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NTSB investigations, 1974, LA

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

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1974, LA per year, 1962–2026: 3,066 cases
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

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") = 1974 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'LA' 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\") = 1974
    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") = 1974
  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 FTW75DRD24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Golden Meadow, LADec 31, 1974 · N76235 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75AF047Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 175 · Abbeville, LADec 31, 1974 · N8066T · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRD21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lockport, LADec 26, 1974 · N5413S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD22Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500-B · New Orleans, LADec 23, 1974 · N99JG · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Baton Rouge, LADec 21, 1974 · N21636 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD17Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · Houma, LADec 10, 1974 · N6515L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75AF036Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Venice, LANov 30, 1974 · N7848S · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Natchitoches, LANov 22, 1974 · N7804 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75AF034Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Grand Isle, LANov 17, 1974 · N4611 · No damage NTSB FTW75FRD14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 35-B33 · Belle Chasse, LAOct 27, 1974 · N460SR · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185E · Westwego, LAOct 26, 1974 · N3365L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD12Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Clinton, LAOct 21, 1974 · N5257 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRJ17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Leesville, LAOct 19, 1974 · N1043P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD13Accident · 1 fatalClosedLockheed P-38L · Lafayette, LAOct 19, 1974 · N38LL · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRD11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185E · Patterson, LAOct 13, 1974 · N2212T · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Edgerly, LAOct 6, 1974 · N5930G · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Port Barre, LAOct 3, 1974 · N8938L · Destroyed NTSB FTW75FRD08Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112 · Bellrose, LAOct 2, 1974 · N1060J · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DRJ15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Simmesport, LASep 27, 1974 · N53375 · Destroyed NTSB FTW75AF016Accident · No injuriesClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Baton Rouge, LASep 10, 1974 · N80CA · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75AF013Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech P35 · Jena, LASep 1, 1974 · N6515R · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Simmesport, LAAug 24, 1974 · N4634Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DRJ10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lecompte, LAAug 23, 1974 · N4585Y · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRJ11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Vidalia, LAAug 22, 1974 · N6970Z · Destroyed NTSB FTW74DRJ08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Vidalia, LAAug 21, 1974 · N18532 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRJ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Lk Providence, LAAug 20, 1974 · N9429G · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210E · Renner, LAAug 20, 1974 · N2355F · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRJ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Lk Providence, LAAug 17, 1974 · N5507X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRJ06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Colfax, LAAug 16, 1974 · N8826L · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Mer Rouge, LAAug 10, 1974 · N5706G · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75AF006Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Grand Isle, LAAug 9, 1974 · N4111G · Destroyed NTSB FTW75FRD06Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Branch, LAAug 6, 1974 · N631U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DRD04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Donaldsonville, LAAug 4, 1974 · N8573P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Port Barre, LAJul 20, 1974 · N3765W · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DRJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Mangham, LAJul 11, 1974 · N9921G · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DRJ01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Winnsboro, LAJul 9, 1974 · N7011Z · Destroyed NTSB FTW75FRD03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Jeanerette, LAJul 8, 1974 · N464RF · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FRD02Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Franklin, LAJul 2, 1974 · N6946Z · Destroyed NTSB FTW75DRD01Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Lake Arthur, LAJul 1, 1974 · N471Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD51Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · New Orleans, LAJun 23, 1974 · N1965Q · Destroyed NTSB FTW74DRJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Collinston, LAJun 21, 1974 · N8791L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRJ38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Mer Rouge, LAJun 19, 1974 · N6604 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74DRD49Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Edgerly, LAJun 12, 1974 · N65361 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD50Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Elton, LAJun 11, 1974 · N75010 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD48Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Kaplan, LAJun 10, 1974 · N9700 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74DRD47Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Mamou, LAJun 5, 1974 · N9522 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD46Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Delcambre, LAJun 4, 1974 · N6639 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD45Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Frey, LAJun 3, 1974 · N508Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD42Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Gueydan, LAMay 29, 1974 · N463RF · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FRD41Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Gueydan, LAMay 29, 1974 · N939X · Substantial damage