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NTSB investigations, 1980, GA

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1980, GA per year, 1962–2026: 4,091 cases
1962	1
1963	2
1964	77
1965	114
1966	113
1967	140
1968	101
1969	126
1970	117
1971	131
1972	142
1973	89
1974	117
1975	77
1976	103
1977	113
1978	120
1979	95
1980	92
1981	83
1982	82
1983	84
1984	79
1985	75
1986	56
1987	63
1988	61
1989	51
1990	60
1991	61
1992	54
1993	38
1994	49
1995	47
1996	48
1997	49
1998	54
1999	38
2000	42
2001	49
2002	49
2003	51
2004	46
2005	32
2006	44
2007	54
2008	49
2009	47
2010	48
2011	44
2012	39
2013	30
2014	34
2015	33
2016	42
2017	35
2018	35
2019	39
2020	36
2021	37
2022	42
2023	37
2024	44
2025	24
2026	27

Where

Latest cases

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") = 1980 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GA' 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\") = 1980
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'GA' 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") = 1980
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'GA' 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 ATL81FKG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Americus, GADec 30, 1980 · N4737B · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FKG05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 200 · Alma, GADec 16, 1980 · N300CP · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA027Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech G-185 · Atlanta, GADec 13, 1980 · N9684R · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Valdosta, GADec 12, 1980 · N9115J · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FKG04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7CCM · Douglasville, GADec 4, 1980 · N2558B · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81IA023Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Atlanta, GADec 3, 1980 · N864FT · Minor damage NTSB ATL81IA017Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Rome, GANov 20, 1980 · N44RK · Minor damage NTSB ATL81FKG03Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Madison, GANov 19, 1980 · N5114X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FKG02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Stockbridge, GANov 15, 1980 · N76151 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA013Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T210N · Baxley, GANov 7, 1980 · N5392A · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA011Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210M · Pearson, GAOct 31, 1980 · N761HK · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Woodland, GAOct 30, 1980 · N4108Y · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA008Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Milledgeville, GAOct 23, 1980 · N5882M · Destroyed NTSB ATL81DLA01Accident · No injuriesClosedMustang II · Nashville, GAOct 13, 1980 · N363RD · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FKG01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Buena Vista, GAOct 7, 1980 · N6369G · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Cartersville, GAOct 1, 1980 · N6956N · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FKG29Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-31 · Hampton, GASep 21, 1980 · N7374V · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Claxton, GASep 20, 1980 · N6571Z · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FKG28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Cartersville, GASep 19, 1980 · N1482P · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80IA098Incident · No injuriesClosedConvair 440 · Brunswick, GASep 18, 1980 · N477KW · Minor damage NTSB ATL80FKG27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerostar 601P · Peachtree City, GASep 15, 1980 · N333BM · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Covington, GASep 15, 1980 · N2934V · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DKG25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Athens, GASep 14, 1980 · N7584T · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA094Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLear Jet 24 · Chamblee, GASep 10, 1980 · N127DM · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLA15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T188C · Moultrie, GASep 8, 1980 · N2288J · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FKG24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Atlanta, GASep 6, 1980 · N738FE · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FA090Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Milledgeville, GASep 6, 1980 · N13268 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLA14Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Berlin, GASep 5, 1980 · N8939H · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Jefferson, GASep 3, 1980 · N2446F · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLA13Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Meigs, GASep 3, 1980 · N9303F · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA088Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerostar 601P · Summerville, GASep 2, 1980 · N90463 · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FKG23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210N · Jonesboro, GAAug 30, 1980 · N4966C · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DLA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Jekyll Island, GAAug 30, 1980 · N739FX · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Valdosta, GAAug 28, 1980 · N8353Y · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Hopeful, GAAug 26, 1980 · N8179V · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Douglas, GAAug 22, 1980 · N229C · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKG20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lawrenceville, GAAug 21, 1980 · N25843 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLA08Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S-2R · Colquitt, GAAug 20, 1980 · N4926X · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLA07Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Cairo, GAAug 19, 1980 · N8528 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLA09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G · Blakely, GAAug 16, 1980 · N1159W · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLA06Accident · No injuriesClosedTom Cat MK-5A · Quitman, GAAug 15, 1980 · N3575B · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKG19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Albany, GAAug 13, 1980 · N9822G · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Chamblee, GAAug 6, 1980 · N78RG · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Moultrie, GAAug 2, 1980 · N9364R · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Unadilla, GAJul 26, 1980 · N4970Y · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DKG15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Stone Mt, GAJul 22, 1980 · N13589 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DKG14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Dudley, GAJul 22, 1980 · N9529P · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DKG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Griffin, GAJul 19, 1980 · N66934 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310G · Jasper, GAJul 17, 1980 · N8936Z · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FKG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Stockbridge, GAJul 17, 1980 · N6581S · Substantial damage