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NTSB investigations, 1981, ID

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1981, ID per year, 1964–2026: 2,504 cases
1964	70
1965	49
1966	62
1967	64
1968	65
1969	47
1970	54
1971	57
1972	41
1973	48
1974	63
1975	56
1976	63
1977	48
1978	43
1979	56
1980	44
1981	40
1982	47
1983	41
1984	41
1985	46
1986	50
1987	25
1988	29
1989	22
1990	30
1991	30
1992	37
1993	26
1994	39
1995	35
1996	33
1997	31
1998	41
1999	46
2000	34
2001	24
2002	48
2003	52
2004	40
2005	38
2006	30
2007	40
2008	34
2009	37
2010	37
2011	33
2012	40
2013	32
2014	30
2015	27
2016	22
2017	31
2018	28
2019	33
2020	24
2021	39
2022	27
2023	29
2024	35
2025	22
2026	19

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") = 1981 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ID' 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\") = 1981
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ID' 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" = 'ID' 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 SEA82DYA04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Majic Rsrvoir, IDDec 9, 1981 · N7267F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA82FA005Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 421C · Shoshone, IDNov 21, 1981 · N8369G · Destroyed NTSB SEA82DYA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Rexburg, IDNov 17, 1981 · N2106J · Destroyed NTSB SEA82FYP05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Orofino, IDNov 13, 1981 · N5428R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 175B · Springfield, IDNov 5, 1981 · N8197T · Destroyed NTSB SEA82DYP02Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-5 · Priest River, IDNov 3, 1981 · N56312 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA82DYA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Howe, IDOct 15, 1981 · N9018Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA82FYA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Ola, IDOct 1, 1981 · N9056L · Destroyed NTSB SEA81FYP41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Athol, IDSep 20, 1981 · N1954C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAerospatle SA315B · Driggs, IDSep 7, 1981 · N47309 · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYA26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Arco, IDSep 5, 1981 · N5123F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA27Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA316B · Driggs, IDAug 30, 1981 · N84850 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FA053Accident · 3 fatalClosedSoloy UH-12E · Riggins, IDAug 19, 1981 · N544HA · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYA24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Rigby, IDAug 18, 1981 · N715Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FYA23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Caldwell, IDAug 17, 1981 · N7435Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Driggs, IDAug 13, 1981 · N714GQ · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FYA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Middleton, IDAug 6, 1981 · N4573Y · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYP32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Warren, IDJul 23, 1981 · N2103U · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYA19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Yellow Pine, IDJul 20, 1981 · N9921N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FYP29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Priest River, IDJul 19, 1981 · N2213Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FA047Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Boise, IDJul 17, 1981 · N40036 · Minor damage NTSB SEA81DYA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180A · Challis, IDJul 17, 1981 · N9748B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Firth, IDJul 10, 1981 · N7160D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Shelley, IDJul 10, 1981 · N8553L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81IA045Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Hailey, IDJun 30, 1981 · N3516A · Minor damage NTSB SEA81FA044Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 182Q · Burley, IDJun 26, 1981 · N759NP · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Richfield, IDJun 24, 1981 · N8134G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FA042Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Bliss, IDJun 21, 1981 · N2214X · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYA14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Stanley, IDJun 20, 1981 · N3402Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Rockford, IDJun 11, 1981 · N7312Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA11Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Monteview, IDJun 10, 1981 · N730Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FA039Accident · 1 fatalClosedMaule M5235C · Dixie, IDMay 31, 1981 · N5637H · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYP20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lucille, IDMay 28, 1981 · N38421 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FA038Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Malad City, IDMay 25, 1981 · N2816F · Destroyed NTSB SEA81FYP18Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman G-164B · Harrison, IDMay 23, 1981 · N48574 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81DYA09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Idaho Falls, IDMay 5, 1981 · N4729Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FYP08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Lewiston, IDMar 3, 1981 · N4612L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FYA07Accident · 1 fatalClosedPitts S-1S · Boise, IDJan 10, 1981 · N43BW · Destroyed NTSB SEA81DYA08Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Hailey, IDJan 8, 1981 · N4133Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA81FA014Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Rexburg, IDJan 2, 1981 · N861S · Destroyed