NTSB investigations, LA
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\" = 'LA' 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" = 'LA' 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 FTW71AF067Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 310L · Crowley, LANTSB FTW71FRD36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Welsh, LANTSB FTW71FRJ30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1 · Pineville, LANTSB FTW71FRD37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Westwego, LANTSB FTW71AF061Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Delacroix, LANTSB FTW71AF059Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Intrcoastl Cty, LANTSB FTW71DRF29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Georgetown, LANTSB FTW71AF055Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G-4 · Leeville, LANTSB FTW71FRJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Bossier City, LANTSB FTW71DRD35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Jennings, LANTSB FTW71FRD34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Berwick, LANTSB FTW71FRD32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Kenner, LANTSB FTW71AF041Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW71AF040Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Franklin, LANTSB FTW71DRD32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3 · Easter, LANTSB FTW71FRJ26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Jena, LANTSB FTW71FRD31Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Kenner, LANTSB FTW71DRD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Leeville, LANTSB FTW71DRD29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206A · Leeville, LANTSB FTW71AF030Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Winnsboro, LANTSB FTW71FRJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Shreveport, LANTSB FTW71FRD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185A · Violet, LANTSB FTW71FRD27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185D · Lafayette, LANTSB FTW71AF027Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47J · Abbeville, LANTSB FTW71AF024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Indian Bayou, LANTSB FTW71AF023Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Vidalia, LANTSB FTW71FRJ23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-4 · Vivian, LANTSB FTW71FRD26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A185E · Centerville, LANTSB FTW71FRJ22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Newellton, LANTSB FTW71FRD25Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing B75N1 · Crowley, LANTSB FTW71AF020Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Breaux Bridge, LANTSB FTW71DRD24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Welsh, LANTSB FTW71FRJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Ruston, LANTSB FTW71FRD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Westwego, LANTSB FTW71DRD22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Plaquemine, LANTSB FTW71DRD21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Jennings, LANTSB FTW71AF016Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500-S · White Castle, LANTSB FTW71DRD19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Houma, LANTSB FTW71AF013Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Newellton, LANTSB FTW71DRD18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Port Sulphur, LANTSB FTW71DRJ18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Wisner, LANTSB FTW71AF011Accident · Serious injuriesClosedConvair 600 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW71FRJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L3 · Gilliam, LANTSB FTW71FRJ17Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Alexandria, LANTSB FTW71FRJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Wisner, LANTSB FTW71FRD17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Melville, LANTSB FTW71DRJ13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Shaw, LANTSB FTW71FRD16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cocodrie, LANTSB FTW71FRD15Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW71FRD14Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Baton Rouge, LA