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NTSB investigations, 1976, LA

180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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, 1976, 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") = 1976 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\") = 1976
    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") = 1976
  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 FTW77FRD05Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Welsh, LADec 28, 1976 · N8699H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FRD04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Port Sulphur, LADec 24, 1976 · N644A · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77DA021Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LADec 11, 1976 · N49669 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FRJ02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Arcadia, LANov 30, 1976 · N52317 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FA016Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Boutte, LANov 23, 1976 · N6304B · Destroyed NTSB FTW77FRD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Lafayette, LANov 21, 1976 · N46090 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77DRJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Arcadia, LANov 12, 1976 · N93022 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FA008Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182L · Shaw, LAOct 23, 1976 · N42213 · Destroyed NTSB FTW77FRD01Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Maurice, LAOct 9, 1976 · N10264 · Destroyed NTSB FTW77FA002Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Houma, LAOct 4, 1976 · N16515 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DRD68Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Patterson, LASep 23, 1976 · N70279 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF125Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-12 · Greenwood, LASep 21, 1976 · N78592 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76AF123Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Oak Ridge, LASep 18, 1976 · N3918W · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DRJ48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Bonita, LASep 17, 1976 · N7939 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRJ47Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Crowville, LASep 15, 1976 · N48429 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRD67Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Napoleonville, LASep 15, 1976 · N9973F · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ45Accident · 1 fatalClosedSnow 600S2R · Ferriday, LASep 6, 1976 · N5655X · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRJ43Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Monroe, LASep 6, 1976 · N4838Q · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRD66Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Port Barre, LASep 6, 1976 · N8791L · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ44Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · W.Monroe, LASep 4, 1976 · N8786L · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRD65Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Lafayette, LASep 1, 1976 · N51BC · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRD64Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Lake Charles, LAAug 28, 1976 · N80347 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DRD62Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Lake Charles, LAAug 23, 1976 · N41263 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD63Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Baton Rouge, LAAug 22, 1976 · N97647 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD61Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310F · Lafayette, LAAug 20, 1976 · N6792X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Pioneer, LAAug 20, 1976 · N4761Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD60Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Gretna, LAAug 18, 1976 · N544Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ42Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Lake Providnce, LAAug 17, 1976 · N8891H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD59Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Lafayette, LAAug 13, 1976 · N38FC · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ40Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing E75N1 · Tallulah, LAAug 9, 1976 · N5710N · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRJ39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Delhi, LAAug 9, 1976 · N8917H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF113Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Baker, LAAug 8, 1976 · N12697 · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRJ38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing E75N1 · Epps, LAAug 7, 1976 · N1256V · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD58Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 369 · Intrcostl City, LAAug 4, 1976 · N9125F · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DRJ36Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Plain Dealing, LAJul 31, 1976 · N8292H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF111Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Houma, LAJul 29, 1976 · N2125Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD56Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Eunice, LAJul 28, 1976 · N1497R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRD55Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Thibodaux, LAJul 25, 1976 · N6585 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB FTW76AF110Accident · No injuriesClosedBolkow BO-105 · Rockport, LAJul 25, 1976 · N90656 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Oil City, LAJul 24, 1976 · N66127 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRD57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Baton Rouge, LAJul 23, 1976 · N5228D · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Winnsboro, LAJul 19, 1976 · N4868Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ruston, LAJul 18, 1976 · TG-HIQ-F · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Gilbert, LAJul 17, 1976 · N4704Y · Destroyed NTSB FTW76AF109Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206B · Berwick, LAJul 15, 1976 · N8176J · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FRD54Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Maringouin, LAJul 11, 1976 · N462RF · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DRJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Oak Grove, LAJul 7, 1976 · N4296Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRD53Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Crowley, LAJul 6, 1976 · N8508H · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76AF106Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Golden Meadow, LAJun 24, 1976 · N4779U · Destroyed NTSB FTW76DRD51Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Bayon Pigeon, LAJun 23, 1976 · N52009 · Substantial damage