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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 CHI69D0358Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Roselle, ILNov 12, 1968 · N2444Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0394Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wheeling, ILNov 10, 1968 · N6494J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69A0047Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Mattoon, ILNov 7, 1968 · N6519S · Destroyed NTSB CHI69D0366Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Midlothian, ILNov 5, 1968 · N5167P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0339Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Waukegan, ILOct 28, 1968 · N2003L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0384Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech H18 · Ohare Airport, ILOct 27, 1968 · N744G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0365Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Waukegan, ILOct 26, 1968 · N6898W · Destroyed NTSB CHI69F0360Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Chicago, ILOct 26, 1968 · N4032G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0351Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lockport, ILOct 26, 1968 · N23019 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0325Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320 · Rockford, ILOct 23, 1968 · N3062T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0332Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Elgin, ILOct 22, 1968 · N2941M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0320Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Huntley, ILOct 20, 1968 · N3745N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0284Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Roselle, ILOct 17, 1968 · N4787J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0324Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Morris, ILOct 13, 1968 · N2692F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0306Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lombard, ILOct 12, 1968 · N5491W · Destroyed NTSB CHI69D0265Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210D · Northbrook, ILOct 5, 1968 · N3939Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0312Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Northbrook, ILOct 2, 1968 · N8849K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0246Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wheeling, ILSep 28, 1968 · N2099Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0305Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lansing, ILSep 28, 1968 · N1232A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0245Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kankakee, ILSep 25, 1968 · N8839G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0330Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Northbrook, ILSep 24, 1968 · N1064P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69A0036Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Springfield, ILSep 23, 1968 · N1981 · No damage NTSB CHI69A0035Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · St Charles, ILSep 23, 1968 · N3271W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0364Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Grafton, ILSep 21, 1968 · N8344V · Destroyed NTSB CHI69F0261Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320D · Rockford, ILSep 19, 1968 · N4183T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0288Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech J50 · Springfield, ILSep 15, 1968 · N95A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0340Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Lockport, ILSep 15, 1968 · N1739F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0511Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Monticello, ILSep 12, 1968 · N9114W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0274Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Plainfield, ILSep 11, 1968 · N2246D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0257Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Chicago, ILSep 7, 1968 · N8013L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0203Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Alton, ILSep 7, 1968 · N22959 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0315Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Danville, ILSep 5, 1968 · N524PR · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0342Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Paris, ILSep 4, 1968 · N9088Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0194Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337B · Chicago, ILSep 3, 1968 · N5438S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0234Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Bloomington, ILSep 2, 1968 · N4666D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0222Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlider HP-13A · Vandalia, ILSep 2, 1968 · N713RM · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0309Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Lombard, ILSep 2, 1968 · N71373 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0353Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Crescent City, ILSep 1, 1968 · N6806K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0224Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Kilbourne, ILAug 29, 1968 · N5326L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0260Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Park Forest, ILAug 26, 1968 · N8520H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0223Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Effingham, ILAug 25, 1968 · N3344W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0278Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320 · Martinton, ILAug 23, 1968 · N4101T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0195Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Freeport, ILAug 23, 1968 · N5219L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0240Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · East St.Louis, ILAug 20, 1968 · N23486 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0221Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Wheeling, ILAug 18, 1968 · N4285P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0198Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E33 · Kankakee, ILAug 18, 1968 · N7135N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0242Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Harvard, ILAug 17, 1968 · N4005K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0196Accident · No injuriesClosedSmith Mini · Hillsboro, ILAug 17, 1968 · N4694T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0186Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Dekalb, ILAug 17, 1968 · N9334D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0187Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Streator, ILAug 15, 1968 · N2440J · Substantial damage