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NTSB investigations, 1968, IA

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, 1968, IA per year, 1962–2026: 2,216 cases
1962	2
1963	2
1964	72
1965	74
1966	108
1967	129
1968	87
1969	98
1970	101
1971	105
1972	76
1973	53
1974	60
1975	49
1976	55
1977	57
1978	65
1979	51
1980	41
1981	60
1982	52
1983	53
1984	39
1985	35
1986	26
1987	30
1988	27
1989	24
1990	24
1991	23
1992	23
1993	22
1994	16
1995	12
1996	15
1997	22
1998	20
1999	18
2000	11
2001	7
2002	14
2003	20
2004	13
2005	13
2006	8
2007	17
2008	18
2009	17
2010	27
2011	23
2012	21
2013	15
2014	9
2015	13
2016	13
2017	16
2018	12
2019	9
2020	12
2021	16
2022	14
2023	17
2024	7
2025	13
2026	15

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") = 1968 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' 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\") = 1968
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'IA' 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") = 1968
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' 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 MKC69F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Floris, IADec 31, 1968 · N46242 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0300Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Nashua, IADec 29, 1968 · N2657P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0327Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Hampton, IADec 28, 1968 · N4866M · Substantial damage NTSB DCA69A0009Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC- 9 · Sioux City, IADec 27, 1968 · N974Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0326Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Creston, IADec 26, 1968 · N3341P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0290Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Oakland, IADec 9, 1968 · N4581C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0285Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Estherville, IADec 6, 1968 · N3688D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0286Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Charles City, IADec 5, 1968 · N1769F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0034Accident · 2 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC-65 · St Charles, IANov 24, 1968 · N26669 · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0302Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Paullina, IANov 22, 1968 · N5529P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0266Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Ames, IANov 20, 1968 · N6513T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0254Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35 · Des Moines, IANov 11, 1968 · N3798Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0279Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Westside, IANov 9, 1968 · N3911N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0251Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Dallas Centr, IANov 5, 1968 · N6068N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0261Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fredericksburg, IANov 1, 1968 · N8184B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0268Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dubuque, IAOct 31, 1968 · N7160W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0252Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Amana, IAOct 31, 1968 · N3056F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0235Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Washburn, IAOct 26, 1968 · N3764K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Elkader, IAOct 25, 1968 · N2689R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0231Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IAOct 20, 1968 · N8701W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0027Accident · 1 fatalClosedAir-Space 18A · Marion, IAOct 20, 1968 · N6105S · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0239Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Council Blfs, IAOct 13, 1968 · N2809S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0023Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Osceola, IAOct 13, 1968 · N9176W · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0213Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Washburn, IAOct 12, 1968 · N3764K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0182Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Pella, IASep 27, 1968 · N8544U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0199Accident · No injuriesClosedCooney R1 · Lamoni, IASep 24, 1968 · N311X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0187Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Newton, IASep 20, 1968 · N6547P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0222Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-15 · Council Blfs, IASep 20, 1968 · N4471H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0177Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Davenport, IASep 12, 1968 · N8613S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0175Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Onawa, IASep 5, 1968 · N7285Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0138Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Lowden, IASep 4, 1968 · N3708V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0170Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Eagle Grove, IASep 4, 1968 · N3483T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0169Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310B · Whiting, IASep 1, 1968 · N5415A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0195Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Waukon, IAAug 31, 1968 · N2260Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0136Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRyan ST-3KR · Troy Mills, IAAug 25, 1968 · N48605 · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0118Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Anita, IAAug 25, 1968 · N2251B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0119Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Rock Rapids, IAAug 21, 1968 · N4788J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0097Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFairchild M-62 · Griswold, IAAug 11, 1968 · N53956 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0140Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Iowa City, IAAug 4, 1968 · N3042F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0008Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech G35 · Harcourt, IAAug 4, 1968 · N4415D · Destroyed NTSB MKC69F0052Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Des Moines, IAAug 3, 1968 · N4670L · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0089Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · New Sharon, IAJul 29, 1968 · N549Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0309Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Osage, IAJul 28, 1968 · N1500D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0096Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Nevada, IAJul 26, 1968 · N4888Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0054Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Onawa, IAJul 25, 1968 · N8841F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0053Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Traer, IAJul 24, 1968 · N8344L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0002Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Denison, IAJul 18, 1968 · N3235W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0056Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Grd Junction, IAJul 12, 1968 · N7276V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0048Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Le Mars, IAJul 6, 1968 · N5673S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0034Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEaa Biplane P · Rock Rapids, IAJul 5, 1968 · N1781 · Substantial damage