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
| 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\") = 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.
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
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 OAK71AP030Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · H.Moon Bay, CANTSB LAX71FUG34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320C · Newberry, CANTSB LAX71AL043Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206A · Bakersfield, CANTSB OAK71DVD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hayward, CANTSB LAX71IL042Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Los Angeles, CANTSB OAK71FVD24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 11-BC · Ripon, CANTSB LAX71DUM24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Imperial, CANTSB LAX71FUA36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Santa Ana, CANTSB LAX71FUG32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · El Monte, CANTSB OAK71DVW21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Lone Pine, CANTSB OAK71DVG45Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Burney, CANTSB LAX71FUM20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Santa Ysabel, CANTSB LAX71DVA51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Bakersfield, CANTSB OAK71DVD23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Livermore, CANTSB OAK71DVD22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Petaluma, CANTSB OAK71DVG43Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Sloughouse, CANTSB OAK71DVA46Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12C · Fresno, CANTSB LAX71FUA38Accident · No injuriesClosedSiai-Marche 20522R · Hntngtn Bch, CANTSB LAX71DUQ48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedForney F-1A · Rosamond, CANTSB LAX71AL040Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Burbank, CANTSB OAK71DVD28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Concord, CANTSB LAX71FUA37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fullerton, CANTSB OAK71DVM32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 190 · San Jose, CANTSB LAX71FUA33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Torrance, CANTSB OAK71DVG44Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7AC · Red Bluff, CANTSB OAK71DVD21Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Newark, CANTSB LAX71IL039Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Los Angeles, CANTSB LAX71FUA40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Long Beach, CANTSB LAX71FUA31Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH12L4 · Fullerton, CANTSB LAX71AL036Accident · 2 fatalClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Elsinore, CANTSB OAK71FVM28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A150K · San Jose, CANTSB OAK71DVM31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Salinas, CANTSB LAX71FUG31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · El Monte, CANTSB OAK71DVM30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Palo Alto, CANTSB OAK71DVA45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Modesto, CANTSB LAX71DVA47Accident · No injuriesClosedSiai-Marche S-205 · Bakersfield, CANTSB LAX71DVA42Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Lone Pine, CANTSB OAK71AP028Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Benicia, CANTSB LAX71DVA43Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Terra Bella, CANTSB LAX71AL034Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-21A · Lakewood, CANTSB OAK71DVG42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rio Vista, CANTSB LAX71AL037CaseClosedPiper PA-28 · San Luis Obsp, CANTSB LAX71AL033Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G3B1 · Rim Forest, CANTSB OAK71AP019Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 720 · Pt.Reyes, CANTSB LAX71FUG28Accident · 1 fatalClosedGlobe GC-1B · Running Sprgs, CANTSB LAX71FUA29Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Santa Ana, CANTSB LAX71FUA28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Santa Ana, CANTSB LAX71AL035Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Tehachapi, CANTSB LAX71AL030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Cajon Junctn, CANTSB OAK71DVD18Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Cotati, CA