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NTSB investigations, 1981, AR

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1981, AR per year, 1964–2026: 3,153 cases
1964	85
1965	80
1966	87
1967	109
1968	81
1969	89
1970	76
1971	92
1972	76
1973	82
1974	81
1975	107
1976	101
1977	91
1978	96
1979	90
1980	76
1981	72
1982	68
1983	46
1984	89
1985	49
1986	48
1987	46
1988	61
1989	48
1990	65
1991	53
1992	57
1993	55
1994	54
1995	58
1996	44
1997	40
1998	44
1999	49
2000	23
2001	21
2002	37
2003	37
2004	31
2005	37
2006	28
2007	17
2008	22
2009	21
2010	32
2011	22
2012	23
2013	21
2014	17
2015	21
2016	22
2017	16
2018	20
2019	14
2020	16
2021	19
2022	21
2023	23
2024	14
2025	20
2026	13

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") = 1981 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AR' 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\") = 1981
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AR' 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") = 1981
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AR' 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 FTW82FPG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Little Rock, ARDec 31, 1981 · N1925Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW82FPG06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Star City, ARDec 26, 1981 · N20886 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81IA027Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36 · Fayetteville, ARNov 30, 1981 · N66861 · Minor damage NTSB FTW82FPG05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-60 · El Dorado, ARNov 26, 1981 · N8098J · Substantial damage NTSB FTW82DPG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Hughes, ARNov 18, 1981 · N3114S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW82DPG02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Crossett, AROct 29, 1981 · N34745 · Destroyed NTSB FTW82KPG01Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1 · Jonesboro, AROct 24, 1981 · N10S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG70Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Lonoke, ARSep 30, 1981 · N8593S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW82FPG69Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · England, ARSep 29, 1981 · N8039F · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedVans RV3 · Little Rock, ARSep 20, 1981 · N80LK · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG66Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Jonesboro, ARSep 20, 1981 · N6115Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG67Accident · No injuriesClosedAyres S2-R · Harrisburg, ARSep 19, 1981 · N4018P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG64Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Gin City, ARSep 7, 1981 · N731VD · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG63Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C24R · Searcy, ARSep 3, 1981 · N6014L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG62Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Grubbs, ARAug 22, 1981 · N9331T · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG60Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Almyra, ARAug 13, 1981 · N7399H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG61Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Malvern, ARAug 12, 1981 · N9MG · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG59Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Swifton, ARAug 5, 1981 · N8817Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG58Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Piggott, ARAug 3, 1981 · N8370 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421C · Little Rock, ARJul 31, 1981 · N98777 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG57Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Mcgehee, ARJul 30, 1981 · N7192Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FA127Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Alma, ARJul 26, 1981 · N90980 · Destroyed NTSB FTW81FA123Accident · 2 fatalClosedLuscombe 8A · N Little Rock, ARJul 21, 1981 · N71889 · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG55Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Bono, ARJul 21, 1981 · N8098K · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Gould, ARJul 14, 1981 · N2536J · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG53Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Beech Grove, ARJul 13, 1981 · N4943R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Little Rock, ARJul 12, 1981 · N4807S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG51Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Cash, ARJul 2, 1981 · N10264 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG49Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Bono, ARJun 27, 1981 · N4980X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG50Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Warren, ARJun 21, 1981 · N178HA · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FA110Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Busch, ARJun 20, 1981 · N8773D · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Lake Village, ARJun 19, 1981 · N731ZA · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG47Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Dumas, ARJun 17, 1981 · N4932X · Destroyed NTSB FTW81FPG45Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman G-164A · Lonoke, ARJun 12, 1981 · N7219 · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG46Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Holly Grove, ARJun 12, 1981 · N8936H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Springdale, ARJun 10, 1981 · N756CZ · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG43Accident · Serious injuriesClosedJunior Ace 6E · Salem, ARJun 10, 1981 · N59370 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG42Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Wilson, ARJun 9, 1981 · N7864 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG40Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Wynne, ARJun 8, 1981 · N8693H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172RG · Grady, ARJun 8, 1981 · N9568B · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG38Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Manila, ARJun 8, 1981 · N608U · Destroyed NTSB FTW81FPG39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Stuttgart, ARJun 7, 1981 · N5745P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG36Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Hughes, ARMay 30, 1981 · N11KQ · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG30Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hughes, ARMay 29, 1981 · N8911H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81FPG35Accident · 1 fatalClosedAyers S2R · West Bay, ARMay 28, 1981 · N5630X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG34Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Griffithville, ARMay 28, 1981 · N6564 · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG29Accident · No injuriesClosedAyers S2R · Stuttgart, ARMay 27, 1981 · N5004X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-300 · Foreman, ARMay 26, 1981 · N4323S · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG37Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Corning, ARMay 22, 1981 · N6699K · Substantial damage NTSB FTW81DPG28Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Lexa, ARMay 22, 1981 · N6778K · Substantial damage