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NTSB investigations, ID

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

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" = 'ID' 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\" = 'ID' 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" = 'ID' 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 SEA71FWG27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Weippe, IDOct 15, 1970 · N3155P · Destroyed NTSB SEA71AS022Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna A150K · Eagle, IDOct 15, 1970 · N8321M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DXM14Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Council, IDOct 14, 1970 · N3724H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71FXM13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Hailey, IDOct 5, 1970 · N3144C · Destroyed NTSB SEA71DXM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · American Falls, IDOct 3, 1970 · N29442 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DWG26Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Lewiston, IDOct 3, 1970 · N831B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DWG24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Kamiah, IDOct 2, 1970 · N3887T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DXM11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210D · Montpelier, IDSep 30, 1970 · N3957Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71FXM10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Sun Valley, IDSep 21, 1970 · N8441T · Destroyed NTSB SEA71AS017Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Spencer, IDSep 20, 1970 · N9628T · Destroyed NTSB SEA71AS016Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech K35 · Pocatello, IDSep 18, 1970 · N6067E · Destroyed NTSB SEA71FXM09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Rigby, IDSep 4, 1970 · N2965M · Destroyed NTSB SEA71DWG19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Hayden Lake, IDSep 1, 1970 · N4186P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DXM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Carey, IDAug 30, 1970 · N3002Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DXM08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Nampa, IDAug 11, 1970 · N4573Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71FXM06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Homedale, IDJul 31, 1970 · N6936Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71FXM05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Grand View, IDJul 24, 1970 · N9617Z · Destroyed NTSB SEA71DWG10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Genesee, IDJul 17, 1970 · N6354Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DXM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Boise, IDJul 12, 1970 · N3127C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71AS001Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed TV-2 · Marsing, IDJul 10, 1970 · N156 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DXM01Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-3B · Hailey, IDJul 6, 1970 · N68645 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70AS048Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Shoshone, IDJun 27, 1970 · N6446A · Destroyed NTSB SEA70FXM20Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman TBM · Boise, IDJun 19, 1970 · N7026C · Destroyed NTSB SEA70DWG20Accident · No injuriesClosedTemco D-16 · Clark Fork, IDJun 15, 1970 · N2522B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Idaho Falls, IDJun 3, 1970 · N5843L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM15Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A-9B · Rupert, IDJun 1, 1970 · N7668V · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DWG17Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Craigmont, IDMay 23, 1970 · N3960B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DWG09Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8M · Lewiston, IDMay 22, 1970 · NONE · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oxford, IDMay 15, 1970 · N5787F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DWG11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 19A · Genesee, IDApr 30, 1970 · N7608R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM13Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing D75N1 · Pocatello, IDApr 9, 1970 · N59260 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Salmon, IDApr 9, 1970 · N1370A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DWG09Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Southwick, IDApr 8, 1970 · N5685N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Victor, IDApr 6, 1970 · N6648S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70FWG07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Sandpoint, IDApr 5, 1970 · N3797N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DWG08Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Genesee, IDApr 1, 1970 · N10231 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Hailey, IDMar 30, 1970 · N3144B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70AS037Accident · 2 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Middleton, IDMar 20, 1970 · N95088 · Destroyed NTSB SEA70AS035Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Orofino, IDMar 17, 1970 · N8903M · Destroyed NTSB SEA70DXM07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Twin Falls, IDMar 7, 1970 · N1145A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195A · Burley, IDFeb 28, 1970 · N1560D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70AS034Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Lewiston, IDFeb 25, 1970 · N1035D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Rexburg, IDFeb 22, 1970 · N9527K · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70FXM04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Boise, IDFeb 12, 1970 · N8324G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Idaho City, IDFeb 10, 1970 · N1418A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Baker, IDJan 8, 1970 · N4807Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70DXM02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Rexburg, IDJan 7, 1970 · N51369 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70A0027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Boise, IDDec 22, 1969 · N5657B · Destroyed NTSB SEA40D0135Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Nez Perce, IDDec 16, 1969 · N33593 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA70D0120Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Burley, IDDec 10, 1969 · N6729B · Substantial damage