NTSB investigations, 1981, LA
180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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\") = 1981
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") = 1981 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 FTW81FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 690C · Patterson, LANTSB FTW82DA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Garden City, LANTSB FTW82DRJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper JC3-65 · Oil City, LANTSB FTW82DRD06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L-1 · Cameron, LANTSB FTW82DRD05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Pecan Island, LANTSB FTW82DRD04Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Thibodaux, LANTSB FTW82DRJ04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Elm Grove, LANTSB FTW82FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedHiller FH1100 · Porte Barre, LANTSB FTW82FRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW82DRJ02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Farmerville, LANTSB FTW82DRD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Patterson, LANTSB FTW82DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Houma, LANTSB FTW82DRD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Lafayette, LANTSB FTW81DRD50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Leeville, LANTSB FTW81DRD48Accident · No injuriesClosedTom Cat 47-MK6 · Ramah, LANTSB FTW81DRD47Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Opelousas, LANTSB FTW81DRD49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Grand Isle, LANTSB FTW81DRD46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Intracstl Cy, LANTSB FTW81FRD44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Port Barre, LANTSB FTW81DRJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Simsboro, LANTSB FTW81DRD43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Morgan City, LANTSB FTW81FRD45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW81DRJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-5 · Cottonport, LANTSB FTW81DRD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Lake Arthur, LANTSB FTW81FA138Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C24R · Shreveport, LANTSB FTW81DRD42Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Maringouin, LANTSB FTW81FRJ33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T188C · Monroe, LANTSB FTW81FRJ32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Mer Rouge, LANTSB FTW81FRJ31Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 188B · Winnsboro, LANTSB FTW81FRJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Monroe, LANTSB FTW81DRD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Dulac, LANTSB FTW81FA132Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Mount Hermon, LANTSB FTW81DRD38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Labbadiville, LANTSB FTW81DRJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Bastrop, LANTSB FTW81DRJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Bastrop, LANTSB FTW81DRD39Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Mowata, LANTSB FTW81DA129Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206L · Leeville, LANTSB FTW81DRD36Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75-N1 · Plaquemine, LANTSB FTW81DRJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Monroe, LANTSB FTW81FRJ26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Bastrop, LANTSB FTW81DRJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Boyce, LANTSB FTW81DRJ24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Delhi, LANTSB FTW81DRJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Hebert, LANTSB FTW81DA125Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L1 · Lake Charles, LANTSB FTW81FRD34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Gonzales, LANTSB FTW81DRJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedVari-Eze 01 · Natchitoches, LANTSB FTW81DRJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Shreveport, LANTSB FTW81DRD32Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 77 · Grand Isle, LANTSB FTW81FA120Accident · 1 fatalClosedSoloy 47G-2A · Vivian, LANTSB FTW81DRD33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Morgan City, LA