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NTSB investigations, 1969, ND

180,582 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,566 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

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1969, ND per year, 1964–2026: 1,129 cases
1964	32
1965	51
1966	49
1967	44
1968	50
1969	35
1970	33
1971	33
1972	23
1973	28
1974	27
1975	24
1976	22
1977	13
1978	21
1979	17
1980	21
1981	25
1982	29
1983	24
1984	27
1985	22
1986	30
1987	34
1988	5
1989	13
1990	18
1991	14
1992	17
1993	14
1994	24
1995	18
1996	18
1997	16
1998	22
1999	11
2000	12
2001	13
2002	7
2003	10
2004	8
2005	12
2006	14
2007	15
2008	7
2009	10
2010	8
2011	13
2012	13
2013	4
2014	6
2015	6
2016	9
2017	3
2018	10
2019	5
2020	6
2021	6
2022	7
2023	10
2024	4
2025	5
2026	2

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") = 1969 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' 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\") = 1969
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'ND' 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") = 1969
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'ND' 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 MKC70F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Grand Forks, NDDec 23, 1969 · N2205A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0249Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Edgely, NDNov 6, 1969 · N1913X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70F0250Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Kindred, NDOct 19, 1969 · N1184A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0258Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Towner, NDOct 5, 1969 · N1944A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0282Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Columbus, NDOct 1, 1969 · N5672A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70A0013Accident · 4 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Williston, NDSep 25, 1969 · N6763U · Destroyed NTSB MKC70D0273Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Carpio, NDSep 13, 1969 · N5672A · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0196Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Valley City, NDSep 3, 1969 · N2533N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0195Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Bartlett, NDAug 31, 1969 · N3984T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70F0176Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Grand Forks, NDAug 14, 1969 · N4529J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0163Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Mohall, NDJul 14, 1969 · N3993B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0083Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Garrison, NDJul 13, 1969 · N2074R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0076Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fryburg, NDJul 10, 1969 · N22170 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0151Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Crary, NDJul 2, 1969 · N4355Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0066Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Blaisdell, NDJun 30, 1969 · N1595P · Destroyed NTSB MKC70F0059Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Argusville, NDJun 27, 1969 · N63880 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0100Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210G · Dunn Center, NDJun 20, 1969 · N6878R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70F0177Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Bowdon, NDJun 15, 1969 · N3368T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70F0034Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Fargo, NDJun 11, 1969 · N1718D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70F0037Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe T-8F · Hillsboro, NDMay 25, 1969 · N1583B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0465Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Valley City, NDMay 21, 1969 · N3491M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0466Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Harvey, NDMay 6, 1969 · N35643 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0404Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Buffalo, NDApr 13, 1969 · N3892Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0435Accident · No injuriesClosedPiaggio 136-L1 · Grand Forks, NDApr 12, 1969 · N40026 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0020Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Minot, NDMar 30, 1969 · N95077 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0424Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Wahpeton, NDMar 9, 1969 · N2760K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69A0051Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Jamestown, NDMar 2, 1969 · N9720M · Destroyed NTSB MKC69D0389Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Cando, NDFeb 28, 1969 · N2543E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0351Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Fargo, NDFeb 18, 1969 · N7573Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0337Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Stanley, NDFeb 13, 1969 · N38948 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0375Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Fargo, NDFeb 5, 1969 · N3043B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0350Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Harvey, NDFeb 2, 1969 · N35643 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0467Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7EC · Plaza, NDJan 29, 1969 · N4653E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69F0334Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310H · Bowman, NDJan 20, 1969 · N1018Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC69D0311Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Hankinson, NDJan 7, 1969 · N6792B · Substantial damage