NTSB investigations, 1981, IL
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 | 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
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\" = '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") = 1981 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 CHI82DEV05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Carthage, ILNTSB CHI82FEE10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Monee, ILNTSB CHI82FEE09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Paw Paw, ILNTSB CHI81FEE08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rochelle, ILNTSB CHI82FEX04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gibson City, ILNTSB CHI82DEE11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI82FEV04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Villa Grove, ILNTSB CHI82FEE07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Kankakee, ILNTSB CHI82FEE06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172RG · Fox Lake, ILNTSB CHI82FEE05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Grayslake, ILNTSB CHI82FCA01Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Cahokia, ILNTSB CHI82FEE04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C23 · West Chicago, ILNTSB CHI82DA010Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Effingham, ILNTSB CHI82DEV03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Savoy, ILNTSB CHI82FEV02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Danville, ILNTSB CHI82FEE03Accident · 1 fatalClosedSonerai II · Romeoville, ILNTSB CHI82FA006Incident · Minor injuriesClosedShorts SD3-30 · Dixon, ILNTSB CHI82FA004Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-60 · Champaign, ILNTSB CHI82FA003Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310I · Hainesville, ILNTSB CHI82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech B95A · Bedford Park, ILNTSB CHI82DEE02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Joliet, ILNTSB CHI82FEE01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wheeling, ILNTSB CHI82DEV01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS126 · Monticello, ILNTSB ATL82FLQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172RG · Wheeling, ILNTSB CHI81FEE53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5A · Plainfield, ILNTSB CHI81IA099Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Romeoville, ILNTSB CHI81DEE54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Polo, ILNTSB CHI81FA096Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 175 · Fenton, ILNTSB CHI81DEE52Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S1C · Lockport, ILNTSB CHI81FA092Accident · No injuriesClosedHawker Sdly 748 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FEV34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Wyoming, ILNTSB CHI81FEV33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Danville, ILNTSB CHI81FEE50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FEV31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Springfield, ILNTSB CHI81FA090Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRaven RX-7 · Barrington Hls, ILNTSB CHI81FA089Accident · 5 fatalClosedBalloon WKS 8-24 · Barrington, ILNTSB CHI81DEV32Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Hudson, ILNTSB CHI81FEV30Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Atwood, ILNTSB CHI81FA086Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Altamont, ILNTSB CHI81FEE48Accident · No injuriesClosedPorterfield 35-70 · Rockford, ILNTSB CHI81FEV29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 695 · Peoria, ILNTSB CHI81FA085Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Chicago, ILNTSB CHI81FA082Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7ECA · Delevan, ILNTSB CHI81PEE51Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A45 · Glenview, ILNTSB CHI81FEE49Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Aurora, ILNTSB CHI81FEV28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCassutt 3M · Mattoon, ILNTSB CHI81FEV27Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T188C · Ridgway, ILNTSB CHI81DEE47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Romeoville, ILNTSB CHI81DEX28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Frankfort, ILNTSB CHI81FEV26Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2B · Chapin, IL