NTSB investigations, 1970, Canada

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1970, Canada per year, 1963–2026: 85 cases
1963	1
1966	8
1967	15
1968	5
1969	12
1970	10
1971	7
1972	9
1973	5
1974	2
1975	4
1976	1
1977	2
1978	4

Latest cases

Query with SQL

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" = 'CD' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'CD' 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" = 'CD' 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 CAN71AP907Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna T337B · Cranbrook, CanadaSep 22, 1970 · N2346S · Destroyed NTSB CAN71AW907Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 336 · Valleyview, CanadaAug 11, 1970 · N3891U · Substantial damage NTSB CAN72AQ905Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA26T · Quebec, CanadaJul 12, 1970 · N1212S · Substantial damage NTSB CAN71AQ904Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-44 · Chibougamau, CanadaJun 30, 1970 · N40011 · Substantial damage NTSB CAN714A905Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman TBM · St.Martin, CanadaJun 21, 1970 · N7031C · Destroyed NTSB CAN71A0902Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Ontario, CanadaMay 29, 1970 · N2321A · Substantial damage NTSB CAN71AA903Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Gander, CanadaMay 28, 1970 · N13905 · Destroyed NTSB CAN70AW901Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Alberta, CanadaApr 17, 1970 · N96295 · Substantial damage NTSB UNK70X0110Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · St.Jovite, CanadaMar 21, 1970 · N7381P · Substantial damage NTSB UNK70X0108Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Wawa, CanadaJan 4, 1970 · N9991D · Substantial damage