NTSB investigations, 1972
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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\") = 1972 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1972 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 OAK73AP011Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Baker, ORNTSB MIA73DKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedChampian 7GCBC · Sanford, ALNTSB LAX75AL053Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Tehachapi, CANTSB FTW73FPA18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Lancaster, TXNTSB CHI73FEC16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Salem, MINTSB CHI73FEC15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Stockbridge, MINTSB CHI73DEA29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 336 · Greenwood, INNTSB CHI73ACO48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310A · Lafayette, INNTSB SEA73FTA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Sand Springs, MTNTSB SEA73ASO12Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Brinnon, WANTSB OAK73AP010Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Winters, CANTSB MKC73FCA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Berkeley, MONTSB FTW73DRJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Bonita, LANTSB CHI73FEP32Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Prentice, WINTSB MIA73FLD32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Sanford, FLNTSB SEA73DYG20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Republic, WANTSB MIA73FLD30Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 56TC · Daytona Beach, FLNTSB MIA73DKT25Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S2A · Clewiston, FLNTSB DEN73FTE38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rangely, CONTSB DEN73ADO22Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Rangley, CONTSB ANC73AA033Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 206 · Anchorage, AKNTSB SEA73FYE19Accident · No injuriesClosedSwift GC-1B · Snohomish, WANTSB SEA73FYE18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Longmire, WANTSB NYC73FNA30Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1A · Haverhill, MANTSB NYC73FHA12Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen Gyro B8M · Reddington, NJNTSB NYC73ANO67Accident · 2 fatalClosedSwift GC-1B · Salisbury, MDNTSB MKC73DCG20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Louisburg, KSNTSB MKC73AK039Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Fremont, NENTSB MIA73DLD31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Orlando, FLNTSB MIA73DKT24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Clewiston, FLNTSB MIA73DKGH7Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7BCM · Richmond Hill, GANTSB LAX73ALO24Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Gorman, CANTSB FTW73AFO18Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182K · Eliasville, TXNTSB CHI73DCA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Cahokia, ILNTSB CAN73F0905Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca S-85CA · Wakefield, CanadaNTSB ANC73FAD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Wrangell, AKNTSB ANC73DAG55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Tyonek, AKNTSB SEA73DYC12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Grand Ronde, ORNTSB OAK73DVG30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Calistoga, CANTSB NYC73FIJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Wise, VANTSB NYC73DHD15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hammaton, NJNTSB LAX73FUJ38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Seneca, AZNTSB LAX73FUG22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Rialto, CANTSB LAX73DUJ37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Carefree, AZNTSB FTW73FRG25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Corps Christi, TXNTSB SEA73FYG19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Spokane, WANTSB NYC73FHM16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Colts Neck, NJNTSB NYC73FHA11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Reading, PANTSB MIA73FLD35Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G44A · Melbourne, FLNTSB MIA73AMO49Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 310Q · Montgomery, AL