NTSB investigations, 1968

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.

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\") = 1968
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB LAX69D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Torrance, CADec 16, 1968 · N6713P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69D0204Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Chula Vista, CADec 16, 1968 · N4614J · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69F0123Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Petersburg, WVDec 16, 1968 · N6816N · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69F0122Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T337B · Sandston, VADec 16, 1968 · N2400S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69D0436Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Waukegan, ILDec 16, 1968 · N45630 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA69D0170Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Belgrade, MTDec 15, 1968 · N3185B · Substantial damageNTSB SEA69D0155Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Spokane, WADec 15, 1968 · N8283W · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69D0193Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pepeekeo, HIDec 15, 1968 · N4698R · DestroyedNTSB NYC69A0063Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Jfk Airport, NYDec 15, 1968 · N4319P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69F0214Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28 · Sylmar, CADec 15, 1968 · N4465 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0327Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Linden, TXDec 15, 1968 · N5123D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0401Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Charlotte, MIDec 15, 1968 · N5844E · Substantial damageNTSB ANC69F0091Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-44A · Sanak Island, AKDec 15, 1968 · N148M · DestroyedNTSB MKC69D0320Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Ferney, SDDec 14, 1968 · N3242N · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69A0038Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Morris, MNDec 14, 1968 · N9533D · DestroyedNTSB MIA69F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Gallatin, TNDec 14, 1968 · N8349J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69F0225Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Perris, CADec 14, 1968 · N6189T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Odonnell, TXDec 14, 1968 · N8926F · DestroyedNTSB FTW69F0326Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · New Orleans, LADec 14, 1968 · N3521L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69D0381Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-33 · Refugio, TXDec 14, 1968 · N5715S · No damageNTSB CHI69F0420Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E35 · Roselle, ILDec 14, 1968 · N3259C · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69F0207Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Yuba City, CADec 13, 1968 · N52023 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69A0037Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bolivar, MODec 13, 1968 · N42215 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69D0334Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Charleston, SCDec 13, 1968 · N5186L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0325Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Port Bolivar, TXDec 13, 1968 · N2490J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69I0062Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 720 · Chicago, ILDec 13, 1968 · N7217U · Minor damageNTSB CHI69F0429Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A65 · Chicago, ILDec 13, 1968 · N941V · Substantial damageNTSB ANC69D0097Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Arctic Villg, AKDec 13, 1968 · N9191C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC69F0292Accident · Serious injuriesClosedNavion A · Farmingdale, NYDec 12, 1968 · N4184K · DestroyedNTSB MIA69R0004Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 18 · Freeport, Burkina FasoDec 12, 1968 · N60G · DestroyedNTSB LAX69D0249Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Phoenix, AZDec 12, 1968 · N67025 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0324Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Oklahoma Cty, OKDec 12, 1968 · N78622 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN69D0204Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fountain, CODec 12, 1968 · N1983C · DestroyedNTSB DCA69R0002Accident · 51 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Caracas, VenezuelaDec 12, 1968 · N494PA · DestroyedNTSB CHI69F0620Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman F8F-2 · Willoughby, OHDec 12, 1968 · N212KA · DestroyedNTSB CHI69A0061Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Chicago, ILDec 12, 1968 · N4878P · DestroyedNTSB ANC69F0090Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Iliamna, AKDec 12, 1968 · N6106T · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69D0199Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lemoore, CADec 11, 1968 · N6571Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69D0385Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Ewing, NEDec 11, 1968 · N31026 · DestroyedNTSB MIA69F0385Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Dawson, GADec 11, 1968 · N5649K · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69F0216Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Huntingtn Bch, CADec 11, 1968 · N7658W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69D0244Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing N75N1 · Yuma, AZDec 11, 1968 · N56762 · DestroyedNTSB LAX69D0230Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Peoria, AZDec 11, 1968 · N46448 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69D0229Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Mesa, AZDec 11, 1968 · N3258F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69D0332Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20D · Roaring Sprgs, TXDec 11, 1968 · N6917U · Substantial damageNTSB DEN69D0152Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Denver, CODec 11, 1968 · N84337 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0400Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ann Arbor, MIDec 11, 1968 · N5281W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0396Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Hickory Crnr, MIDec 11, 1968 · N2030L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0387Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Lint, MIDec 11, 1968 · N3935G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0386Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Nn Arbor, MIDec 11, 1968 · N4716X · Substantial damage