NTSB investigations, 1981, IA

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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.

Cases per year

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1981, IA per year, 1962–2026: 2,216 cases
19622
19632
196472
196574
1966108
1967129
196887
196998
1970101
1971105
197276
197353
197460
197549
197655
197757
197865
197951
198041
198160
198252
198353
198439
198535
198626
198730
198827
198924
199024
199123
199223
199322
199416
199512
199615
199722
199820
199918
200011
20017
200214
200320
200413
200513
20068
200717
200818
200917
201027
201123
201221
201315
20149
201513
201613
201716
201812
20199
202012
202116
202214
202317
20247
202513
202615

Latest cases

Query with SQL
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\") = 1981
    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.

NTSB MKC82FCD05CaseClosedCessna 150F · Keosauqua, IADec 23, 1981 · N3510LNTSB MKC82DCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Iowa Falls, IADec 4, 1981 · N43098 · DestroyedNTSB MKC82FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Le Mars, IANov 26, 1981 · N2138B · DestroyedNTSB MKC82FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Prairie City, IANov 24, 1981 · N737RM · DestroyedNTSB MKC82DCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Fostoria, IAOct 31, 1981 · N7215V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182P · Essex, IAOct 30, 1981 · N9906E · DestroyedNTSB MKC82DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Webster City, IAOct 12, 1981 · N3184Q · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36TC · Garner, IAOct 8, 1981 · N67346 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedVarga 2150A · Glenwood, IAOct 2, 1981 · N8334J · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Orange City, IASep 21, 1981 · N82682 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA054Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Iowa City, IASep 20, 1981 · N352RM · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Larchwood, IASep 19, 1981 · N2256E · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Burlington, IASep 10, 1981 · N9404T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Eagle Grove, IASep 5, 1981 · N50469 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPietenpol Aircmp · Blakesburg, IAAug 17, 1981 · N12939 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD35Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Blakesburg, IAAug 16, 1981 · N84486 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Clear Lake, IAAug 16, 1981 · N4844Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Marion, IAAug 13, 1981 · N9357F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Burlington, IAAug 9, 1981 · N9701D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Oxford, IAAug 9, 1981 · N20029 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Orange City, IAAug 8, 1981 · N6004H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA050Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 65 · Spirit Lake, IAAug 7, 1981 · N805Q · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FA049Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairchild 24R · Waukon, IAAug 5, 1981 · N77694 · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Indianola, IAAug 3, 1981 · N4719Y · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kalona, IAJul 31, 1981 · N8097L · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA044Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Colo, IAJul 25, 1981 · N16328 · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Red Oak, IAJul 22, 1981 · N2356D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedCassutt 3M · Mason City, IAJul 18, 1981 · N64RC · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Carson, IAJul 17, 1981 · N8124L · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Muscatine, IAJul 12, 1981 · N25346 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedThorp T-18 · Waterloo, IAJul 11, 1981 · N179RW · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Laurens, IAJun 22, 1981 · N2406Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Arlington, IAJun 20, 1981 · N67606 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN American P-51D · Council Bluffs, IAJun 17, 1981 · N5428V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA039Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · New Virginia, IAJun 8, 1981 · N9375H · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Leland, IAMay 27, 1981 · N4431J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA035Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Spencer, IAMay 18, 1981 · N1600B · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA034Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Decorah, IAMay 16, 1981 · N2255M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA033Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IAMay 8, 1981 · N2972W · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Holstein, IAApr 26, 1981 · N2835W · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FCD17Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Norwalk, IAApr 23, 1981 · N4452H · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81IA031Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · St.Ansgar, IAApr 20, 1981 · N3370W · Minor damageNTSB MKC81DCD16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Mystic, IAApr 18, 1981 · N96519 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Moulton, IAApr 15, 1981 · N2388D · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FCD14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20K · Iowa City, IAApr 9, 1981 · N9766S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Dixon, IAApr 8, 1981 · N47970 · DestroyedNTSB MKC81FA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Creston, IAApr 8, 1981 · N2250W · DestroyedNTSB MKC81DCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA32RT · Waterloo, IAApr 3, 1981 · N36150 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI81DEE25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bellevue, IAApr 1, 1981 · N12119 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC81DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Charles City, IAMar 31, 1981 · N6924P · Substantial damage