NTSB investigations, 1981
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 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 DEN81FTE39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Pagosa Sprngs, CONTSB CHI81FEC24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Tecumseh, MINTSB MKC81FCA13Accident · No injuriesClosedRutan Vreze · St.Charles, MONTSB MKC81FA034Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Decorah, IANTSB LAX81FA087Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA1B · Solana Beach, CANTSB LAX81DVA52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Merced, CANTSB FTW81FRG37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Melvin, TXNTSB DEN81FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A-35R · Beaver, UTNTSB CHI81FEC25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fraser, MINTSB CHI81DEE35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Crestwood, ILNTSB ATL81DKM10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Mocksville, NCNTSB NYC81FHD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Elmer, NJNTSB LAX81DUJ65Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Shivwits, AZNTSB FTW81FA091Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172RG · Grants, NMNTSB FTW81FA089Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 337A · Evant, TXNTSB DEN81FTA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Billings, MTNTSB ATL81FA077Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Huttonville, WVNTSB ANC81FAA14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Fairbanks, AKNTSB ANC81DA054Accident · Minor injuriesClosedShort SC7 · Slate Creek, AKNTSB SEA81DYP16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Quincy, WANTSB MIA81FA073Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · La Belle, FLNTSB MIA81DLA24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Bunnell, FLNTSB LAX81FVG33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Hornbrook, CANTSB LAX81FVG32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Durham, CANTSB FTW81FQD22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW81FQA31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Chacon, NMNTSB DEN81FTE37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Steamboat Spgs, CONTSB DEN81DTM24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Moab, UTNTSB ANC81FA053Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185E · Anchorage, AKNTSB MIA81FKA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Cabo Rojo, PRNTSB MIA81FA072Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2 · Miami, FLNTSB MIA81DLD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Silver Springs, FLNTSB LAX81DVA44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Merced, CANTSB FTW81FRA30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Houston, TXNTSB FTW81FA090Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Verda, LANTSB FTW81DRD24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206B · Cameron, LANTSB FTW81DPG26Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B58 · Benton, ARNTSB DEN81FTE44Accident · 1 fatalClosedTailwind W81 · Ramah, CONTSB DEN81FTE35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Parlin, CONTSB CHI81FEM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Portland, MINTSB SEA81DYE29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Bainbridge Isl, WANTSB SEA81DYE28Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Ocean Shores, WANTSB SEA81DYE27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Tacoma, WANTSB NYC81IA048Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Unity, MENTSB MIA81DLA23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech P35 · Deland, FLNTSB FTW81DQA30Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20 · Farmington, NMNTSB DEN81FTE36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Alamosa, CONTSB ATL81FA072Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Smyrna, TNNTSB SEA81DYP15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Washtucna, WANTSB MKC81FCG34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Booneville, MO