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 FTW70FRD05Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Gueydan, LANTSB FTW70FRJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Many, LANTSB FTW70FRD04Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J · Patterson, LANTSB FTW70FRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Melville, LANTSB FTW70AF052Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172E · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW70FRD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Breaux Bridge, LANTSB FTW70FRD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW70F0339Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Berwick, LANTSB FTW70D0340Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Catahoula, LANTSB FTW70A0043Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Norwood, LANTSB FTW70F0337Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Pineville, LANTSB FTW70A0041Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7ECA · Jeanerette, LANTSB FTW70F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Shreveport, LANTSB FTW70F0306Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Esterwood, LANTSB FTW70F0314Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bell City, LANTSB FTW70F0292Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW70F0305Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Oak Grove, LANTSB FTW70F0304Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Slidell, LANTSB FTW70F0300Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW70F0296Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · New Iberia, LANTSB FTW70F0283Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47J · Grand Isle, LANTSB FTW70F0281Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech P35 · Oakdale, LANTSB FTW70F0249Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW70F0265Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Georgetown, LANTSB FTW70A0024Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Venice, LANTSB FTW70A0023Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 0-58A · Farmerville, LANTSB FTW70A0021Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW70A0019Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172G · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW70D0216Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Eunice, LANTSB FTW70D0208Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180G · Oaklawn, LANTSB FTW70D0207Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Ferriday, LANTSB FTW70A0016Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Pecan Island, LANTSB FTW70A0014Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Buras, LANTSB FTW70F0195Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · De Quincy, LANTSB FTW70F0166Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G164 · Deridder, LANTSB FTW70D0173Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Duson, LANTSB FTW70D0189Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180G · Leeville, LANTSB FTW70F0160Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T-50 · Ville Platte, LANTSB FTW70D0176Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Jeanerette, LANTSB FTW70A0011Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 35-A33 · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW70F0141Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing B75N1 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW70D0163Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Lettsworth, LANTSB FTW70D0154Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Houma, LANTSB FTW70F0147Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Hayes, LANTSB FTW70D0118Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW70F0144Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2D · Lockport, LANTSB FTW70F0168Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Delacroix, LANTSB FTW70D0117Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cameron, LANTSB FTW70D0134Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Waterproof, LANTSB FTW70F0132Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Venice, LA