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NTSB investigations, 1980, AL

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1980, AL per year, 1962–2026: 2,501 cases
1962	1
1963	1
1964	61
1965	92
1966	70
1967	85
1968	68
1969	75
1970	89
1971	73
1972	76
1973	82
1974	67
1975	71
1976	77
1977	82
1978	72
1979	50
1980	50
1981	48
1982	61
1983	60
1984	41
1985	45
1986	48
1987	45
1988	36
1989	33
1990	32
1991	30
1992	40
1993	33
1994	27
1995	42
1996	32
1997	17
1998	27
1999	29
2000	17
2001	25
2002	27
2003	30
2004	27
2005	22
2006	24
2007	29
2008	28
2009	13
2010	8
2011	17
2012	25
2013	10
2014	24
2015	23
2016	12
2017	19
2018	20
2019	15
2020	17
2021	15
2022	21
2023	19
2024	11
2025	18
2026	17

Where

Latest cases

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 year(c."eventDate") = 1980 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AL' 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1980
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AL' 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") = 1980
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AL' 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 ATL81DKJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Fairhope, ALNov 25, 1980 · N7628Q · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA007Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna T188C · Theodore, ALOct 11, 1980 · N2181J · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB ATL81DKJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Theodore, ALOct 5, 1980 · N6806C · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C24R · Decatur, ALSep 29, 1980 · N2225L · Substantial damage NTSB ATL88DKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Bay Minette, ALSep 26, 1980 · N7726Z · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA099Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow AT302A · Selma, ALSep 25, 1980 · N8603S · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182M · Iron City, ALSep 13, 1980 · N71451 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FKJ28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Bay Minette, ALSep 9, 1980 · N463RF · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Redstone Arsnl, ALSep 8, 1980 · N1996H · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ashville, ALAug 22, 1980 · N4520T · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Autaugaville, ALAug 13, 1980 · N6797Q · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DKJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hartselle, ALAug 8, 1980 · N1640Q · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Cherokee, ALAug 7, 1980 · N7367 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Anniston, ALAug 3, 1980 · N510JL · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA080Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Samson, ALJul 30, 1980 · N8623H · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Decatur, ALJul 30, 1980 · N9533F · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FKJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Selma, ALJul 9, 1980 · N6138V · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58 · Jackson, ALJul 8, 1980 · N9147Q · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Dothan, ALJul 7, 1980 · N36586 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Butler, ALJul 3, 1980 · N738AU · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Cullman, ALJun 30, 1980 · N2443H · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA059Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Omaha, ALJun 23, 1980 · N701SP · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FKJ13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPitts S-2S · Alabaster, ALJun 21, 1980 · N555JG · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FA054Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA226A · Birmingham, ALJun 16, 1980 · N205MB · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J5A · Cullman, ALJun 7, 1980 · N50674 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Decatur, ALJun 6, 1980 · N8584G · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T188 · St Elmo, ALJun 2, 1980 · N1992J · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ashland, ALJun 2, 1980 · N9343W · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Florence, ALJun 1, 1980 · N50169 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA049Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Mobile, ALMay 28, 1980 · N6492L · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DKJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Oneonta, ALMay 25, 1980 · N6587R · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DKJ05Incident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Spring Hill, ALMay 22, 1980 · N80776 · Minor damage NTSB ATL80DKJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Camden, ALMay 20, 1980 · N7017S · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172R · Huntsville, ALMay 8, 1980 · N91RA · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Mobile, ALMay 5, 1980 · N2544R · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKJ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Heflin, ALMay 4, 1980 · N9986B · Destroyed NTSB MIA80DKJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Eufaula, ALApr 25, 1980 · N94EM · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80DKJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Clayton, ALApr 22, 1980 · N6624H · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Foley, ALApr 16, 1980 · N7422J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Montgomery, ALApr 10, 1980 · N75RA · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Birmingham, ALApr 4, 1980 · N8328Y · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ27Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen BTS8-M · Selma, ALMar 23, 1980 · N554A · Destroyed NTSB MIA80FA049Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna U206 · York, ALMar 19, 1980 · N756SM · Destroyed NTSB MIA80DKJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Hokes Bluff, ALFeb 25, 1980 · N3515M · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Laceys Spring, ALFeb 24, 1980 · N3546H · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Montgomery, ALFeb 23, 1980 · N24210 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · North Johns, ALFeb 18, 1980 · N3956J · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80DKJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M5 · Foley, ALFeb 8, 1980 · N9235E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA80FKJ17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Irvington, ALFeb 6, 1980 · N8537K · Destroyed NTSB MIA80FA028Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Mobile, ALJan 11, 1980 · N389EB · Substantial damage