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.

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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1981
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB NYC81FNA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Tewksbury, MAJun 8, 1981 · N9879L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA039Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · New Virginia, IAJun 8, 1981 · N9375H · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPG40Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Wynne, ARJun 8, 1981 · N8693H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA102Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31P · Dallas, TXJun 8, 1981 · N805PC · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Bonita, LAJun 8, 1981 · N6743Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172RG · Grady, ARJun 8, 1981 · N9568B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG38Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Manila, ARJun 8, 1981 · N608U · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FHA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Stockton, NJJun 7, 1981 · N16RD · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGM20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Greenville, PAJun 7, 1981 · N8496T · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA060Accident · 1 fatalClosedChance Vogt F4U-4 · Stratford, CTJun 7, 1981 · N4907M · DestroyedNTSB NYC81DFJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 126E · Mayville, NYJun 7, 1981 · N1115S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCQ41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Beaumont, KSJun 7, 1981 · N9839V · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCG38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Tiff City, MOJun 7, 1981 · N11542 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Simsboro, LAJun 7, 1981 · N7183E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRA39Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Hockley, TXJun 7, 1981 · N64905 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPG39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Stuttgart, ARJun 7, 1981 · N5745P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FPD27Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Fort Worth, TXJun 7, 1981 · N6492Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQD27Accident · No injuriesClosedThunder BLN AX7-65 · Las Cruces, NMJun 7, 1981 · N5589T · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TR182 · Cheyenne, WYJun 7, 1981 · N756VW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEX15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSmith Mini DSA-1 · Kokomo, INJun 7, 1981 · N1307 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FET07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPDQ 2-D · Ligonier, INJun 7, 1981 · N2282V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA063Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech F33A · Spring Valley, ILJun 7, 1981 · N4527S · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DEP21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Genoa City, WIJun 7, 1981 · N8459F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Paw Paw, ILJun 7, 1981 · N8816L · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKQ13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Liberty, MSJun 7, 1981 · N9737U · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FIG11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Royal Oak, MDJun 7, 1981 · N7315V · Substantial damageNTSB SEA83FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 170 · Azalea, ORJun 6, 1981 · N3973V · DestroyedNTSB NYC81IA054Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Skullville, NJJun 6, 1981 · N2888S · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FCJ15Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 188 · Firth, NEJun 6, 1981 · N53310 · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCQ40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A152 · Eldorado, KSJun 6, 1981 · N761EL · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DLA28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · New Smyrna Bch, FLJun 6, 1981 · N87069 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DKT49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Key Largo, FLJun 6, 1981 · N8252F · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FA096Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Crescent City, CAJun 6, 1981 · N9083H · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVG43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Winters, CAJun 6, 1981 · N4058J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQG36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Shallowater, TXJun 6, 1981 · N4377L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQD26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech D17S · Canutillo, TXJun 6, 1981 · N5447N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA121Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20J · Eagletown, OKJun 6, 1981 · N1039C · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DQA33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Luna, NMJun 6, 1981 · N3574S · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTM28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Kanab, UTJun 6, 1981 · N732JN · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTM26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Thistle, UTJun 6, 1981 · N9627K · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTG11Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Sterling, NDJun 6, 1981 · N9252D · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTC18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle SA315B · Meeteetse, WYJun 6, 1981 · N223RM · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC16Accident · No injuriesClosedN American P-51D · Casper, WYJun 6, 1981 · N5471V · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER42Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Hector, MNJun 6, 1981 · N7759V · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DEP23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Rockton, ILJun 6, 1981 · N5159M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DKM13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Charlotte, NCJun 6, 1981 · N40045 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYM27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Astoria, ORJun 5, 1981 · N6251G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DHA14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Tobyhanna, PAJun 5, 1981 · N22578 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FLD50Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Fort Myers, FLJun 5, 1981 · N747CE · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG41Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Davis, CAJun 5, 1981 · N6977K · Substantial damage