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NTSB investigations, IL

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

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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IL' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
  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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
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 CHI71DBD35Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1 · Northbrook, ILOct 25, 1970 · N5648L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FCA03Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369 · Wood River, ILOct 21, 1970 · N9041F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210H · Aurora, ILOct 21, 1970 · N5947F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Manito, ILOct 18, 1970 · N3981L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBD31Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Elgin, ILOct 18, 1970 · N7987L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Wheeling, ILOct 16, 1970 · N8702P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD33Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech P35 · Northbrook, ILOct 16, 1970 · N9651Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD32Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Streator, ILOct 13, 1970 · N8352E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts SC · Decatur, ILOct 11, 1970 · N28K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Sandwich, ILOct 11, 1970 · N50240 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Danville, ILOct 6, 1970 · N71034 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Belle Rive, ILOct 5, 1970 · N94900 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Aledo, ILOct 4, 1970 · N8996B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC023Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Mackinaw, ILSep 28, 1970 · N5901E · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Leroy, ILSep 25, 1970 · N3674K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Lockport, ILSep 25, 1970 · N30657 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBD28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Moline, ILSep 25, 1970 · N50551 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71IC022Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Kankakee, ILSep 23, 1970 · N6835 · Minor damage NTSB CHI71FBD25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1 · Maple Park, ILSep 19, 1970 · N5699L · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Ridott, ILSep 19, 1970 · N2522 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wheeling, ILSep 18, 1970 · N3007J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FB016Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLear Jet 23 · Quincy, ILSep 17, 1970 · N205RJ · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC021Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95 · Chicago, ILSep 17, 1970 · N2789Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBD29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Joliet, ILSep 16, 1970 · N2771Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wheeling, ILSep 12, 1970 · N6009T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · West Chicago, ILSep 11, 1970 · N5735H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD21Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680W · West Chicago, ILSep 11, 1970 · N5049E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Havana, ILSep 7, 1970 · N21681 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD20Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Shannon, ILSep 4, 1970 · N4730T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Macomb, ILSep 3, 1970 · N6330S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBD18Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Ridott, ILAug 30, 1970 · N8986K · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Mt.Carmel, ILAug 28, 1970 · N5887P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Jerseyville, ILAug 28, 1970 · N8233A · Destroyed NTSB CHI71DBD19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Wheeling, ILAug 26, 1970 · N4641X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech H35 · Wheeling, ILAug 23, 1970 · N5420D · Destroyed NTSB CHI71AC016Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Manteno, ILAug 22, 1970 · N5684U · Destroyed NTSB CHI71AC015Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Princeton, ILAug 21, 1970 · N3639W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Springfield, ILAug 19, 1970 · N9053V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Springfield, ILAug 19, 1970 · N188X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD15Accident · No injuriesClosedAerostar 601 · Rockford, ILAug 19, 1970 · N22XX · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J5 · Streator, ILAug 16, 1970 · N41180 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Macomb, ILAug 14, 1970 · N4021T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71DBQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A-9 · Harrisburg, ILAug 13, 1970 · N8030V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Gibson City, ILAug 12, 1970 · N1825A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD12Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Waukegan, ILAug 12, 1970 · N4856V · Destroyed NTSB CHI71AC013Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Xenia, ILAug 12, 1970 · N2627P · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FBD13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Hinsdale, ILAug 11, 1970 · N79035 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech P35 · West Chicago, ILAug 10, 1970 · N9651Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Milford, ILAug 9, 1970 · N3457K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FBD09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Roselle, ILAug 2, 1970 · N4300M · Substantial damage