NTSB investigations, 1986, 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\") = 1986
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") = 1986 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 BFO87DHD02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHughes 369D · Newark, DEThe acft was being flown on a maintenance check flt. As the plt was returning to land, the eng lost power from fuel exhaustion. During an autorotative landing, the main rotor blades & tail boom were extensively damaged. The plt rprtd the fuel quantity gage…NTSB BFO86FHD04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWhite Lightning WLAC-1 · Wilmington, DEDuring a vfr-on-top flt with no flt plan, the eng lost power from fuel starvation. The plt did not recognize that fuel was still remaining in a non-selected aux tank. Subsequently, the acft was damaged during a forced landing on the median of a highway.…NTSB BFO86LA026Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150G · Selbyville, DEThe acft impacted trees while attempting to release a banner at the drop zone. The acft was reportedly equipped with separate towing and release mechanisms, so that up to four banners could be towed in succession without the acft having to land. The plt…