NTSB investigations, 1970, AK
180,658 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,636 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 per year
| 1962 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 11 |
| 1964 | 171 |
| 1965 | 158 |
| 1966 | 174 |
| 1967 | 167 |
| 1968 | 173 |
| 1969 | 201 |
| 1970 | 211 |
| 1971 | 214 |
| 1972 | 195 |
| 1973 | 211 |
| 1974 | 224 |
| 1975 | 249 |
| 1976 | 296 |
| 1977 | 251 |
| 1978 | 265 |
| 1979 | 228 |
| 1980 | 239 |
| 1981 | 227 |
| 1982 | 199 |
| 1983 | 211 |
| 1984 | 216 |
| 1985 | 203 |
| 1986 | 186 |
| 1987 | 189 |
| 1988 | 179 |
| 1989 | 193 |
| 1990 | 193 |
| 1991 | 176 |
| 1992 | 192 |
| 1993 | 191 |
| 1994 | 138 |
| 1995 | 173 |
| 1996 | 161 |
| 1997 | 157 |
| 1998 | 172 |
| 1999 | 159 |
| 2000 | 140 |
| 2001 | 131 |
| 2002 | 139 |
| 2003 | 120 |
| 2004 | 107 |
| 2005 | 129 |
| 2006 | 96 |
| 2007 | 105 |
| 2008 | 108 |
| 2009 | 101 |
| 2010 | 91 |
| 2011 | 104 |
| 2012 | 112 |
| 2013 | 94 |
| 2014 | 79 |
| 2015 | 77 |
| 2016 | 97 |
| 2017 | 75 |
| 2018 | 93 |
| 2019 | 87 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2021 | 92 |
| 2022 | 84 |
| 2023 | 75 |
| 2024 | 80 |
| 2025 | 86 |
| 2026 | 63 |
Where
Latest cases
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\") = 1970
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AK' 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1970 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' 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 ANC71AA032Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Rampart, AKNTSB NYC71AN074Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Northway, AKNTSB ANC71DAG60Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Soldotna, AKNTSB ANC71AA033Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Chignik, AKNTSB ANC71DAG56Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-C33 · Seldovia, AKNTSB ANC71AA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedMaule M4-210 · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC71DAG52Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Glennallen, AKNTSB ANC71DAA23Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Prudhoe Bay, AKNTSB ANC71FAG51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Palmer, AKNTSB ANC71DAG57Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Skwentna, AKNTSB ANC71DAG53Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Egegik, AKNTSB DCA71AZ012Accident · 47 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC71FAG58Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Glenallen, AKNTSB ANC71FAD05Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-21A · Wrangell, AKNTSB ANC71DAG62Accident · No injuriesClosedInterstate S-1B1 · Talkeetna, AKNTSB ANC71DAG54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Pt.Alsworth, AKNTSB ANC71DAG49Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Palmer, AKNTSB ANC71DAG61Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7CCM · Willow, AKNTSB ANC71DAG55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3C65 · Tyonek, AKNTSB ANC71AA030Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 11AC · Northway, AKNTSB ANC71DAG59Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Glenallen, AKNTSB ANC71DAG48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Eureka, AKNTSB ANC71AA029Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180G · Ketchikan, AKNTSB ANC71DAG47Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Talkeetna, AKNTSB ANC71DAG46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AKNTSB ANC71DAG50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Pilot Point, AKNTSB ANC71DAG45Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7DC · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC71AA027Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Nulato, AKNTSB ANC71AA028Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Wales, AKNTSB ANC71DAA22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ambler, AKNTSB ANC71AA026Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Metlakatla, AKNTSB ANC71AA025Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Snettisham, AKNTSB ANC71AA024Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206A · Sagwon, AKNTSB ANC71DAG43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Anchor Point, AKNTSB ANC71AA019Accident · No injuriesClosedShort Bros. SC7 · Bettles, AKNTSB ANC71DAG41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-14 · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC71DAA21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206A · Anaktvk Pass, AKNTSB ANC71AA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Fairbanks, AKNTSB ANC71DAG37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Slana, AKNTSB ANC71AA022Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Sitkinak, AKNTSB ANC71AA021Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3C · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC71DAG31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Anchorage, AKNTSB ANC71DAG32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Port Alswrth, AKNTSB ANC71DAG42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206C · Aniak, AKNTSB ANC71FAA19Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Fairbanks, AKNTSB ANC71DAG30Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft L-2 · Gulkana, AKNTSB ANC71AA020Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AKNTSB ANC71DAA18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Mckinley Prk, AKNTSB ANC71FAD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Yakutat, AKNTSB ANC71DAG29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ugashik, AK