NTSB investigations, 1978, MT
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
| 1963 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 78 |
| 1965 | 73 |
| 1966 | 87 |
| 1967 | 82 |
| 1968 | 61 |
| 1969 | 56 |
| 1970 | 67 |
| 1971 | 55 |
| 1972 | 46 |
| 1973 | 49 |
| 1974 | 59 |
| 1975 | 61 |
| 1976 | 60 |
| 1977 | 61 |
| 1978 | 57 |
| 1979 | 50 |
| 1980 | 46 |
| 1981 | 52 |
| 1982 | 57 |
| 1983 | 37 |
| 1984 | 38 |
| 1985 | 42 |
| 1986 | 34 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1988 | 31 |
| 1989 | 26 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1991 | 28 |
| 1992 | 29 |
| 1993 | 25 |
| 1994 | 29 |
| 1995 | 26 |
| 1996 | 23 |
| 1997 | 29 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 24 |
| 2000 | 28 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 23 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 28 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 16 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2014 | 21 |
| 2015 | 20 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 24 |
| 2026 | 15 |
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\" = 'MT' 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" = 'MT' 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 SEA79FTI05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 214B-1 · Darby, MTNTSB SEA79FTA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Baker, MTNTSB SEA79FTA04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Billings, MTNTSB SEA79DTI04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Geraldine, MTNTSB SEA79DTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Circle, MTNTSB SEA79FA015Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Wolf Point, MTNTSB SEA79FTI03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · Trident, MTNTSB SEA79FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Swan Lake, MTNTSB SEA79FTA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Denton, MTNTSB SEA79FTI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Great Falls, MTNTSB SEA79DTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Miles City, MTNTSB SEA79FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18S · Bozeman, MTNTSB SEA79FTI01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Belgrade, MTNTSB SEA79FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-11 · Nashua, MTNTSB SEA79FTA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Belfry, MTNTSB SEA78FA066Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hall, MTNTSB SEA78DTA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Red Lodge, MTNTSB SEA78FA062Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500B · Great Falls, MTNTSB SEA78FTA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Miles City, MTNTSB SEA78FTA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Billings, MTNTSB SEA78FTA19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Broadus, MTNTSB SEA78DTA18Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Billings, MTNTSB SEA78FA057Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 320 · Anaconda, MTNTSB SEA78FTA17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Roundup, MTNTSB SEA78FTI27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180E · Belgrade, MTNTSB SEA78FTI26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Buffalo, MTNTSB SEA78FTI25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Chester, MTNTSB SEA78FTI24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Waterloo, MTNTSB SEA78DTA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Miles City, MTNTSB SEA78FTI23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Augusta, MTNTSB SEA78DA042Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 170A · Billings, MTNTSB SEA78FTA14Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Savage, MTNTSB SEA78FA041Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Belgrade, MTNTSB SEA78FTA15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Billings, MTNTSB SEA78DTA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Circle, MTNTSB SEA78FA035Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Billings, MTNTSB SEA78FTI22Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Columbia Falls, MTNTSB SEA78DTA11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lewistown, MTNTSB SEA78FTI21Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Pray, MTNTSB SEA78FTI20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Deer Lodge, MTNTSB SEA78FTI19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Conrad, MTNTSB SEA78FTI18Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M5235C · Havre, MTNTSB SEA78FTI17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Chinook, MTNTSB SEA78FTI16Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28C · Haugan, MTNTSB SEA78FTI15Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Highwood, MTNTSB SEA78FTI14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hamilton, MTNTSB SEA78FTI13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Kalispell, MTNTSB SEA78FTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Belgrade, MTNTSB SEA78FTI11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Helena, MTNTSB SEA78FTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Trout Creek, MT