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NTSB investigations, 1978, 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, 1978, 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") = 1978 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\") = 1978
    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") = 1978
  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 MKC79FCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Waverly, IADec 28, 1978 · N728SC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD06Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M-20 · Des Moines, IADec 15, 1978 · N6376Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedBrantly B-2B · Sloan, IADec 15, 1978 · N1122K · Destroyed NTSB MKC79FA008Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 35 · Muscatine, IADec 11, 1978 · N20BG · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Muscatine, IADec 10, 1978 · N49159 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA007Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Des Moines, IADec 2, 1978 · N41447 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Castalia, IAOct 29, 1978 · N88188 · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Williams, IAOct 10, 1978 · N80310 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Council Bluffs, IAOct 6, 1978 · N66664 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Jesup, IASep 30, 1978 · N46438 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD56Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Allison, IASep 7, 1978 · N7840W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Milford, IASep 7, 1978 · N6447Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD54Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Lake Park, IASep 6, 1978 · N7757V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD52Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Clinton, IASep 3, 1978 · N734NP · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · New Albin, IASep 3, 1978 · N3749V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 300C · Baxter, IAAug 31, 1978 · N7431F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD53Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · South English, IAAug 31, 1978 · N3252Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD49Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-5A · Manson, IAAug 29, 1978 · N14841 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTaylorcraft A · Blakesburg, IAAug 28, 1978 · N19877 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210M · Davenport, IAAug 28, 1978 · N732LB · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Des Moines, IAAug 25, 1978 · N12ML · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD45Accident · No injuriesClosedTravel Air D4D · Des Moines, IAAug 23, 1978 · N434N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Toledo, IAAug 16, 1978 · N83659 · Destroyed NTSB MKC78FA064Accident · 1 fatalClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A · Mason City, IAAug 12, 1978 · N3801F · Destroyed NTSB MKC78DCD43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Irving, IAAug 12, 1978 · N44043 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Yale, IAAug 9, 1978 · N9208R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD42Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Corning, IAAug 5, 1978 · N83008 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Mason City, IAJul 28, 1978 · N2757D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI78IA050Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Lamoni, IAJul 15, 1978 · N7409U · No damage NTSB MKC78FCD39Accident · 2 fatalClosedSkylark WC-3 · Eagle Grove, IAJul 10, 1978 · N214JC · Destroyed NTSB MKC78DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Emmetsburg, IAJul 6, 1978 · N49154 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Steamboat Rock, IAJul 5, 1978 · N57703 · Destroyed NTSB MKC78FCD36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Olin, IAJul 2, 1978 · N21CG · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FA053Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Denison, IAJul 1, 1978 · N5510J · Destroyed NTSB MKC78DCD35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Paullina, IAJun 27, 1978 · N5276S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD34Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J-2 · Burlington, IAJun 18, 1978 · N23MA · Destroyed NTSB MKC78FCD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Washington, IAJun 4, 1978 · N8835N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedStarduster 11 · Davenport, IAJun 4, 1978 · N50JB · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FA033Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 8KCAB · Council Bluffs, IAJun 2, 1978 · N57463 · Destroyed NTSB MKC78DCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Atlantic, IAMay 31, 1978 · N9921G · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Iowa City, IAMay 30, 1978 · N2895T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5 · Goldfield, IAMay 28, 1978 · N7135L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedJungster 1 · Monticello, IAMay 24, 1978 · N47M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Anamosa, IAMay 24, 1978 · N5192W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ladora, IAMay 24, 1978 · N16117 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Terril, IAMay 23, 1978 · N78615 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedCampbell KR-1 · Boone, IAMay 20, 1978 · N21KC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Des Moines, IAMay 12, 1978 · N11474 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402B · Keokuk, IAMay 11, 1978 · N44NC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Des Moines, IAMay 10, 1978 · N3158T · Substantial damage