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

19642026
NTSB investigations, 1981, KY per year, 1964–2026: 1,465 cases
196446
196551
196632
196736
196854
196946
197039
197150
197251
197343
197440
197535
197642
197735
197851
197939
198043
198130
198239
198331
198422
198531
198620
198728
198822
19899
199017
199111
199224
199319
199415
19959
199618
199712
199812
199914
200015
200114
200214
200321
200419
200515
200616
200711
200816
200914
201020
20119
201214
201311
20145
201513
201611
201711
20185
201913
20207
202111
202215
202313
202413
202515
20268

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.

NTSB ATL82DLQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedAdams A50S · Nicholasville, KYNov 30, 1981 · N9045A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FLQ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Bowling Green, KYNov 21, 1981 · N9445G · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hopkinsville, KYNov 5, 1981 · N8227C · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA015Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Hazard, KYNov 4, 1981 · N738KH · DestroyedNTSB ATL82DLQ02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Hazard, KYOct 21, 1981 · N1233M · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FA009Accident · 3 fatalClosedHelio H-295 · Hazard, KYOct 19, 1981 · N2ED · DestroyedNTSB ATL82FA005Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Harlan, KYOct 10, 1981 · N1936S · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLQ22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Middletown, KYAug 26, 1981 · N62983 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DLQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Lexington, KYJul 31, 1981 · N335B · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA102Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500B · Louisville, KYJul 29, 1981 · N2783Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLQ20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Paducah, KYJul 24, 1981 · N2289Q · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA096Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182K · Nicholasville, KYJul 16, 1981 · N3172Q · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA084Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Martin, KYJun 19, 1981 · N38181 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DLQ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAmeagle Minbat · Paducah, KYJun 12, 1981 · N44MB · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DLQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Sport Scamp · Ashland, KYMay 24, 1981 · N9995A · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA076Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Louisville, KYMay 23, 1981 · N5529B · DestroyedNTSB ATL81DLQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Paducah, KYMay 23, 1981 · N56710 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA074Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 47G2A1 · Covington, KYMay 20, 1981 · N73263 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLQ16Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B8M · Smithland, KYMay 8, 1981 · N2309S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81DLQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A-1 · Canonsburg, KYMay 3, 1981 · N8875F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLQ14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Monticello, KYApr 18, 1981 · N64091 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA062Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 65-B80 · Pine Knot, KYApr 10, 1981 · N3768Z · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA058Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Sawyer, KYMar 31, 1981 · N5690S · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLQ13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Providence, KYMar 28, 1981 · N7241F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FA044Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182B · Whitesburg, KYFeb 7, 1981 · N2765G · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FLQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Bowling Green, KYJan 27, 1981 · N66778 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLQ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Berea, KYJan 18, 1981 · N3658X · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81ILQ12Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 300C · Muray, KYJan 17, 1981 · N8656F · Substantial damageNTSB ATL81FLQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Fort Knox, KYJan 10, 1981 · N62220 · DestroyedNTSB ATL81FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedHughes 269C · Viper, KYJan 10, 1981 · N7437F · Destroyed