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NTSB investigations, 1980, IL

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, IL per year, 1962–2026: 5,040 cases
1962	2
1963	3
1964	182
1965	166
1966	229
1967	239
1968	199
1969	168
1970	175
1971	158
1972	144
1973	146
1974	143
1975	152
1976	129
1977	139
1978	171
1979	133
1980	121
1981	121
1982	97
1983	109
1984	94
1985	74
1986	70
1987	68
1988	79
1989	72
1990	62
1991	63
1992	64
1993	64
1994	62
1995	47
1996	46
1997	46
1998	37
1999	53
2000	47
2001	51
2002	43
2003	54
2004	31
2005	33
2006	35
2007	46
2008	50
2009	31
2010	42
2011	49
2012	30
2013	29
2014	31
2015	30
2016	32
2017	27
2018	27
2019	22
2020	27
2021	18
2022	30
2023	30
2024	16
2025	37
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" = 'IL' 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\" = 'IL' 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" = 'IL' 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 CHI81FEV08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Meyer, ILDec 28, 1980 · N7818V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEV07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Germantown Hls, ILDec 27, 1980 · N2401A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81DEE13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Lansing, ILDec 26, 1980 · N2299T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Roscoe, ILDec 24, 1980 · N4362B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Chicago, ILDec 24, 1980 · N851CG · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81DEE11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 414 · Wheeling, ILDec 8, 1980 · N18SM · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C24R · West Chicago, ILDec 4, 1980 · N37329 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Annawan, ILNov 30, 1980 · N8077P · Destroyed NTSB CHI81DEV06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Urbana, ILNov 30, 1980 · N6665G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Crystal Lake, ILNov 25, 1980 · N5221B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81DEV05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · St Francisvill, ILNov 21, 1980 · N49150 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEV04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Chrisman, ILNov 15, 1980 · N8830L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Grayslake, ILNov 14, 1980 · N9964B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSonerai I · Lansing, ILNov 8, 1980 · N40JP · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE08Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 720 · Wheeling, ILNov 5, 1980 · N825WD · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE05Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Chicago, ILNov 2, 1980 · N79840 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Wheeling, ILOct 31, 1980 · N20525 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FCA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · St Jacob, ILOct 26, 1980 · N10DR · Destroyed NTSB CHI81IA003Incident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Galena, ILOct 25, 1980 · N21RW · Minor damage NTSB CHI81DA002Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Moline, ILOct 23, 1980 · N8125F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FCA02Accident · 2 fatalClosedAlvarez Polli · Grantfork, ILOct 14, 1980 · N1035S · Destroyed NTSB CHI81FEV03Accident · No injuriesClosedGrady KR-2 · Jacksonville, ILOct 12, 1980 · N2312N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Romeoville, ILOct 12, 1980 · N21510 · Destroyed NTSB CHI81FCA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Cahokia, ILOct 11, 1980 · N68729 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81DCA01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Cahokia, ILOct 8, 1980 · N4709S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81DEV02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Sidney, ILOct 4, 1980 · N5105R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81FEE02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Chicago, ILOct 3, 1980 · N1811R · Destroyed NTSB CHI81FEE01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Huntley, ILOct 2, 1980 · N3071H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI81DEV01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Golden, ILOct 1, 1980 · N615Y · Destroyed NTSB CHI80FEE53Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · West Chicago, ILSep 30, 1980 · N310CT · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80DEE57Accident · No injuriesClosedBLN Works FF-7 · Rock Island, ILSep 30, 1980 · N1532B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEV40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBensen B8M · St. Joseph, ILSep 28, 1980 · N30087 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEV39Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Mill Shoals, ILSep 23, 1980 · N731SV · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FA069Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150J · Akin, ILSep 22, 1980 · N60771 · Destroyed NTSB CHI80DEE56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Lansing, ILSep 19, 1980 · N4779E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80DEE52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lockport, ILSep 19, 1980 · N4658B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEE51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Lansing, ILSep 17, 1980 · N9400Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FA068Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 23 · Waukegan, ILSep 16, 1980 · N12GP · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEV38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedJeanies Teenie · Shelbyville, ILSep 14, 1980 · N3774C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80DEE55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · New Lenox, ILSep 13, 1980 · N55526 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEE50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Aurora, ILSep 9, 1980 · N67381 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEV37Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Monticello, ILSep 6, 1980 · N9214P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FA067Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680FL · Chicago, ILSep 3, 1980 · N4700E · Destroyed NTSB CHI80DEE49Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Greenwood, ILSep 3, 1980 · N9682U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEE47Accident · 1 fatalClosedVari-Eze Heiman · Huntley, ILSep 1, 1980 · N5021Y · Destroyed NTSB CHI80DEE48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Dwight, ILAug 29, 1980 · N373LA · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEE45Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Highland Park, ILAug 25, 1980 · N6183V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80DCA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Columbia, ILAug 24, 1980 · N5135W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80FEE44Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Bolingbrook, ILAug 23, 1980 · N6319N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI80DEE54Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Grayslake, ILAug 20, 1980 · N5713A · Substantial damage