.American Navion · Ephraim, UTJul 24, 1971 · N8984H · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Logan, UTJul 1, 1971 · N61148 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71DTM32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion A · Boulder, UTJun 26, 1971 · N4022K · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71FTM31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Granger, UTJun 17, 1971 · N2947T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71FTM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Salt Lake City, UTJun 5, 1971 · N1744T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71DTM30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Fillmore, UTMay 27, 1971 · N3257Y · Substantial damage