NTSB investigations, 1997, DE
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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\") = 1997
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") = 1997 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 IAD98LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Dover, DEThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed which resulted in an overrun of the runway.NTSB NYC98LA002Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Georgetown, DEThe student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.NTSB NYC97LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150H · New Castle, DEthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the gusty wind conditions.