Skip to content

NTSB investigations, 1980, MT

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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, 1980, 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") = 1980 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\") = 1980
    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") = 1980
  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 DEN81DTI01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cut Bank, MTDec 26, 1980 · C-GXSI · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Saco, MTDec 26, 1980 · N83312 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Billings, MTNov 24, 1980 · N9007V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA007Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 65 · Sula, MTOct 17, 1980 · N35CS · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FA005Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · St.Ignatius, MTOct 13, 1980 · N95518 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTA01Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio Acft H-250 · Baker, MTOct 3, 1980 · N1XV · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Billings, MTSep 29, 1980 · N7498J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T210L · Dillon, MTSep 11, 1980 · N2041S · Destroyed NTSB DEN80DTI15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Raynesford, MTSep 8, 1980 · N52155 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA21Accident · No injuriesClosedBell UH-1B · Red Lodge, MTSep 1, 1980 · N911CD · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA059Accident · 3 fatalClosedBell 206A/B · Red Lodge, MTAug 30, 1980 · N8030 · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FTA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Winifred, MTAug 23, 1980 · N2478Q · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA057Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Choteau, MTAug 21, 1980 · N4429T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA19Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Miles City, MTAug 13, 1980 · N1552W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Sidney, MTAug 7, 1980 · N7375Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA053Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle 315B · Dell, MTAug 2, 1980 · N7915 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA051Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatle 315B · Dell, MTJul 28, 1980 · N67103 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sidney, MTJul 24, 1980 · N2235J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTI13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Turner, MTJul 20, 1980 · N739KL · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair B-1A · Valier, MTJul 18, 1980 · N7278V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA048Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHiller Acft OH-23G · Cutbank, MTJul 16, 1980 · N603RA · Destroyed NTSB DEN80DTI14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Cut Bank, MTJul 11, 1980 · N6296S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCallair A-9B · Bridger, MTJun 28, 1980 · N7693V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B-35 · Billings, MTJun 26, 1980 · N5224C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Great Falls, MTJun 22, 1980 · N8817Y · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTI08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Oilmont, MTJun 22, 1980 · N6391Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTI09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Monarch, MTJun 21, 1980 · N52368 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Billings, MTJun 21, 1980 · C-GRPI · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA042Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Saltese, MTJun 18, 1980 · N7181Y · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FA041Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Joplin, MTJun 15, 1980 · N31276 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA13Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman G-164A · Sand Springs, MTJun 14, 1980 · N667U · Destroyed NTSB DEN80DTI11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Lost Prairie, MTJun 8, 1980 · N76657 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Winnett, MTJun 3, 1980 · N11499 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA035Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney 20F · Raynesford, MTMay 23, 1980 · N7068V · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FTI07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Havre, MTMay 17, 1980 · N9172G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTA22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Alzada, MTMay 17, 1980 · N7671D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80DTA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Bloomfield, MTApr 24, 1980 · N8246H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTA10Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Billings, MTApr 19, 1980 · N6687K · Destroyed NTSB SEA80FTA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Winifred, MTApr 17, 1980 · N54283 · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 441 · Butte, MTApr 1, 1980 · N36941 · Destroyed NTSB SEA80FTI06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Havre, MTMar 30, 1980 · N8820P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80DTI05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Condon, MTFeb 25, 1980 · N4914E · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FTA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Big Timber, MTFeb 11, 1980 · N9296C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80DTI04Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Browning, MTJan 29, 1980 · N5026G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80DTI03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Missoula, MTJan 18, 1980 · N38313 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80FA015Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Kalispell, MTJan 10, 1980 · N3839M · Destroyed