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NTSB investigations, WI

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" = 'WI' 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\" = 'WI' 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" = 'WI' 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 CHI79FEP09Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5 · Portage, WIDec 9, 1978 · N1348R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79DEP10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Middleton, WIDec 2, 1978 · N3666Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79DEP11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Park Falls, WIDec 1, 1978 · N55845 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79DEP08Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Dodgeville, WINov 19, 1978 · N201SJ · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79FEP07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna P210N · Green Bay, WINov 15, 1978 · N4738P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79FEP06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman AA1-A · Milwaukee, WINov 7, 1978 · N9424L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79DEP05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Shawano, WIOct 30, 1978 · N8313X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79FEP04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tomahawk, WIOct 18, 1978 · N5629W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79FEP03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V-35A · Richland Cntr, WIOct 11, 1978 · N3771Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI79FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Baraboo, WIOct 10, 1978 · N5696P · Destroyed NTSB CHI79DEP02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedThorp T-18 · Middleton, WIOct 6, 1978 · N493TK · Destroyed NTSB CHI79DEP01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Platteville, WIOct 2, 1978 · N555DG · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FA070Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Portage, WISep 25, 1978 · N8815S · Destroyed NTSB CHI78FEP70Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Milwaukee, WISep 15, 1978 · N32506 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP68Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Racine, WISep 11, 1978 · N9275V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FA069Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Markesan, WISep 7, 1978 · N4508J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP66Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kenosha, WISep 3, 1978 · N66238 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Junction City, WISep 3, 1978 · N35121 · Destroyed NTSB CHI78FEP69Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Sauk Prairie, WISep 1, 1978 · N8312U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP64Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrumman AA-1C · Laona, WIAug 30, 1978 · N9976U · Destroyed NTSB CHI78FEP63Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5A · Waterford, WIAug 28, 1978 · N1118A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP59Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bristol, WIAug 20, 1978 · N4759D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP62Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Milwaukee, WIAug 20, 1978 · N3035V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Juneau, WIAug 19, 1978 · N2638Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP54Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech F35 · Wautoma, WIAug 19, 1978 · N888SM · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP61Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C23 · Portage, WIAug 18, 1978 · N18952 · Destroyed NTSB CHI78DEP60Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Kenosha, WIAug 18, 1978 · N6490G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP47Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7ECA · Howard, WIAug 13, 1978 · N9681S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Oshkosh, WIAug 3, 1978 · N172TC · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB CHI79FEP55Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Eagle River, WIAug 2, 1978 · N29425 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP58Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Stoughton, WIAug 2, 1978 · N7485F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FA051Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E-33A · Prt Washington, WIJul 31, 1978 · N6275V · Destroyed NTSB CHI78FEP52Accident · 2 fatalClosedThorp T-18 · Oshkosh, WIJul 30, 1978 · N18FK · Destroyed NTSB CHI78FEP53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 195B · Oshkosh, WIJul 29, 1978 · N2117C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP51Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Milwaukee, WIJul 28, 1978 · N8195C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Tony, WIJul 28, 1978 · N3874R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Pewaukee, WIJul 27, 1978 · N3845S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedThorp T18 · Kenosha, WIJul 23, 1978 · N2911 · Substantial damage NTSB DCA78IA018Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Oshkosh, WIJul 21, 1978 · N959N · Minor damage NTSB CHI78DEP46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kewaunee, WIJul 19, 1978 · N116DH · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FA049Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 17-30A · Rhinelander, WIJul 12, 1978 · N93627 · Destroyed NTSB CHI78FEP45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSnow S2C · Bancroft, WIJul 11, 1978 · N1638S · Destroyed NTSB CHI78DEP44Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gleason, WIJul 10, 1978 · N541F1 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Arbor Vitae, WIJul 10, 1978 · N6607H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Lakewood, WIJul 8, 1978 · N5524F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210M · Mercer, WIJul 7, 1978 · N732UE · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78FEP40Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B-23 · Lacrosse, WIJul 4, 1978 · N4003T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DER05Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5B · Birchwood, WIJun 24, 1978 · N28402 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP39Accident · No injuriesClosedMustang II · East Troy, WIJun 22, 1978 · N81M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78DEP38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lake Winnebego, WIJun 15, 1978 · N9843Q · Substantial damage