NTSB investigations, 1984, DC
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
| 1964 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 5 |
| 1967 | 6 |
| 1968 | 3 |
| 1969 | 6 |
| 1970 | 10 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1974 | 4 |
| 1975 | 3 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 5 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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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\") = 1984
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'DC' 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") = 1984 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'DC' 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 BFO85FA003Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23-250 · Washington, DCAfter a high & fast apch, acft touched down beyond midfield on rwy 36 at dca. Plt delayed initiating a go around until he was sure the acft would not stop in the rwy remaining. On initial climb the acft struck two apch lights at the departure end of the rwy,…NTSB FTW84IA389Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDassault/Sud FAN JET Falcon · Washington, DCAprx 1-1/2 hrs after take-off, the capt took sinus medication. Aprx 30 minutes later, he complained of a headache, took tylenol & alka seltzer & went to the cabin to lie down. The capt was incapacitated for the rest of the flt. The coplt & a plt rated pax…NTSB BFO84IA005Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-22 · Washington, DCMishap acft, new york air flight 306 (nya 306) followed a Boeing 727, united flight 827 (ual 827), to the run-up area and positioned in the #2 spot for takeoff, anticipating ual 827 would receive takeoff clearance first. Nya 306 was cleared first for takeoff…NTSB BFO84IA004Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Washington, DCThe plt made an emergency landing on rwy 18 following a loss of power in the rt eng & a subsequent in-flight fire. Investigation revealed a crack in the #1 cyl that originated at the exhaust port, downstream of the valve. The crack propagated through fatique…