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NTSB investigations, 1977, NJ

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

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1977, 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") = 1977 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\") = 1977
    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") = 1977
  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 NYC78FHD03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Ocean City, NJDec 29, 1977 · N9012V · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78DHD02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Lakewood, NJDec 26, 1977 · N55846 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78FHD01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Berlin, NJDec 10, 1977 · N15129 · Destroyed NTSB NYC78FHM01Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Monmouth, NJOct 27, 1977 · N8605F · Destroyed NTSB NYC78FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Randolph, NJOct 26, 1977 · N3QA · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHD32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172H · Marlton, NJSep 18, 1977 · N2898L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78FHM04Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12C · Lincoln Park, NJSep 6, 1977 · N2686 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHD30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206L · Hightstown, NJSep 4, 1977 · N49575 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHA34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper J4A · Stillwater, NJAug 28, 1977 · N27879 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHD29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Ocean City, NJAug 25, 1977 · N1993A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHO26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ocean City, NJAug 22, 1977 · N1670J · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHM23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Fairfield, NJAug 21, 1977 · N8591N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77IA083Incident · No injuriesClosedLear 23 · Teterboro, NJAug 18, 1977 · N201BA · Minor damage NTSB NYC77FHM22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Teterboro, NJAug 15, 1977 · N33478 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX77IA062Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Trenton, NJAug 1, 1977 · N3002U · Minor damage NTSB NYC77FHD23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D-18S · Lakewood, NJJul 27, 1977 · N80341 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Tabernacle, NJJul 18, 1977 · N91054 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHA29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bedminster, NJJul 17, 1977 · N12501 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHO21Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F28A · Toms River, NJJul 16, 1977 · N605HF · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHD20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Lakewood, NJJul 16, 1977 · N8986L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHM20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Teterboro, NJJul 14, 1977 · N10979 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD19Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Atlantic Cy, NJJul 9, 1977 · N66746 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FA071Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ocean City, NJJul 9, 1977 · N4257Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHA24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Vernon, NJJul 3, 1977 · N6967X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7CCM · Egg Harbor, NJJul 2, 1977 · N84248 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77DHA28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Princeton, NJJun 23, 1977 · N3859T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHA26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bedminster, NJJun 12, 1977 · N720FL · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHM19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1 · Farmingdale, NJJun 11, 1977 · N5676L · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHA23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Basking Ridge, NJJun 3, 1977 · N3831Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHM18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Totowa, NJMay 22, 1977 · N15377 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHA20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Basking Ridge, NJMay 20, 1977 · N10912 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77IA057Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 24R · Millville, NJMay 14, 1977 · N6542R · Minor damage NTSB NYC77FA055Accident · 2 fatalClosedGR Lakes 2T1A-2 · Milford, NJMay 3, 1977 · N5940L · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHA18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Manville, NJApr 19, 1977 · N421RB · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHM17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Red Hook, NJMar 26, 1977 · N7853A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Atlantic City, NJMar 24, 1977 · N8061C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · West Milford, NJMar 17, 1977 · N2474Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHD10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Atlantic City, NJMar 1, 1977 · N4493F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hammonton, NJFeb 23, 1977 · N6737G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHA16Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4 · Blairstown, NJFeb 16, 1977 · N73292 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHM10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Matawan, NJFeb 10, 1977 · N9371U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHM09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Randolph, NJFeb 8, 1977 · N50815 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHM08Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Lincoln Park, NJJan 20, 1977 · N6808V · Substantial damage