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NTSB investigations, 1973, NJ

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1973, NJ per year, 1963–2026: 2,550 cases
1963	4
1964	107
1965	112
1966	129
1967	134
1968	60
1969	76
1970	85
1971	83
1972	67
1973	59
1974	71
1975	57
1976	51
1977	43
1978	55
1979	57
1980	54
1981	57
1982	44
1983	45
1984	49
1985	47
1986	38
1987	43
1988	44
1989	33
1990	26
1991	29
1992	28
1993	45
1994	27
1995	25
1996	33
1997	36
1998	24
1999	35
2000	38
2001	21
2002	37
2003	19
2004	21
2005	44
2006	32
2007	23
2008	28
2009	25
2010	14
2011	19
2012	17
2013	13
2014	20
2015	14
2016	21
2017	21
2018	14
2019	14
2020	6
2021	17
2022	14
2023	14
2024	11
2025	11
2026	10

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") = 1973 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' 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\") = 1973
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NJ' 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") = 1973
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' 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 NYC74DHM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lincoln Park, NJDec 27, 1973 · N30425 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Manville, NJDec 22, 1973 · N34832 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD28Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylor Mono · Millville, NJDec 8, 1973 · N71RC · Destroyed NTSB NYC74FHM13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Linden, NJDec 7, 1973 · N1688Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · North Bergen, NJNov 21, 1973 · N5946X · Destroyed NTSB NYC74FHD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Pitman, NJNov 13, 1973 · N6535G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHM11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Colts Neck, NJNov 11, 1973 · N6023A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ACA · Hanover, NJNov 7, 1973 · N62965 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHA16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · Montague, NJNov 4, 1973 · N39210 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hammonton, NJNov 3, 1973 · N8561J · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73AN038Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Robbinsville, NJOct 28, 1973 · N2776A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD18Accident · No injuriesClosedPietenpol Aircam · Lakewood, NJOct 23, 1973 · N5392 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Moorestown, NJOct 22, 1973 · N5443W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHA13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206A · Pittstown, NJOct 17, 1973 · N4639F · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB NYC74DHM09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · East Hanover, NJOct 5, 1973 · N1861Y · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Berlin, NJOct 5, 1973 · N5580U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD16Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Williamston, NJSep 13, 1973 · N3501X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Manville, NJSep 11, 1973 · N7419Y · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310F · Neptune, NJSep 9, 1973 · N5809X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Farmingdale, NJSep 2, 1973 · N7069G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Berlin, NJAug 29, 1973 · N8260N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM03Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28A · Teterboro, NJAug 25, 1973 · N15SB · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD08Accident · No injuriesClosedFokker DR-1 · Woodbine, NJAug 12, 1973 · N1917 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Vineland, NJAug 6, 1973 · N2468L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Berlin, NJJul 27, 1973 · N9237X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Barnegat, NJJul 19, 1973 · N886S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Rio Grand, NJJul 17, 1973 · N5998C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD03Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Pittsgrove, NJJul 17, 1973 · N662U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DHD02Accident · No injuriesClosedSopwith Camel · Woodbine, NJJul 17, 1973 · N1917N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sussex, NJJul 16, 1973 · N17065 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Marboro, NJJul 12, 1973 · N7747N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Linden, NJJul 1, 1973 · N6672V · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FHD38Accident · No injuriesClosedEaa Biplane P-2 · Medford, NJJun 17, 1973 · N5134 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74FHD20Accident · 1 fatalClosedJeanie 2 Teenie · Tuckerton, NJJun 9, 1973 · N6186 · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FHM33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Hackensack, NJJun 9, 1973 · N5684G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73AN149Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Atlantic City, NJJun 3, 1973 · N9582M · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FHM32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Marlboro, NJMay 22, 1973 · N7483G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHM31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Fairfield, NJMay 13, 1973 · N3394K · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FHA25Accident · No injuriesClosedWaco UPF-7 · Bedminster, NJMay 6, 1973 · N29927 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Clark, NJApr 22, 1973 · N4433T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHD32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Rancocas, NJApr 21, 1973 · N3480J · Destroyed NTSB NYC73DHD36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Williamstown, NJApr 21, 1973 · N19344 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHA24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Basking Ridge, NJApr 17, 1973 · N3636S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73AN132Accident · 6 fatalClosedBeech 65-A80 · Bricktown, NJApr 16, 1973 · N456WM · Destroyed NTSB NYC73DHD30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Williamstown, NJApr 6, 1973 · N4203T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73DHA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Pittstown, NJMar 29, 1973 · N4921D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73AN127Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J4A · Pennington, NJMar 29, 1973 · N32780 · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FHM23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Carlstadt, NJMar 24, 1973 · N8537P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHA18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pittstown, NJMar 24, 1973 · N8244W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHM25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Farmingdale, NJMar 20, 1973 · N8354L · Substantial damage