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NTSB investigations, AL

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.

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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" = 'AL' 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\" = 'AL' 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" = 'AL' 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 MIA68D0365Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Enterprise, ALNov 19, 1967 · N6345S · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68A0048Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Athens, ALNov 18, 1967 · N3719E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0287Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Laceys Spring, ALNov 17, 1967 · N8745S · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68A0046Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech C35 · Birmingham, ALNov 16, 1967 · N8985A · Destroyed NTSB MIA68F0360Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Mobile, ALNov 14, 1967 · N4890N · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0339Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Muscle Shoals, ALNov 14, 1967 · N5203P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0267Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Birmingham, ALNov 3, 1967 · N7034P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0283Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 23 · Huntsville, ALOct 31, 1967 · N825LJ · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0281Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Muscle Shoals, ALOct 29, 1967 · N4776P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68A0041Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Lacy Springs, ALOct 28, 1967 · N7797F · Destroyed NTSB MIA68F0225Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Alabaster, ALOct 4, 1967 · N5949P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0193Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12 · Millry, ALSep 17, 1967 · N34238 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0216Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hazel Green, ALSep 13, 1967 · N2206J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0170Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Foley, ALSep 7, 1967 · N7632Z · Destroyed NTSB MIA68F0155Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Loachapoka, ALAug 24, 1967 · N5520Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0149Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Childersburg, ALAug 23, 1967 · N7251Z · Destroyed NTSB MIA68F0146Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Atmore, ALAug 19, 1967 · N7589D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0140Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · New Hope, ALAug 19, 1967 · N9882W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0127Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Section, ALAug 18, 1967 · N7073D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0088Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Centerville, ALAug 15, 1967 · N6480Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68A0020Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Millbrook, ALAug 11, 1967 · N7209Z · Destroyed NTSB MIA68A0018Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Headland, ALAug 9, 1967 · N3419N · Destroyed NTSB MIA68D0095Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Centre, ALAug 7, 1967 · N7102Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0143Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fyffe, ALAug 6, 1967 · N7586T · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68A0015Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed L-18 · Northport, ALAug 1, 1967 · N637E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0109Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Birmingham, ALJul 30, 1967 · N2395R · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0066Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Elmore, ALJul 26, 1967 · N7706Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0092Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Brent, ALJul 21, 1967 · N6185D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0044Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Bessemer, ALJul 10, 1967 · N94144 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0035Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Mobile, ALJul 8, 1967 · N7749P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0045Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Tallassee, ALJul 4, 1967 · N5521N · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0093Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B35 · Bessemer, ALJul 1, 1967 · N8721A · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68F0086Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Birmingham, ALJul 1, 1967 · N3815K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0054Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Dothan, ALJul 1, 1967 · N42999 · Destroyed NTSB MIA68D0121Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Monroeville, ALJun 29, 1967 · N8505A · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0168Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Montgomery, ALJun 25, 1967 · N2953A · Destroyed NTSB MIA68D0107Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fairhope, ALJun 25, 1967 · N9458J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0018Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500-B · Huntsville, ALJun 23, 1967 · N6194X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0049Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Linden, ALJun 15, 1967 · N4608X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0580Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ozark, ALJun 15, 1967 · N4642X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0137Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310C · Gadsden, ALJun 12, 1967 · N1737H · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0101Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Rockford, ALJun 12, 1967 · N5903T · Destroyed NTSB MIA68D0099Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bay Minette, ALJun 11, 1967 · N7811Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0119Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20 · Birmingham, ALJun 8, 1967 · N79839 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0048Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BL-65 · Russellville, ALJun 3, 1967 · N27485 · Destroyed NTSB MIA67D0559Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Ashland, ALMay 30, 1967 · N3081X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67D0526Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Pisgah, ALMay 23, 1967 · N76885 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67A0123Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-11 · Warrior, ALMay 21, 1967 · N4944H · Destroyed NTSB MIA67F0519Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Birmingham, ALMay 17, 1967 · N5788V · Substantial damage NTSB MIA68D0098Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Mobile, ALMay 16, 1967 · N3383J · Substantial damage