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NTSB investigations, PA

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" = 'PA' 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\" = 'PA' 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" = 'PA' 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 NYC67D0634Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · So.Montrose, PAApr 29, 1967 · N7637X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0679Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Friedens, PAApr 28, 1967 · N27984 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0642Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Annville, PAApr 28, 1967 · N1833Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0639Accident · No injuriesClosedPiaggio P.136L · Coatesville, PAApr 28, 1967 · N219A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0148Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Indiana, PAApr 26, 1967 · N5217A · Destroyed NTSB NYC67D0596Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Collegeville, PAApr 22, 1967 · N8248S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0582Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bethlehem, PAApr 19, 1967 · N6400R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0595Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · University Prk, PAApr 18, 1967 · N8866K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0142Accident · 2 fatalClosedBoeing A75N1 · Trexlertown, PAApr 15, 1967 · N57843 · Destroyed NTSB NYC67A0140Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680F · Reynoldsdale, PAApr 15, 1967 · N718MS · Destroyed NTSB NYC67F0678Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Butler, PAApr 11, 1967 · N9759A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0583Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Allentown, PAApr 10, 1967 · N7110Y · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0619Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Hershey, PAApr 9, 1967 · N4278Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0618Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lock Haven, PAApr 8, 1967 · N6823W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0584Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Harrow, PAApr 6, 1967 · N1196F · Destroyed NTSB NYC67F0591Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bernville, PAApr 5, 1967 · N7451R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0606Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Milton, PAApr 3, 1967 · N1412D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0135Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBensen B-8-7 · Forty Fort, PAApr 2, 1967 · N2191 · Destroyed NTSB NYC67D0567Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Montgomryville, PAApr 1, 1967 · N8763M · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0572Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mt Pleasant, PAMar 26, 1967 · N1952Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0594Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sayre, PAMar 24, 1967 · N8137W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0573Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Franklin, PAMar 24, 1967 · N8040F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0609Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Latrobe, PAMar 23, 1967 · N78217 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0564Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lehman, PAMar 19, 1967 · N2836P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0571Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ambler, PAMar 17, 1967 · N3815L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0563Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wash-Crossing, PAMar 15, 1967 · N8635S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0543Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Doylestown, PAMar 9, 1967 · N7613X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0524Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Selinsgrove, PAFeb 28, 1967 · N4682R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0553Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · West Chester, PAFeb 26, 1967 · N72995 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0531Accident · No injuriesClosedSuperior Culver · Gallitzin, PAFeb 24, 1967 · N6544C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0533Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · West Chester, PAFeb 22, 1967 · N8220P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0535Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Minersville, PAFeb 19, 1967 · N6593F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0495Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Erie, PAFeb 14, 1967 · N8992K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0481Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bethel, PAFeb 5, 1967 · N7721F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0497Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Tyrone, PAFeb 4, 1967 · N3446J · Destroyed NTSB NYC67F0487Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 4I5-CD · West Mifflin, PAFeb 4, 1967 · N3913H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0110Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182H · Washington, PAFeb 4, 1967 · N1897X · Destroyed NTSB NYC67F0501Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gottshalls, PAFeb 2, 1967 · N8488W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0109Accident · No injuriesClosedHawker-Sdly DH125 · West Mifflin, PAFeb 2, 1967 · N77D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0518Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Easton, PAJan 30, 1967 · N3550R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0513Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Philadelphia, PAJan 29, 1967 · N7566E · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0490Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Minersville, PAJan 27, 1967 · N4564R · Destroyed NTSB NYC67F0498Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-B33 · Selinsgrove, PAJan 22, 1967 · N1785G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0105Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 170A · Mcclellandtown, PAJan 22, 1967 · N9753A · Destroyed NTSB NYC67D0437Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Perkasie, PAJan 18, 1967 · N8314V · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0102Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Fombell, PAJan 18, 1967 · N7754F · Destroyed NTSB NYC67D0457Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95 · Thomasville, PAJan 16, 1967 · N652Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0410Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Easton, PAJan 9, 1967 · N6053Y · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0419Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Lakeville, PAJan 8, 1967 · N3790S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0683Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Tarentum, PAJan 5, 1967 · N77474 · Substantial damage