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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 CHI70AC043Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Collinsville, ILJan 4, 1970 · N22419 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB CHI70FBD01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · West Chicago, ILJan 3, 1970 · N8242N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0390Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Roselle, ILDec 30, 1969 · N5747Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0375Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ottawa, ILDec 27, 1969 · N60087 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0395Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E33 · Milan, ILDec 25, 1969 · N8314N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0393Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Lansing, ILDec 24, 1969 · N3342W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0400Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Chicago, ILDec 12, 1969 · N8555S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0364Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Cahokia, ILDec 10, 1969 · N3086S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0351Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · E.St Louis, ILDec 2, 1969 · N6309S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0374Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Wheeling, ILNov 30, 1969 · N5867B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0385Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Galesburg, ILNov 25, 1969 · N3553F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0370Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion G · Peoria, ILNov 24, 1969 · N2456T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0397Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Streator, ILNov 21, 1969 · N22102 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70A0034Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Prairie View, ILNov 16, 1969 · N6009T · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB CHI70A0032Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Northlake, ILNov 10, 1969 · N3262W · Destroyed NTSB MKC70A0027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150E · Esmond, ILNov 9, 1969 · N426RA · Destroyed NTSB CHI70D0355Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Ashton, ILNov 9, 1969 · N2905X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0352Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Joliet, ILNov 6, 1969 · N8861F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0358Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Elgin, ILNov 5, 1969 · N8066E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0316Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Rochelle, ILOct 29, 1969 · N3054Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0344Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Wheeling, ILOct 23, 1969 · N78172 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0284Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Streator, ILOct 1, 1969 · N8236N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0317Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Minooka, ILSep 24, 1969 · N6911Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0271Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Elliot, ILSep 20, 1969 · N463CC · Destroyed NTSB CHI70I0016Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45G · Peoria, ILSep 19, 1969 · N9805Z · Minor damage NTSB CHI70F0296Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Lasalle, ILSep 17, 1969 · N175GF · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0272Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Cornell, ILSep 17, 1969 · N2941A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0243Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Carthage, ILSep 14, 1969 · N3308K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0336Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182D · Streator, ILSep 9, 1969 · N8961X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0212Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Shabbona, ILSep 9, 1969 · N3516L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0238Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Antioch, ILSep 7, 1969 · N29306 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0291Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Highland, ILSep 6, 1969 · N7759S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0256Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Mcleansboro, ILSep 1, 1969 · N3048V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0247Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Decatur, ILAug 31, 1969 · N1745P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0287Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Northbrook, ILAug 31, 1969 · N79840 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0183Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Bethalto, ILAug 29, 1969 · N8805U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0288Accident · No injuriesClosedSpartan 7W · Joliet, ILAug 28, 1969 · N34SE · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0230Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lombard, ILAug 25, 1969 · N6843W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0242Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Danville, ILAug 23, 1969 · N7696E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0211Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech K35 · Ringwood, ILAug 22, 1969 · N818R · Destroyed NTSB CHI70F0266Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Farmington, ILAug 17, 1969 · N102P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0286Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Kankakee, ILAug 17, 1969 · N7681P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0219Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Northbrook, ILAug 17, 1969 · N6924Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0244Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Sumner, ILAug 16, 1969 · N7200E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0186Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Chicago, ILAug 16, 1969 · N8492Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0357Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Rockton, ILAug 16, 1969 · N5414P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0207Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wheeling, ILAug 15, 1969 · N50973 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70D0259Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Hinsdale, ILAug 13, 1969 · N7183Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0251Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Springfield, ILAug 12, 1969 · N1774 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70F0240Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Mclean, ILAug 11, 1969 · N11983 · Substantial damage