NTSB investigations, 1972
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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\") = 1972 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1972 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 SEA73DYC14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Wallowa, ORNTSB NYC73FNE11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oxford, MANTSB NYC73FLJ14Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Whitakers, NCNTSB MIA73FKQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Picayune, MSNTSB MIA73DKT35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Belle Glade, FLNTSB MIA73AM059Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680V · Augusta, GANTSB LAX73FUA26Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Fountn Vlly, CANTSB FTW73AF025Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Quemado, TXNTSB SEA73FYE22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Renton, WANTSB NYC73AN081Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Grand Tower, ILNTSB MIA73OKT40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Neuvo Empradr, CanadaNTSB LAX73AL026Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Apache Jctn, AZNTSB FTW73FRG31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206A · Stonewall, TXNTSB FTW73FPM05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210F · Mannford, OKNTSB FTW73AF024Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Laredo, TXNTSB DCA73A0003Accident · 43 fatalClosedBoeing 737 · Chicago, ILNTSB CAN73F0906Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Aklavik, CanadaNTSB MKC73FER28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · T.R.Falls, MNNTSB MKC73FCA10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fulton, MONTSB MIA73FLA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310C · Jacksonville, FLNTSB FTW73DRG30Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-5 · Harlingen, TXNTSB CHI73FEE34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Joliet, ILNTSB CHI73AC054Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182N · Missing AircraftNTSB ANC73DAG68Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Iliamna, AKNTSB MKC73DCD46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Farson, IANTSB FTW73DRJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hallsville, TXNTSB OAK73FVA32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1 · Chowchilla, CANTSB MIA73RKT36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Coakly Twn, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA73FKT33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Opa Locka, FLNTSB MIA73DKT34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Homestead, FLNTSB MIA73DKT32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Princeton, FLNTSB LAX73AL025Accident · 1 fatalClosedStinson 108 · Ukiah, CANTSB LAX73AL023Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Dragoon, AZNTSB CHI73AC053Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J-2A · Richmond, MINTSB SEA73FYC13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Newberg, ORNTSB DEN73DTM13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310B · Cedar City, UTNTSB DEN73AD028Accident · Serious injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Alamosa, CONTSB CHI73FET12Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-B33 · South Bend, INNTSB OAK73FVA31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion L-17A · Atwater, CANTSB NYC73FHM20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · S.Hackensack, NJNTSB NYC73FHJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · N.Bayshore, NYNTSB NYC73DID13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessa 170B · Portsmouth, VANTSB NYC73AN078Accident · 2 fatalClosedChampion 7KCAB · Monroe, CTNTSB MKC73FCQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Wichita, KSNTSB MIA73FKG51Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Cordele, GANTSB LAX73FUJ40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G164 · Chandler, AZNTSB JAM73AB781Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Trelawny, JamaicaNTSB FTW73FPM05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Tulsa, OKNTSB FTW73AF023Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Baytown, TXNTSB DEN73AD026Accident · 5 fatalClosedLockheed PV-1 · Tucumcari, NM