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NTSB investigations, 1979, MT

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1979, MT per year, 1963–2026: 2,223 cases
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

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") = 1979 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MT' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\") = 1979
    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") = 1979
  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 SEA80FTA07Accident · 1 fatalClosedScorpion 133 · Nashua, MTDec 29, 1979 · NONE · Destroyed NTSB SEA80FTA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210M · Glendive, MTDec 21, 1979 · N8197M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Laurel, MTDec 20, 1979 · N7403D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTI02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Chester, MTDec 19, 1979 · N2168D · Destroyed NTSB SEA80FTA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Red Lodge, MTDec 2, 1979 · N3136Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTA04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Malta, MTDec 1, 1979 · N2197N · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Billings, MTOct 20, 1979 · N3976Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTA01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Billings, MTOct 19, 1979 · N45361 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTI01Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna A185F · Dillon, MTOct 16, 1979 · N4961Q · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTI27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182C · Whitefish, MTSep 30, 1979 · N9054T · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTI26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Three Forks, MTSep 27, 1979 · N84445 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Winnett, MTSep 25, 1979 · N83613 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FA060Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Sula, MTSep 20, 1979 · CG-CMZ · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTA20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Billings, MTSep 19, 1979 · N3410S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTI25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Conrad, MTSep 13, 1979 · N2015S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FT124Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Big Sandy, MTAug 29, 1979 · N5791P · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTA19Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Absarokee, MTAug 28, 1979 · N5013C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FT123Accident · Minor injuriesClosedKaman HH-43F · Hamilton, MTAug 24, 1979 · N4524 · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FA050Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech B23 · Neihart, MTAug 24, 1979 · N7635R · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTA18Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5 · Laurel, MTAug 23, 1979 · N5880L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA17Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Billings, MTJul 31, 1979 · N2467H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Augusta, MTJul 24, 1979 · N9966U · Destroyed NTSB SEA79DTI22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Schafer, MTJul 21, 1979 · N6166B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTI20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Cut Bank, MTJul 18, 1979 · N8051A · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Landusky, MTJul 8, 1979 · N1674C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FA041Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Big Sky, MTJul 1, 1979 · N6397V · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTI19Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Emigrant, MTJun 25, 1979 · N3078G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FA040Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Laurel, MTJun 22, 1979 · N1833G · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTI16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna TU206F · Sula, MTJun 10, 1979 · N8733Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTI18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Toston, MTJun 9, 1979 · N4810Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTI17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Brady, MTJun 8, 1979 · N77318 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Circle, MTJun 5, 1979 · N5493H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTI15Accident · No injuriesClosedScorpion II · Belgrade, MTMay 21, 1979 · N133RW · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Billings, MTMay 5, 1979 · N704JL · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Billings, MTMay 3, 1979 · N6753Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTI13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Sula, MTApr 20, 1979 · N8372P · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 214B-1 · Darby, MTApr 19, 1979 · N226RM · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTA12Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Sidney, MTApr 14, 1979 · N9379K · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Valier, MTApr 5, 1979 · N4343L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Carter, MTMar 21, 1979 · N21759 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTI09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Turner, MTMar 11, 1979 · N8690C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Terry, MTFeb 28, 1979 · N3803Z · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210P · Lavina, MTFeb 28, 1979 · N6995N · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FTI08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180K · Missoula, MTFeb 26, 1979 · N64211 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Miles City, MTFeb 25, 1979 · N9434C · Destroyed NTSB SEA79DTI07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185E · Cut Bank, MTFeb 2, 1979 · N70263 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTI06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Stevensville, MTJan 31, 1979 · N10903 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79DTA07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Scobey, MTJan 29, 1979 · N50281 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FTA08Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Sand Springs, MTJan 25, 1979 · N62972 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA79FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedHandly-Page HP-137 · Missoula, MTJan 15, 1979 · N14RJ · Substantial damage