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NTSB investigations, IN

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" = 'IN' 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\" = 'IN' 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" = 'IN' 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 CHI75DEA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Jeffersonville, INApr 4, 1975 · N5228Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC074Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Argos, INApr 1, 1975 · N140J · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FEA17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Indianapolis, INMar 27, 1975 · N5143J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · New Castle, INMar 24, 1975 · N4788L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC072Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Cincinnati, INMar 23, 1975 · N7514P · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FEA15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Greenwood, INMar 19, 1975 · N5091R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC066Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Grandview, INMar 16, 1975 · N54212 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FEA14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Greenwood, INMar 15, 1975 · N7734K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75DET16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Knox, INMar 15, 1975 · N2849Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Union City, INFeb 2, 1975 · N1528P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC055Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Columbus, INJan 28, 1975 · N79251 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Griffith, INJan 26, 1975 · N7964Q · Destroyed NTSB CHI75AC053Accident · No injuriesClosedWestwind TC-45J · Evansville, INJan 14, 1975 · N8794 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75DET14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Michigan City, INJan 1, 1975 · N20227 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FET13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Ft Wayne, INDec 19, 1974 · N4512Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75DEA13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Kokomo, INDec 6, 1974 · N9166P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FET11Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-52-3 · Valparaiso, INNov 22, 1974 · N54059 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC042Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 337B · Griffith, INNov 15, 1974 · N5453S · Destroyed NTSB CHI75AC041Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Gary, INNov 10, 1974 · N66889 · Minor damage NTSB CHI75FET10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Hobart, INOct 31, 1974 · N142X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FET09Accident · 1 fatalClosedSidewinder Smyth · Huntington, INOct 24, 1974 · N22AJ · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FEA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Indianapolis, INOct 22, 1974 · N4552T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 8KCAB · New Castle, INOct 6, 1974 · N31295 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET08Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B-8M · Roanoke, INOct 3, 1974 · N9188 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET07Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Demotte, INSep 22, 1974 · N1536E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75AC026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Madison, INSep 11, 1974 · N1258 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75DEA10Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft OH-23B · Depauw, INSep 1, 1974 · NONE · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206F · South Bend, INAug 28, 1974 · N9633G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Indianapolis, INAug 15, 1974 · N7730D · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FEA09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Franklin, INAug 14, 1974 · N21538 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FET05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBrantly B-2A · Griffith, INAug 9, 1974 · N2156U · Minor damage NTSB CHI75FEA06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310N · Jeffersonvl, INAug 7, 1974 · N4100T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Greenwood, INJul 31, 1974 · N7186G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75DET04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hobart, INJul 31, 1974 · N6466F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Franklin, INJul 30, 1974 · N15582 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Mooresville, INJul 26, 1974 · N2269Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStarks S1 · Zionsville, INJul 21, 1974 · N4302 · Destroyed NTSB CHI75FET02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Huntington, INJul 20, 1974 · N7496J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Bedford, INJul 10, 1974 · N1259G · Destroyed NTSB CHI75DEA01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Anderson, INJul 8, 1974 · N7410A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FET03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Valparaiso, INJul 3, 1974 · N7652P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEA47Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCassutt IIM · Evansville, INJun 28, 1974 · N51WS · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FET22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Wyatt, INJun 26, 1974 · N7334G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEA48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTaylor Mono · Noblesville, INJun 23, 1974 · N2270 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEA45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Washington, INJun 20, 1974 · N7344J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEA44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · Fillmore, INJun 18, 1974 · N9688L · Destroyed NTSB CHI74DEA46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Greentown, INJun 12, 1974 · N4104F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEA43Accident · 1 fatalClosedPhillips PA1067 · Sheridan, INJun 2, 1974 · N3017 · Destroyed NTSB CHI74FEA42Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-A · Pendleton, INJun 2, 1974 · N7939L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74AC095Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Lafayette, INMay 30, 1974 · N1711R · Destroyed