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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 SEA68A0060Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Puyallup, WAMar 24, 1968 · N6069A · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB SEA68F0292Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lester, WAMar 17, 1968 · N7022F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0263Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Port Orchard, WAMar 17, 1968 · N3070J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0059Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Walla Walla, WAMar 15, 1968 · N9332F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0254Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Yakima, WAMar 13, 1968 · N6116M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0253Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Pomeroy, WAMar 2, 1968 · N6951H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0056Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLockheed 188C · Seattle, WAMar 2, 1968 · N182H · No damage NTSB SEA68D0264Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC-65 · Vantage, WAFeb 25, 1968 · N23668 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0258Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Seattle, WAFeb 25, 1968 · N250C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0055Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech D18S · Ferndale, WAFeb 24, 1968 · N4545 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0262Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Seattle, WAFeb 20, 1968 · N4226E · No damage NTSB SEA68A0054Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 337A · Ariel, WAFeb 20, 1968 · N5326S · Destroyed NTSB SEA68A0053Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T-210F · Lamont, WAFeb 19, 1968 · N6792R · Destroyed NTSB SEA68A0052Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Seattle, WAFeb 16, 1968 · N7270L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0251Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Anacortes, WAFeb 4, 1968 · N6035T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yakima, WAJan 27, 1968 · N5892E · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0242Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Walla Walla, WAJan 21, 1968 · N3132Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0249Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ritzville, WAJan 20, 1968 · N7230D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0047Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A185E · Snoqualm Pss, WAJan 13, 1968 · PI-C985 · Destroyed NTSB SEA68A0046Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150D · Renton, WAJan 11, 1968 · N4444U · Destroyed NTSB SEA68F0241Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Nyakima, WAJan 10, 1968 · N7926T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0235Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Richland, WAJan 3, 1968 · N8303U · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0045Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172B · Bellingham, WAJan 2, 1968 · N8051X · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0237Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Wenatchee, WADec 19, 1967 · N2846R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0043Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Seattle, WADec 10, 1967 · N6091P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0223Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Prosser, WADec 8, 1967 · N172AA · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0217Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Electric Cty, WADec 4, 1967 · N3446A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0232Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Oak Harbor, WADec 3, 1967 · N5017Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0222Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Davenport, WADec 1, 1967 · N72232 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW68A0054Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 170A · Van Horn, WANov 26, 1967 · N81K · Destroyed NTSB SEA68D0225Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Renton, WANov 22, 1967 · N6849F · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0224Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Castle Rock, WANov 12, 1967 · N7045T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0230Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Carson, WANov 9, 1967 · N8652W · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0212Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Ocean Shores, WANov 4, 1967 · N6116P · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0201Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 10A · Kettle Falls, WANov 4, 1967 · N32298 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0196Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Renton, WANov 2, 1967 · N28425 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0226Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Kelso, WANov 1, 1967 · N9338M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0197Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Starbuck, WAOct 26, 1967 · N6852U · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0034Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337A · Ocean Shores, WAOct 13, 1967 · N5326S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0033Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Snoqualmie P, WAOct 11, 1967 · N1321X · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0175Accident · No injuriesClosedCamair 480 · Georgetown, WAOct 8, 1967 · N234 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0031Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 180 · Snoqualmie P, WAOct 3, 1967 · N9185C · Destroyed NTSB SEA68A0030Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Decatur, WAOct 1, 1967 · N8041Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0148Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Seattle, WASep 29, 1967 · N76441 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68A0029Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T-210F · Gardiner, WASep 29, 1967 · CF-UDD · Destroyed NTSB SEA68D0141Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Yakima, WASep 28, 1967 · N4338J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0149Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Kent, WASep 27, 1967 · N6899H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0116Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Pt.Townsend, WASep 26, 1967 · N99181 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0164Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Forks, WASep 19, 1967 · N773D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68D0158Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing B75 · Yakima, WASep 18, 1967 · N1145N · 2 aircraft · Minor damage