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 MKC81FA014Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500S · Springfield, MONTSB LAX81FVG13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A60 · Sacramento, CANTSB LAX81FA038Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Long Beach, CANTSB FTW81DA025Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 222 · Patterson, LANTSB DEN81FTE17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Erie, CONTSB DCA81AA007Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 500 · Bluefield, WVNTSB CHI81FET04Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Wabash, INNTSB CHI81FEE19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 58P · West Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FEE18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Sugar Grove, ILNTSB ATL81IA038Incident · No injuriesClosedAvions Mrcl Falcon · Chantilly, VANTSB DCA81AA006Accident · 7 fatalClosedBeech 99A · Spokane, WANTSB CHI81FEM07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Atlanta, MINTSB CHI81FEE16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Downers Grove, ILNTSB NYC81FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Montclair, NJNTSB NYC81DFJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Syracuse, NYNTSB MKC81FCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Lamoni, IANTSB MIA81DLA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Middleburg, FLNTSB LAX81FA032Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Henderson, NVNTSB DEN81FTE16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 17-31 · Englwood, CONTSB CHI81FEI10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Youngstown, OHNTSB ATL81DLG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Clemson, SCNTSB MIA81FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedGlobe GC-1B · Englewood, FLNTSB FTW81FPM07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Sand Springs, OKNTSB FTW81DRG17Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Burnet, TXNTSB CHI81FET03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Michigan City, INNTSB CHI81DER12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Long Lake, WINTSB ATL81FLQ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Berea, KYNTSB ATL81FK004Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Tylertown, MSNTSB MKC81FCQ09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Cheney, KSNTSB MIA81FA036Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3C · Miami, FLNTSB LAX81FUJ27Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Bullhead City, AZNTSB LAX81FA036Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177RG · Flagstaff, AZNTSB LAX81DVA19Accident · No injuriesClosedLake RV-3 · Bakersfield, CANTSB CHI81IA021Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech 99 · Chicago, ILNTSB ATL81ILQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 300C · Muray, KYNTSB NYC81FA020Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAgusta A109-A · Pittsburgh, PANTSB LAX81FA037Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech S35 · Casa Grande, AZNTSB CHI81DA020Incident · No injuriesClosedNorth Amer 265-80 · Battle Creek, MINTSB ATL81FKW08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Sevierville, TNNTSB ANC81FA015Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-6A · Gambell, AKNTSB ANC81DA016Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Russian Msn, AKNTSB NYC81IA019Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Coatesville, PANTSB MKC81FCG20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Grain Valley, MONTSB LAX81FUJ29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206B · Phoenix, AZNTSB FTW81FQG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Midland, TXNTSB FTW81FA024Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW81DQA14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310D · Reserve, NMNTSB CHI81DEP08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Baraboo, WINTSB ATL81FKQ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Greenwood, MSNTSB ATL81FID10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E90 · Chesterfield, VA