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

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1978, LA per year, 1962–2026: 3,066 cases
19621
19633
1964120
1965109
1966108
1967118
1968100
1969100
197091
197175
197275
197388
197484
1975105
197693
1977106
1978108
1979103
1980110
198195
198278
198357
198472
198557
198647
198733
198836
198941
199040
199126
199225
199332
199425
199522
199640
199728
199827
199928
200026
200128
200226
200321
200427
200532
200618
200715
200813
200921
201016
201128
201223
201319
201419
201520
201621
201717
201818
201921
202023
202123
202216
202316
202426
202517
202610

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.

NTSB FTW79FRJ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bonita, LADec 28, 1978 · N49851 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA033Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LADec 26, 1978 · N90115 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FRJ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Jena, LADec 25, 1978 · N34143 · No damageNTSB FTW79FA026Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech C-45G · Bordelonville, LADec 19, 1978 · N37JR · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DA027Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Husser, LADec 19, 1978 · N25819 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRD11Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial AS350C · Morgan City, LADec 14, 1978 · N9001P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA021Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 212 · Morgan City, LADec 2, 1978 · N16982 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FRD10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Baton Rouge, LADec 1, 1978 · N9322N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA018Accident · 1 fatalClosedBolkow B-105 · Morgan City, LANov 29, 1978 · N46977 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FRJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeagle B-206 · Monroe, LANov 26, 1978 · N206BT · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Lutcher, LANov 25, 1978 · N33TA · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Harvey, LANov 14, 1978 · N101AM · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA010Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 25B · Lafayette, LANov 5, 1978 · N336WR · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · New Orleans, LANov 4, 1978 · N757SS · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7EC · Richmond, LANov 2, 1978 · N4378C · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRD06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPitts S-2A · Abbeville, LAOct 29, 1978 · N80039 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRD05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-1B · Thibodaux, LAOct 25, 1978 · N1423R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Lafitte, LAOct 24, 1978 · N5211R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180G · Dulac, LAOct 24, 1978 · N4722U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DA006Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LAOct 21, 1978 · N90026 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172K · New Orleans, LAOct 15, 1978 · N7500G · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedWeatherly 201C · Columbia, LAOct 14, 1978 · N9036W · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA002Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7KCAB · New Orleans, LAOct 13, 1978 · N2531Z · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S-2R · Acme, LAOct 12, 1978 · N840V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FRD01Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial SA 350 · Patoutville, LAOct 6, 1978 · F-ODIY · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Westwego, LAOct 1, 1978 · N3566M · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DRJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Crowville, LASep 27, 1978 · N5093 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DA087Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Morgan City, LASep 20, 1978 · N59600 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD57Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 200D · Patterson, LASep 17, 1978 · N5507M · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD56Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lake Charles, LASep 16, 1978 · N9409U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA078Accident · No injuriesClosedBolkow BO-105 · Morgan City, LASep 11, 1978 · N46977 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA080Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech V35 · Alexandria, LASep 10, 1978 · N5642S · DestroyedNTSB FTW78FA076Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Baton Rouge, LASep 7, 1978 · N1835L · 2 aircraft · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA075Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas DC-7C · Farmersville, LASep 6, 1978 · N244B · DestroyedNTSB FTW78FRD55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Leonville, LASep 4, 1978 · N9807P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRJ32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Mooringsport, LAAug 31, 1978 · N50835 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD54Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Lake Charles, LAAug 31, 1978 · N462RF · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRJ33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Vick, LAAug 30, 1978 · N4294Z · DestroyedNTSB FTW78FA073Accident · 4 fatalClosedBell 206B · Intracstl City, LAAug 30, 1978 · N9908K · DestroyedNTSB FTW78DRJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Haughton, LAAug 26, 1978 · N20191 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DRD53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bogalusa, LAAug 26, 1978 · N3350T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRJ30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Haynesville, LAAug 23, 1978 · N38392 · DestroyedNTSB FTW78DRD52Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180F · Buras, LAAug 22, 1978 · N52108 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DRD51Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1B · Thibodaux, LAAug 21, 1978 · N9975L · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78DRA38Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Vinton, LAAug 19, 1978 · N529HA · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Pineville, LAAug 16, 1978 · N2971R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD50Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAerostar 600 · Myrtle Grove, LAAug 13, 1978 · N7446S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedBolkow BO-105 · Cameron, LAAug 13, 1978 · N17235 · DestroyedNTSB FTW78DRJ28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Fondale, LAAug 13, 1978 · N70474 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FRD49Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Welsh, LAAug 7, 1978 · N3683K · Destroyed