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NTSB investigations, 1980, 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, 1980, 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") = 1980 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\") = 1980
    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") = 1980
  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 MKC81DCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Thompson, IADec 23, 1980 · N7510K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC81FA009Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 305A · Denison, IANov 29, 1980 · N5262G · Destroyed NTSB MKC81DCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Knoxville, IANov 29, 1980 · N9712B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC81FCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedEntrom F-28A · Carson, IANov 23, 1980 · N23HC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC81FCD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 120 · La Porte City, IANov 22, 1980 · N77351 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC81FA005Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 207 · Cedar Rapids, IAOct 16, 1980 · N91026 · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCD33Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Iowa City, IASep 27, 1980 · N7484F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA051Accident · Minor injuriesClosedIsreal Ind. 1124 · Iowa City, IASep 2, 1980 · N1124P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Leon, IAAug 30, 1980 · N3182R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Hampton, IAAug 30, 1980 · N13MZ · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA050Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRallye MS893E · New Virginia, IAAug 19, 1980 · N96088 · Destroyed NTSB MKC80DCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Ellsworth, IAAug 14, 1980 · N7480F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Delphus, IAAug 9, 1980 · N744F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA048Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Carroll, IAAug 9, 1980 · N47741 · Destroyed NTSB MKC80DCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Boone, IAJul 31, 1980 · N5068Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Humboldt, IAJul 30, 1980 · N2CL · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 76 · Sioux City, IAJul 27, 1980 · N6753D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Sprignville, IAJul 24, 1980 · N4927Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Waterloo, IAJul 24, 1980 · N5357A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD21Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Council Bluffs, IAJul 23, 1980 · N8644F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA047Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S1 · Centerville, IAJul 22, 1980 · N1012S · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Ames, IAJul 19, 1980 · N4793B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Burlington, IAJul 17, 1980 · N7562N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA043Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 401A · Spirit Lake, IAJul 11, 1980 · N3249Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Milford, IAJul 10, 1980 · N759RC · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Ft.Dodge, IAJul 7, 1980 · N6397Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-D55 · Mason City, IAJun 13, 1980 · N7952R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD17Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Sioux City, IAJun 8, 1980 · N5568V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Danville, IAMay 29, 1980 · N9814 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DA033Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven S55A · Council Bluffs, IAMay 3, 1980 · N1089R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DA032Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 18S · Cedar Rapids, IAApr 24, 1980 · N166H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMcculley Quicki · Muscatine, IAApr 17, 1980 · N9038Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210L · Clear Lake, IAApr 2, 1980 · N59168 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80AA026Accident · 3 fatalClosedAerospatle AS350D · Webster City, IAMar 3, 1980 · N353RM · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum-Amer AA-5B · Spencer, IAFeb 21, 1980 · N74028 · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCD13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E33A · Carroll, IAFeb 20, 1980 · N29880 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA022Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Creston, IAFeb 14, 1980 · N71RT · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Creston, IAFeb 7, 1980 · N7377H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCD11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Ankeny, IAJan 27, 1980 · N57305 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA019Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Clare, IAJan 25, 1980 · N9421C · Destroyed NTSB MKC80DCD10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · West Union, IAJan 11, 1980 · N733WF · Substantial damage