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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 MKC76FER38Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Intl Falls, MNNov 13, 1975 · N3314J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210G · St Cloud, MNNov 9, 1975 · N6881R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER36Accident · No injuriesClosedWaco YKS7 · Duluth, MNNov 1, 1975 · N17465 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150B · South St Paul, MNOct 31, 1975 · N7329X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Caledonia, MNOct 9, 1975 · N41112 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Blaine, MNOct 6, 1975 · N89884 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marshall, MNOct 3, 1975 · N6302R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK021Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7GC · Garrison, MNSep 28, 1975 · N8971R · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FER31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Lesuer, MNSep 26, 1975 · N45916 · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DER29Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-55B · Eden Prairie, MNSep 26, 1975 · N17376 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Nevis, MNSep 24, 1975 · N6425R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER28Accident · No injuriesClosedVolmer VJ-22 · Minneapolis, MNSep 22, 1975 · N5918 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J4 · Two Harbors, MNSep 22, 1975 · N32695 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER26Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5 · Pierz, MNSep 21, 1975 · N6033L · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FER25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRyan ST3KR · Alexandria, MNSep 13, 1975 · N54428 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AER24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Carlos, MNSep 6, 1975 · N5772C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech H35 · Blaine, MNSep 2, 1975 · N350B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC7LAK016Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Fairmont, MNAug 31, 1975 · N7187V · Destroyed NTSB MKC76AK015Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 170 · Mahtowa, MNAug 29, 1975 · N69TT · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FER22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Staples, MNAug 25, 1975 · N15359 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Hutchinson, MNAug 15, 1975 · N6439Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Aitkin, MNAug 10, 1975 · N4325P · Destroyed NTSB MKC76FER19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTemco GC-1B · Lake Elmo, MNAug 10, 1975 · N2446B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC7LFER18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Grand Rapids, MNAug 8, 1975 · N69860 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Eden Prairie, MNAug 7, 1975 · N2656U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Eden Prairie, MNAug 4, 1975 · N45332 · Destroyed NTSB MKC76DER15Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · St George, MNAug 3, 1975 · N85705 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Clear Lake, MNAug 2, 1975 · N1636D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC7LFER13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Anoka, MNJul 30, 1975 · N463B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76IK011Incident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Houston, MNJul 28, 1975 · N7179P · Minor damage NTSB MKC76DER12Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantley B-2 · Mankato, MNJul 25, 1975 · N5988X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Maynard, MNJul 23, 1975 · N9225R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Pine City, MNJul 19, 1975 · N2386Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76AK009Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna U206 · Wht Bear Lake, MNJul 19, 1975 · N9577G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Olivia, MNJul 18, 1975 · N7630Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Preston, MNJul 14, 1975 · N3907V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Alexandria, MNJul 8, 1975 · N2319Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76F0R04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Elysian, MNJul 7, 1975 · N5209G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER06Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · St Croix, MNJul 6, 1975 · N1279K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76FER02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca O-58B · Jordon, MNJul 4, 1975 · N47336 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER07Accident · No injuriesClosedVolmer V-322 · White Bear Lke, MNJul 3, 1975 · N5133 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC76DER01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Anoka, MNJul 1, 1975 · N6337G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC7KDER79Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Duluth, MNJun 28, 1975 · N1792D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75DER80Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Wells, MNJun 28, 1975 · N2743C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75DER78Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Gully, MNJun 24, 1975 · N8089 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75DER77Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Minnesota Lake, MNJun 23, 1975 · N7304Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75AK063Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Dent, MNJun 22, 1975 · N8744A · Destroyed NTSB MKC75AER76Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Hackensack, MNJun 15, 1975 · N6679Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75DER75Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Hector, MNJun 13, 1975 · N7453Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC75FER74Accident · 3 fatalClosedBede 4 · Caledonia, MNJun 11, 1975 · N77VW · Destroyed