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NTSB investigations, AR

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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" = 'AR' 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\" = 'AR' 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" = 'AR' 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 FTW76FPG44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Dumas, ARMar 5, 1976 · N3211U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG43Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Conway, ARFeb 29, 1976 · N71153 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bay, ARFeb 24, 1976 · N7281W · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Little Rock, ARFeb 22, 1976 · N33418 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF067Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Mena, ARFeb 20, 1976 · N6396P · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Wilmot, ARJan 30, 1976 · N2803U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Texarkana, ARJan 29, 1976 · N73532 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Garland City, ARJan 8, 1976 · N947MS · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF053Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182C · Pencil Bluff, ARDec 28, 1975 · N8494T · Destroyed NTSB FTW76AF052Accident · 4 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Strawberry, ARDec 27, 1975 · N6413U · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG39Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Monticello, ARDec 26, 1975 · N6447F · Destroyed NTSB FTW76AF055Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna U206 · Harrison, ARDec 26, 1975 · N138ND · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG38Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · De Witt, ARDec 11, 1975 · N95309 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310N · Hope, ARNov 28, 1975 · N599NB · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Trumann, ARNov 27, 1975 · N54470 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Marker Tree, ARNov 21, 1975 · N9956G · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG34Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-55B · Little Rock, ARNov 18, 1975 · N15187 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF043Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Lakeview, ARNov 9, 1975 · N56004 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Harrisburg, ARNov 8, 1975 · N801AA · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRand KR-1 · Forrest City, AROct 26, 1975 · N3GD · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG32Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ACA · Conway, AROct 25, 1975 · N11708 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF036Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 421B · Berryville, AROct 24, 1975 · N100QU · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG30Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Walnut Ridge, AROct 20, 1975 · N9677Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Rye, AROct 11, 1975 · N11485 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG28Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Little Rock, ARSep 29, 1975 · N4657A · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG27Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 188A · Marianna, ARSep 24, 1975 · N9975G · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Guy, ARSep 23, 1975 · N6514P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF019Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Harrison, ARSep 13, 1975 · N3399V · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPG25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Little Rock, ARSep 12, 1975 · N33124 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Hazen, ARSep 6, 1975 · N2311Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Van Buren, ARSep 6, 1975 · N10734 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG22Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Bono, ARSep 4, 1975 · N3677X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FPG20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · De Valls Bluff, ARSep 4, 1975 · N4294 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Rogers, ARSep 3, 1975 · N7274A · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Lakeview, ARSep 2, 1975 · N92720 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Joiner, ARAug 26, 1975 · N7692Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF014Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Stuttgart, ARAug 23, 1975 · N115T · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mountain View, ARAug 20, 1975 · N19068 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DPG15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lakeview, ARAug 17, 1975 · N5581W · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Wabbaseka, ARAug 12, 1975 · N8612L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG14Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Little Rock, ARAug 7, 1975 · N95883 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Hazen, ARAug 5, 1975 · N3864Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG10Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Devalls Bluff, ARAug 1, 1975 · N740Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG12Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Augusta, ARJul 31, 1975 · N4913X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Grubbs, ARJul 30, 1975 · N8706L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Wabbaseka, ARJul 30, 1975 · N9408G · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF008Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20B · Marshall, ARJul 28, 1975 · N74504 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DPG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Amity, ARJul 27, 1975 · N60667 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG07Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Wynne, ARJul 25, 1975 · N7848 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FPG06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Wheatly, ARJul 22, 1975 · N43706 · Substantial damage