NTSB investigations, 1968

180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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.

Cases, newest first

Query with SQL
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1968
  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.

NTSB LAX69D0200Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Adelanto, CANov 23, 1968 · N6952T · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69D0199Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Kingman, AZNov 23, 1968 · N8800P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69A0028Accident · 9 fatalClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Santa Ana, CANov 23, 1968 · N7666 · DestroyedNTSB FTW69F0306Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Alexandria, LANov 23, 1968 · N8092S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69D0285Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Berwick, LANov 23, 1968 · N8230V · Substantial damageNTSB DEN69F0148Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Tremonton, UTNov 23, 1968 · N9365F · Substantial damageNTSB DEN69D0145Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Albuquerque, NMNov 23, 1968 · N1957N · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69D0510Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Buckley, ILNov 23, 1968 · N8179F · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69D0397Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Chicago, ILNov 23, 1968 · N1406L · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69D0374Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310C · Wheeling, ILNov 23, 1968 · N1883H · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69F0182Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Columbia, CANov 22, 1968 · N3066F · DestroyedNTSB OAK69F0175Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7GCB · Reno, NVNov 22, 1968 · N9935Y · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69D0190Accident · No injuriesClosedStearman A75N1 · Paso Robles, CANov 22, 1968 · N7783C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69F0302Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Paullina, IANov 22, 1968 · N5529P · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69F0257Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 60 · Newton, KSNov 22, 1968 · N7660D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC69D0272Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Hartington, NENov 22, 1968 · N5945R · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69F0261Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 65-TAC · Lafayette, TNNov 22, 1968 · N46605 · DestroyedNTSB MIA69D0278Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 560-E · Miami, FLNov 22, 1968 · N2788B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0333Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Kerrville, TXNov 22, 1968 · N9061V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0295Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oklahoma Cty, OKNov 22, 1968 · N9565W · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69F0110Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-5 · Roanoke, VANov 22, 1968 · N1201W · Substantial damageNTSB DCA69A0005Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · S.Francisco, CANov 22, 1968 · JA8032 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0378Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Laingsburg, MINov 22, 1968 · N6546E · DestroyedNTSB CHI69F0373Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Bloomington, ILNov 22, 1968 · N3925M · DestroyedNTSB OAK69A0034Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172E · Susanville, CANov 21, 1968 · N5740T · DestroyedNTSB NYC69F0286Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1 · Bayport, NYNov 21, 1968 · N5612L · Substantial damageNTSB NYC69F0259Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bessemer, PANov 21, 1968 · N8294C · Substantial damageNTSB NYC69D0263Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Hartford, CTNov 21, 1968 · N4018U · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69F0291Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D95A · Orlando, FLNov 21, 1968 · N3729Q · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69A0069Accident · FatalClosedCurtis C C-46 · Miami, FLNov 21, 1968 · HP-344 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69D0206Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yucca Valley, CANov 21, 1968 · N6655T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69F0305Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Jones, LANov 21, 1968 · N9001B · DestroyedNTSB DEN69A0026Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Creede, CONov 21, 1968 · N7481R · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0403Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Peoria, ILNov 21, 1968 · N3200W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69F0357Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Sparta, MINov 21, 1968 · N5031P · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69D0408Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mansfield, OHNov 21, 1968 · N1811J · Substantial damageNTSB ANC69D0086Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-18S · Barrow, AKNov 21, 1968 · N79019 · Substantial damageNTSB ANC69A0031Accident · 7 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680-E · Barrow, AKNov 21, 1968 · N3810C · DestroyedNTSB OAK69D0204Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Willits, CANov 20, 1968 · N6582J · Substantial damageNTSB OAK69A0032Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech F35 · Gustine, CANov 20, 1968 · N3854B · DestroyedNTSB MKC69D0266Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Ames, IANov 20, 1968 · N6513T · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69F0266Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Opa Locka, FLNov 20, 1968 · N4636X · Substantial damageNTSB MIA69D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Weaver, ALNov 20, 1968 · N3447R · Substantial damageNTSB LAX69F0181Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Santa Ana, CANov 20, 1968 · N8828P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69D0276Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Baton Rouge, LANov 20, 1968 · N6743S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW69A0034Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Nederland, TXNov 20, 1968 · N9174Y · DestroyedNTSB DIA69F0107Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320D · Morganton, NCNov 20, 1968 · N1968G · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69D0116Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Monroe, NCNov 20, 1968 · N2570G · No damageNTSB CHI69D0402Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Northbrook, ILNov 20, 1968 · N9963W · Substantial damageNTSB CHI69D0389Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Cairo, ILNov 20, 1968 · N5726V · Substantial damage