NTSB investigations, 2013, 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.
Cases per year
| 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
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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\") = 2013
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") = 2013 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 ERA14LA057Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Elkmont, ALA stuck exhaust valve, which resulted in a total loss of engine power at low altitude. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s decision to fly at a low altitude, which reduced his forced landing options when the loss of engine power occurred; and poor…NTSB ERA14LA052Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech V35 · Trussville, ALThe failure of the No. 2 connecting rod due to oil starvation, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.NTSB ERA14LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Hopewell, ALA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and preflight and inflight fuel planning that did not account for increased headwind.NTSB ERA14LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · Livingston, ALThe pilot's inadequate soft-field technique during the precautionary landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in departure with an open fuel port and the subsequent…NTSB ERA13LA407Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32R-300 · Guntersville, ALThe improper installation of the engine magneto by unknown maintenance personnel, which resulted in the magneto separating from the engine and a subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delay in proceeding directly…NTSB DCA13MA133Accident · 2 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportAirbus A300 - F4 622R · Birmingham, ALthe flight crew's continuation of an unstabilized approach and their failure to monitor the aircraft's altitude during the approach, which led to an inadvertent descent below the minimum approach altitude and subsequently into terrain. Contributing to the…NTSB ERA13LA308Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHiller UH-12A · Florence, ALThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter while landing, which resulted in a tail rotor ground strike and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA13CA284Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-28-140 · Ozark, ALThe student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing.NTSB ERA13CA163Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Greenbrier, ALThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees.NTSB ERA13FA101Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-30 · Jasper, ALThe student pilot’s poor judgment to take a multiengine airplane for which he did not have experience or permission to operate and depart into night instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and impact with terrain.