NTSB investigations, 1981, KY
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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.
Cases per year
| 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
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\") = 1981
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") = 1981 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 ATL82DLQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedAdams A50S · Nicholasville, KYNTSB ATL82FLQ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Bowling Green, KYNTSB ATL81FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hopkinsville, KYNTSB ATL81FA015Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Hazard, KYNTSB ATL82DLQ02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Hazard, KYNTSB ATL82FA009Accident · 3 fatalClosedHelio H-295 · Hazard, KYNTSB ATL82FA005Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Harlan, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Middletown, KYNTSB ATL81DLQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Lexington, KYNTSB ATL81FA102Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500B · Louisville, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Paducah, KYNTSB ATL81FA096Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182K · Nicholasville, KYNTSB ATL81FA084Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Martin, KYNTSB ATL81DLQ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAmeagle Minbat · Paducah, KYNTSB ATL81DLQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Sport Scamp · Ashland, KYNTSB ATL81FA076Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Louisville, KYNTSB ATL81DLQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Paducah, KYNTSB ATL81FA074Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 47G2A1 · Covington, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ16Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8M · Smithland, KYNTSB ATL81DLQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A-1 · Canonsburg, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Monticello, KYNTSB ATL81FA062Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 65-B80 · Pine Knot, KYNTSB ATL81FA058Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Sawyer, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Providence, KYNTSB ATL81FA044Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182B · Whitesburg, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Bowling Green, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Berea, KYNTSB ATL81ILQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 300C · Muray, KYNTSB ATL81FLQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Fort Knox, KYNTSB ATL81FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedHughes 269C · Viper, KY