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.
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
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB LAX81FA041Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 681 · Winnemucca, NVNTSB DEN81DTI03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cascade, MTNTSB ATL81FLQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Bowling Green, KYNTSB LAX81FVW07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Las Vegas, NVNTSB LAX81DUJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Scottsdale, AZNTSB FTW81FRA15Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 700 · Palacios, TXNTSB ATL81IA037Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 414 · Jackson, TNNTSB ANC81DA020Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Clarks Point, AKNTSB SEA81DYM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Philomath, ORNTSB NYC81FNA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Falmouth, MANTSB NYC81FGM10Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Butler, PANTSB LAX81FVM09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Milpitas, CANTSB LAX81FA040Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hanford, CANTSB LAX81DUQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedQuickie II · Mojave, CANTSB FTW81DRJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sterlington, LANTSB DEN81FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Wendover, UTNTSB CHI81FER13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Webb Lake, MNNTSB CHI81FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Timewell, ILNTSB CHI81DEG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Cincinnati, OHNTSB ATL81FIG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Pocomoke City, MDNTSB ATL81FA036Accident · 1 fatalClosedSchleicher ASW-20 · Bay St Louis, MSNTSB ANC81FA019Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F28C · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC81DAG20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Copper Center, AKNTSB NYC81FNA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Middleboro, MANTSB NYC81FFJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Barre Center, NYNTSB NYC81DHD11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7GCBC · Normandy Beach, NJNTSB MKC81DCQ10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Manhattan, KSNTSB LAX81DUJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-55 · Poston, AZNTSB FTW81DQG12Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11CC · Panhandle, TXNTSB FTW81DPD08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Fort Worth, TXNTSB DEN81FTE18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Aurora, CONTSB ATL81FA035Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 11AC · Maryville, TNNTSB SEA81FA017Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Puyallup, WANTSB NYC81DFA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ellenville, NYNTSB MKC81FCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Cedar Rapids, IANTSB FTW81IA026Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Albuquerque, NMNTSB FTW81DRD12Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560C · Brownsville, TXNTSB FTW81DQA15Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Las Vegas, NMNTSB CHI81FEG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Piqua, OHNTSB CHI81DEE17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Roselle, ILNTSB ANC81IA018Incident · No injuriesClosedVolpar H18 · Kenai, AKNTSB ANC81FA017Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrumman G-21A · Dutch Harbor, AKNTSB LAX81FUM11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310H · Fallbrook, CANTSB LAX81FA039Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Mt Shasta, CANTSB LAX81DVA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bakersfield, CANTSB DEN81FTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA316B · Coalville, UTNTSB DEN81FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Huron, SDNTSB DEN81DTI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRobinson R-22 · Havre, MTNTSB CHI81FEM06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Newaygo, MINTSB ATL81FKJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Birmingham, AL