NTSB investigations, 1968, CA
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 11 |
| 1964 | 659 |
| 1965 | 654 |
| 1966 | 755 |
| 1967 | 799 |
| 1968 | 668 |
| 1969 | 613 |
| 1970 | 617 |
| 1971 | 605 |
| 1972 | 510 |
| 1973 | 499 |
| 1974 | 523 |
| 1975 | 488 |
| 1976 | 484 |
| 1977 | 497 |
| 1978 | 548 |
| 1979 | 473 |
| 1980 | 472 |
| 1981 | 403 |
| 1982 | 391 |
| 1983 | 441 |
| 1984 | 388 |
| 1985 | 329 |
| 1986 | 316 |
| 1987 | 315 |
| 1988 | 322 |
| 1989 | 289 |
| 1990 | 318 |
| 1991 | 291 |
| 1992 | 277 |
| 1993 | 260 |
| 1994 | 242 |
| 1995 | 237 |
| 1996 | 223 |
| 1997 | 182 |
| 1998 | 212 |
| 1999 | 186 |
| 2000 | 222 |
| 2001 | 183 |
| 2002 | 176 |
| 2003 | 182 |
| 2004 | 171 |
| 2005 | 191 |
| 2006 | 187 |
| 2007 | 207 |
| 2008 | 158 |
| 2009 | 187 |
| 2010 | 158 |
| 2011 | 141 |
| 2012 | 134 |
| 2013 | 128 |
| 2014 | 117 |
| 2015 | 118 |
| 2016 | 119 |
| 2017 | 162 |
| 2018 | 119 |
| 2019 | 114 |
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2021 | 94 |
| 2022 | 111 |
| 2023 | 103 |
| 2024 | 101 |
| 2025 | 91 |
| 2026 | 79 |
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\") = 1968
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'CA' 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") = 1968 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' 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 LAX69D0226Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Rialto, CANTSB OAK69D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedSchemp SH-1 · Fremont, CANTSB LAX69D0224Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · La Verne, CANTSB OAK69D0209Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Turlock, CANTSB OAK69A0040Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Danville, CANTSB LAX69D0210Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yermo, CANTSB OAK69F0202Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182F · Fresno, CANTSB OAK69D0218Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Eureka, CANTSB OAK69D0215Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Oroville, CANTSB OAK69A0039Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Novato, CANTSB LAX69A0036Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion A · Tecate, CANTSB OAK69F0211Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Kyburz, CANTSB LAX69F0217Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Fullerton, CANTSB LAX69A0034Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Los Angeles, CANTSB OAK69D0203Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-80 · Fresno, CANTSB OAK69A0038Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Fremont, CANTSB LAX69A0035Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Mt.Laguna, CANTSB LAX69A0033Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Glen Avon, CANTSB OAK69D0208Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Storrie, CANTSB LAX69D0218Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369H · Tehachapi, CANTSB LAX69F0240Accident · Serious injuriesClosedNavion A · Long Beach, CANTSB LAX69D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Torrance, CANTSB LAX69D0204Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Chula Vista, CANTSB LAX69F0214Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28 · Sylmar, CANTSB LAX69F0225Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Perris, CANTSB OAK69F0207Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Yuba City, CANTSB OAK69D0199Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lemoore, CANTSB LAX69F0216Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Huntingtn Bch, CANTSB LAX69A0032Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Avenal, CANTSB LAX69D0243Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Long Beach, CANTSB LAX69F0254Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Santa Paula, CANTSB LAX69A0031Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 150B · Santa Paula, CANTSB LAX69D0196Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · San Diego, CANTSB OAK69F0195Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195A · Paso Robles, CANTSB OAK69D0181Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Atwater, CANTSB OAK69D0246Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Davis, CANTSB LAX71AL063Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172E · Banning, CANTSB LAX71AL045Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 170B · San Luis Obsp, CANTSB OAK69D0198Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Oakland, CANTSB LAX69D0260Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer TG-3A · Adelanto, CANTSB LAX69D0212Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Santa Ana, CANTSB OAK69D0214Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ukiah, CANTSB OAK69D0205Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · S Lake Tahoe, CANTSB LAX69D0209Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lost Hills, CANTSB LAX69D0205Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Castaic, CANTSB LAX69A0029Accident · 1 fatalClosedAlon A-2 · Lockwood, CANTSB LAX69F0189Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Santa Ana, CANTSB LAX69D0289Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Santa Maria, CANTSB OAK69D0192Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech T-34A · Eureka, CANTSB LAX69D0188Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bermuda Dunes, CA