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NTSB investigations, 1980, KY

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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, 1980, 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") = 1980 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\") = 1980
    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") = 1980
  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 ATL81DLQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-5A · Murry, KYDec 27, 1980 · N26930 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FLQ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Louisville, KYDec 6, 1980 · N2116P · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA022Accident · 3 fatalClosedSwearigen SA26AT · Albany, KYDec 2, 1980 · N177MF · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FLQ06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Hazard, KYNov 30, 1980 · N2879R · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FLQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio Acft HT-295 · Mt Sterling, KYNov 20, 1980 · N5384G · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA018Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Corbin, KYNov 15, 1980 · N6964J · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA016Accident · 3 fatalClosedBell 206B · Liberty, KYNov 13, 1980 · N90015 · Destroyed NTSB ATL81DLQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes Baby · Burnside, KYOct 21, 1980 · N29BP · Minor damage NTSB ATL81DLQ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Waddy, KYOct 13, 1980 · N64517 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81DLQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2A · South Shore, KYOct 13, 1980 · N9726 · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DLQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Paducah, KYOct 1, 1980 · N7243Z · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLQ29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Paducah, KYSep 18, 1980 · N777EB · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLQ28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Morehead, KYSep 14, 1980 · N6481W · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DLQ27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Somerset, KYAug 30, 1980 · N704FG · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLQ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Frankfort, KYAug 10, 1980 · N17894 · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FA083Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Henderson, KYAug 9, 1980 · N7265X · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FLQ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P210N · Lexington, KYAug 3, 1980 · N4794K · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLQ24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Louisville, KYAug 1, 1980 · N2089C · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA079Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 25 · Paducah, KYJul 30, 1980 · N8CL · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA078Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Pikeville, KYJul 26, 1980 · N8357W · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FLQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Garfield, KYJul 14, 1980 · N5401 · Destroyed NTSB ATL80DLQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Morgantown, KYJul 8, 1980 · N1618F · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FA058Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172N · West Liberty, KYJun 20, 1980 · N734YT · Destroyed NTSB ATL80FLQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Louisville, KYJun 10, 1980 · N2032M · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80FLQ19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Shepherdstown, KYJun 7, 1980 · N99652 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL80DLQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Scottsville, KYJun 3, 1980 · N48721 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80DLQ18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Bowling Green, KYMay 26, 1980 · N16178 · Destroyed NTSB ATL80IA046Incident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA341G · Greasy Creek, KYMay 14, 1980 · N341SC · No damage NTSB ATL80FA045Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Pikeville, KYMay 10, 1980 · N50931 · Destroyed NTSB IAD80FA042Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Bowling Green, KYApr 22, 1980 · N32992 · Destroyed NTSB IAD80FLQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Anchorage, KYApr 20, 1980 · N1744J · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80FA040Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Falmouth, KYApr 20, 1980 · N8907J · Destroyed NTSB IAD80FLQ16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Lexington, KYApr 2, 1980 · N11857 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80FLQ15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206L · Pikeville, KYMar 11, 1980 · N2780Y · Destroyed NTSB IAD80FLQ14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lexington, KYFeb 29, 1980 · N8574P · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80FA028Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 404 · Lexington, KYFeb 25, 1980 · N406EX · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80FA027Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Reidland, KYFeb 24, 1980 · N1678Q · Destroyed NTSB IAD80DLQ13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Albany, KYFeb 23, 1980 · N3491T · Destroyed NTSB IAD80FLQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Louisville, KYFeb 17, 1980 · N63416 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80DLQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Albany, KYJan 26, 1980 · N6960V · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80FLQ10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 500D · Dione, KYJan 11, 1980 · N9163F · Destroyed NTSB IAD80FLQ08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Shelbyville, KYJan 4, 1980 · N77HB · Substantial damage NTSB IAD80DLQ09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Gilbertsville, KYJan 4, 1980 · N4493R · Substantial damage