NTSB investigations, 1978

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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\") = 1978
  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.

NTSB OAK79FXQ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182N · Truckee, CADec 2, 1978 · N8981G · DestroyedNTSB NYC79FHD06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · North Beach, NJDec 2, 1978 · N1013L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79DFA04|NYC79FFA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Watertown, NYDec 2, 1978 · N59AN · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79FA007Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Des Moines, IADec 2, 1978 · N41447 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC78FCG13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E35 · Kirksville, MODec 2, 1978 · N3234C · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLG06Accident · 1 fatalClosedFly Baby 1A · Moncks Corner, SCDec 2, 1978 · N8371 · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeagle 206 · Miami, FLDec 2, 1978 · N568MA · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DPM04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Durant, OKDec 2, 1978 · N3178Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA021Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 212 · Morgan City, LADec 2, 1978 · N16982 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEP10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Middleton, WIDec 2, 1978 · N3666Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEE28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Sugar Grove, ILDec 2, 1978 · N68750 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FYP04Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna R172K · Dayton, WADec 1, 1978 · N736TH · DestroyedNTSB SEA79FA016Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-14 · Eugene, ORDec 1, 1978 · N5013W · DestroyedNTSB OAK79DVG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Winters, CADec 1, 1978 · N8378J · Substantial damageNTSB NYC79FNA05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · New Bedford, MADec 1, 1978 · N9436W · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLG17Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller FH1100 · West Columbia, SCDec 1, 1978 · N8126H · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79DKA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Vieques, PRDec 1, 1978 · N4615F · DestroyedNTSB LAX79FA015Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Peach Springs, AZDec 1, 1978 · N15899 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRD10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Baton Rouge, LADec 1, 1978 · N9322N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Port Oconner, TXDec 1, 1978 · N59456 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DPG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310H · Little Rock, ARDec 1, 1978 · N1018Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FTE08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28R · Englewood, CODec 1, 1978 · N6507J · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79FEX06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Marion, INDec 1, 1978 · N310AE · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEP11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Park Falls, WIDec 1, 1978 · N55845 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEG07Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Cincinnati, OHDec 1, 1978 · N97343 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC79DTK02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sorum, SDNov 30, 1978 · N60068 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FA025Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Albany, GANov 30, 1978 · N7063F · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FA024Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman AA-5B · Marianna, FLNov 30, 1978 · N28649 · DestroyedNTSB MIA79DLD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mulberry, FLNov 30, 1978 · N49433 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX79DUJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Tucson, AZNov 30, 1978 · N86651 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA019Accident · No injuriesClosedAerostar 601P · Eagle Pass, TXNov 30, 1978 · N90674 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FQA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Albuquerque, NMNov 30, 1978 · N3039M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI79DEX11Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Greenwood, INNov 30, 1978 · N71897 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DTI04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Geraldine, MTNov 29, 1978 · N3690Z · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FLG05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · N.Myrtle Bch, SCNov 29, 1978 · N3976M · Substantial damageNTSB MIA79FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedSikorsky S55B · Hanceville, ALNov 29, 1978 · N8307 · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FA022Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA32RT · Charleston, SCNov 29, 1978 · N9771C · DestroyedNTSB MIA79FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedConvair 240 · Miami, FLNov 29, 1978 · LVMMR · DestroyedNTSB LAX79DUM03Accident · No injuriesClosedParks P-1 · El Centro, CANov 29, 1978 · N964K · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FLT01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Covington, TNNov 29, 1978 · N5585G · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FID04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Newport News, VANov 29, 1978 · N9850Q · DestroyedNTSB FTW79IA017Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8-6 · Houston, TXNov 29, 1978 · N862FT · Minor damageNTSB FTW79DA018Accident · 1 fatalClosedBolkow B-105 · Morgan City, LANov 29, 1978 · N46977 · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 421A · Salt Lake City, UTNov 29, 1978 · N38J · Substantial damageNTSB DEN79FA010Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Cimarron, NMNov 29, 1978 · N1245T · DestroyedNTSB ANC79FA023Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Mc Grath, AKNov 29, 1978 · N3976X · DestroyedNTSB ANC79DAA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Shungnak, AKNov 29, 1978 · N1583H · Substantial damageNTSB UNK79X0104Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Gt Hbr Cay, Burkina FasoNov 28, 1978 · N2795W · DestroyedNTSB NYC79FA014Accident · 3 fatalClosedAerostar 601P · Hartford, CTNov 28, 1978 · N8999A · DestroyedNTSB LAX79DUJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5B · Prescott, AZNov 28, 1978 · N28959 · Substantial damage