NTSB investigations, 2021, ME
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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\") = 2021
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") = 2021 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 ERA21LA244Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSchweizer SGS 2-33A · Sanford, METhe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.NTSB ERA21LA220Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDouglas K Thompson Justaircraft Superst · Brunswick, METhe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the approach and landing.NTSB ERA21LA151Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech Sierra · Augusta, METhe pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a subsequent runway excursion. Also causal was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.