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"
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") = 1968 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 LAX69D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Torrance, CANTSB LAX69D0204Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Chula Vista, CANTSB DIA69F0123Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Petersburg, WVNTSB DIA69F0122Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T337B · Sandston, VANTSB CHI69D0436Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Waukegan, ILNTSB SEA69D0170Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Belgrade, MTNTSB SEA69D0155Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Spokane, WANTSB OAK69D0193Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pepeekeo, HINTSB NYC69A0063Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Jfk Airport, NYNTSB LAX69F0214Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28 · Sylmar, CANTSB FTW69F0327Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Linden, TXNTSB CHI69F0401Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Charlotte, MINTSB ANC69F0091Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-44A · Sanak Island, AKNTSB MKC69D0320Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Ferney, SDNTSB MKC69A0038Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Morris, MNNTSB MIA69F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Gallatin, TNNTSB LAX69F0225Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Perris, CANTSB FTW69F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Odonnell, TXNTSB FTW69F0326Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW69D0381Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-33 · Refugio, TXNTSB CHI69F0420Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E35 · Roselle, ILNTSB OAK69F0207Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Yuba City, CANTSB MKC69A0037Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bolivar, MONTSB MIA69D0334Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Charleston, SCNTSB FTW69F0325Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Port Bolivar, TXNTSB CHI69I0062Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 720 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI69F0429Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A65 · Chicago, ILNTSB ANC69D0097Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Arctic Villg, AKNTSB NYC69F0292Accident · Serious injuriesClosedNavion A · Farmingdale, NYNTSB MIA69R0004Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 18 · Freeport, Burkina FasoNTSB LAX69D0249Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Phoenix, AZNTSB FTW69F0324Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Oklahoma Cty, OKNTSB DEN69D0204Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fountain, CONTSB DCA69R0002Accident · 51 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Caracas, VenezuelaNTSB CHI69F0620Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman F8F-2 · Willoughby, OHNTSB CHI69A0061Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Chicago, ILNTSB ANC69F0090Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Iliamna, AKNTSB OAK69D0199Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lemoore, CANTSB MKC69D0385Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Ewing, NENTSB MIA69F0385Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Dawson, GANTSB LAX69F0216Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Huntingtn Bch, CANTSB LAX69D0244Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing N75N1 · Yuma, AZNTSB LAX69D0230Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Peoria, AZNTSB LAX69D0229Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Mesa, AZNTSB FTW69D0332Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20D · Roaring Sprgs, TXNTSB DEN69D0152Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Denver, CONTSB CHI69F0400Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ann Arbor, MINTSB CHI69F0396Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Hickory Crnr, MINTSB CHI69F0387Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Lint, MINTSB CHI69F0386Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Nn Arbor, MI