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NTSB investigations, IN

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" = 'IN' 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\" = 'IN' 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" = 'IN' 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 CHI71FBM22Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8M · Ft.Wayne, INApr 18, 1971 · N1377 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC078Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Muncie, INApr 18, 1971 · N3427X · Destroyed NTSB CHI71AC076Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Knox, INApr 12, 1971 · N4682X · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBM21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Griffith, INApr 10, 1971 · N9330F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DET24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Auburn, INApr 10, 1971 · N30193 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Redkey, INMar 27, 1971 · N98266 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3 · Mechanicsburg, INMar 26, 1971 · N21811 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Jeffersonvile, INMar 15, 1971 · N5119E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBM18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Kendallville, INMar 14, 1971 · N5658U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71IC063Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Fort Wayne, INMar 11, 1971 · N9051U · Minor damage NTSB CHI71FBA32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Frankfort, INMar 10, 1971 · N8895B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBM17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A19 · Elkhart, INMar 4, 1971 · N6981Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBM15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Rochester, INFeb 28, 1971 · N6924Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Valparaiso, INFeb 25, 1971 · N4064V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Zionsville, INFeb 18, 1971 · N470TA · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Indianapolis, INFeb 13, 1971 · N3091F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA71DBM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Fort Wayne, INFeb 5, 1971 · N3940G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBM19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Gary, INJan 27, 1971 · N441RV · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA27Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Whitestown, INJan 24, 1971 · N9377M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Muncie, INJan 22, 1971 · N3504A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Greentown, INJan 21, 1971 · N8602G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBM13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Claypool, INJan 17, 1971 · N5898A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA25Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Shelbyville, INJan 16, 1971 · N7867V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Monticello, INJan 9, 1971 · N4236N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Richmond, INJan 9, 1971 · N22701 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71IC049Incident · No injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Indianapolis, INJan 4, 1971 · N5820 · Minor damage NTSB CHI71FBA22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Terre Haute, INDec 29, 1970 · N50349 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Monticello, INDec 18, 1970 · N78119 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC043Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680FP · Henryville, INDec 17, 1970 · N188HC · Destroyed NTSB CHI71IC040Incident · No injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Indianapolis, INDec 12, 1970 · N5828 · Minor damage NTSB CHI71AC039Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E18S · New Carlisle, INDec 10, 1970 · N3604B · Destroyed NTSB CHI71DBA19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M18C · Edinburg, INDec 2, 1970 · N4061 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Corydon, INNov 29, 1970 · N6712B · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBM11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Kendallville, INNov 21, 1970 · N60717 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBM10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · South Bend, INNov 21, 1970 · N4167R · Destroyed NTSB CHI71DBA20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Indianapolis, INNov 16, 1970 · N4149W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA15Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M10 · Greencastle, INNov 15, 1970 · N9774M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBM09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310N · South Bend, INNov 14, 1970 · N721X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC032Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Pierceton, INNov 10, 1970 · N7795W · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBA18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Columbus, INNov 1, 1970 · N8346A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bloomfield, INOct 24, 1970 · N6220S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC025Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31A · Fort Wayne, INOct 20, 1970 · N6637L · Destroyed NTSB CHI71DBA14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Anderson, INSep 29, 1970 · N2932J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Seymour, INSep 26, 1970 · N6346W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBM08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Griffith, INSep 25, 1970 · N3701U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FB707Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Decatur, INSep 19, 1970 · N8706N · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBA11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Laurel, INAug 29, 1970 · N6503Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA10Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Odon, INAug 17, 1970 · N4309C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Washington, INAug 13, 1970 · N8583L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bloomington, INAug 9, 1970 · N9831W · Substantial damage