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NTSB investigations, WA

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" = 'WA' 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\" = 'WA' 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" = 'WA' 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 SEA73FYE10Accident · No injuriesClosedBucker Jungmn · Welcome, WAAug 6, 1972 · N121U · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73AS003Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 170B · Issaquah, WAAug 6, 1972 · N4617C · Destroyed NTSB SEA73DTI06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180D · Fort Shaw, WAAug 5, 1972 · N6418X · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73FYG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Asotin, WAAug 3, 1972 · N9572K · Destroyed NTSB SEA73DYG07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ellisford, WAJul 27, 1972 · N2618P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG06Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair PB4Y-2 · Wenatchee, WAJul 27, 1972 · N6816D · Destroyed NTSB SEA73FYE08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 14-193 · Kelso, WAJul 26, 1972 · N8531R · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYE09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedJeannie TWO · Arlington, WAJul 26, 1972 · N6284 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73FYE05Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Skykomish, WAJul 21, 1972 · N5044F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73FYE07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Olympia, WAJul 20, 1972 · N3685 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Wapato, WAJul 20, 1972 · N4930H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYE06Accident · No injuriesClosedKaman K-600 · Toutle, WAJul 20, 1972 · N2848J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73AS001Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · North Bend, WAJul 19, 1972 · N590FH · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Othello, WAJul 15, 1972 · N8804L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG03Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Touchet, WAJul 14, 1972 · N7372 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYC02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Dallesport, WAJul 13, 1972 · N9199D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYE03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Vashon Hghts, WAJul 10, 1972 · N5725W · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73FYE02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bellevue, WAJul 9, 1972 · N5452B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG09Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B2 · Molsen, WAJul 8, 1972 · N7825S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Twisp, WAJul 7, 1972 · N6717D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72FYE36Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Seattle, WAJul 7, 1972 · N97909 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73FYE01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-33 · Seattle, WAJul 4, 1972 · N934T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYE38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 500 · Longmire, WAJun 30, 1972 · N9068F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72FYE37Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Alderwd Manr, WAJun 29, 1972 · N7106S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Warden, WAJun 25, 1972 · N9168D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72AS056Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Anacortes, WAJun 24, 1972 · N78634 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72AS057Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Sequim, WAJun 22, 1972 · N5282A · Destroyed NTSB SEA72DYG47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Lind, WAJun 15, 1972 · N6982Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYE39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Olympia, WAJun 11, 1972 · N2626F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72AS053Accident · 1 fatalClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Tacoma, WAJun 8, 1972 · N5044F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72FYC45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Vancouver, WAJun 7, 1972 · N7672R · Destroyed NTSB SEA72FYG48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Curlew, WAJun 6, 1972 · N6478R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG46Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Wapato, WAJun 5, 1972 · N2215N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72FYG44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC1265 · Warden, WAJun 4, 1972 · N36240 · Destroyed NTSB SEA72DYG45Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Warden, WAJun 4, 1972 · N1657 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72AS052Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 182J · Port Angeles, WAJun 1, 1972 · N3380F · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB SEA72DYG43Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Dayton, WAMay 27, 1972 · N54929 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG40Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G2 · Moses Lake, WAMay 26, 1972 · N6712D · Destroyed NTSB SEA72FYE35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Blaine, WAMay 25, 1972 · N86897 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYE34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Oak Harbor, WAMay 23, 1972 · N6837G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dusty, WAMay 21, 1972 · N5458W · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72FYC42Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Vancouver, WAMay 20, 1972 · N43387 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Waterville, WAMay 19, 1972 · N2882A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72AS050Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Amboy, WAMay 15, 1972 · N14194 · Destroyed NTSB SEA72DYG37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Grandview, WAMay 14, 1972 · N4752Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYE31Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Bellevue, WAMay 11, 1972 · N2041H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYE30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Chehalis, WAMay 6, 1972 · N1251H · Destroyed NTSB SEA72AS049Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J5A · Spanaway, WAMay 5, 1972 · N38289 · Destroyed NTSB SEA72DYE32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Seattle, WAMay 3, 1972 · N1069M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Palouse, WAMay 1, 1972 · N8177V · Substantial damage