NTSB investigations, 1969, CA
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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 | 80 |
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\") = 1969
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") = 1969 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 OAK70D0206Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Antioch, CANTSB OAK70F0212Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G3B1 · Hamiltn Afb, CANTSB LAX70D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Burbank, CANTSB OAK70D0195Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fresno, CANTSB OAK70A0034Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Lake Tahoe, CANTSB LAX70F0238Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rialto, CANTSB OAK70F0210Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Mariposa, CANTSB OAK70D0209Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Grover City, CANTSB OAK70A0033Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech B23 · Angels Camp, CANTSB LAX70D0236Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · La Verne, CANTSB LAX70A0038Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182L · El Cajon, CANTSB LAX70D0226Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Daggett, CANTSB OAK70F0205Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · San Rafael, CANTSB OAK70D0194Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-33 · Selma, CANTSB LAX70F0237Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12D · Rubidoux, CANTSB LAX70A0037Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Sepulveda, CANTSB LAX70D0225Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Elsinore, CANTSB OAK70D0187Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech T-34B · Hanford, CANTSB OAK72AP007Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion B · Etna, CANTSB OAK70F0193Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 36 · Mammoth Lks, CANTSB LAX70A0035Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Sn Clemente, CANTSB LAX70A0033Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech D95A · Big Sur, CANTSB LAX70A0032Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC-12D · Santa Paula, CANTSB OAK70A0032Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech J35 · Benton Sta, CANTSB OAK70D0196Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Laytonville, CANTSB OAK70D0189Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Concord, CANTSB OAK70D0186Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Patterson, CANTSB LAX70F0215Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Lamont, CANTSB LAX70F0211Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Pacoima, CANTSB LAX70D0220Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Goleta, CANTSB LAX70D0206Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Torrance, CANTSB LAX70F0218Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Santa Paula, CANTSB LAX70F0209Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · El Monte, CANTSB LAX70F0214Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Santa Ana, CANTSB LAX70D0217Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Needles, CANTSB OAK70D0188Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Livermore, CANTSB LAX70F0233Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRyan NAV-A · Santa Ana, CANTSB OAK70D0172Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Corning, CANTSB OAK70D0170Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chowchilla, CANTSB LAX70D0221Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B50 · Riverside, CANTSB OAK70F0181Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Maxwell, CANTSB OAK70D0168Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts Spcl S-L-C · Vernalis, CANTSB LAX70D0204Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Elsinore, CANTSB OAK70F0197Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M-20C · Clear Lake, CANTSB LAX70A0031Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J · Goleta, CANTSB OAK70D0180Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Los Banos, CANTSB OAK70F0202Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310H · S.Francisco, CANTSB LAX70F0208Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DH104 · Laverne, CANTSB OAK70D0182Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Novato, CANTSB LAX70F0200Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Daggett, CA