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NTSB investigations, 1973, KY

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

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1973, 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") = 1973 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\") = 1973
    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") = 1973
  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 IAD74AI037Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Munfordville, KYDec 29, 1973 · N711RD · Destroyed NTSB IAD74DLQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Moreland, KYDec 26, 1973 · N20351 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Dycusburg, KYDec 11, 1973 · N3250T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74AI033Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech D18 · Covington, KYDec 7, 1973 · N199L · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74AI027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 170 · Glasgow, KYNov 18, 1973 · N3556C · Destroyed NTSB IAD74FLQ15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Albany, KYNov 5, 1973 · N345E · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74AI025Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Cromwell, KYNov 4, 1973 · N3361X · Destroyed NTSB IAD74DLQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-A33 · Paducah, KYOct 24, 1973 · N975B · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Williamsburg, KYOct 10, 1973 · N7042G · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Louisville, KYOct 10, 1973 · N5253W · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74DLQ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E55 · Hazard, KYSep 26, 1973 · N1792W · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337C · Murray, KYSep 24, 1973 · N2531S · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Russellville, KYSep 16, 1973 · N56444 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74DLQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Owensboro, KYSep 9, 1973 · N3524R · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74AI018Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 310H · Paintsville, KYSep 9, 1973 · N1834H · Destroyed NTSB IAD74AI014Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Eddyville, KYAug 31, 1973 · N8052F · Destroyed NTSB IAD74FLQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Cromwell, KYAug 21, 1973 · N84156 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedSiai-Marche S.205 · Bardstown, KYAug 19, 1973 · N986WA · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74AI008Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Loretto, KYAug 1, 1973 · N6853A · Destroyed NTSB IAD74DLQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Paducah, KYJul 30, 1973 · N6600U · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FLQ02Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182C · Mt.Sterling, KYJul 20, 1973 · N8901T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74AI004Accident · 2 fatalClosedNavion A · Henderson, KYJul 14, 1973 · N8620H · Destroyed NTSB IAD74FLQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Louisville, KYJul 10, 1973 · N5186P · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74DLQ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Campbellsville, KYJul 7, 1973 · N4746X · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FIQ35Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1R · Louisville, KYJun 24, 1973 · N3290 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ36Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Paris, KYJun 18, 1973 · N3060E · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73AI018Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Covington, KYJun 14, 1973 · N136C · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB IAD73FLQ34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Park City, KYJun 9, 1973 · N23168 · Destroyed NTSB IAD73FLQ33Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech J35 · Lexington, KYJun 9, 1973 · N593B · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ31Accident · No injuriesClosedPine Air SV · Richmond, KYMay 22, 1973 · N4530V · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Middlesboro, KYMay 18, 1973 · N7634R · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Murray, KYMay 13, 1973 · N81941 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Falmouth, KYMay 13, 1973 · N7922G · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mayfield, KYMay 10, 1973 · N9923W · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kona, KYMay 3, 1973 · N7873G · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73ILQ26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedFly Baby 1-A · Greenville, KYApr 17, 1973 · N2207 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73DLQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Bowling Green, KYApr 14, 1973 · N5314G · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSmith DSA-1 · Elizabethtown, KYApr 8, 1973 · N8890 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73FLQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Henderson, KYMar 23, 1973 · N2216R · Substantial damage NTSB IAD73DLQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedErcoupe 415-C · Bardwell, KYFeb 23, 1973 · N93986 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI73FCQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M-10 · Springfield, KYFeb 18, 1973 · N9535V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI73ALQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Lexington, KYFeb 11, 1973 · N1874Q · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB CHI73AC065Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · Louisville, KYJan 25, 1973 · N9863Z · Substantial damage