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.

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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 CHI81FET08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Syracuse, INJun 12, 1981 · N56459 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DER44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Thief Rvr Fall, MNJun 12, 1981 · N8155V · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DER43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Wabasso, MNJun 12, 1981 · N9926G · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEP22Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-5 · Coloma, WIJun 12, 1981 · N1315X · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEM20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Detour Village, MIJun 12, 1981 · N4593B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hurricane, WVJun 12, 1981 · N1730Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DLQ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAmeagle Minbat · Paducah, KYJun 12, 1981 · N44MB · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYP21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G3B2 · Walla Walla, WAJun 11, 1981 · N14827 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYA12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Rockford, IDJun 11, 1981 · N7312Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81IA057Incident · No injuriesClosedShorts SD3-30 · Middletown, PAJun 11, 1981 · N331CA · No damageNTSB MKC81FCG39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Paola, KSJun 11, 1981 · N735SV · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKT78Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210N · Key Largo, FLJun 11, 1981 · N6418N · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA084Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Key Largo, FLJun 11, 1981 · N73723 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81FA083Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500 · Flagler Beach, FLJun 11, 1981 · N711MK · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVA45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T310R · Lemoore, CAJun 11, 1981 · N8656G · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ66Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Kayenta, AZJun 11, 1981 · N5008L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRD19Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S1C · Leroy, LAJun 11, 1981 · N70ST · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRG41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Austin, TXJun 11, 1981 · N7218B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRG40Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4 · Eagle Pass, TXJun 11, 1981 · N7948S · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEX16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-33A · Zionsville, INJun 11, 1981 · N17962 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEM19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Midland, MIJun 11, 1981 · N676C · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLT11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310R · Olive Branch, MSJun 11, 1981 · N87241 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLG11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Hilton Head Is, SCJun 11, 1981 · N8264Y · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIJ09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBaby Ace D · S.Charleston, WVJun 11, 1981 · N6941 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Albany, GAJun 11, 1981 · N9822G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA062Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Napaskiak, AKJun 11, 1981 · N7958X · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Birchwood, AKJun 11, 1981 · N2761D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYE31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHiller UN-12D · Castle Rock, WAJun 10, 1981 · N62377 · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYA11Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Monteview, IDJun 10, 1981 · N730Y · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGT05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Annville, PAJun 10, 1981 · N33743 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKT74Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ft.Lauderdale, FLJun 10, 1981 · N4762F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQA35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pecos, NMJun 10, 1981 · N8399Z · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPJ27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Guthrie, OKJun 10, 1981 · N8070S · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FA105Accident · 2 fatalClosedSwearingen SA226T · Cameron, LAJun 10, 1981 · N555AM · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DPG44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Springdale, ARJun 10, 1981 · N756CZ · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG43Accident · Serious injuriesClosedJunior Ace 6E · Salem, ARJun 10, 1981 · N59370 · Substantial damageNTSB DCA81IA016Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-7 · Atlantic City, NJJun 10, 1981 · C-GNBX-X · Minor damageNTSB CHI81FEG12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Cincinnati, OHJun 10, 1981 · N20277 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA064Accident · 2 fatalClosedBrantley B2B · Chesterton, INJun 10, 1981 · N2276U · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA081Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Manassas, VAJun 10, 1981 · N222WB · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DLG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · North, SCJun 10, 1981 · N5679G · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Mound Bayou, MSJun 10, 1981 · N731CT · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCG37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Independence, MOJun 9, 1981 · N2893Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81IA103Incident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial SE3160 · Ruidoso, NMJun 9, 1981 · N605RA · Minor damageNTSB FTW81FRG48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lampasas, TXJun 9, 1981 · N4238J · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRA40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Louise, TXJun 9, 1981 · N2865J · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DPG42Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Wilson, ARJun 9, 1981 · N7864 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA040Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Hot Srings, SDJun 9, 1981 · N41188 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLT10Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S1S · Savannah, TNJun 9, 1981 · N8020 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKG24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Cochran, GAJun 9, 1981 · N26772 · Destroyed