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NTSB investigations, UT

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" = 'UT' 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\" = 'UT' 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" = 'UT' 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 DEN70FXT02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680-F · Ogden, UTJan 23, 1970 · N345PS · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70FXT01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Spanish Fork, UTJan 8, 1970 · N1951X · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0042Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Monticello, UTDec 30, 1969 · N2335Y · Destroyed NTSB DEN70A0041Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 1121B · Salt Lake City, UTDec 16, 1969 · N403M · Destroyed NTSB DEN70F0154Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310B · Salt Lake City, UTDec 14, 1969 · N1113T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0149Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Vernal, UTDec 7, 1969 · N68588 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0036Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLear 24 · Salt Lake City, UTDec 3, 1969 · N714X · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0138Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kaysville, UTNov 26, 1969 · N1916W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0125Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Salt Lake City, UTNov 10, 1969 · N9759J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0126Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Ogden, UTNov 8, 1969 · N3505M · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0033Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna P206 · Bryce Canyon, UTNov 8, 1969 · N2502X · Destroyed NTSB DEN70F0115Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sandy, UTOct 22, 1969 · N6081T · Destroyed NTSB DEN70D0110Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Sandy, UTOct 12, 1969 · N1211D · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0025Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech V35 · St George, UTOct 10, 1969 · N424V · Destroyed NTSB DEN70D0104Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Grantsville, UTOct 3, 1969 · N6331J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0109Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Green River, UTOct 2, 1969 · N5934A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0090Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Ogden, UTSep 23, 1969 · N2178B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0094Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Bryce Canyon, UTSep 21, 1969 · N29515 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0018Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech K35 · Provo, UTSep 5, 1969 · N524T · Destroyed NTSB DEN70D0139Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Cedar City, UTSep 2, 1969 · N96485 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0073Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M-20F · Salt Lake City, UTAug 27, 1969 · N2972L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0050Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Delta, UTAug 16, 1969 · N9384D · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0056Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Cedar City, UTAug 14, 1969 · N146F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0010Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 369HS · American Fork, UTAug 12, 1969 · N9030F · Destroyed NTSB DEN70D0049Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Woods Cross, UTAug 11, 1969 · N4814X · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0057Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Spanish Fork, UTAug 7, 1969 · N5599J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0055Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 19A · Salt Lake City, UTAug 7, 1969 · N6067N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70D0054Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Woods Cross, UTAug 5, 1969 · N81973 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70I0007Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Salt Lake City, UTJul 29, 1969 · N7078U · No damage NTSB DEN70A0005Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion A · Huntsville, UTJul 18, 1969 · N4253K · Destroyed NTSB DEN70D0033Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Cedar City, UTJul 5, 1969 · N6186P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0024Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Roy, UTJun 23, 1969 · N8158Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69A0052Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Cedar City, UTJun 22, 1969 · N3329W · Destroyed NTSB DEN70F0005Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · North Ogden, UTJun 14, 1969 · N5029W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70F0009Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Cedar City, UTJun 13, 1969 · N3219T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69D0238Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Logan, UTMay 27, 1969 · N8593L · Destroyed NTSB DEN69D0249Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Garden City, UTMay 22, 1969 · N1432N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69F0244Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Woods Cross, UTMay 2, 1969 · N6439Q · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69A0045Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 35-C33 · Logan, UTApr 24, 1969 · N6005F · Destroyed NTSB DEN69F0237Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Milford, UTApr 5, 1969 · CF-NJQ · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69I0035Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Ogden, UTMar 10, 1969 · N932F · Minor damage NTSB DEN69F0200Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Park City, UTMar 9, 1969 · N9301J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69D0208Accident · No injuriesClosedBell-Carson 47G · Provo, UTFeb 8, 1969 · N868Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69D0184Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Woods Cross, UTFeb 4, 1969 · N7145Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69D0160Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Provo, UTJan 20, 1969 · N5794F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69F0170Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ogden, UTJan 16, 1969 · N7978B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69F0161Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Snowville, UTJan 6, 1969 · N5285 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69F0146Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Salt Lake City, UTDec 8, 1968 · N87436 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69A0028Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-55 · Eureka, UTNov 27, 1968 · N1347Z · Destroyed NTSB DEN69F0148Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Tremonton, UTNov 23, 1968 · N9365F · Substantial damage