NTSB investigations, 1971, DE
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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 12 |
| 1965 | 18 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1969 | 14 |
| 1970 | 15 |
| 1971 | 9 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 9 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 12 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 8 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 6 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 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\") = 1971
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'DE' 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") = 1971 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'DE' 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 NYC72DHD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Rehoboth Bch, DENTSB NYC72FHD11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion A · Smyrna, DENTSB NYC72DHD07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Smyrna, DENTSB IAD71DHD57Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Dover, DENTSB IAD71FHD55Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Selbyville, DENTSB NYC71IN123Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Wilmington, DENTSB IAD71AI044Accident · 2 fatalClosedFleet 16B · Ellendale, DENTSB IAD71DHD43Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Georgetown, DENTSB IAD71DHD41Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Milford, DE