NTSB investigations, 1981
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.
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1981 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1981 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 FTW81FQG40Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Springlake, TXNTSB FTW81FA118Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Livingston, TXNTSB FTW81DQG41Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Canyon, TXNTSB DEN81FTE55Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Westcliffe, CONTSB CHI822A073Incident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA-226 · Detroit, MINTSB CHI81FEX25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedN American AT-6G · Indianapolis, INNTSB CHI81FER52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · White Bear Lk, MNNTSB ATL81FA091Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Toccoa, GANTSB ATL81DLJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Bayboro, NCNTSB ANC81FAA20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Ruby, AKNTSB ANC81FA077Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Anchorage, AKNTSB NYC81FA072Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7ECA · West Middlesex, PANTSB MIA81IA092Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DH-114 · San Juan, PRNTSB MIA81FLD51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Deer Park, FLNTSB FTW81FRA43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Houston, TXNTSB CHI81FER50Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J4A · Elgin, MNNTSB CHI81FER49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188A · Crookston, MNNTSB CHI81DEM26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · S.Manitou Is, MINTSB ATL81FKG30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Lexington, GANTSB ATL81FA089Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Decatur, GANTSB MKC81FCG45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Lexington, MONTSB MKC81FA042Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172G · Newburg, MONTSB MIA81DLD52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Brooksville, FLNTSB LAX81FVG50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Georgetown, CANTSB LAX81FUQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Agua Dulce, CANTSB LAX81DUG37Accident · No injuriesClosedTexas Heli M74 · Blythe, CANTSB LAX81DUG36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiccard AX-6 · Corona, CANTSB FTW81FA117Accident · 2 fatalClosedRobinson R22 · Columbus, TXNTSB FTW81DPD30Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Weatherford, TXNTSB DEN81FTE54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Walsenburg, CONTSB DEN81DTK14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Viborg, SDNTSB DCA81IA018Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Honolulu, HINTSB CHI81FET10Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · South Bend, INNTSB CHI81DEP29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5 · Summit Lake, WINTSB CHI81DEE42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · West Chicago, ILNTSB SEA81DYK09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Sunriver, ORNTSB NYC81FFJ15Accident · 1 fatalClosedScorpion II · Palmyra, NYNTSB MIA81DKJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Marianna, FLNTSB LAX81FA103Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech F35 · Carson City, NVNTSB FTW81FRG51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Johnson City, TXNTSB FTW81FA116Accident · 2 fatalClosedN.American SNJ-5 · Wall, TXNTSB FTW81FA115Accident · 1 fatalClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A2 · Jacktown, OKNTSB CHI81FEP30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Oconomowoc, WINTSB CHI81FEP27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Hartford, WINTSB CHI81FEM25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mecosta, MINTSB CHI81FEI25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Wadsworth, OHNTSB CHI81FEC31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Hillsdale, MINTSB CHI81FA072Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylorcraft F19 · Delevan, MNNTSB CHI81FA071Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCB · Viking, MNNTSB ATL81FA088Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Beach, GA