NTSB investigations, 1981, 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\") = 1981
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") = 1981 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 DEN82FTA08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Rock Springs, MTNTSB DEN81DTA07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Big Timber, MTNTSB DEN82FTA06Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7DC · Billings, MTNTSB DEN82FTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Billings, MTNTSB DEN82FTA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAyres S2R · Richey, MTNTSB DEN82FTI08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Chinook, MTNTSB DEN82FTI07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-C33 · Dillion, MTNTSB DEN82FTI06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Missoula, MTNTSB DEN82FTI05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Sheridan, MTNTSB DEN82FTI04Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Fairfield, MTNTSB DEN82FTI03Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Haugen, MTNTSB DEN82FTI02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Whitehall, MTNTSB DEN81FTA03Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2B · Broadus, MTNTSB DEN82FTA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ekalaka, MTNTSB DEN81FTA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Glasgow, MTNTSB DEN82FTI01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Helena, MTNTSB DEN81FA068Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210L · Big Timber, MTNTSB DEN81DTI21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Somers, MTNTSB DEN81FTI20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Deer Lodge, MTNTSB DEN81FTA14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Zortman, MTNTSB DEN81FTI19Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Helena, MTNTSB DEN81FTI18Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 681 · Great Falls, MTNTSB DEN81FTI17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Buffalo, MTNTSB DEN81FTI15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Libby, MTNTSB DEN81FTA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Lavina, MTNTSB DEN81FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Sidney, MTNTSB DEN81FA055Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Kalispell, MTNTSB DEN81FTA12Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr A-9B · Park City, MTNTSB DEN81FTA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T-50 · Ft Smith, MTNTSB DEN81DTI16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Great Falls, MTNTSB DEN81DTI13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Schafers Mdws, MTNTSB DEN81FTI14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Seely Lake, MTNTSB DEN81DTA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Miles City, MTNTSB DEN81FTI12Accident · No injuriesClosedBell UH1B · Heart Butte, MTNTSB DEN81FTI11Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Ennis, MTNTSB DEN81FTA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188A · Lavina, MTNTSB DEN81FTA09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Flaxville, MTNTSB DEN81DTI09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Jackson, MTNTSB DEN81DTI10Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Ulm, MTNTSB DEN81FTI08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Turner, MTNTSB DEN81FTA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Billings, MTNTSB DEN81DTI07Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr A9B · Townsend, MTNTSB DEN81FTI06Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G-3B · Thompson Falls, MTNTSB DEN81FTI05Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 185F · Geraldine, MTNTSB DEN81DTI04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Belgrade, MTNTSB DEN81FTA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Wolf Point, MTNTSB DEN81FA023Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20G · Ryegate, MTNTSB DEN81FA021Accident · 2 fatalClosedTavlorcraft BC-12D · Stevensville, MTNTSB DEN81FTA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Billings, MTNTSB DEN81FTA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Columbus, MT