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NTSB investigations, 1966, KY

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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, 1966, KY per year, 1964–2026: 1,465 cases
1964	46
1965	51
1966	32
1967	36
1968	54
1969	46
1970	39
1971	50
1972	51
1973	43
1974	40
1975	35
1976	42
1977	35
1978	51
1979	39
1980	43
1981	30
1982	39
1983	31
1984	22
1985	31
1986	20
1987	28
1988	22
1989	9
1990	17
1991	11
1992	24
1993	19
1994	15
1995	9
1996	18
1997	12
1998	12
1999	14
2000	15
2001	14
2002	14
2003	21
2004	19
2005	15
2006	16
2007	11
2008	16
2009	14
2010	20
2011	9
2012	14
2013	11
2014	5
2015	13
2016	11
2017	11
2018	5
2019	13
2020	7
2021	11
2022	15
2023	13
2024	13
2025	15
2026	8

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") = 1966 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KY' 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\") = 1966
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'KY' 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") = 1966
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KY' 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 CHI67F0358Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F35 · Erlanger, KYNov 28, 1966 · N5057B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0394Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Greensburg, KYNov 6, 1966 · N6311P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67A0060Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech G35 · Cadiz, KYNov 5, 1966 · N4674D · Destroyed NTSB CHI67A0057Accident · 1 fatalClosedHughes 269B · Lexington, KYOct 28, 1966 · N9461F · Destroyed NTSB CHI67D0408Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Pikeville, KYOct 25, 1966 · N6064Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0342Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150D · London, KYOct 21, 1966 · N4145U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0308Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Danville, KYOct 21, 1966 · N6176P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0307Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Somerset, KYOct 5, 1966 · N4751A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0151Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Louisville, KYSep 14, 1966 · N7727Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Columbia, KYSep 1, 1966 · N5789V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0150Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Hazard, KYAug 27, 1966 · N3442B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0177Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Williamstown, KYAug 21, 1966 · N9401J · Destroyed NTSB CHI67A0023Accident · No injuriesClosedHawker-Sdly DH-125 · Paducah, KYAug 15, 1966 · N926G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67A0021Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Chavies, KYAug 8, 1966 · N3894L · Destroyed NTSB CHI67F0119Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Shelbyville, KYAug 7, 1966 · N8590B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0246Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lancaster, KYJul 16, 1966 · N5557P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0074Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Columbia, KYJul 9, 1966 · N6104H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67A0005Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2A · Slemp, KYJul 9, 1966 · N73219 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67I0003Incident · No injuriesClosedNord 262 · Erlanger, KYJul 7, 1966 · N26210 · Minor damage NTSB CHI67D0149Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Glasgow, KYJul 4, 1966 · N4907U · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66F0776Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA23 · Louisville, KYJun 13, 1966 · N1258P · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66A0093Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing B75N1 · Franklin, KYMay 28, 1966 · N4629N · Destroyed NTSB CHI66D0737Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Flemingsburg, KYApr 29, 1966 · N3647Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66D0710Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Lexington, KYApr 28, 1966 · N3056D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66D0713Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Albany, KYApr 7, 1966 · N5737T · Destroyed NTSB CHI66D0655Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35 · Mt Sterling, KYApr 1, 1966 · N2073W · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66A0071Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech J35 · Corinth, KYMar 2, 1966 · N8354D · Destroyed NTSB CHI66A0069Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · London, KYFeb 19, 1966 · N6750B · Destroyed NTSB CHI66F0564Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft G35 · Manchester, KYFeb 6, 1966 · N4297D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66D0525Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft A35 · Cynthiana, KYJan 11, 1966 · N275H · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66D0519Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Russelville, KYJan 9, 1966 · N5986E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66A0061Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182G · Maysville, KYJan 4, 1966 · N2141R · Destroyed