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.

NTSB DEN81DTC10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Buffalo, WYFeb 14, 1981 · N1896C · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Turtle Lake, WIFeb 14, 1981 · N5772Z · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEK13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Mt Gilead, OHFeb 14, 1981 · N4973A · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Joliet, ILFeb 14, 1981 · N5572V · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKW10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206F · Crossville, TNFeb 14, 1981 · N50946 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKW09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Nashville, TNFeb 14, 1981 · N3932W · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FKM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bear Creek, NCFeb 14, 1981 · N25808 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIJ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Abingdon, VAFeb 14, 1981 · N75318 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Anchorage, AKFeb 14, 1981 · N6184W · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA024Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F33A · Carroll, IAFeb 13, 1981 · N19933 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA019Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Lawrence, KSFeb 13, 1981 · N1982V · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 99 · Grand Island, NEFeb 13, 1981 · N408SA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVG20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Fair Oaks, CAFeb 13, 1981 · N5MK · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FUJ33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Scottsdale, AZFeb 13, 1981 · N97360 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA072Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Truckee, CAFeb 13, 1981 · N9431W · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DVA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle S316B · Dinky Creek, CAFeb 13, 1981 · N48184 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F33A · Goodyear, AZFeb 13, 1981 · N4764M · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Lubbock, TXFeb 13, 1981 · N6102F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FQA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Los Alamos, NMFeb 13, 1981 · N73300 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA034Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Bandera, TXFeb 13, 1981 · N2143D · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FA033Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Del Rio, TXFeb 13, 1981 · N9242T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA032Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Little Rock, ARFeb 13, 1981 · N44LP · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81IA025CaseClosedSwearingen SA226 · Indianapolis, INFeb 13, 1981 · N325BANTSB ATL81FA047Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Jenkinsville, SCFeb 13, 1981 · N733KW · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FAMS2Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech A36-TC · Missing AircraftFeb 12, 1981 · N36TP · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FA035Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Jamaica, NYFeb 12, 1981 · N3606 · No damageNTSB LAX81FA046Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 414A · Rio Vista, CAFeb 12, 1981 · N2729D · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLT03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Olive Branch, MSFeb 12, 1981 · N55784 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81DAG24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Anchorage, AKFeb 12, 1981 · N69004 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Cresco, IAFeb 11, 1981 · N1748H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA017Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Tebbetts, MOFeb 11, 1981 · N2233Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Fargo, NDFeb 11, 1981 · N610US · Substantial damageNTSB DCA81AA009Accident · 8 fatalClosedLockheed 1329 · White Plains, NYFeb 11, 1981 · N520S · DestroyedNTSB SEA81DYM20Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Portland, ORFeb 10, 1981 · N5217M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DFJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Jamestown, NYFeb 10, 1981 · N2912Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FLD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Tampa, FLFeb 10, 1981 · N5474Q · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA045Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Prescott, AZFeb 10, 1981 · N27661 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA045Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Roanoke, TXFeb 10, 1981 · N9736Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA030Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310R · Houma, LAFeb 10, 1981 · N1323G · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRG18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedQuickie 01 · New Braunfels, TXFeb 10, 1981 · N716MH · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA031Accident · No injuriesClosedTed Smith 601 · Hammond, LAFeb 10, 1981 · N9501Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTC08Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Kenmerer, WYFeb 10, 1981 · N6238N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FER14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · St.Michael, MNFeb 10, 1981 · N3478P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA046Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Newport News, VAFeb 10, 1981 · N9019V · No damageNTSB SEA83FYM03Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Scappoose, ORFeb 9, 1981 · N8604P · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FNE09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Northampton, MAFeb 9, 1981 · N1032X · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FHM02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Spring Valley, NYFeb 9, 1981 · N608FL · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 401B · Goodland, KSFeb 9, 1981 · N7986Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FKT26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Opa Locka, FLFeb 9, 1981 · N41233 · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVG18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Robbins, CAFeb 9, 1981 · N6885K · Destroyed