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NTSB investigations, 1979, 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, 1979, 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") = 1979 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\") = 1979
    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") = 1979
  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 MKC80FCD09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Greenfield, IADec 22, 1979 · N52195 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Maquoketa, IADec 9, 1979 · N16129 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA012Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle 319B · Baxter, IADec 7, 1979 · N90825 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Somers, IANov 30, 1979 · N8976A · Substantial damage NTSB UNK80X0102Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Melvin, IANov 11, 1979 · N2181D · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCD06Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Winterset, IANov 4, 1979 · N41961 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Des Moines, IAOct 28, 1979 · N8731C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Des Moines, IAOct 27, 1979 · N8194C · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Oelwein, IAOct 24, 1979 · N538FL · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Lamotte, IAOct 17, 1979 · N83589 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · New Hampton, IAOct 7, 1979 · N5937J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD44Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lost Nation, IASep 30, 1979 · N4957Y · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wever, IASep 29, 1979 · N5556F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Kossuth, IASep 27, 1979 · N7337Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Madrid, IASep 25, 1979 · N98602 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD41Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-3B · Pierson, IASep 25, 1979 · N8471E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Oxford, IASep 12, 1979 · N65465 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Waverly, IASep 9, 1979 · N6419U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Manning, IASep 7, 1979 · N3881E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD36Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Masonville, IAAug 29, 1979 · N13MZ · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD34Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Oskaloosa, IAAug 28, 1979 · N2518K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mt Pleasant, IAAug 27, 1979 · N24366 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Council Bluffs, IAAug 20, 1979 · N7521X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Fostoria, IAAug 19, 1979 · N732WZ · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Davenport, IAAug 17, 1979 · N4360F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA043Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Independence, IAJul 26, 1979 · N6879F · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Lawton, IAJul 14, 1979 · N4626B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Ladora, IAJul 10, 1979 · N2313A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Cedar Falls, IAJul 8, 1979 · N30444 · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47-G2 · Anthon, IAJul 3, 1979 · N85Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedGR Lakes 2T-1A2 · Algona, IAJul 1, 1979 · N3812F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Des Moines, IAJun 30, 1979 · N6299G · Destroyed NTSB MKC79FCD25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Iowa Falls, IAJun 30, 1979 · N4465Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC79FCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Wellman, IAJun 28, 1979 · N9416F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Oelwein, IAJun 22, 1979 · N34631 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion B · Mapleton, IAJun 8, 1979 · N5301K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Cedar Rapids, IAJun 6, 1979 · N9814U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Creston, IAMay 26, 1979 · N2916H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Sioux Center, IAMay 22, 1979 · N8919B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Fort Dodge, IAApr 26, 1979 · N734LV · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Cresco, IAApr 20, 1979 · N7115U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Cedar Rapids, IAMar 23, 1979 · N201GW · Destroyed NTSB MKC79FCD15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Tipton, IAMar 15, 1979 · N759GU · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD14Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Grinnell, IAMar 14, 1979 · N906B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M-20G · Wellsburg, IAMar 10, 1979 · N3613N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA020Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Clinton, IAFeb 28, 1979 · N9170Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FCD1ZAccident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-23 · Manchester, IAFeb 26, 1979 · N6008J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA018Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Waterloo, IAFeb 22, 1979 · N14261 · Destroyed NTSB MKC79DCD11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Lamotte, IAFeb 11, 1979 · N89902 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79DCD09Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC-12D · Nevada, IAJan 7, 1979 · N95622 · Substantial damage