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NTSB investigations, MN

180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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" = 'MN' 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\" = 'MN' 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" = 'MN' 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 MKC77FER26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210F · Rochester, MNMar 17, 1977 · N1819F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Grand Rapids, MNMar 15, 1977 · N112GC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Backus, MNMar 6, 1977 · N5496H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Duluth, MNFeb 22, 1977 · N7710J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER23Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Naytahwaush, MNFeb 20, 1977 · N8897 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER21Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A-23 · Goodland, MNFeb 20, 1977 · N3580R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER20Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Pine City, MNFeb 19, 1977 · N53726 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER19Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Wyoming, MNFeb 10, 1977 · N5616M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Anoka, MNFeb 9, 1977 · N4536F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER17Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · St Paul, MNFeb 1, 1977 · N1109B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER16Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft 95-C55 · Marshall, MNJan 27, 1977 · N966W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER15Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Willmar, MNJan 23, 1977 · N6077X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Rutledge, MNJan 15, 1977 · N4680L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Rochester, MNJan 7, 1977 · N854Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FER12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Morris, MNDec 30, 1976 · N7834U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Brainerd, MNDec 29, 1976 · N4GL · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Austin, MNDec 24, 1976 · N50313 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · White Bear Lk, MNDec 24, 1976 · N9105C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER09Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 520 · St Paul, MNDec 7, 1976 · N4178B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Vergas, MNDec 5, 1976 · N91394 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Eden Prairie, MNNov 23, 1976 · N7487J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FA004Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Grand Rapids, MNNov 20, 1976 · N8415P · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB MKC77DER06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Monticello, MNNov 11, 1976 · N20181 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Tyler, MNNov 7, 1976 · N60663 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7GCB · Chaska, MNOct 24, 1976 · N8992R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rochester, MNOct 20, 1976 · N56091 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77FER02Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Lake Elmo, MNOct 11, 1976 · N4705V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC77DER01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Backus, MNOct 7, 1976 · N6559A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK084Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech P35 · Red Wing, MNSep 26, 1976 · N1584Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FES01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421A · Intl Falls, MNSep 12, 1976 · N2235Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER98Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · South St.Paul, MNSep 11, 1976 · N6579W · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DES02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Dodge Center, MNSep 11, 1976 · N12706 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER99Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Mahnomen, MNSep 10, 1976 · N13127 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER97Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Park Rapids, MNSep 7, 1976 · N33454 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER96Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Cambridge, MNSep 6, 1976 · N16078 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK079Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 11AC · Hastings, MNSep 5, 1976 · N3488E · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FER95Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Lake Elmo, MNSep 4, 1976 · N3469H · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FER94Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Mora, MNAug 29, 1976 · N4330V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER93Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Crane Lake, MNAug 27, 1976 · N13673 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER92Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Hugo, MNAug 24, 1976 · N6579R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER91Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Delavan, MNAug 24, 1976 · N56167 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER90Accident · No injuriesClosedWeatherly 201C · Hollandale, MNAug 22, 1976 · N1244W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER89Accident · No injuriesClosedAmerican AA1-A · Pine City, MNAug 14, 1976 · N9368L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER87Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Isanti, MNAug 11, 1976 · N9626L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER88Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lake Elmo, MNAug 6, 1976 · N9158P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER86Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · St Cloud, MNAug 6, 1976 · N2823P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER84Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Red Wing, MNAug 1, 1976 · N6522L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER85Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Westbrook, MNJul 30, 1976 · N2593F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER83Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Minnetonka, MNJul 27, 1976 · N3419T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER82Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Anoka, MNJul 25, 1976 · N60030 · Substantial damage