NTSB investigations, 2002, 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.
Cases per year
| 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
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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\") = 2002
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") = 2002 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 CHI03LA019Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · New Town, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision. Contributing factors are the pilot becoming lost/disoriented and night conditions.NTSB CHI02FA269Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna TR182 · Tappen, NDThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout and his failure to maintain clearance of the transmission wires. Also causal was inadequate preflight planning. Factors associated with the accident were the low altitude and airspeed when the abrupt maneuver was made and…NTSB CHI02LA257Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Kenmare, NDThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed. Factors associated with the accident were the sudden wind shift which resulted in a tailwind condition and the rough terrain encountered during the overrun landing.NTSB CHI02CA248Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-25-235 · Ray, NDThe pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane during takeoff. A factor was the tailwind.NTSB CHI02CA192Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 188B · Tolley, NDThe pilot's failure to attain lift-off speed and his failure to abort the takeoff.NTSB CHI02LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Langdon, NDThe pilot did not maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the wind gust condition present at the time of the accident.NTSB CHI02LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Grand Forks, NDThe student pilot not maintaining clearance from a parked van while taxiing to the parking area. The van was a factor.