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NTSB investigations, 1973, KS

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1973, KS per year, 1963–2026: 2,834 cases
1963	2
1964	134
1965	112
1966	134
1967	136
1968	109
1969	106
1970	92
1971	91
1972	81
1973	65
1974	84
1975	84
1976	91
1977	85
1978	67
1979	83
1980	60
1981	71
1982	59
1983	63
1984	49
1985	55
1986	52
1987	35
1988	36
1989	16
1990	35
1991	28
1992	23
1993	25
1994	32
1995	33
1996	30
1997	30
1998	22
1999	32
2000	20
2001	14
2002	19
2003	20
2004	25
2005	18
2006	19
2007	24
2008	27
2009	19
2010	18
2011	15
2012	22
2013	24
2014	15
2015	24
2016	20
2017	18
2018	17
2019	19
2020	11
2021	15
2022	15
2023	21
2024	13
2025	9
2026	11

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") = 1973 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' 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\") = 1973
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'KS' 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") = 1973
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' 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 MKC74DCG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Leawood, KSDec 26, 1973 · N8713B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Great Bend, KSDec 22, 1973 · N30335 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCG16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Pleasanton, KSDec 18, 1973 · N18640 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74AK033Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310L · Manhattan, KSDec 18, 1973 · N3269X · Destroyed NTSB MKC74FCQ20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Manhattan, KSDec 3, 1973 · N21357 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Bennington, KSDec 1, 1973 · N1502D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCG14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe T8-F · Lenexa, KSNov 22, 1973 · N1824B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FER23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech V35B · St Paul, KSNov 21, 1973 · N1877W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Larned, KSNov 19, 1973 · N8131P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74AK024Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Topeka, KSNov 16, 1973 · N3412W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Colby, KSNov 12, 1973 · N3237P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Salina, KSNov 2, 1973 · N6503Y · Minor damage NTSB MKC74AK019Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing B75N1 · Spring Hill, KSOct 21, 1973 · N121M · Destroyed NTSB MKC74FCG13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech TC-45J · Lawrence, KSOct 17, 1973 · N200KU · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Plains, KSOct 13, 1973 · N75847 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74AK017Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Cassoday, KSOct 9, 1973 · N6985U · Destroyed NTSB MKC74DCQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Inman, KSSep 10, 1973 · N3734F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74AK010Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 182B · Leawood, KSSep 7, 1973 · N2430G · Destroyed NTSB MKC74DCQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedSmith Trmite · Goodland, KSSep 6, 1973 · N59322 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Almena, KSSep 5, 1973 · N4976Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74AK009Accident · 1 fatalClosedLuscombe 8E · Harper, KSSep 3, 1973 · N1655K · Destroyed NTSB MKC74AK008Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150J · Emporia, KSAug 28, 1973 · N60410 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hays, KSAug 27, 1973 · N5722U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Goodland, KSAug 26, 1973 · N4190N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Hugoton, KSAug 23, 1973 · N5743Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCQ07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Wichita, KSAug 14, 1973 · N1923W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Lakin, KSAug 4, 1973 · N711RM · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210J · Johnson, KSAug 4, 1973 · N3365S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L · Ingalls, KSAug 3, 1973 · N9383H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCQ04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFairchild M62C · Garden City, KSAug 3, 1973 · N57606 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ashland, KSAug 1, 1973 · N60051 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Grove, KSJul 27, 1973 · N4927Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Sublette, KSJul 26, 1973 · N5685J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCQ38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · North Fowler, KSJun 27, 1973 · N9899V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCQ36Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Wichita, KSJun 7, 1973 · CF-IAD · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCQ37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · Councl Grove, KSJun 3, 1973 · N2630U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCQ35Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Hunter, KSJun 3, 1973 · N84055 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCG48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing B75N1 · Garnett, KSMay 30, 1973 · N75567 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73AK071Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Wichita, KSMay 27, 1973 · N306H · Destroyed NTSB MKC73AK069Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech B35 · Mulvane, KSMay 26, 1973 · N5164C · Destroyed NTSB MKC73FCG42Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BL-65 · Leavenworth, KSMay 23, 1973 · N27492 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCQ33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marysville, KSMay 23, 1973 · N5579F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCQ32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Yates Center, KSMay 22, 1973 · N4817D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCQ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Scandia, KSMay 20, 1973 · N3182R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCG41Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Burlington, KSMay 20, 1973 · N95152 · Destroyed NTSB MKC73AK067Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Yates Center, KSMay 18, 1973 · N7074Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC73DCQ31Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Mccune, KSMay 16, 1973 · N4698 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCQ30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Meade, KSMay 12, 1973 · N7277Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC73AK066Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech E90 · Pratt, KSMay 10, 1973 · YV-TADJ · Destroyed NTSB MKC73DCQ29Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Pittsburg, KSMay 4, 1973 · N54782 · Substantial damage