NTSB investigations, 1963, FL

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1963, FL per year, 1962–2026: 10,190 cases
1962	7
1963	6
1964	199
1965	231
1966	227
1967	258
1968	206
1969	197
1970	214
1971	205
1972	234
1973	254
1974	238
1975	218
1976	203
1977	220
1978	250
1979	242
1980	261
1981	208
1982	190
1983	219
1984	230
1985	212
1986	217
1987	200
1988	187
1989	183
1990	147
1991	158
1992	131
1993	147
1994	175
1995	136
1996	137
1997	146
1998	162
1999	143
2000	138
2001	120
2002	134
2003	136
2004	120
2005	150
2006	133
2007	150
2008	133
2009	103
2010	103
2011	110
2012	101
2013	91
2014	101
2015	99
2016	96
2017	97
2018	120
2019	113
2020	92
2021	97
2022	82
2023	83
2024	103
2025	105
2026	82

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Query with SQL

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") = 1963 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\") = 1963
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'FL' 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") = 1963
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' 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 MIA64A0063Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Lakeland, FLDec 4, 1963 · N8601 · No damage NTSB MIA64A0039Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46 · Orlando, FLSep 25, 1963 · N1243N · Substantial damage NTSB MIA64A0024Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Orlando, FLAug 21, 1963 · N8601 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA63A0133Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 188A · Miami, FLMay 15, 1963 · N5013K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA63A0114Accident · 43 fatalClosedBoeing 720B · Miami, FLFeb 12, 1963 · N724US · Destroyed NTSB MIA63A0109Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Tampa, FLJan 14, 1963 · N802E · Substantial damage