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 FTW81FRA16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHelio Acft H-295 · Liberty, TXFeb 9, 1981 · N6340V · DestroyedNTSB CHI81FEE22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Manteno, ILFeb 9, 1981 · N8457P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FKJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35TC · Eufaula, ALFeb 9, 1981 · N265T · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310G · Mitchellville, MDFeb 9, 1981 · N8919Z · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FYM18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTeenie II · Madras, ORFeb 8, 1981 · N6045 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81DYE14Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Kelso, WAFeb 8, 1981 · N5634M · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81DFA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fort Drum, NYFeb 8, 1981 · N32441 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FVD10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Oakland, CAFeb 8, 1981 · N4979S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIG05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Edgewater, MDFeb 8, 1981 · N4495J · Substantial damageNTSB SEA81FYM19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20 · Salem, ORFeb 7, 1981 · N5257B · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FNE08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Ellington, CTFeb 7, 1981 · N9082G · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedLake LA-4 · Middleboro, MAFeb 7, 1981 · N1125L · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DKT25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedKnight Twstr · Miami, FLFeb 7, 1981 · N88X · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FUA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Los Angeles, CAFeb 7, 1981 · N8004C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81FA044Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A36TC · Santa Cruz, CAFeb 7, 1981 · N2WZ · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedVarieze II · Chino, CAFeb 7, 1981 · N78AL · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEC13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · New Hudson, MIFeb 7, 1981 · N6341D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FIA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Newburg, MDFeb 7, 1981 · N18668 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA045Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Morgantown, WVFeb 7, 1981 · N2219U · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA044Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182B · Whitesburg, KYFeb 7, 1981 · N2765G · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA043Accident · 7 fatalClosedCessna 340A · Chapel Hill, NCFeb 7, 1981 · N8682K · DestroyedNTSB SEA81FYM17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Yamhill, ORFeb 6, 1981 · N2515B · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA043Accident · No injuriesClosedAirbus A300 · Miami, FLFeb 6, 1981 · N206EA · No damageNTSB LAX81FVG19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Fair Oaks, CAFeb 6, 1981 · N761DD · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DXQ09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Yerington, NVFeb 6, 1981 · N75150 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRG12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Burnet, TXFeb 6, 1981 · N5190R · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FA029Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Bethany, OKFeb 6, 1981 · N7100V · DestroyedNTSB DEN81DTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Moab, UTFeb 6, 1981 · N300DS · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81FA022Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna U206G · Karluk Lake, AKFeb 6, 1981 · N5446X · Substantial damageNTSB DEN81FTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Billings, MTFeb 5, 1981 · N3964Y · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEM08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lowell, MIFeb 5, 1981 · N5528M · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81FEC14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Howell, MIFeb 5, 1981 · N6899F · No damageNTSB SEA81DYE13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bellingham, WAFeb 4, 1981 · N738HU · DestroyedNTSB NYC81FHD18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wilmington, DEFeb 4, 1981 · N98247 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCG21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Macon, MOFeb 4, 1981 · N4420X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 402B · Laredo, TXFeb 4, 1981 · N69321 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Odessa, TXFeb 4, 1981 · N63900 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DPD09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRockwell 112A · Ringgold, TXFeb 4, 1981 · N1319J · Substantial damageNTSB MIA81FA042Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Ft Lauderdale, FLFeb 3, 1981 · N739DV · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FVM11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Palo Alto, CAFeb 3, 1981 · N1502C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DVM10Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S-1 · San Carlos, CAFeb 3, 1981 · N2363 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX81DUG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Rancho, CAFeb 3, 1981 · N7375M · DestroyedNTSB LAX81DAMS2Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Missing AircraftFeb 3, 1981 · N5731P · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FQA18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369 · Farmington, NMFeb 3, 1981 · N9102F · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FPD13Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio HT-295 · Grayford, TXFeb 3, 1981 · N5399G · Substantial damageNTSB ANC81IA021Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Ambler, AKFeb 3, 1981 · N305EH · Minor damageNTSB ANC81DAG23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Wasilla, AKFeb 3, 1981 · N9264D · Substantial damageNTSB NYC81FA024Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Dillsburg, PAFeb 2, 1981 · N45437 · DestroyedNTSB MIA81DA044Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Aruba (Atlantic Ocean)Feb 2, 1981 · N9637C · DestroyedNTSB LAX81FUG10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Hemet, CAFeb 2, 1981 · N4220P · Substantial damage