NTSB investigations, 1981
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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\") = 1981 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") = 1981 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 NYC82FGT04Accident · 1 fatalClosedCarver HP-14B · Altoona, PANTSB LAX82DUJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Prescott, AZNTSB LAX81FVG04Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28A · Elk Grove, CANTSB CHI82DEP10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A · Dalton, MINTSB ATL82FKG06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Savannah, GANTSB ANC82FA007Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680E · Savoonga, AKNTSB MKC82DCQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Wichita, KSNTSB LAX82FUD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Compton, CANTSB FTW82FRG08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBantam 1 · San Antonio, TXNTSB DEN82FTI06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Missoula, MTNTSB ATL82FKQ08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech F33A · Grenada, MSNTSB ANC82FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 207 · Skwentna, AKNTSB SEA82FYP03Accident · No injuriesClosedRobinson R22 · Rosalia, WANTSB SEA82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 175B · Springfield, IDNTSB SEA82DYP04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · George, WANTSB NYC82FHJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · East Moriches, NYNTSB MKC82FCG06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Macomb, MONTSB MKC82FCG05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Eldon, MONTSB MIA82FLD06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Merritt Island, FLNTSB MIA821A011Incident · No injuriesClosedLockheed L-1011 · San Juan, PRNTSB LAX82FA011Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Avondale, AZNTSB FTW82IA019Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW82FQG06Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Sweetwater, TXNTSB FTW82DPD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Ranger, TXNTSB DEN82FTM02Accident · No injuriesClosedSoloy 47 · Fruitland, UTNTSB DEN82FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Saratoga, WYNTSB CHI82FA011Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Niles, OHNTSB ATL81FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hopkinsville, KYNTSB NYC82FFJ02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lockport, NYNTSB LAX82FA010Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · San Fernando, CANTSB FTW82FRA07Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112 · Baytown, TXNTSB FTW82FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Longview, TXNTSB FTW82DRJ04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Elm Grove, LANTSB FTW82DRG06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Blanco, TXNTSB FTW82DPJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Ardmore, OKNTSB ATL81FA015Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Hazard, KYNTSB ANC82DAG04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Pilot Point, AKNTSB SEA82DYP02Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Priest River, IDNTSB NYC82DFJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedSpezio DAL-1 · Ceres, NYNTSB SEA82DYE02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Everett, WANTSB NYC82DFJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Fulton, NJNTSB MKC82FCA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Piedmont, MONTSB FTW82DRG07Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Telegraph, TXNTSB DEN82FTE07Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350B · Tarryall, CONTSB ATL82FKJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 3NM · Ohatchee, ALNTSB LAX82FVD04Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S1-C · Livermore, CANTSB LAX82FJA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Lanai City, HINTSB LAX82DUJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Sedona, AZNTSB FTW82FPD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Henrietta, TXNTSB DEN82FTM01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Ogden, UT