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"
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") = 1981 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 DEN81FA045Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C35 · Spanish Forks, UTNTSB DEN81DTA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Miles City, MTNTSB CHI81FEX20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Remington, INNTSB CHI81FEM23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSonerai II · Escanaba, MINTSB CHI81FEG13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedWaco YKS7 · Hamilton, OHNTSB CHI81FEC30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Utica, MINTSB CHI81DER47Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Gully, MNNTSB CHI81DER45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Angle Inlet, MNNTSB CHI81DEP25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wonewoc, WINTSB ATL81FLG14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Ridgeland, SCNTSB ATL81FLA08Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9A · Blakely, GANTSB ANC81FA072Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFairchild C-119G · Bettles, AKNTSB SEA81FA044Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 182Q · Burley, IDNTSB SEA81DYM30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cove, ORNTSB NYC81FNC13Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172F · Pownal, MENTSB NYC81FHD29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Philadelphia, PANTSB MKC81DCJ18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Union, NENTSB MIA81FA088Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-80 · St.Croix, VINTSB LAX81FUJ80Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Showlow, AZNTSB LAX81FA101Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210 · Elko, NVNTSB LAX81DUG32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Corona, CANTSB FTW81DRG46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Crystal City, TXNTSB FTW81DRA41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · League City, TXNTSB DEN81FTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedBell UH1B · Heart Butte, MTNTSB DEN81FTI11Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Ennis, MTNTSB DEN81FTE47Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca DW1 · Loveland, CONTSB DEN81FTC19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Thayne, WYNTSB CHI81FEX21Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC-65 · Paoli, INNTSB CHI81FEK22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Columbus, OHNTSB CHI81FEI22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Swanton, OHNTSB CHI81DEX24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Sedalia, INNTSB CHI81DEP28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Pewaukee, WINTSB NYC81FA067Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Philadelphia, PANTSB NYC81FA067Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bridgeport, NJNTSB LAX81FUJ74Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Mesa, AZNTSB LAX81DUJ73Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Mesa, AZNTSB FTW81FQG39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lubbock, TXNTSB DEN81FTM32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Layton, UTNTSB CHI81FEX19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Jasonville, INNTSB CHI81DER46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Afton, MNNTSB ATL81FKG29Accident · No injuriesClosedTexas Hel M74A · Montezuma, GANTSB ATL81FA086Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Tifton, GANTSB SEA81DYP24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Wallula, WANTSB SEA81DYE34Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Issaquah, WANTSB SEA81DYA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Richfield, IDNTSB NYC81FFJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Batavia, NYNTSB NYC81FA064Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20K · Atlantic City, NJNTSB NYC81FA063Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · West Deering, NHNTSB MKC81FCG42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Sedalia, MONTSB LAX81FA099Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Sherman Oaks, CA