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NTSB investigations, AR

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" = 'AR' 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\" = 'AR' 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" = 'AR' 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 FTW73DRJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Texarkana, ARSep 3, 1972 · N6639F · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG17Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-A · Caraway, ARSep 2, 1972 · N9497L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Elaine, ARAug 29, 1972 · N8014V · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG16Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 75 · St Charles, ARAug 26, 1972 · N1383V · Destroyed NTSB FTW73FPG14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182F · Scranton, ARAug 20, 1972 · N3582U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Booneville, ARAug 13, 1972 · N6988K · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG12Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Wynne, ARAug 9, 1972 · N612U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG11Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A-9A · Boydell, ARAug 8, 1972 · N671W · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-5 · Van, ARAug 7, 1972 · N32886 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG06Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Weiner, ARAug 1, 1972 · N602Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedStearman E75N1 · Pollard, ARJul 31, 1972 · N38979 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG07Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Coy, ARJul 26, 1972 · N6563 · Destroyed NTSB FTW73DPG05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Eudora, ARJul 23, 1972 · N4704Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPG09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Arkansas City, ARJul 20, 1972 · N4562A · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG03Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hazen, ARJul 19, 1972 · N6579 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG04Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S2A · Almyra, ARJul 17, 1972 · N9415R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG02Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Monticello, ARJul 13, 1972 · N2716K · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DPG01Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Mayflower, ARJul 1, 1972 · N355Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG87Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S2A · Almyra, ARJun 30, 1972 · N9401R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG88Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · De Witt, ARJun 24, 1972 · N62465 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG86Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A188 · Jerome, ARJun 21, 1972 · N3515Q · Destroyed NTSB FTW72FPG84Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrumman G-164A · Crawfordsvlle, ARJun 11, 1972 · N7234 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG85Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Jerome, ARJun 10, 1972 · N6658 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG83Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188A · Hickory Ridge, ARJun 5, 1972 · N5682J · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72AF082Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210E · Monticello, ARJun 4, 1972 · N2371F · Destroyed NTSB FTW72FPG82Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Guion, ARJun 1, 1972 · N7174 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG81Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Guion, ARJun 1, 1972 · N22570 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG79Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing A75N1 · Hazen, ARMay 29, 1972 · N65735 · Destroyed NTSB FTW72DPG80Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Benton, ARMay 25, 1972 · N6915B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG77Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Pine Bluff, ARMay 23, 1972 · N5294 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DPG78Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Harrisburg, ARMay 22, 1972 · N4482Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG76Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Coy, ARMay 16, 1972 · N998X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG75Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Stuttgart, ARMay 16, 1972 · N642U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG74Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Turrell, ARMay 16, 1972 · N7955 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG72Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188A · Mcgehee, ARMay 8, 1972 · N4442Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG69Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GC · Flippin, ARMay 6, 1972 · N8945R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DPG73Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Osceola, ARMay 6, 1972 · N4837Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DPG71Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Forrest City, ARMay 2, 1972 · N9887D · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DRJ25Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Texarkana, ARApr 29, 1972 · N529FL · Minor damage NTSB FTW72FPG70Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ashdown, ARApr 24, 1972 · N4116L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72AF062Accident · Serious injuriesClosedConvair 880 · Little Rock, ARMar 28, 1972 · N8810E · No damage NTSB FTW72AF060Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Clarksville, ARMar 26, 1972 · N4568J · Destroyed NTSB FTW72FPG68Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150C · El Dorado, ARMar 25, 1972 · N4496U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG67Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Stuttgart, ARMar 23, 1972 · N5330 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DPG64Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing E75N1 · West Helena, ARMar 20, 1972 · N75668 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG66Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Heber Springs, ARMar 18, 1972 · N3650C · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72FPG65Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech V35 · Midway, ARMar 16, 1972 · N721W · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DPG63Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Blytheville, ARMar 9, 1972 · N5862R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72AF059Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech B35 · Hot Springs, ARMar 8, 1972 · N5026C · Destroyed NTSB FTW72DPG62Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S-2D · Eudora, ARMar 5, 1972 · N1726S · Substantial damage