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NTSB investigations, MT

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" = 'MT' 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\" = 'MT' 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" = 'MT' 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 SEA66D0094Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182H · Butte, MTAug 10, 1965 · N3465S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66A0009Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair S-1A · 8sw Billings, MTAug 8, 1965 · N37261 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66A0006Accident · 1 fatalClosedNavion G · 30nw Augusta, MTAug 1, 1965 · N2411T · Destroyed NTSB SEA66D0103Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Billings, MTJul 29, 1965 · N4133Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0149Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-18S · Willard, MTJul 27, 1965 · N8056H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0076Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185A · Livingston, MTJul 25, 1965 · N4055Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0095Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Molt, MTJul 22, 1965 · N5066H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0046Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Darby, MTJul 8, 1965 · N5379B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0077Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Lewistown, MTJul 7, 1965 · N8566D · Destroyed NTSB SEA66A0002Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC-12D · Biddle, MTJul 3, 1965 · N43567 · Destroyed NTSB SEA66F0058Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Kalispell, MTJun 29, 1965 · N77423 · Destroyed NTSB SEA66D0078Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Twin Bridges, MTJun 29, 1965 · N7630A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0064Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Schafer, MTJun 27, 1965 · N4767D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0032Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Devon, MTJun 23, 1965 · N4755U · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0068Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Opheim, MTJun 21, 1965 · N9418T · Destroyed NTSB SEA66F0036Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Missoula, MTJun 19, 1965 · N1190N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0065Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Galata, MTJun 19, 1965 · N2519A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0055Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Winifred, MTJun 10, 1965 · N4586A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0038Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3L · Bloomfield, MTJun 8, 1965 · N30948 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0035Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Cut Bank, MTJun 8, 1965 · N9625A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0040Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Boyd, MTJun 2, 1965 · N3556G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0037Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Redge Lodge, MTMay 31, 1965 · N4705T · Destroyed NTSB SEA66F0034Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA30 · Geyser, MTMay 22, 1965 · N7080Y · Destroyed NTSB SEA66D0039Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Billings, MTMay 19, 1965 · N3688A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0081Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA18A · Dutton, MTMay 14, 1965 · N1462C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0062Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Great Falls, MTMay 11, 1965 · N1295C · Destroyed NTSB SEA66D0041Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Knobs, MTMay 6, 1965 · N7082T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0060Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Malta, MTMay 5, 1965 · N5898B · Destroyed NTSB SEA66D0080Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Loring, MTApr 26, 1965 · N70338 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0057Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · 7se Clinton, MTApr 26, 1965 · N7414P · Destroyed NTSB SEA65A0054Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Dell, MTApr 24, 1965 · N9457D · Destroyed NTSB SEA66F0082Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Butte, MTApr 22, 1965 · N9253X · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0079Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C-35 · Bozeman, MTApr 22, 1965 · N20420 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0033Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Shelby, MTApr 20, 1965 · N2099G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0051Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Anaconda, MTApr 16, 1965 · N1714P · Destroyed NTSB SEA65F0058Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Great Fall, MTApr 4, 1965 · N2478V · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0049Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney 720E · Havre, MTMar 28, 1965 · N6950U · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65F0057Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Great Falls, MTMar 21, 1965 · N2585N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65D0030Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Great Falls, MTFeb 17, 1965 · N2346P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65A0043Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B2 · St Mary, MTFeb 8, 1965 · N5967X · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65D0016Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Decker, MTFeb 6, 1965 · N5570H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65F0009Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA22 · Helena, MTFeb 5, 1965 · N2833P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65D0010Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Cut Bank, MTJan 13, 1965 · N8383Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA65F0015Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Rock Springs, MTJan 6, 1965 · N5128W · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X1176Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Terry, MTDec 28, 1964 · N5124W · Destroyed NTSB UNK65X1143Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Great Falls, MTDec 26, 1964 · N6304W · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X1107Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA18 · Alzada, MTDec 23, 1964 · N7598K · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X0758Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Miles City, MTNov 20, 1964 · N7318Y · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X0738Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Great Falls, MTNov 16, 1964 · N6304W · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X0737Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ashland, MTNov 16, 1964 · N7132A · Substantial damage