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

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1981, 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\") = 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.

NTSB FTW81FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 690C · Patterson, LADec 12, 1981 · N5860K · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Garden City, LANov 28, 1981 · N1363T · DestroyedNTSB FTW82DRJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper JC3-65 · Oil City, LANov 24, 1981 · N98845 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRD06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L-1 · Cameron, LANov 14, 1981 · N5733A · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRD05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Pecan Island, LANov 10, 1981 · N80337 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRD04Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Thibodaux, LANov 8, 1981 · N923C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRJ04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Elm Grove, LANov 4, 1981 · N8819H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedHiller FH1100 · Porte Barre, LAOct 18, 1981 · N9054 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Lake Charles, LAOct 17, 1981 · N2359K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRJ02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Farmerville, LAOct 16, 1981 · N759SR · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRD02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Patterson, LAOct 16, 1981 · N5513E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle AS350D · Houma, LAOct 12, 1981 · N5774X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Lafayette, LAOct 11, 1981 · N5404X · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Leeville, LASep 28, 1981 · N33CT · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD48Accident · No injuriesClosedTom Cat 47-MK6 · Ramah, LASep 19, 1981 · N9098T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD47Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Opelousas, LASep 19, 1981 · N9811U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Grand Isle, LASep 16, 1981 · N53064 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Intracstl Cy, LASep 15, 1981 · N767RC · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRD44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Port Barre, LASep 12, 1981 · N5632G · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Simsboro, LASep 12, 1981 · N123J · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Morgan City, LASep 5, 1981 · N95DM · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRD45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Lake Charles, LASep 4, 1981 · N8108V · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-5 · Cottonport, LASep 4, 1981 · N9991C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Lake Arthur, LASep 1, 1981 · N6320N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA138Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C24R · Shreveport, LAAug 29, 1981 · N18919 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRD42Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Maringouin, LAAug 29, 1981 · N7689V · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRJ33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T188C · Monroe, LAAug 25, 1981 · N1997J · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRJ32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Mer Rouge, LAAug 25, 1981 · N8209K · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRJ31Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 188B · Winnsboro, LAAug 24, 1981 · N21685 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81FRJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Monroe, LAAug 21, 1981 · N42LB · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Dulac, LAAug 18, 1981 · N42025 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA132Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Mount Hermon, LAAug 16, 1981 · N304FW · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRD38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Labbadiville, LAAug 15, 1981 · N4952R · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Bastrop, LAAug 14, 1981 · N10292 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Bastrop, LAAug 7, 1981 · N731BR · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRD39Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Mowata, LAAug 7, 1981 · N6510K · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA129Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206L · Leeville, LAAug 7, 1981 · N9973K · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRD36Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75-N1 · Plaquemine, LAAug 1, 1981 · N55670 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedAir Tractor AT-301 · Monroe, LAJul 28, 1981 · N4407S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRJ26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Bastrop, LAJul 24, 1981 · N84865 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Boyce, LAJul 24, 1981 · N4866X · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRJ24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Delhi, LAJul 24, 1981 · N4795B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Hebert, LAJul 22, 1981 · N6793Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DA125Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206L1 · Lake Charles, LAJul 22, 1981 · N57441 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FRD34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Gonzales, LAJul 21, 1981 · N9060Q · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedVari-Eze 01 · Natchitoches, LAJul 21, 1981 · N106 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Shreveport, LAJul 14, 1981 · N6626Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81DRD32Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 77 · Grand Isle, LAJul 13, 1981 · N6713Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW81FA120Accident · 1 fatalClosedSoloy 47G-2A · Vivian, LAJul 10, 1981 · N166 · DestroyedNTSB FTW81DRD33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Morgan City, LAJul 9, 1981 · N52148 · Substantial damage