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NTSB investigations, IL

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.

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Query with SQL

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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
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 CHI76AC033Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech V35B · Virginia, ILOct 24, 1975 · N4160S · Destroyed NTSB CHI76DEE27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Lansing, ILOct 22, 1975 · N4078R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Urbana, ILOct 20, 1975 · N77964 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FCA03Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G2 · Sauget, ILOct 18, 1975 · N88755 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Pontiac, ILOct 16, 1975 · N99QE · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · Rockfort, ILOct 14, 1975 · N4383Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV16Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Pontiac, ILOct 12, 1975 · N450S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Enfield, ILOct 12, 1975 · N1218D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DCA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Highland, ILOct 9, 1975 · N4489Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Greenwood, ILOct 5, 1975 · N9848W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1 · Naperville, ILOct 4, 1975 · N61791 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney A2A · Malta, ILOct 2, 1975 · N9798M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Dekalb, ILSep 28, 1975 · N8179F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEV14Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7ECA · Grafton, ILSep 27, 1975 · N96635 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FC030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182J · Cissna Park, ILSep 25, 1975 · N2834F · Destroyed NTSB CHI76AC028Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Schaumburg, ILSep 23, 1975 · N33675 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEE25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 414 · Chicago, ILSep 20, 1975 · N4225C · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76II016Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Edwardsville, ILSep 14, 1975 · N758TW · Minor damage NTSB CHI76FEE20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Belvidere, ILSep 14, 1975 · N5004R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC024Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Capron, ILSep 9, 1975 · N7192V · Destroyed NTSB CHI76FEE19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310G · Joliet, ILSep 7, 1975 · N8902Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC022Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Orland Park, ILSep 6, 1975 · N5968U · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB CHI76AC021Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Wheeling, ILSep 3, 1975 · N6807P · Destroyed NTSB CHI76FEE18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210D · Beecher, ILSep 2, 1975 · N3894Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEV13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Centralia, ILSep 2, 1975 · N4909S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC020Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Elburn, ILSep 2, 1975 · N5820P · Destroyed NTSB CHI76DEV11Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S1S · Centralia, ILAug 31, 1975 · N66JS · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSteen S-BOLT · Rosecrans, ILAug 29, 1975 · N111PG · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer G-164A · Harvard, ILAug 29, 1975 · N8792H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Luplow, ILAug 28, 1975 · N61838 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC018Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-6 · Island Lake, ILAug 26, 1975 · N7282L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBenson B8M · Ringwood, ILAug 25, 1975 · NONE · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEV10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Quincy, ILAug 21, 1975 · N1627V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FCA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Jacob, ILAug 17, 1975 · N6610P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEE13Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft 19 · Princeton, ILAug 15, 1975 · N3565T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC013Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Chandlerville, ILAug 14, 1975 · N3287W · Destroyed NTSB CHI76DEE12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Chenoa, ILAug 13, 1975 · N2844P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC012Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G · Chicago, ILAug 13, 1975 · N441FD · Destroyed NTSB CHI76FEE14Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Rockdale, ILAug 10, 1975 · N8190E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRyan Navion · Neoga, ILAug 9, 1975 · N4595K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV08Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Maquon, ILAug 4, 1975 · N8878M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Sugar Grove, ILAug 4, 1975 · N2945X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC010Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Harvard, ILAug 4, 1975 · N45413 · Destroyed NTSB CHI76FEV07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Havana, ILAug 3, 1975 · N4525A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEE10Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-26 · Plainfield, ILJul 29, 1975 · N2712Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76AC007Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172 · West Chicago, ILJul 29, 1975 · N21855 · Destroyed NTSB CHI76DEV06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Jerseyville, ILJul 27, 1975 · N6151G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEV05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Jacksonville, ILJul 25, 1975 · N9602W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76FEE08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Kankakee, ILJul 23, 1975 · N139BC · Substantial damage NTSB CHI76DEV04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Aledo, ILJul 20, 1975 · N34750 · Substantial damage