NTSB investigations, 2012, Atlantic Ocean
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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 12 |
| 1968 | 9 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 8 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1981 | 12 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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\") = 2012
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AO' 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") = 2012 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AO' 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 ERA12LA578Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot’s suicidal act.NTSB ERA12LA410Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J5A · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the aircraft sank after ditching and was not recovered.NTSB ERA12FAMS2Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 150F · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Undetermined (airplane and pilot missing).NTSB ERA12FAMS1Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 182P · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Undetermined; the airplane and pilot are missing.