NTSB investigations, 1970

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\") = 1970
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB SEA71DWG35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Hayden Lake, IDDec 12, 1970 · N5372Z · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVG44Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7AC · Red Bluff, CADec 12, 1970 · N85093 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVD21Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Newark, CADec 12, 1970 · N4170C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71DDQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Onida, SDDec 12, 1970 · N4220Z · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71AK034Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Minneapolis, MNDec 12, 1970 · N5043K · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71AM050Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Crystal River, FLDec 12, 1970 · N3077V · DestroyedNTSB MIA71AM049Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 11AC · Butler, GADec 12, 1970 · N3247E · DestroyedNTSB LAX71IL039Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Los Angeles, CADec 12, 1970 · N4710U · Minor damageNTSB FTW71FPJ23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Okla.City, OKDec 12, 1970 · N8435J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71FPA17Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Dallas, TXDec 12, 1970 · N9559F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71DPJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Waukomis, OKDec 12, 1970 · N2332L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71IC040Incident · No injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Indianapolis, INDec 12, 1970 · N5828 · Minor damageNTSB CHI71FDJ32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Strum, WIDec 12, 1970 · N6770G · DestroyedNTSB SEA71FXM17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Caldwell, IDDec 11, 1970 · N4469D · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71FHJ14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · East Moriches, NYDec 11, 1970 · N9289E · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71AM048Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Belzoni, MSDec 11, 1970 · N6486Y · DestroyedNTSB LAX71FUA40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Long Beach, CADec 11, 1970 · N2031N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71AF031Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 337B · Houston, TXDec 11, 1970 · N5462S · DestroyedNTSB CHI71FBD44Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Ottawa, ILDec 11, 1970 · N322GB · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71DFJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Olean, NYDec 10, 1970 · N8112W · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71AM047Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair 640 · St.Thomas, VIDec 10, 1970 · N3417 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71AM046Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Blakely, GADec 10, 1970 · N9827W · DestroyedNTSB MIA71AM045Accident · No injuriesClosedMartin 404 · Atlanta, GADec 10, 1970 · N143S · Minor damageNTSB FTW71AF030Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Winnsboro, LADec 10, 1970 · N2429R · DestroyedNTSB CHI71AC039Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E18S · New Carlisle, INDec 10, 1970 · N3604B · DestroyedNTSB MKC71FDM37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Big Fork, MNDec 9, 1970 · N7742K · Substantial damageNTSB MKC71AK032Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Rapid City, SDDec 9, 1970 · N6920B · DestroyedNTSB MIA71FKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Birmingham, ALDec 9, 1970 · N8736P · Substantial damageNTSB IAD71II029Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech E33 · Washington, DCDec 9, 1970 · N5475U · Minor damageNTSB FTW71DPJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Buffalo, OKDec 9, 1970 · N101LL · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71AF029Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Baker, OKDec 9, 1970 · N5752D · DestroyedNTSB NYC71FHA40Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Perkasie, PADec 8, 1970 · N5281S · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKG53Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Columbus, GADec 8, 1970 · N245CP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA31Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH12L4 · Fullerton, CADec 8, 1970 · N86690 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71DQG47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lubbock, TXDec 8, 1970 · N268T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71AL036Accident · 2 fatalClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Elsinore, CADec 7, 1970 · N7934J · Substantial damageNTSB IAD71FIG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · White Marsh, MDDec 7, 1970 · N5114G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71FRG58Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210A · Mcallen, TXDec 7, 1970 · N6578X · Minor damageNTSB DEN71FQA34Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Los Lunas, NMDec 7, 1970 · N3996U · Minor damageNTSB CHI71FBQ26Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Galesburg, ILDec 7, 1970 · N2572H · DestroyedNTSB CHI71FBM12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Sherwood, MIDec 7, 1970 · N5362Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI71DBJ46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · St.Ignace, MIDec 7, 1970 · N9142W · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71FVM28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A150K · San Jose, CADec 6, 1970 · N5901J · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVM31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Salinas, CADec 6, 1970 · N2533J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC71AN068Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Sharon, CTDec 6, 1970 · N8625W · DestroyedNTSB MKC71FDM35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Lake Elmo, MNDec 6, 1970 · N4050X · DestroyedNTSB MKC71FCJ31|MKC71FCJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Columbus, NEDec 6, 1970 · N60327 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB MIA71FKT26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320B · Dania, FLDec 6, 1970 · N9832L · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUG31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · El Monte, CADec 6, 1970 · N7195A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW71FRJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Shreveport, LADec 6, 1970 · N95388 · Substantial damage