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

19632026
NTSB investigations, 1978, MT per year, 1963–2026: 2,223 cases
19632
196478
196573
196687
196782
196861
196956
197067
197155
197246
197349
197459
197561
197660
197761
197857
197950
198046
198152
198257
198337
198438
198542
198634
198727
198831
198926
199032
199128
199229
199325
199429
199526
199623
199729
199838
199924
200028
200118
200225
200323
200429
200521
200633
200728
200820
200916
201014
201121
201217
201329
201421
201520
201618
201712
201814
201915
202019
202118
202214
202316
202418
202524
202615

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.

NTSB SEA79FTI05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 214B-1 · Darby, MTDec 27, 1978 · N224RM · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FTA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Baker, MTDec 11, 1978 · N4324N · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FTA04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Billings, MTDec 2, 1978 · N8758P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DTI04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Geraldine, MTNov 29, 1978 · N3690Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Circle, MTNov 21, 1978 · N7487X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FA015Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Wolf Point, MTNov 12, 1978 · N3057L · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FTI03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · Trident, MTNov 5, 1978 · N8996T · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Swan Lake, MTOct 31, 1978 · N7056S · DestroyedNTSB SEA79FTA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Denton, MTOct 28, 1978 · N4053Z · DestroyedNTSB SEA79FTI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T210L · Great Falls, MTOct 22, 1978 · N30751 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79DTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Miles City, MTOct 20, 1978 · N3180Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18S · Bozeman, MTOct 13, 1978 · N302T · DestroyedNTSB SEA79FTI01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Belgrade, MTOct 8, 1978 · N43481 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA79FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-11 · Nashua, MTOct 7, 1978 · N4838M · DestroyedNTSB SEA79FTA01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Belfry, MTSep 28, 1978 · N33160 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA066Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hall, MTSep 19, 1978 · N8359C · DestroyedNTSB SEA78DTA22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Red Lodge, MTSep 7, 1978 · N739CW · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA062Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500B · Great Falls, MTSep 6, 1978 · N6112X · DestroyedNTSB SEA78FTA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Miles City, MTSep 3, 1978 · N9897D · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Billings, MTAug 30, 1978 · N7309Y · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTA19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Broadus, MTAug 26, 1978 · N4657C · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DTA18Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Billings, MTAug 20, 1978 · N90769 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA057Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 320 · Anaconda, MTAug 18, 1978 · N24P · DestroyedNTSB SEA78FTA17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Roundup, MTAug 2, 1978 · N4374R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180E · Belgrade, MTJul 28, 1978 · N2666Y · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Buffalo, MTJul 28, 1978 · N21483 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Chester, MTJul 25, 1978 · N9289R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Waterloo, MTJul 19, 1978 · N40142 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DTA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Miles City, MTJul 15, 1978 · N19313 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Augusta, MTJul 14, 1978 · N9875W · DestroyedNTSB SEA78DA042Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 170A · Billings, MTJul 9, 1978 · N1780D · DestroyedNTSB SEA78FTA14Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Savage, MTJul 4, 1978 · N3464N · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA041Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Belgrade, MTJun 30, 1978 · N22195 · DestroyedNTSB SEA78FTA15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Billings, MTJun 26, 1978 · N7MT · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DTA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Circle, MTJun 23, 1978 · N79190 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FA035Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Billings, MTJun 9, 1978 · N2174F · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI22Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18 · Columbia Falls, MTJun 7, 1978 · N3473Z · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78DTA11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lewistown, MTJun 4, 1978 · N54283 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI21Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Pray, MTMay 29, 1978 · N8527 · DestroyedNTSB SEA78FTI20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Deer Lodge, MTMay 29, 1978 · N1514A · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Conrad, MTMay 26, 1978 · N9883P · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI18Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M5235C · Havre, MTMay 24, 1978 · N381X · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Chinook, MTMay 21, 1978 · N9355R · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI16Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28C · Haugan, MTMay 20, 1978 · N643H · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI15Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Highwood, MTMay 16, 1978 · N48234 · DestroyedNTSB SEA78FTI14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hamilton, MTMay 16, 1978 · N6743G · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Kalispell, MTMay 8, 1978 · N16447 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Belgrade, MTApr 15, 1978 · N5240G · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Helena, MTApr 11, 1978 · N206AM · Substantial damageNTSB SEA78FTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Trout Creek, MTApr 5, 1978 · N638H · Substantial damage