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NTSB investigations, 1968, MD

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1968, MD per year, 1962–2026: 1,679 cases
1962	2
1963	1
1964	76
1965	81
1966	68
1967	72
1968	52
1969	69
1970	56
1971	39
1972	36
1973	35
1974	35
1975	32
1976	40
1977	41
1978	31
1979	29
1980	25
1981	22
1982	29
1983	34
1984	28
1985	30
1986	26
1987	32
1988	25
1989	33
1990	29
1991	21
1992	25
1993	16
1994	18
1995	24
1996	27
1997	25
1998	20
1999	24
2000	18
2001	19
2002	12
2003	12
2004	11
2005	11
2006	19
2007	13
2008	20
2009	13
2010	21
2011	23
2012	10
2013	15
2014	13
2015	20
2016	10
2017	14
2018	12
2019	17
2020	12
2021	10
2022	17
2023	8
2024	7
2025	5
2026	9

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") = 1968 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MD' 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\") = 1968
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MD' 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") = 1968
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MD' 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 DIA69D0120Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Friendship, MDDec 21, 1968 · N8017Y · Destroyed NTSB DIA69D0125Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · White Marsh, MDNov 29, 1968 · N3742X · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69D0114Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Brookeville, MDNov 28, 1968 · N3029J · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0112Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7EC · Gaithersburg, MDNov 16, 1968 · N1292H · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69D0100Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chester, MDNov 1, 1968 · N6543W · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69I0023Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Baltimore, MDOct 24, 1968 · N4616 · No damage NTSB DIA69D0089Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Piney Point, MDOct 23, 1968 · N2379Z · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0090Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Linthicum, MDOct 13, 1968 · N6274W · Destroyed NTSB DIA69A0019Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Blu Rdge Summt, MDOct 10, 1968 · N4561J · Destroyed NTSB DIA69F0099Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-80 · Friendship, MDOct 8, 1968 · N51025 · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0085Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cumberland, MDSep 29, 1968 · N8816D · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69D0070Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Harmony Hall, MDSep 19, 1968 · N3078F · Destroyed NTSB DIA69D0078Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G · Gaithersburg, MDSep 18, 1968 · N616X · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0071Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion L-17A · Edgewood, MDSep 15, 1968 · N333P · Destroyed NTSB DIA69A0013Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20E · White Marsh, MDSep 11, 1968 · N79852 · Destroyed NTSB DIA69F0061Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Mitchellville, MDSep 2, 1968 · N5808Q · Destroyed NTSB DIA69F0057Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M21 · Mitchellville, MDSep 2, 1968 · N3360X · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69A0010Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172C · Rock Hall, MDAug 23, 1968 · N1505Y · Destroyed NTSB DIA69A0009Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45G · Cambridge, MDAug 23, 1968 · N115V · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69D0045Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mitchellville, MDAug 14, 1968 · N5772W · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0059Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-B33 · Ocean City, MDJul 30, 1968 · N1782G · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0028Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Oxon Hill, MDJul 15, 1968 · N4172U · Destroyed NTSB DIA69D0025Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Ocean City, MDJul 8, 1968 · N8687P · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0019Accident · No injuriesClosedN.American SNJ4 · Frederick, MDJul 7, 1968 · N4140A · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69A0001Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Chase, MDJul 5, 1968 · N9399J · Destroyed NTSB DIA69F0022Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Ocean City, MDJun 28, 1968 · N7794H · Destroyed NTSB DIA69D0016Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Waldorf, MDJun 23, 1968 · N30589 · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69D0010Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Solomons, MDJun 22, 1968 · N7874Z · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0007Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Chestertown, MDJun 7, 1968 · N3637Z · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69F0006Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fallston, MDJun 6, 1968 · N23450 · Destroyed NTSB DIA69D0002Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Lexington Park, MDMay 30, 1968 · N3170S · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68D0236Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Sykesville, MDMay 30, 1968 · N7064A · Destroyed NTSB DIA68F0226Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-17 · Edgewater, MDMay 18, 1968 · N4844H · Destroyed NTSB DIA68A0049Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Myersville, MDMay 15, 1968 · N9215W · Destroyed NTSB DIA68F0229Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Gaithersburg, MDMay 12, 1968 · N1565D · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0195Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Mitchellville, MDApr 21, 1968 · N4030N · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0213Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Rising Sun, MDApr 20, 1968 · N3611A · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0206Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Queenstown, MDApr 14, 1968 · N6714A · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0199Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Stevensville, MDApr 14, 1968 · N8911T · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0207Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J5A · College Park, MDApr 13, 1968 · N38710 · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68A0040Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Churchville, MDMar 28, 1968 · N8120F · Destroyed NTSB DIA68F0192Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Laurel, MDMar 27, 1968 · N3126Z · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0188Accident · No injuriesClosedN American P-51D · Frederick, MDMar 21, 1968 · N3751D · Destroyed NTSB DIA68A0039Accident · 2 fatalClosedHughes 300 · Marlow Heights, MDMar 21, 1968 · N9502F · Destroyed NTSB DIA68F0183Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Gaithersburg, MDMar 15, 1968 · N2541H · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0176Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Simpsonville, MDMar 9, 1968 · N1411A · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0179Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Friendship Apt, MDMar 2, 1968 · N8055A · Destroyed NTSB DIA68F0168Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Friendship Apt, MDFeb 17, 1968 · N8310S · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68F0163Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Crisfield, MDFeb 6, 1968 · N7009P · Substantial damage NTSB DIA68D0146Accident · Serious injuriesClosedNavion A · Lusby, MDJan 21, 1968 · N91666 · No damage