NTSB investigations, 1970, MI
180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1964 | 145 |
| 1965 | 153 |
| 1966 | 169 |
| 1967 | 193 |
| 1968 | 174 |
| 1969 | 182 |
| 1970 | 176 |
| 1971 | 159 |
| 1972 | 150 |
| 1973 | 149 |
| 1974 | 141 |
| 1975 | 115 |
| 1976 | 131 |
| 1977 | 106 |
| 1978 | 121 |
| 1979 | 118 |
| 1980 | 98 |
| 1981 | 116 |
| 1982 | 87 |
| 1983 | 101 |
| 1984 | 91 |
| 1985 | 82 |
| 1986 | 86 |
| 1987 | 57 |
| 1988 | 63 |
| 1989 | 69 |
| 1990 | 86 |
| 1991 | 65 |
| 1992 | 66 |
| 1993 | 60 |
| 1994 | 52 |
| 1995 | 56 |
| 1996 | 58 |
| 1997 | 52 |
| 1998 | 51 |
| 1999 | 50 |
| 2000 | 46 |
| 2001 | 62 |
| 2002 | 44 |
| 2003 | 50 |
| 2004 | 39 |
| 2005 | 43 |
| 2006 | 48 |
| 2007 | 36 |
| 2008 | 32 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 30 |
| 2011 | 34 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2014 | 31 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 24 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 26 |
| 2026 | 19 |
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\") = 1970
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MI' 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") = 1970 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' 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 CHI71FDW27Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Fowlerville, MINTSB CHI71FBJ49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Holland, MINTSB CHI71AC047Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech H18S · Lansing, MINTSB CHI71AC046Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Romulus, MINTSB CHI71DDW26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Owosso, MINTSB CHI71DDW29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Pontiac, MINTSB CHI71FBJ47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Greenville, MINTSB CHI71FBJ48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bay City, MINTSB CHI71FBJ45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Bangor, MINTSB CHI71FBM12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Sherwood, MINTSB CHI71DBJ46Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · St.Ignace, MINTSB CHI71DBJ44Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Midland, MINTSB CHI71FDW25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Durand, MINTSB CHI71DDW23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Argintine, MINTSB CHI71DBJ43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lansing, MINTSB CHI71FBJ41Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Traverse Cty, MINTSB CHI71FDW22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Pontiac, MINTSB CHI71FBJ42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Menominee, MINTSB CHI71DDW24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Fraser, MINTSB CHI71FBJ39Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Ludington, MINTSB CHI71FBJ38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269A · No.Muskegon, MINTSB CHI71FBJ37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Lowell, MINTSB CHI71AC030Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 310F · Ann Arbor, MINTSB CHI71FDW21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Romulus, MINTSB CHI71FDW20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310F · Pontiac, MINTSB CHI71DDW19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedVolmer SBS-2 · Brighton, MINTSB CHI71FBJ36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Charlotte, MINTSB CHI71DBJ40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Barryton, MINTSB CHI71AC029Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Plymouth, MINTSB CHI71DBJ35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310D · Newaygo, MINTSB CHI71AC028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Petersburg, MINTSB CHI71IC027Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Detroit, MINTSB CHI71FDW18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Gregory, MINTSB CHI71FBJ32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Greenville, MINTSB CHI71DBJ33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182B · Amasa, MINTSB CHI71FBJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Manistee, MINTSB CHI71FBJ34Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Charlevoix, MINTSB CHI71DBJ30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cedar Lake, MINTSB CHI71FDW17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Flint, MINTSB CHI71FDW16Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-B33 · Plymouth, MINTSB CHI71FBJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Lansing, MINTSB CHI71FDW15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Oxford, MINTSB CHI71FBJ28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310H · Houghton Lk, MINTSB CHI71DBJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Blaney Park, MINTSB CHI71DBJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Pellston, MINTSB CHI71DDW14Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Port Huron, MINTSB CHI71FBJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Lansing, MINTSB CHI71AC017Accident · 1 fatalClosedWaco ZGC-7 · Lawton, MINTSB CHI71FDW12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Ypsilanti, MINTSB CHI71FBJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Lansing, MI