NTSB investigations, 1970, 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

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1970, CA per year, 1962–2026: 19,366 cases
196210
196311
1964659
1965654
1966755
1967799
1968668
1969613
1970617
1971605
1972510
1973499
1974523
1975488
1976484
1977497
1978548
1979473
1980472
1981403
1982391
1983441
1984388
1985329
1986316
1987315
1988322
1989289
1990318
1991291
1992277
1993260
1994242
1995237
1996223
1997182
1998212
1999186
2000222
2001183
2002176
2003182
2004171
2005191
2006187
2007207
2008158
2009187
2010158
2011141
2012134
2013128
2014117
2015118
2016119
2017162
2018119
2019114
2020105
202194
2022111
2023103
2024101
202591
202680

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\") = 1970
    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.

NTSB OAK71AP030Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · H.Moon Bay, CADec 31, 1970 · N7667Y · DestroyedNTSB LAX71FUG34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320C · Newberry, CADec 31, 1970 · N1981D · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71AL043Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206A · Bakersfield, CADec 31, 1970 · N22DA · DestroyedNTSB OAK71DVD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hayward, CADec 30, 1970 · N61037 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71IL042Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Los Angeles, CADec 29, 1970 · N4704U · Minor damageNTSB OAK71FVD24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 11-BC · Ripon, CADec 27, 1970 · N3956E · DestroyedNTSB LAX71DUM24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Imperial, CADec 27, 1970 · N4830Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Santa Ana, CADec 26, 1970 · N8607Y · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUG32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · El Monte, CADec 24, 1970 · N84235 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVW21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Lone Pine, CADec 22, 1970 · N61218 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVG45Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Burney, CADec 22, 1970 · N434FH · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUM20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Santa Ysabel, CADec 21, 1970 · N7844C · DestroyedNTSB LAX71DVA51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Bakersfield, CADec 21, 1970 · N5802S · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVD23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Livermore, CADec 20, 1970 · N60313 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVD22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Petaluma, CADec 18, 1970 · N6408G · DestroyedNTSB OAK71DVG43Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Sloughouse, CADec 17, 1970 · N73650 · DestroyedNTSB OAK71DVA46Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12C · Fresno, CADec 16, 1970 · N5315V · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA38Accident · No injuriesClosedSiai-Marche 20522R · Hntngtn Bch, CADec 16, 1970 · N992WA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71DUQ48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedForney F-1A · Rosamond, CADec 16, 1970 · N3542H · DestroyedNTSB LAX71AL040Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Burbank, CADec 16, 1970 · N88709 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVD28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Concord, CADec 15, 1970 · N6023P · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fullerton, CADec 14, 1970 · N7819N · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVM32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 190 · San Jose, CADec 13, 1970 · N9851A · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Torrance, CADec 13, 1970 · N6927M · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVG44Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7AC · Red Bluff, CADec 12, 1970 · N85093 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVD21Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Newark, CADec 12, 1970 · N4170C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71IL039Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Los Angeles, CADec 12, 1970 · N4710U · Minor damageNTSB LAX71FUA40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Long Beach, CADec 11, 1970 · N2031N · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA31Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH12L4 · Fullerton, CADec 8, 1970 · N86690 · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71AL036Accident · 2 fatalClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Elsinore, CADec 7, 1970 · N7934J · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71FVM28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A150K · San Jose, CADec 6, 1970 · N5901J · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVM31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Salinas, CADec 6, 1970 · N2533J · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUG31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · El Monte, CADec 6, 1970 · N7195A · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVM30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Palo Alto, CADec 5, 1970 · N4254U · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVA45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Modesto, CADec 5, 1970 · N6511G · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71DVA47Accident · No injuriesClosedSiai-Marche S-205 · Bakersfield, CADec 5, 1970 · N970WA · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71DVA42Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Lone Pine, CADec 5, 1970 · N86312 · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71AP028Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Benicia, CADec 4, 1970 · N284CR · DestroyedNTSB LAX71DVA43Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Terra Bella, CADec 4, 1970 · N7740C · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71AL034Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-21A · Lakewood, CADec 3, 1970 · N12CS · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB OAK71DVG42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rio Vista, CADec 2, 1970 · N591SP · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71AL037CaseClosedPiper PA-28 · San Luis Obsp, CADec 1, 1970 · N95224NTSB LAX71AL033Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G3B1 · Rim Forest, CADec 1, 1970 · N1126W · DestroyedNTSB OAK71AP019Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 720 · Pt.Reyes, CANov 28, 1970 · N7225U · No damageNTSB LAX71FUG28Accident · 1 fatalClosedGlobe GC-1B · Running Sprgs, CANov 28, 1970 · N3374K · DestroyedNTSB LAX71FUA29Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Santa Ana, CANov 28, 1970 · N2546G · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71FUA28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Santa Ana, CANov 28, 1970 · N1148D · Substantial damageNTSB LAX71AL035Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Tehachapi, CANov 28, 1970 · N91591 · DestroyedNTSB LAX71AL030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Cajon Junctn, CANov 28, 1970 · N50445 · DestroyedNTSB OAK71DVD18Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Cotati, CANov 26, 1970 · N9017F · Substantial damage