NTSB investigations, IL
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.
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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' 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" = 'IL' 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 CHI81FEV34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Wyoming, ILNTSB CHI81FEV33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Danville, ILNTSB CHI81FEE50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FEV31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Springfield, ILNTSB CHI81FA090Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-7 · Barrington Hls, ILNTSB CHI81FA089Accident · 5 fatalClosedBalloon WKS 8-24 · Barrington, ILNTSB CHI81DEV32Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hudson, ILNTSB CHI81FEV30Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Atwood, ILNTSB CHI81FA086Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Altamont, ILNTSB CHI81FEE48Accident · No injuriesClosedPorterfield 35-70 · Rockford, ILNTSB CHI81FEV29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 695 · Peoria, ILNTSB CHI81FA085Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FA082Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7ECA · Delevan, ILNTSB CHI81PEE51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A45 · Glenview, ILNTSB CHI81FEE49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Aurora, ILNTSB CHI81FEV28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCassutt 3M · Mattoon, ILNTSB CHI81FEV27Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T188C · Ridgway, ILNTSB CHI81DEE47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Romeoville, ILNTSB CHI81DEX28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Frankfort, ILNTSB CHI81FEV26Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2B · Chapin, ILNTSB CHI81FEE46Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8MG · Ridott, ILNTSB CHI81FA078Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 340A · St Charles, ILNTSB CHI81FEV25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · Beardstown, ILNTSB CHI81FEE44Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Deerfield, ILNTSB CHI81FA068Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Moline, ILNTSB CHI81FEV24Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Olney, ILNTSB CHI81DEE42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · West Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FEV23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Metropolis, ILNTSB CHI81FEE43Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas SBD-5 · Rockford, ILNTSB CHI81DCA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Belleville, ILNTSB CHI81IA067Incident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen 226TC · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81DEE41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Kankakee, ILNTSB CHI81DEE45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Morris, ILNTSB CHI81FEV22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Pekin, ILNTSB CHI81FEV21Accident · 1 fatalClosedTexas Hel OH-13H · Danville, ILNTSB CHI81FEE40Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · West Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81DEE39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Kewanee, ILNTSB CHI81FA063Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech F33A · Spring Valley, ILNTSB CHI81DEE38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Paw Paw, ILNTSB CHI81DEP23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Rockton, ILNTSB CHI81FEV20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRodgers Soneri · Moweaqua, ILNTSB CHI81FEE37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172P · Plainfield, ILNTSB CHI81DEE36Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum-Amer AA-5A · Morris, ILNTSB CHI81FA060Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31A · Grundy County, ILNTSB CHI81FEE33Accident · 1 fatalClosedSonerai 1 · Cortland, ILNTSB CHI81FEE34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · West Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81DEE35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Crestwood, ILNTSB CHI81FCA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Highland, ILNTSB CHI81FA055Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20K · Campbell Hill, ILNTSB CHI81FEV18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Winchester, IL