NTSB investigations, PA

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PA' 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.

NTSB NYC78FGM31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mt Pleasant, PAMay 26, 1978 · N2639J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DHA26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · New Hanover, PAMay 26, 1978 · N20594 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHA25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Weatherly, PAMay 24, 1978 · N8338G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA059Accident · 1 fatalClosedStol UC-1 · Champion, PAMay 23, 1978 · N9504U · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA058Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Fleetville, PAMay 23, 1978 · N9057Y · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FGT07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Warriors Mark, PAMay 22, 1978 · N64589 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S2S · Latrobe, PAMay 21, 1978 · N44LH · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DHA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · E.Stroudsburg, PAMay 21, 1978 · N9218K · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DGMZ8Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS135 · Altoona, PAMay 21, 1978 · N2563H · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Allentown, PAMay 20, 1978 · N5941G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Northampton, PAMay 20, 1978 · N4656Z · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FGM27Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112 · Waynesburg, PAMay 13, 1978 · N1031J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA053Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair 440 · Shippingport, PAMay 12, 1978 · N9302 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DGM26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Corry, PAMay 11, 1978 · N9957V · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA049Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · West Chester, PAMay 7, 1978 · N63176 · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FA045Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7ECA · Shenango Twp, PAApr 29, 1978 · N2522F · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGT06Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12C · Lititz, PAApr 18, 1978 · N73875 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM25Accident · No injuriesClosedEntwicklung B-1 · Butler, PAApr 16, 1978 · N421F · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Waynesburg, PAApr 9, 1978 · N2877T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHD12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Downingtown, PAMar 29, 1978 · N6455 · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FA036Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech G35 · Philadelphia, PAMar 24, 1978 · N257A · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FHA18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Morgantown, PAMar 23, 1978 · N4196J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Rodgersville, PAMar 21, 1978 · N9579M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA032Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Connellsville, PAMar 12, 1978 · N40355 · DestroyedNTSB NYC78FGM22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Jeannette, PAMar 11, 1978 · N16509 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DGM21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oxford, PAMar 11, 1978 · N8828J · DestroyedNTSB NYC78IA031Incident · No injuriesClosedShort SD3-30 · Philadelphia, PAMar 10, 1978 · N696HA · No damageNTSB NYC78DGM21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Russelton, PAMar 9, 1978 · N5126R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DHD07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · West Chester, PAFeb 27, 1978 · N1563X · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGT05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Lititz, PAFeb 24, 1978 · N3092L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA1-B · Indiana, PAFeb 23, 1978 · N1604R · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHA17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Easton, PAFeb 22, 1978 · N2265Q · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHD08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Philadelphia, PAFeb 21, 1978 · N13480 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM19Accident · No injuriesClosedAgusta 109 · Rector, PAFeb 21, 1978 · N86NR · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Waynesburg, PAFeb 19, 1978 · N45080 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA028Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Middletown, PAFeb 17, 1978 · N180X · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DHA16Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D95A · Quakertown, PAFeb 17, 1978 · N779QA · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DGT04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPickard AX-1 · New Holland, PAFeb 12, 1978 · N76JW · No damageNTSB NYC78FGT03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Bloomsburg, PAFeb 11, 1978 · N5915J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DHA15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Collegeville, PAFeb 11, 1978 · N6062D · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FGM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Clearfield, PAFeb 2, 1978 · N73892 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78DHA13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · E. Stroudsburg, PAJan 30, 1978 · N4081S · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA023Accident · 2 fatalClosedAerostar 601P · Dubois, PAJan 24, 1978 · N1BE · DestroyedNTSB NYC78DHA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Pottstown, PAJan 24, 1978 · N80533 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA026Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-159 · Latrobe, PAJan 19, 1978 · N5VX · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 200 · Doylestown, PAJan 10, 1978 · N5SE · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FHA10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Landsdale, PAJan 9, 1978 · N738QS · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech H50 · Pottstown, PAJan 7, 1978 · N5581 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC78FA020Accident · 3 fatalClosedBell 206L · Courtney, PAJan 5, 1978 · N200BA · DestroyedNTSB NYC78DHA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Mt Pocono, PAJan 1, 1978 · N212BM · Substantial damage