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 LAX81FVD21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lodi, CANTSB FTW81FRA28Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8M · Kirbyville, TXNTSB FTW81FPA12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Celina, TXNTSB FTW81FA086Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-60 · San Angelo, TXNTSB DEN81FA032Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210G · Worland, WYNTSB DEN81DTM23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Monument Vly, UTNTSB CHI81FER35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Roseau, MNNTSB ATL81FA071Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20J · Cades, SCNTSB MIA81FA070Accident · No injuriesClosedAerostar 600 · Orlando, FLNTSB MIA81FA069Accident · 1 fatalClosedRobertson T210N · Ft.Pierce, FLNTSB LAX81FUJ60Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T207A · Chinle, AZNTSB LAX81FUD01Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-31 · Santa Monica, CANTSB LAX81DUJ61Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Seligman, AZNTSB FTW81FRJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Center, TXNTSB FTW81FRG34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Los Fresnos, TXNTSB FTW81FA088Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Muse, OKNTSB CHI81DER36Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Angus, MNNTSB ANC81DA050Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Northway, AKNTSB SEA81DYA09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Idaho Falls, IDNTSB NYC81FFA16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 77 · Oneonta, NYNTSB LAX81DUJ58Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Tucson, AZNTSB FTW81DQD20Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Deming, NMNTSB DEN81DTM21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Price, UTNTSB ATL81IID14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Williamsburg, VANTSB ATL81FKG18Accident · No injuriesClosedVarize 01 · Winder, GANTSB SEA81DYP14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Coulee City, WANTSB NYC81FA044Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Mattituck, NYNTSB LAX81FVG31Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Williams, CANTSB LAX81DUJ59Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F33A · Goodyear, AZNTSB LAX81DJA09Accident · No injuriesClosedEmair MA-1B · Hanamaulu, HINTSB FTW81FA085Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)NTSB DEN81FTM22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Cedar City, SDNTSB DEN81FTI06Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G-3B · Thompson Falls, MTNTSB DEN81FA031Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Cowley, WYNTSB DEN81FA030Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Gillette, WYNTSB CHI81FEV18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Winchester, ILNTSB ATL81FIA06Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Washington, DCNTSB ANC81IA049Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Anchorage, AKNTSB SEA81FA033Accident · Serious injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Ellensburg, WANTSB NYC81FNE18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Northampton, MANTSB NYC81FNE17Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-33A · New Braintree, MANTSB NYC81DHA12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-35C · Blairstown, NJNTSB NYC81DHA11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Erwinna, PANTSB MKC81FCG33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Lebanon, MONTSB MIA81DLD39Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA4200 · Sanibel Island, FLNTSB LAX81FVM21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-5A · Soledad, CANTSB LAX81FVM20Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Palo Alto, CANTSB LAX81FUG26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Big Bear City, CANTSB LAX81FA082Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Silver Peak, NVNTSB LAX81DUG28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Pinon Hills, CA