NTSB investigations, 1990, ME
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 | 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\") = 1990
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") = 1990 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 NYC91FA034Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Perham, METhe pilot initiating flight into known icing conditions which resulted in an accumulation of airframe ice and a failure to maintain airspeed. The contributing factor was the existing icing conditions.NTSB NYC91DNC01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportSkytek Skyseeker MK II · Chapman, MEIn-flight failure of the outboard section of the wing, and the loss of aircraft control. Due to the unauthorized structural modification by the pilot/owner.NTSB NYC90FA227Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Eliot, METhe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Factors were the over weight condition, upsloping runway, premature rotation, and the pilot's lack of experience in type aircraft and general aviation operations.NTSB NYC90LA212Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3 · Elliotville, MEA power loss for unknown reasons over unsuitable terrain.NTSB NYC90LA222Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-31-350 · Norridgewock, METhe pilot's improper preflight and inflight planning of the fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and forced landing.NTSB NYC90LA160Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna U206F · Augusta, MEImproper planning/decision by the pilot, and his failure to compensate for wind conditions. The unfavorable wind conditions and rough water were related factors.NTSB NYC90FA135Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Greenville, MEFailure of the pilot to maintain the proper altitude, while searching for the destination airport at night. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, fog obscuring the destination airport lights, mountainous terrain, and the lack of visual perception at…NTSB NYC90LA131Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Augusta, MEPoor judgement of the pilot, his decision to attempt VFR flight in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's lack of proper certification…NTSB NYC90LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-22 · Clayton Lake, METhe pilot's delayed decision to perform a go around.NTSB NYC90LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Rumford, METhe pilot made a steep turn to avoid the shore line and inadvertently stalled. Factors related to the accident were: the pilots decision to takeoff with a canoe strapped to one of the floats and his lack of experience in carrying a canoe on the floats.NTSB NYC90LA081Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182-K · Limington, MEFuel starvation, due to carburetor contamination, which resulted in a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.NTSB NYC90LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12D · Roxbury, MEPilot factor in that he failed to plan the approach for gusty wind conditions and impacted trees short of the runway.