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.

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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 DEN81FA045Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C35 · Spanish Forks, UTJun 27, 1981 · N5915C · DestroyedNTSB DEN81DTA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Miles City, MTJun 27, 1981 · N8935P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEX20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Remington, INJun 27, 1981 · N8571H · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEM23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSonerai II · Escanaba, MIJun 27, 1981 · N88877 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEG13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedWaco YKS7 · Hamilton, OHJun 27, 1981 · N17457 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEC30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Utica, MIJun 27, 1981 · N24088 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DER47Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Gully, MNJun 27, 1981 · N6744D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DER45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Angle Inlet, MNJun 27, 1981 · N5179L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEP25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wonewoc, WIJun 27, 1981 · N671FL · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLG14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Ridgeland, SCJun 27, 1981 · N4163X · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLA08Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9A · Blakely, GAJun 27, 1981 · N8247H · DestroyedNTSB ANC81FA072Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFairchild C-119G · Bettles, AKJun 27, 1981 · N8682 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FA044Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 182Q · Burley, IDJun 26, 1981 · N759NP · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYM30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cove, ORJun 26, 1981 · N1132A · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FNC13Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172F · Pownal, MEJun 26, 1981 · N8324U · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FHD29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Philadelphia, PAJun 26, 1981 · N4910B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCJ18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Union, NEJun 26, 1981 · N8973F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA088Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-80 · St.Croix, VIJun 26, 1981 · N314Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ80Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Showlow, AZJun 26, 1981 · N6896R · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA101Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210 · Elko, NVJun 26, 1981 · N732AS · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DUG32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Corona, CAJun 26, 1981 · N5862B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRG46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Crystal City, TXJun 26, 1981 · N33541 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRA41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · League City, TXJun 26, 1981 · N11382 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedBell UH1B · Heart Butte, MTJun 26, 1981 · N4237V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTI11Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Ennis, MTJun 26, 1981 · N8988F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTE47Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca DW1 · Loveland, COJun 26, 1981 · N8802B · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Thayne, WYJun 26, 1981 · N966K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEX21Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC-65 · Paoli, INJun 26, 1981 · N27671 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEK22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Columbus, OHJun 26, 1981 · N56241 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEI22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Swanton, OHJun 26, 1981 · N8584V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEX24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Sedalia, INJun 26, 1981 · N757YL · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEP28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Pewaukee, WIJun 26, 1981 · N48990 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA067Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Philadelphia, PAJun 25, 1981 · N4805K · Minor damageNTSB NYC81FA067Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bridgeport, NJJun 25, 1981 · N8852B · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ74Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Mesa, AZJun 25, 1981 · N535H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ73Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Mesa, AZJun 25, 1981 · N9041Z · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FQG39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lubbock, TXJun 25, 1981 · N69138 · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTM32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Layton, UTJun 25, 1981 · N731HD · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEX19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Jasonville, INJun 25, 1981 · N6031F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DER46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Afton, MNJun 25, 1981 · N4790B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKG29Accident · No injuriesClosedTexas Hel M74A · Montezuma, GAJun 25, 1981 · N51860 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA086Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Tifton, GAJun 25, 1981 · N71658 · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYP24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Wallula, WAJun 24, 1981 · N8802Q · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYE34Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Issaquah, WAJun 24, 1981 · N2828H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Richfield, IDJun 24, 1981 · N8134G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FFJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Batavia, NYJun 24, 1981 · N1326R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA064Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20K · Atlantic City, NJJun 24, 1981 · N231AN · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA063Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · West Deering, NHJun 24, 1981 · N18949 · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FCG42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Sedalia, MOJun 24, 1981 · N3331S · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA099Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Sherman Oaks, CAJun 24, 1981 · N4510K · 2 aircraft · Destroyed