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.

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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"

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NTSB LAX81DVA34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Planada, CAApr 14, 1981 · N3382V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVA32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Five Points, CAApr 14, 1981 · N4301B · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DA074Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Quinn River, NVApr 14, 1981 · N2470H · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Cedar City, UTApr 14, 1981 · N64909 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEC21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Ann Arbor, MIApr 14, 1981 · N7755Y · DestroyedNTSB ANC81FAA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Boundary, AKApr 14, 1981 · N2968A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FA027Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Burton, WAApr 13, 1981 · N7686M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA039Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Manahawkin, NJApr 13, 1981 · N9075K · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FA030Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Hopkins, MOApr 13, 1981 · N40010 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Goodyear, AZApr 13, 1981 · N666QP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVG26Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Liberty Island, CAApr 13, 1981 · N9768 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA111Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Palacios, TXApr 13, 1981 · N62831 · DestroyedNTSB DEN81FTE28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Longmont, COApr 13, 1981 · N5015M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Worthington, MNApr 13, 1981 · N43719 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81IA064Incident · No injuriesClosedNamc YS-11 · Charlotte, NCApr 13, 1981 · N259P · Minor damageNTSB ATL81DKW16Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Ashland City, TNApr 13, 1981 · N58221 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGM17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Bridgeville, PAApr 12, 1981 · N18888 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FGM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Apollo, PAApr 12, 1981 · N3327D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCQ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Mcpherson, KSApr 12, 1981 · N21738 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVW11Accident · 1 fatalClosedBarton Bsby MM-1 · Shoshone, CAApr 12, 1981 · N37817 · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVD19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBlanik L-13 · Fremont, CAApr 12, 1981 · N53AS · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVD18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Oakland, CAApr 12, 1981 · N2364E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRJ12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Texarkana, ARApr 12, 1981 · N3726W · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRG28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Harlingen, TXApr 12, 1981 · N69001 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lubbock, TXApr 12, 1981 · N4641M · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81DTI04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Belgrade, MTApr 12, 1981 · N9428B · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA047Accident · 1 fatalClosedNavion A · Platteville, ILApr 12, 1981 · N4816K · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA046Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Lafayette, INApr 12, 1981 · N36334 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DIA04Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1A · Culpeper, VAApr 12, 1981 · N81YB · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-5B · Winters, CAApr 11, 1981 · N25BD · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVD17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Hayward, CAApr 11, 1981 · N5468B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81IA070Incident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Gulf Of Mexico (Atlantic Ocean)Apr 11, 1981 · N4019G · No damageNTSB FTW81FA069Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350D · Edmond, OKApr 11, 1981 · N888WR · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Questa, NMApr 11, 1981 · N11LW · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81IA048Incident · No injuriesClosedN American 265-65 · Chicago, ILApr 11, 1981 · N651GL · Minor damageNTSB CHI81FA045Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Atlas, ILApr 11, 1981 · N737FB · DestroyedNTSB CHI81DEE29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Seneca, ILApr 11, 1981 · N70948 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Hurricane, WVApr 11, 1981 · N9322F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA063Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman AA-5 · No.Sandbridge, VAApr 11, 1981 · N28457 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DKM07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Greensboro, NCApr 11, 1981 · N24650 · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FFJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Buffalo, NYApr 10, 1981 · N3048F · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA038Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Wsthampton Bch, NYApr 10, 1981 · N4811X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCQ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Moundridge, KSApr 10, 1981 · N42611 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81FKJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Defuniak Spgs, FLApr 10, 1981 · N8127X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQA22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C24R · Albuquerque, NMApr 10, 1981 · N24033 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPG17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Monette, ARApr 10, 1981 · N82349 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Wolverton, MNApr 10, 1981 · N6315G · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dalton, GAApr 10, 1981 · N9431J · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA062Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 65-B80 · Pine Knot, KYApr 10, 1981 · N3768Z · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA061Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 188B · Hernando, MSApr 10, 1981 · N21862 · Substantial damage