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 MKC81DCJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Miller, NENTSB MIA81FA071Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Hollywood, FLNTSB LAX82FA086Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Ruth, CANTSB LAX81FVD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Oakland, CANTSB LAX81FVD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Novato, CANTSB LAX81FVA38Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Orosi, CANTSB LAX81FA085Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 58P · Redding, CANTSB FTW81FPG25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · N Little Rock, ARNTSB CHI81FCA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Highland, ILNTSB SEA81FYM24Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M4220C · North Plains, ORNTSB NYC81FA047Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Forked River, NJNTSB MIA81DLD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Merritt Island, FLNTSB MIA81DLD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Merritt Island, FLNTSB LAX81FVG35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Orland, CANTSB LAX81FVA40Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Mcfarland, CANTSB LAX81FUJ62Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Cottonwood, AZNTSB LAX81FA084Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech J35 · Burbank, CANTSB FTW81FPD22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHubschluber I · Grand Prairie, TXNTSB DEN81DTE34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Longmont, CONTSB CHI81FA055Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20K · Campbell Hill, ILNTSB ANC81DAA13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Totatlanika, AKNTSB NYC81FFJ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-35C · Java, NYNTSB NYC81FA046Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Terryville, CTNTSB LAX81FUD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Santa Monica, CANTSB LAX81DVG36Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Durham, CANTSB FTW81DRA29Accident · No injuriesClosedThrush S2R · Ganado, TXNTSB FTW81DQD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Van Horn, TXNTSB DEN81FTM27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tooele, UTNTSB DEN81DTI07Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A9B · Townsend, MTNTSB CHI81FA054Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Johnstown Ctr, WINTSB ANC81DA052Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207A · Marshall, AKNTSB SEA81FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Maple Valley, WANTSB NYC82IHD22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bridgeport, NJNTSB NYC81FNE19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · East Haddam, CTNTSB NYC81FGM18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Belle Vernon, PANTSB MKC81FA033Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IANTSB FTW81FQG26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Lazbuddie, TXNTSB FTW81DRD23Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Kinder, LANTSB FTW81DPJ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Burns Flat, OKNTSB FTW81DPG24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Trumann, ARNTSB DEN81FTC15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Gillette, WYNTSB CHI81FEK17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Columbus, OHNTSB ATL81FLQ16Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8M · Smithland, KYNTSB ATL81FIJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Spring Hill, WVNTSB ATL81DKQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedDassault DA-10 · Greenville, MSNTSB ATL81DKQ08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Hollandale, MSNTSB ATL81DIJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bridgeport, WVNTSB ANC81DA051Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Klawock, AKNTSB MKC81DCJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Arthur, NENTSB MKC81DCA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Birch Tree, MO