NTSB investigations, 1970, LA
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
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 120 |
| 1965 | 109 |
| 1966 | 108 |
| 1967 | 118 |
| 1968 | 100 |
| 1969 | 100 |
| 1970 | 91 |
| 1971 | 75 |
| 1972 | 75 |
| 1973 | 88 |
| 1974 | 84 |
| 1975 | 105 |
| 1976 | 93 |
| 1977 | 106 |
| 1978 | 108 |
| 1979 | 103 |
| 1980 | 110 |
| 1981 | 95 |
| 1982 | 78 |
| 1983 | 57 |
| 1984 | 72 |
| 1985 | 57 |
| 1986 | 47 |
| 1987 | 33 |
| 1988 | 36 |
| 1989 | 41 |
| 1990 | 40 |
| 1991 | 26 |
| 1992 | 25 |
| 1993 | 32 |
| 1994 | 25 |
| 1995 | 22 |
| 1996 | 40 |
| 1997 | 28 |
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 21 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 32 |
| 2006 | 18 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 21 |
| 2010 | 16 |
| 2011 | 28 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 10 |
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\") = 1970
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'LA' 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") = 1970 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' 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 FTW71FRD31Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Kenner, LANTSB FTW71DRD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Leeville, LANTSB FTW71DRD29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206A · Leeville, LANTSB FTW71AF030Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Winnsboro, LANTSB FTW71FRJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Shreveport, LANTSB FTW71FRD28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185A · Violet, LANTSB FTW71FRD27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185D · Lafayette, LANTSB FTW71AF027Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47J · Abbeville, LANTSB FTW71AF024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177 · Indian Bayou, LANTSB FTW71AF023Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Vidalia, LANTSB FTW71FRJ23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-4 · Vivian, LANTSB FTW71FRD26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A185E · Centerville, LANTSB FTW71FRJ22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Newellton, LANTSB FTW71FRD25Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing B75N1 · Crowley, LANTSB FTW71AF020Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Breaux Bridge, LANTSB FTW71DRD24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Welsh, LANTSB FTW71FRJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Ruston, LANTSB FTW71FRD23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Westwego, LANTSB FTW71DRD22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Plaquemine, LANTSB FTW71DRD21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Jennings, LANTSB FTW71AF016Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500-S · White Castle, LANTSB FTW71DRD19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Houma, LANTSB FTW71AF013Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Newellton, LANTSB FTW71DRD18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Port Sulphur, LANTSB FTW71DRJ18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Wisner, LANTSB FTW71AF011Accident · Serious injuriesClosedConvair 600 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW71FRJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L3 · Gilliam, LANTSB FTW71FRJ17Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Alexandria, LANTSB FTW71FRJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Wisner, LANTSB FTW71FRD17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Melville, LANTSB FTW71DRJ13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Shaw, LANTSB FTW71FRD16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cocodrie, LANTSB FTW71FRD15Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW71FRD14Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Baton Rouge, LANTSB FTW71DRD13Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S2C · Eunice, LANTSB FTW71DRD11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180F · Port Sulphur, LANTSB FTW71FRD10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210J · Kenner, LANTSB FTW71DRD12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Venice, LANTSB FTW71DRD09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 600S2D · Napoleonville, LANTSB FTW71FRJ11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marthaville, LANTSB FTW71DRJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Wisner, LANTSB FTW71FRJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Cheneyville, LANTSB FTW71FRJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Colfax, LANTSB FTW71AF005Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Wisner, LANTSB FTW71DRJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Florien, LANTSB FTW71DRJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Cottonport, LANTSB FTW71DRD08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Houma, LANTSB FTW71DRD07Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Melville, LANTSB FTW71FRJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Homer, LANTSB FTW71FRJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A-23A · Monroe, LA