NTSB investigations, 1975, NC
180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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
| 1962 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 102 |
| 1965 | 83 |
| 1966 | 81 |
| 1967 | 101 |
| 1968 | 85 |
| 1969 | 77 |
| 1970 | 67 |
| 1971 | 86 |
| 1972 | 89 |
| 1973 | 118 |
| 1974 | 100 |
| 1975 | 90 |
| 1976 | 76 |
| 1977 | 77 |
| 1978 | 77 |
| 1979 | 52 |
| 1980 | 59 |
| 1981 | 47 |
| 1982 | 59 |
| 1983 | 56 |
| 1984 | 53 |
| 1985 | 51 |
| 1986 | 60 |
| 1987 | 47 |
| 1988 | 52 |
| 1989 | 52 |
| 1990 | 48 |
| 1991 | 52 |
| 1992 | 50 |
| 1993 | 37 |
| 1994 | 52 |
| 1995 | 39 |
| 1996 | 32 |
| 1997 | 49 |
| 1998 | 35 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 38 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 42 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 33 |
| 2009 | 37 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 37 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 30 |
| 2014 | 29 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 34 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 33 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 27 |
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\") = 1975
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NC' 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") = 1975 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NC' 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 IAD76AI043Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3 · Jacksonville, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Milton, NCNTSB IAD76AI039Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Salter Path, NCNTSB IAD76DKM20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGreat Lakes Baby · Greensboro, NCNTSB IAD76DKM21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Mooresville, NCNTSB IAD76FKM19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Gastonia, NCNTSB IAD76AI037Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Robbinsville, NCNTSB IAD76FKM18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Witsett, NCNTSB IAD76AI034Accident · 1 fatalClosedRepublic RC-3 · Gastonia, NCNTSB DCA76AZ011Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Raleigh, NCNTSB IAD76II031Incident · No injuriesClosedNihon YS-11 · Jacksonville, NCNTSB IAD76DKM17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Winston Salem, NCNTSB IAD76FKM16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Wadesboro, NCNTSB IAD76FLQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedMorrisey 2150A · Carrboro, NCNTSB IAD76DKM14Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BCL2-D · Wilkesboro, NCNTSB IAD76DKM15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Horseshoe, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Knightdale, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Elizabethtown, NCNTSB IAD76DKM13Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Shelby, NCNTSB IAD76AI023Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Harrisburg, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Sanford, NCNTSB IAD76AI021Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Wilmington, NCNTSB IAD76DLJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · Angier, NCNTSB IAD76DKM11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Charlotte, NCNTSB NYC76AN038Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Charlotte, NCNTSB IAD76DKM10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Boone, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Laurinburg, NCNTSB IAD76DKM09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Midland, NCNTSB IAD76DKM12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Franklin, NCNTSB IAD7LFLJ09Accident · 1 fatalClosedWoods WT-17 · Holly Springs, NCNTSB IAD76ALJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedStarduster SA-300 · Chapel Hill, NCNTSB IAD76AI012Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210J · Charlotte, NCNTSB IAD76DKM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ashoboo, NCNTSB IAD76DLJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Fayetteville, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Kinston, NCNTSB IAD76AI008Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Charlotte, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCallair A-9 · Kenansville, NCNTSB IAD75AI005Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Boone, NCNTSB IAD76DKM08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yadkinville, NCNTSB IAD76DKM05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Franklin, NCNTSB IAD76AKM06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ashville, NCNTSB IAD76DKM02Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11CC · Midland, NCNTSB IAD7LDKM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Statesville, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Manteo, NCNTSB IAD76DKM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Greensboro, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Burlington, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Raeford, NCNTSB IAD76AI003Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Edneyville, NCNTSB IAD76FKM01Accident · 1 fatalClosedTeenie TWO · Marion, NCNTSB IAD76FLJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sanford, NC