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
| 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
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.
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
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 IAD79FIG03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Laurel, MDNTSB IAD79FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Bowie, MDNTSB IAD79FIG02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Elkton, MDNTSB IAD79FIA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Morganza, MDNTSB IAD79FIG01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fort Meade, MDNTSB IAD79DA007Accident · No injuriesClosedSchemp Hirt Cirrus · Cresaptown, MDNTSB IAD78FIA19Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Indian Head, MDNTSB IAD78FA106Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Damascus, MDNTSB IAD78FIA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Lower Marlboro, MDNTSB IAD78FA092Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J-3 · White Marsh, MDNTSB IAD78FA090Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Westminister, MDNTSB IAD78FIG15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedUnited Cons UC-1 · Edgewater, MDNTSB IAD78FIG14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Westport, MDNTSB IAD78FIG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Gaithersburg, MDNTSB IAD78IA080Incident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Baltimore, MDNTSB IAD78FIG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Largo, MDNTSB IAD78FIA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Andrews Afb, MDNTSB IAD78FIG10Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · Oakland, MDNTSB IAD78FIG09Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B23 · Gaithersburg, MDNTSB IAD78FIG08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DH82C · Cumberland, MDNTSB IAD78FIG07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Rising Sun, MDNTSB IAD78FA060Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · California, MDNTSB IAD78FA056Accident · 5 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500B · Salisbury, MDNTSB IAD78FIG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · College Park, MDNTSB IAD78FA045Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Myersville, MDNTSB IAD78FIG05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman AA1-B · Salisbury, MDNTSB IAD78IA039Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 100 · Baltimore, MDNTSB IAD78FIA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182N · Friendly, MDNTSB IAD78DA042Accident · 1 fatalClosedStinson 108 · Ocean City, MDNTSB IAD78FA035Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Laurel, MDNTSB IAD78FA034Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU2-J · Cumberland, MD