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
| 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
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.
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
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 MKC82FCD05CaseClosedCessna 150F · Keosauqua, IANTSB MKC82DCD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Iowa Falls, IANTSB MKC82FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Le Mars, IANTSB MKC82FA006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172N · Prairie City, IANTSB MKC82DCD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Fostoria, IANTSB MKC82FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182P · Essex, IANTSB MKC82DCD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Webster City, IANTSB MKC82FCD01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36TC · Garner, IANTSB MKC82FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedVarga 2150A · Glenwood, IANTSB MKC81DCD39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Orange City, IANTSB MKC81FA054Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Iowa City, IANTSB MKC81FCD40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Larchwood, IANTSB MKC81DCD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Burlington, IANTSB MKC81DCD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Eagle Grove, IANTSB MKC81FCD36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPietenpol Aircmp · Blakesburg, IANTSB MKC81FCD35Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Blakesburg, IANTSB MKC81FCD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Clear Lake, IANTSB MKC81FCD34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Marion, IANTSB MKC81DCD31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Burlington, IANTSB MKC81DCD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Oxford, IANTSB MKC81DCD32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Orange City, IANTSB MKC81FA050Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 65 · Spirit Lake, IANTSB MKC81FA049Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairchild 24R · Waukon, IANTSB MKC81DCD29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Indianola, IANTSB MKC81DCD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kalona, IANTSB MKC81FA044Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Colo, IANTSB MKC81DCD27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Red Oak, IANTSB MKC81FCD26Accident · No injuriesClosedCassutt 3M · Mason City, IANTSB MKC81DCD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Carson, IANTSB MKC81DCD24Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Muscatine, IANTSB MKC81DCD23Accident · No injuriesClosedThorp T-18 · Waterloo, IANTSB MKC81DCD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Laurens, IANTSB MKC81DCD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Arlington, IANTSB MKC81FCD20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN American P-51D · Council Bluffs, IANTSB MKC81FA039Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · New Virginia, IANTSB MKC81DCD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Leland, IANTSB MKC81FA035Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Spencer, IANTSB MKC81FA034Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Decorah, IANTSB MKC81FA033Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ottumwa, IANTSB MKC81DCD18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Holstein, IANTSB MKC81FCD17Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Norwalk, IANTSB MKC81IA031Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · St.Ansgar, IANTSB MKC81DCD16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Mystic, IANTSB MKC81DCD15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Moulton, IANTSB MKC81FCD14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20K · Iowa City, IANTSB MKC81FA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Dixon, IANTSB MKC81FA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Creston, IANTSB MKC81DCD13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA32RT · Waterloo, IANTSB CHI81DEE25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bellevue, IANTSB MKC81DCD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Charles City, IA