NTSB investigations, 1981, ME
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 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 27 |
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1966 | 34 |
| 1967 | 29 |
| 1968 | 38 |
| 1969 | 17 |
| 1970 | 13 |
| 1971 | 28 |
| 1972 | 40 |
| 1973 | 32 |
| 1974 | 23 |
| 1975 | 25 |
| 1976 | 26 |
| 1977 | 32 |
| 1978 | 25 |
| 1979 | 27 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1981 | 17 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1983 | 17 |
| 1984 | 22 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1987 | 14 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1989 | 16 |
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 19 |
| 1992 | 20 |
| 1993 | 22 |
| 1994 | 19 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 13 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 9 |
Where
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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\" = 'ME' 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" = 'ME' 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 NYC82FNC03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Eliot, MENTSB NYC81FNC01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Millinocket, MENTSB NYC82FNC02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Oxford, MENTSB NYC82FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedFairchild M-62A · Carrabassett, MENTSB NYC81DNC22Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Greenville, MENTSB NYC81FNC21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Carrabassett, MENTSB NYC81FNC20Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L · Fryeburg, MENTSB NYC81FA077Accident · 1 fatalClosedRepublic RC-3 · Greenfield, MENTSB NYC81FNC18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kittery, MENTSB NYC81FNC17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Dexter, MENTSB NYC81FNC16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Greenville, MENTSB NYC81DNC14Accident · No injuriesClosedWeatherly 201C · Washburn, MENTSB NYC81FNC13Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172F · Pownal, MENTSB NYC81DNC12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Allagash River, MENTSB NYC81IA048Incident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Unity, MENTSB NYC81FA045Accident · Minor injuriesClosedN.American T-28 · Portland, MENTSB NYC81FNC07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Wiscasset, ME