NTSB investigations, 1981

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.

Cases, newest first

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 LAX81FVA50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A · Fresno, CAJun 20, 1981 · N824GB · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUM16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedErco 415-D · El Cajon, CAJun 20, 1981 · N57982 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPM13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tulsa, OKJun 20, 1981 · N8510W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPJ29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Lawton, OKJun 20, 1981 · N99NJ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA110Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Busch, ARJun 20, 1981 · N8773D · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DPD28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Roanoke, TXJun 20, 1981 · N45963 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKG28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Carrollton, GAJun 20, 1981 · N5589J · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG45Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Eagle River, AKJun 20, 1981 · N6272M · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG46Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M5-235 · Redding, CAJun 19, 1981 · N9205E · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ71Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Quartzsite, AZJun 19, 1981 · N2119X · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ72Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Page, AZJun 19, 1981 · N5535D · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ68Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elgin, AZJun 19, 1981 · N1651J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQG38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna R172K · Milnesand, NMJun 19, 1981 · N736BF · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Lake Village, ARJun 19, 1981 · N731ZA · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEX18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210J · Wirt, INJun 19, 1981 · N3394S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEC28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna U206F · Plymouth, MIJun 19, 1981 · N8532Q · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FIJ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Ceredo, WVJun 19, 1981 · N9538F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA084Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Martin, KYJun 19, 1981 · N38181 · DestroyedNTSB ANC81IA068Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207A · Skagway, AKJun 19, 1981 · N75826 · Minor damageNTSB ANC81FA067Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Fairbanks, AKJun 19, 1981 · N57460 · DestroyedNTSB ANC81FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7GCB · Wasilla, AKJun 19, 1981 · N8989R · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA064Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Tanacross, AKJun 19, 1981 · N11035 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DA070Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Juneau, AKJun 19, 1981 · N37756 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DA065Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Bethel, AKJun 19, 1981 · N1688Z · Minor damageNTSB MKC81FCJ16Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Beatrice, NEJun 18, 1981 · N4816Y · DestroyedNTSB LAX81IA100Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Burbank, CAJun 18, 1981 · N925PS · Minor damageNTSB LAX81DVA49Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Fresno, CAJun 18, 1981 · N9854R · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ69Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Bullhead City, AZJun 18, 1981 · N19058 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA042Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Cisco, UTJun 18, 1981 · N6303U · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTK12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Langford, SDJun 18, 1981 · N5056M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Crystal, MNJun 18, 1981 · N21594 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DEK20Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-36 · Montpelier, OHJun 18, 1981 · N36183 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Morris, ILJun 18, 1981 · N11729 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA083Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Smiths Station, ALJun 18, 1981 · N2599B · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FCG40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Clever, MOJun 17, 1981 · N4869B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN American P-51D · Council Bluffs, IAJun 17, 1981 · N5428V · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FLD49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Clearwater, FLJun 17, 1981 · N757YZ · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA097Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Healdsburg, CAJun 17, 1981 · N6760H · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVA48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Hanford, CAJun 17, 1981 · N82661 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ70Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Yuma, AZJun 17, 1981 · N6938K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81IA109Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech B99 · Shreveport, LAJun 17, 1981 · N4499S · Minor damageNTSB FTW81DRG45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Charlotte, TXJun 17, 1981 · N3919J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG47Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Dumas, ARJun 17, 1981 · N4932X · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEV22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Pekin, ILJun 17, 1981 · N4468R · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLJ09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Conetoe, NCJun 17, 1981 · N7327G · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKG27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dahlonega, GAJun 17, 1981 · N5707U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81IA059Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Newark, NJJun 16, 1981 · N7678C · Minor damageNTSB MKC81FCQ42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206C · Wichita, KSJun 16, 1981 · N71900 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82FVA47Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Pixley, CAJun 16, 1981 · N8583H · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DXQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Ely, NVJun 16, 1981 · N5393Y · Destroyed