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NTSB investigations, 1980, NE

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1980, NE per year, 1962–2026: 1,895 cases
1962	1
1964	58
1965	67
1966	72
1967	89
1968	80
1969	88
1970	74
1971	93
1972	64
1973	52
1974	71
1975	47
1976	64
1977	52
1978	49
1979	41
1980	36
1981	34
1982	42
1983	39
1984	40
1985	31
1986	27
1987	21
1988	16
1989	22
1990	13
1991	24
1992	20
1993	21
1994	20
1995	16
1996	14
1997	14
1998	28
1999	23
2000	13
2001	19
2002	14
2003	12
2004	11
2005	15
2006	17
2007	11
2008	13
2009	15
2010	13
2011	7
2012	21
2013	11
2014	11
2015	11
2016	10
2017	9
2018	12
2019	13
2020	9
2021	9
2022	14
2023	10
2024	17
2025	11
2026	4

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" = 'NE' 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\" = 'NE' 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" = 'NE' 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 MKC81FCJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Albion, NEDec 4, 1980 · N2506R · Destroyed NTSB MKC81DCJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-15 · Cambridge, NENov 24, 1980 · N4196H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC81DCJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Aurora, NENov 9, 1980 · N89765 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC81DCJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Broken Bow, NENov 4, 1980 · N6978E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Burwell, NESep 21, 1980 · N7414W · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedUniv Acft 108-2 · Omaha, NESep 14, 1980 · N8003K · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ogallala, NESep 7, 1980 · N5376F · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Nebraska City, NESep 6, 1980 · N2137N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Weeping Water, NESep 4, 1980 · N4997Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Columbus, NEAug 25, 1980 · N49696 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA049Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Omaha, NEAug 17, 1980 · N4308X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ28Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Cambridge, NEAug 9, 1980 · N6648Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC80DCJ27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Axtell, NEAug 7, 1980 · N53150 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCJ26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMaule M4-210 · O'Neill, NEAug 4, 1980 · N9823M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Overton, NEAug 4, 1980 · N9625P · Destroyed NTSB MKC80DCJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Blue Hill, NEJul 30, 1980 · N9793V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Holdrege, NEJul 28, 1980 · N53199 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Sutton, NEJul 27, 1980 · N17262 · Destroyed NTSB MKC80DCJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Minden, NEJul 27, 1980 · N4533Y · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Minden, NEJul 18, 1980 · N6400M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Gordon, NEJul 15, 1980 · N9631M · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comndr 500B · Omaha, NEJun 22, 1980 · N888CA · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedKen Kanta KR-2 · Omaha, NEJun 17, 1980 · N49849 · Substantial damage NTSB DCA80AA019Accident · 13 fatalClosedSwearingen 226TC · Valley, NEJun 12, 1980 · N650S · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCJ13Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 01 · Omaha, NEJun 6, 1980 · N5994 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Clay Center, NEMay 30, 1980 · N4956R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA036Accident · 1 fatalClosedCherokee II · So Sioux City, NEMay 28, 1980 · N129V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Omaha, NEApr 23, 1980 · N25595 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Lincoln, NEApr 18, 1980 · N8631D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FA029Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Sidney, NEApr 7, 1980 · N2120S · Destroyed NTSB MKC80FCJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Imperial, NEApr 5, 1980 · N757PY · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Thedford, NEMar 25, 1980 · N5474J · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DA027Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Utica, NEMar 13, 1980 · N6493L · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 200 · Hastings, NEFeb 14, 1980 · N349D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80FCJ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Milburn, NEJan 30, 1980 · N2764C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC80DCJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Sidney, NEJan 6, 1980 · N64294 · Substantial damage