NTSB investigations, 1978, 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.

Cases per year

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1978, MD per year, 1962–2026: 1,679 cases
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19631
196476
196581
196668
196772
196852
196969
197056
197139
197236
197335
197435
197532
197640
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197831
197929
198025
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198334
198428
198530
198626
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198825
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199029
199121
199225
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199627
199725
199820
199924
200018
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201520
201610
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201812
201917
202012
202110
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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\" = '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.

NTSB IAD79FIG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Laurel, MDDec 22, 1978 · N4472X · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Bowie, MDNov 16, 1978 · N6147P · DestroyedNTSB IAD79FIG02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Elkton, MDNov 15, 1978 · N9462U · DestroyedNTSB IAD79FIA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Morganza, MDOct 15, 1978 · N1235T · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79FIG01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fort Meade, MDOct 9, 1978 · N3481V · Substantial damageNTSB IAD79DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedSchemp Hirt Cirrus · Cresaptown, MDOct 8, 1978 · CF-QJH · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIA19Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Indian Head, MDSep 23, 1978 · N5179F · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FA106Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Damascus, MDSep 4, 1978 · N9568F · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FIA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Lower Marlboro, MDAug 15, 1978 · N1967M · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FA092Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J-3 · White Marsh, MDAug 10, 1978 · N51537 · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FA090Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Westminister, MDAug 9, 1978 · N2851Z · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FIG15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedUnited Cons UC-1 · Edgewater, MDAug 8, 1978 · N250MP · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FIG14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Westport, MDJul 23, 1978 · N42442 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Gaithersburg, MDJul 20, 1978 · N283T · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78IA080Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Baltimore, MDJul 13, 1978 · N66892 · Minor damageNTSB IAD78FIG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Largo, MDJul 9, 1978 · N738RB · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Andrews Afb, MDJun 27, 1978 · N5164F · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIG10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Oakland, MDJun 25, 1978 · N1859G · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIG09Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Gaithersburg, MDMay 26, 1978 · N2321 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIG08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DH82C · Cumberland, MDMay 25, 1978 · N18840 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FIG07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Rising Sun, MDMay 2, 1978 · N23427 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FA060Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · California, MDApr 19, 1978 · N4448X · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FA056Accident · 5 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500B · Salisbury, MDMar 31, 1978 · N313UT · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FIG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · College Park, MDMar 25, 1978 · N60245 · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78FA045Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Myersville, MDFeb 27, 1978 · N40012 · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FIG05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman AA1-B · Salisbury, MDFeb 12, 1978 · N8970L · DestroyedNTSB IAD78IA039Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 100 · Baltimore, MDFeb 9, 1978 · N212Q · Minor damageNTSB IAD78FIA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182N · Friendly, MDFeb 4, 1978 · N9061G · Substantial damageNTSB IAD78DA042Accident · 1 fatalClosedStinson 108 · Ocean City, MDJan 27, 1978 · N8980K · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FA035Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Laurel, MDJan 22, 1978 · N5420F · DestroyedNTSB IAD78FA034Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU2-J · Cumberland, MDJan 17, 1978 · N44KS · Substantial damage