NTSB investigations, 1985, DC
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
| 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\") = 1985
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") = 1985 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 BFO85IA074Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 · Washington, DCNorthwest flight 78 (NW78), a B-757, was parked at gate 17 facing east with mobile passenger lounge (mpl) docked at L1 door. United 52, a DC-10, taxied in easterly direction by left side of NW78, then turned right to southeasterly heading to follow lead-in…NTSB BFO85IA036Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBoeing 727-200 · Washington, DCWhile on final for runway 36 at Washington national airport, Washington, d.c., the pilot was given a change of lndg rwys because of traffic on rwy 36. Drng the ensuing realignment the cpt took the ctls and lndg the acft, scraping the right wing on the runway.…NTSB BFO85FA013Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportAerospatiale SA 360C · Washington, DCThe flt crew rprtd the eng lost pwr when the helicopter was at aprx 100' with a fwd speed of 50 KTS. Witnesses observed faint gray/white smoke emanating from the vicinity of the tailpipe shortly after lift off which trailed & became profuseimmediately before…