NTSB investigations, 1978, 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\") = 1978
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") = 1978 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 FTW79FRJ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bonita, LANTSB FTW79DA033Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW79FRJ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Jena, LANTSB FTW79FA026Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech C-45G · Bordelonville, LANTSB FTW79DA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Husser, LANTSB FTW79FRD11Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350C · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW79DA021Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 212 · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW79FRD10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Baton Rouge, LANTSB FTW79DA018Accident · 1 fatalClosedBolkow B-105 · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW79FRJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeagle B-206 · Monroe, LANTSB FTW79DRD09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Lutcher, LANTSB FTW79DRD08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Harvey, LANTSB FTW79FA010Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 25B · Lafayette, LANTSB FTW79DRD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW79FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7EC · Richmond, LANTSB FTW79FRD06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPitts S-2A · Abbeville, LANTSB FTW79DRD05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Thibodaux, LANTSB FTW79DRD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Lafitte, LANTSB FTW79DRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180G · Dulac, LANTSB FTW78DA006Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW79FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172K · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW79DRJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedWeatherly 201C · Columbia, LANTSB FTW78FA002Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · New Orleans, LANTSB FTW79DRJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S-2R · Acme, LANTSB FTW79FRD01Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial SA 350 · Patoutville, LANTSB FTW79DRD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Westwego, LANTSB FTW79DRJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Crowville, LANTSB FTW78DA087Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW78FRD57Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 200D · Patterson, LANTSB FTW78FRD56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW78FA078Accident · No injuriesClosedBolkow BO-105 · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW78FA080Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech V35 · Alexandria, LANTSB FTW78FA076Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Baton Rouge, LANTSB FTW78FA075Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas DC-7C · Farmersville, LANTSB FTW78FRD55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Leonville, LANTSB FTW78FRJ32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Mooringsport, LANTSB FTW78FRD54Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW78FRJ33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Vick, LANTSB FTW78FA073Accident · 4 fatalClosedBell 206B · Intracstl City, LANTSB FTW78DRJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Haughton, LANTSB FTW78DRD53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bogalusa, LANTSB FTW78FRJ30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Haynesville, LANTSB FTW78DRD52Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180F · Buras, LANTSB FTW78DRD51Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1B · Thibodaux, LANTSB FTW78DRA38Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Vinton, LANTSB FTW78FRJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Pineville, LANTSB FTW78FRD50Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAerostar 600 · Myrtle Grove, LANTSB FTW78FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedBolkow BO-105 · Cameron, LANTSB FTW78DRJ28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Fondale, LANTSB FTW78FRD49Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Welsh, LA