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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 CHI68F0233Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Bunker Hill, ILAug 13, 1967 · N89480 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0242Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Pekin, ILAug 13, 1967 · N8023C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0181Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · East Alton, ILAug 13, 1967 · N3990J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0226Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · West Chicago, ILAug 12, 1967 · N9182C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0221Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Sycamore, ILAug 12, 1967 · N2982L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0274Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Moline, ILAug 12, 1967 · N4789Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0363Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Valmeyer, ILAug 9, 1967 · N2412Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0297Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Casey, ILAug 9, 1967 · N9425B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0315Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Freeport, ILAug 6, 1967 · N3286J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0431Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Long Grove, ILAug 4, 1967 · N4948E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0213Accident · No injuriesClosedWaco ZGC-7 · Rockford, ILAug 4, 1967 · N17711 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0185Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Greenwood, ILAug 3, 1967 · N4492L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0273Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lansing, ILAug 1, 1967 · N5115A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0265Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Moline, ILAug 1, 1967 · N7470Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0224Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRyan ST3KR · Byron, ILJul 30, 1967 · N1243 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0216Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Collinsville, ILJul 30, 1967 · N8773M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0165Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLode 101 · Belvidere, ILJul 30, 1967 · N7569U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0175Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 2-32 · Naperville, ILJul 30, 1967 · N2771Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0389Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Fairmount, ILJul 26, 1967 · N4709B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0178Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Mt Carroll, ILJul 26, 1967 · N2751W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0219Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lexington, ILJul 24, 1967 · N3605L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0171Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · W Chicago, ILJul 24, 1967 · N7963P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0314Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Seneca, ILJul 23, 1967 · N5584B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0152Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Bartonville, ILJul 20, 1967 · N89912 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68A0010Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech A23 · Joliet, ILJul 19, 1967 · N8896M · Destroyed NTSB CHI68F0311Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Canton, ILJul 18, 1967 · N5173A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0272Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Grayslake, ILJul 17, 1967 · N7336D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0243Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fillmore, ILJul 15, 1967 · N6834W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0128Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-C33 · Chicago, ILJul 15, 1967 · N1727V · Destroyed NTSB CHI68A0007Accident · 2 fatalClosedRyan ST-3KR · Palatine, ILJul 15, 1967 · N46504 · Destroyed NTSB CHI68D0517Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Litchfield, ILJul 14, 1967 · N5666F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0422Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson HW-75 · Havana, ILJul 13, 1967 · N22517 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0140Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Midlothian, ILJul 11, 1967 · N4052M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0391Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Wheeling, ILJul 9, 1967 · N42978 · Destroyed NTSB CHI68D0137Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Lombard, ILJul 9, 1967 · N2841V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0174Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Chicago, ILJul 4, 1967 · N3054Z · Destroyed NTSB CHI68D0172Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Sandwich, ILJul 4, 1967 · N2373L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0131Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175B · Hinsdale, ILJul 4, 1967 · N8157T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68I0003Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Chicago, ILJul 2, 1967 · N7425U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68A0004Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Bethalto, ILJul 2, 1967 · N1120K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0251Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Urbana, ILJul 1, 1967 · N5732Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0193Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Naperville, ILJun 29, 1967 · N7028F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0136Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Hinsdale, ILJun 28, 1967 · N9228C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0101Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Northbrook, ILJun 27, 1967 · N8602G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0116Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lombard, ILJun 26, 1967 · N5437T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0016Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Quincy, ILJun 26, 1967 · N7184U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0158Accident · No injuriesClosedN.American SNJ-4 · Frankfort, ILJun 25, 1967 · N173V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0060Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Northbrook, ILJun 25, 1967 · N5738R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0206Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Sycamore, ILJun 24, 1967 · N1337D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0176Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hinsdale, ILJun 24, 1967 · N9530W · Substantial damage