NTSB investigations, 1981

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\") = 1981
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA81FKT82Accident · 1 fatalClosedBuehler Exec · Ft Lauderdale, FLJun 30, 1981 · N103EB · DestroyedNTSB MIA81FA089Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172P · Hollister, FLJun 30, 1981 · N52484 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DKJ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Navarre, FLJun 30, 1981 · N6224Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQA34Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Albuquerque, NMJun 30, 1981 · N7337V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPM15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Mcalester, OKJun 30, 1981 · N4823Q · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA070Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 401 · Muskegon, MIJun 30, 1981 · N7957F · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Carpenter, MSJun 30, 1981 · N5756G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA088Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 500D · Farewell, AKJun 30, 1981 · N58262 · DestroyedNTSB ANC81FA073Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Anchorage, AKJun 30, 1981 · N4411F · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKJun 30, 1981 · N7690H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYE33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310D · Rochester, WAJun 29, 1981 · N6759T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYE32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Seattle, WAJun 29, 1981 · N6136B · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FNA17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Haverhill, MAJun 29, 1981 · N5708T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGT06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Shrewsbury, PAJun 29, 1981 · N902Z · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FFJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Hornell, NYJun 29, 1981 · N9868Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCA17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Washington, MOJun 29, 1981 · N1126C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVG47Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Colusa, CAJun 29, 1981 · N7933 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTE49Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio H-295 · Alamosa, COJun 29, 1981 · N6480V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEI24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Wooster, OHJun 29, 1981 · N3554R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEI23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Northfield, OHJun 29, 1981 · N2029A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLJ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-E · Southport, NCJun 29, 1981 · N2527H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKA07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech S35 · St. Thomas, VIJun 28, 1981 · N8620Q · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVW14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna P210N · Tonopah, NVJun 28, 1981 · N6631P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ75Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Glendale, AZJun 28, 1981 · N3530V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUG33Accident · 1 fatalClosedSchweizer 1-26D · Hemet, CAJun 28, 1981 · N7737S · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVG48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Georgetown, CAJun 28, 1981 · N2087C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUG31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Chino, CAJun 28, 1981 · N7229P · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FQD28Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · El Paso, TXJun 28, 1981 · N45740 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Whitefield, OKJun 28, 1981 · N757BA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FET09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Plymouth, INJun 28, 1981 · N757DC · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEK25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing B75N1 · Richwood, OHJun 28, 1981 · N65544 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEC29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Linden, MIJun 28, 1981 · N757ET · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA069Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRockwell 680V · Minneapolis, MNJun 28, 1981 · N161XX · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA068Accident · 4 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Mccordsville, INJun 28, 1981 · N26774 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DEP26Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Rio, WIJun 28, 1981 · N9820U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DCA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Belleville, ILJun 28, 1981 · N7753Z · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKJ38Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Elberta, ALJun 28, 1981 · N5277U · DestroyedNTSB ANC81DAG52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Copenhagen Ck, AKJun 28, 1981 · N180DM · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHM09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEngr & Rsch 415-D · Matawan, NJJun 27, 1981 · N24AP · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGM21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Breezewood, PAJun 27, 1981 · N4221J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA068Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech A24R · Manahawkin, NJJun 27, 1981 · N9713Q · DestroyedNTSB NYC81DNC15Accident · No injuriesClosedGlasflugel ST-LIB · Graniteville, VTJun 27, 1981 · N30SP · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FLA29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Deland, FLJun 27, 1981 · N1776Y · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVD31Accident · No injuriesClosedCon Aernaut LA-4 · Concord, CAJun 27, 1981 · N2833P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVD30Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca KCA · Willits, CAJun 27, 1981 · N21083 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVA51Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Delano, CAJun 27, 1981 · N174HA · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81IA112Incident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350 · Port Arthur, TXJun 27, 1981 · N138BH · Minor damageNTSB FTW81DPJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedN Amer Avn AT-6 · Chickasha, OKJun 27, 1981 · N9790Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG49Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Bono, ARJun 27, 1981 · N4980X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81IA046Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Denver, COJun 27, 1981 · N88708 · Minor damage