NTSB investigations, 1981
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\") = 1981 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") = 1981 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 LAX82FUJ20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Carefree, AZNTSB LAX82DVG09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Redding, CANTSB FTW82DA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Garden City, LANTSB DEN82FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95 · Cedar City, UTNTSB CHI82DER14Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G2 · Kerrick, MNNTSB NYC82FHA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Andover, NJNTSB NYC82FGT05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Montoursville, PANTSB NYC82DHA04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Manville, NJNTSB MKC82DCG12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Willow Spgs, MONTSB LAX82FUM04Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Santee, CANTSB LAX82DVM05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Hollister, CANTSB LAX82DUJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Phoenix, AZNTSB FTW82FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ruidoso, NMNTSB FTW82DPJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 401 · Oklahoma City, OKNTSB CHI82FER13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Eden Prairie, MNNTSB CHI82FEE07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Kankakee, ILNTSB CHI82DEP12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Hayward, WINTSB ATL82FIA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pender, VANTSB ATL82FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 206 · Pine Mountain, GANTSB ANC82DA008Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Fort Yukon, AKNTSB SEA82FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150G · Renton, WANTSB SEA82FA006Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Payette, ORNTSB NYC82FHM02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mahopac, NYNTSB NYC82FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Wyoming, DENTSB MKC82FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Le Mars, IANTSB LAX82IA022Incident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L-1 · Avalon, CANTSB LAX82FVG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20D · Napa, CANTSB FTW82FRG14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Laredo, TXNTSB FTW82FPG05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-60 · El Dorado, ARNTSB DEN82FTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Billings, MTNTSB CHI82FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182E · Platteville, WINTSB CHI82DET02Accident · No injuriesClosedGulfstream AA-5A · Peru, INNTSB ATL82FKW02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Whitwell, TNNTSB ATL81FLG03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Hilton Head, SCNTSB NYC82FNA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Westerly, RINTSB NYC82FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 150G · Osgood, PANTSB MKC82FA009Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 177A · Ellinwood, KSNTSB MKC82FA007Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 182P · Wauneta, NENTSB MIA82FKT04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T337G · Palm Beach, FLNTSB LAX82FVG07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182H · Sacramento, CANTSB LAX82FA021Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech J35 · Lake Havasu, AZNTSB FTW82FRG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-39 · Corpus Christi, TXNTSB FTW82FQA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210L · Farmington, NMNTSB FTW82DQD05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Silver City, NMNTSB MKC82FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Prairie City, IANTSB MIA82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172G · St.Petersburg, FLNTSB LAX82FVG06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Woodland, CANTSB FTW82DRJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper JC3-65 · Oil City, LANTSB FTW82DQD04Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Deming, NMNTSB DEN82FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M-21 · La Veta, CO