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 MIA81FKT42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Pompano Beach, FLApr 5, 1981 · N7748J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVM18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Grover City, CAApr 5, 1981 · N56SB · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FUM14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Oceanside, CAApr 5, 1981 · N12759 · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEX13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Marion, INApr 5, 1981 · N4104F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKT40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Marathon, FLApr 4, 1981 · N6367N · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DLA17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Daytona Beach, FLApr 4, 1981 · N7602D · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVA31Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Bakersfield, CAApr 4, 1981 · N1438E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81EA065Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Hempstead, TXApr 4, 1981 · N714VR · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEC20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Howell, MIApr 4, 1981 · N4608T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA32RT · Waterloo, IAApr 3, 1981 · N36150 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA062Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Miami, FLApr 3, 1981 · N62360 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRG16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Lakeview, ARApr 3, 1981 · N8146G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD17Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Lake Charles, LAApr 3, 1981 · N6787Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPM10Accident · No injuriesClosedVarieze Rutan · Bengal, OKApr 3, 1981 · N15RL · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Aurora, ILApr 3, 1981 · N6158D · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DA042Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Hannibal, MOApr 3, 1981 · N1809U · Minor damageNTSB SEA81FYP12Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Union Gap, WAApr 2, 1981 · N74161 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA037Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3 · Canton, PAApr 2, 1981 · N21609 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCQ22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Norton, KSApr 2, 1981 · N8586L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher ASW-19 · Omaha, NEApr 2, 1981 · N10WH · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA061Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680 · Labelle, FLApr 2, 1981 · N777A · DestroyedNTSB MIA81FA060Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Lakeland, FLApr 2, 1981 · N8235H · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVW10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Las Vegas, NVApr 2, 1981 · N8348Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DQA19Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion B · Las Vegas, NMApr 2, 1981 · N106A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPD18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Cross Plains, TXApr 2, 1981 · N4837H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA064Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 690A · Albuquerque, NMApr 2, 1981 · N57154 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FA041Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Maria Stein, OHApr 2, 1981 · N2754Z · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLT05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Byhalia, MSApr 2, 1981 · N21818 · DestroyedNTSB ANC81FA039Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Delta Junction, AKApr 2, 1981 · N456AP · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG34Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Cordova, AKApr 2, 1981 · N1168L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCA07Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA26T · Hannibal, MOApr 1, 1981 · N500DM · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81DLA16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Daytona Beach, FLApr 1, 1981 · N2887W · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ45Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188 · San Manuel, AZApr 1, 1981 · N8009V · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FA069Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Cholame, CAApr 1, 1981 · N80352 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FA062Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L1 · Huntsville, TXApr 1, 1981 · N2623 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRG29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · San Saba, TXApr 1, 1981 · N8508H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Cherokee, OKApr 1, 1981 · N731AM · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DPD17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Granbury, TXApr 1, 1981 · N6604 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA063Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Laredo, TXApr 1, 1981 · N3433P · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTE27Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Yellow Jacket, COApr 1, 1981 · N6879K · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bellevue, IAApr 1, 1981 · N12119 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FNA14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · New Bedford, MAMar 31, 1981 · N9953T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Charles City, IAMar 31, 1981 · N6924P · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FLA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V-35 · Daytona Beach, FLMar 31, 1981 · N3750Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKT37Accident · 2 fatalClosedRockwell S-2R · Florida City, FLMar 31, 1981 · N4895X · DestroyedNTSB MIA81FA059Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 337G · Vero Beach, FLMar 31, 1981 · N444PL · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVA29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Farmington, CAMar 31, 1981 · N48595 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA061Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSikorsky S-76 · Conroe, TXMar 31, 1981 · N765AL · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEE26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Hoffman Est, ILMar 31, 1981 · N757PB · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FA040Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Corunna, MIMar 31, 1981 · N2158D · Destroyed