NTSB investigations, 1978, CA
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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\") = 1978
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") = 1978 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 OAK79DVG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Grass Valley, CANTSB OAK79DXQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Mammoth Lakes, CANTSB LAX79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedHughes 500DH · Mecca, CANTSB LAX79DUM04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Westmoreland, CANTSB OAK79FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 17-31 · San Rafael, CANTSB LAX79DUQ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lompoc, CANTSB OAK79DVA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Visalia, CANTSB OAK79DVG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Yuba City, CANTSB LAX79FUG09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210L · 29 Palms, CANTSB LAX79FA018Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Los Angeles, CANTSB OAK79DXQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Mammoth Lakes, CANTSB OAK79DXQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Susanville, CANTSB LAX79FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Irvine, CANTSB OAK79DVG07Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA1-B · Auburn, CANTSB LAX79DUQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Santa Barbara, CANTSB OAK79FVD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Oakland, CANTSB LAX79FUA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210J · Lomita, CANTSB OAK79IA011Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Sacramento, CANTSB OAK79DXQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Honey Lake, CANTSB OAK79DVA11Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Ivanhoe, CANTSB LAX79FUG08Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Riverside, CANTSB OAK79DVM07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G2 · Castroville, CANTSB LAX79FUQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Van Nuys, CANTSB LAX79FUQ07AccidentClosedBellanca 1413-2 · San Fernando, CANTSB LAX79FA016Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172G · Cuyamaca, CANTSB OAK79DVM06Accident · No injuriesClosedAlouette 316B · King City, CANTSB OAK79FVM05Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · San Carlos, CANTSB OAK79FXQ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182N · Truckee, CANTSB OAK79DVG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Winters, CANTSB LAX79DUM03Accident · No injuriesClosedParks P-1 · El Centro, CANTSB OAK79DXQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Blue Canyon, CANTSB LAX79FUG07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Newberry Spgs, CANTSB OAK78DVD06Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Concord, CANTSB LAX79FUM02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Imperial, CANTSB OAK79FVM04Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Hollister, CANTSB OAK78FVD05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna C172 · Petaluma, CANTSB LAX79FUA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Huntington Bch, CANTSB OAK79FVM03Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Monterey, CANTSB LAX79FA014Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA1-G · Kernville, CANTSB LAX79FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Sn Jun Cpstrn, CANTSB LAX79FUG05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680W · Lucerne, CANTSB OAK79DVA10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 58P · Huron, CANTSB LAX79FUG06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Fontana, CANTSB OAK79DVD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Arcata, CANTSB LAX79FA011Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210M · Hermosa Beach, CANTSB LAX79DUA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Catalina Is, CANTSB LAX79FUQ06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Santa Barbara, CANTSB LAX79DUG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Apple Valley, CANTSB OAK79FA009Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20J · Capay, CANTSB OAK79FA007Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7ECA · San Jose, CA