NTSB investigations, 1978
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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\") = 1978 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") = 1978 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 FTW79FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Baytown, TXNTSB DEN79FTE12Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comm 680F · Lajunta, CONTSB CHI79FEM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mt Pleasant, MINTSB CHI79FEC07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Brighton, MINTSB CHI79DEX10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Indianapolis, INNTSB CHI79DEE27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172-K · Lansing, ILNTSB UNK79X0107Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mingaladon, BermudaNTSB SEA79FYM07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 414 · Baker, ORNTSB SEA79FTA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Baker, MTNTSB OAK79IA011Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Sacramento, CANTSB NYC79FHM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Morristown, NJNTSB NYC79FHJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Farmingdale, NYNTSB MKC79FTG02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C24R · Grand Forks, NDNTSB MKC79FA008Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 35 · Muscatine, IANTSB MKC79DCJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Brunswick, NENTSB MIA79FA030Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Port Mayaca, FLNTSB IAD79FLJ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hubert, NCNTSB IAD79FIJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Fayetteville, WVNTSB IAD79FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Wade, NCNTSB CHI79FET07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Gary, INNTSB SEA79FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150K · Astoria, ORNTSB MKC79FCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Muscatine, IANTSB MIA79DKT15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · W Palm Beach, FLNTSB DEN79FTE05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 414 · Aspen, CONTSB CHI79FET08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Michigan City, INNTSB CHI79FEM06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Big Rapids, MINTSB CHI79FEG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chesapeake, OHNTSB OAK79DXQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Honey Lake, CANTSB MKC79DCG14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Liberty, MONTSB IAD79FLQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bardstown, KYNTSB DEN79FTE06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Longmont, CONTSB CHI79FEV07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · Casey, ILNTSB CHI79FEP09Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5 · Portage, WINTSB CHI79DEV06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Monmouth, ILNTSB CHI79DEV05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Peoria, ILNTSB OAK79DVA11Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Ivanhoe, CANTSB NYC79FNE02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Chester, CTNTSB NYC79FNE01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Monson, MANTSB MKC79FTK05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Parkston, SDNTSB MKC79FER09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Hastings, MNNTSB MKC79DER13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Grand Rapids, MNNTSB LAX79FUJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Willcox, AZNTSB LAX79FUG08Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Riverside, CANTSB ANC79DA024Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna U-206 · Sheldons Point, AKNTSB UNK79X0106Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Bezier, FranceNTSB NYC79FNA07Accident · No injuriesClosedBlink KR2 · Marshfield, MANTSB NYC79FA015Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech C55 · Enfield, CTNTSB MIA79DKT18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Labelle, FLNTSB CHI79FEX09Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft E18S · Indianapolis, INNTSB CHI79FEE18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · West Chicago, IL