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NTSB investigations, 1971, 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, 1971, 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") = 1971 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\") = 1971
    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") = 1971
  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 CHI72FLQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Louisville, KYDec 4, 1971 · N9470F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72DLQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2F · Bardstown, KYNov 24, 1971 · N180MA · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Albany, KYNov 23, 1971 · N4440A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ24Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Louisville, KYNov 16, 1971 · N7018S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Elizabethtown, KYNov 14, 1971 · N7254F · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72AC044Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 200-D · Louisville, KYNov 11, 1971 · N2913T · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hawesville, KYNov 10, 1971 · N1014M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC025Accident · 2 fatalClosedLuscombe 8A · Hickman, KYOct 30, 1971 · N77830 · Destroyed NTSB CHI72FLQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Sturgis, KYOct 19, 1971 · N78799 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7GCBC · Independence, KYOct 6, 1971 · N9118L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Frankfort, KYOct 4, 1971 · N2432G · Destroyed NTSB CHI72FLQ15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Utica, KYOct 2, 1971 · N3531Q · Destroyed NTSB CHI72AC028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Adolphus, KYSep 25, 1971 · N9935W · Destroyed NTSB CHI72DLQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Fort Knox, KYSep 22, 1971 · N4220A · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310N · Danville, KYSep 14, 1971 · N5030Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedGraham SM51 · Bardstown, KYSep 12, 1971 · N2793 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Hazard, KYSep 10, 1971 · N7023S · Destroyed NTSB CHI72FLQ08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G4A · Shelbyville, KYSep 10, 1971 · N4088G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Frankfort, KYSep 6, 1971 · N1929K · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Shepherdsville, KYAug 29, 1971 · N2224N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FLQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Somerset, KYAug 24, 1971 · N7977N · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72DLQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Owensboro, KYAug 23, 1971 · N3531Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72DLQ12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Baxter, KYAug 22, 1971 · N84852 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72DLQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Rockport, KYAug 19, 1971 · N3068Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72AC014Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Bardstown, KYAug 14, 1971 · N7883P · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB CHI72FLQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-88 · Louisville, KYAug 10, 1971 · N8833B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72AC011Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Richardson, KYAug 1, 1971 · N8969P · Destroyed NTSB CHI72DLQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Russell Sprgs, KYJul 19, 1971 · N7030B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72DLQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Cave City, KYJul 4, 1971 · N8410Y · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Carrollton, KYJun 30, 1971 · N5081S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ29Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G4A · Utica, KYJun 19, 1971 · N4088G · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FLQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · New Haven, KYJun 12, 1971 · N6045G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion 4 · Berea, KYJun 10, 1971 · N91630 · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FLQ26Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech T-34A · Louisville, KYJun 5, 1971 · N94595 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Junction City, KYJun 3, 1971 · N7119M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72AC085Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech P35 · Chaplin, KYMay 27, 1971 · N9734Y · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FLQ24Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A-9 · Morganfield, KYMay 15, 1971 · N7712V · Destroyed NTSB CHI71AC084Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · York, KYMay 14, 1971 · N8131N · No damage NTSB MIA71DLT15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Whitesville, KYMay 9, 1971 · N6245G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lexington, KYMay 2, 1971 · N8744S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedVolksplane VP-1 · Louisville, KYApr 24, 1971 · N33GB · Destroyed NTSB CHI71AC077Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Bledsoe, KYApr 13, 1971 · N474RM · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FLQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedBede BD-4 · Louisville, KYMar 30, 1971 · N400BD · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC069Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Louisville, KYMar 29, 1971 · N8878J · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FLQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fort Knox, KYFeb 25, 1971 · N9452J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Stanton, KYFeb 14, 1971 · N82873 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FLQ16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C50 · Litchfield, KYFeb 8, 1971 · N3649B · Destroyed NTSB CHI71FLQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Edmonton, KYFeb 1, 1971 · N84558 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC056Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172G · Chevrolet, KYJan 30, 1971 · N4356L · Destroyed NTSB NYC71DFA37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Louisville, KYJan 16, 1971 · N7338G · Substantial damage