NTSB investigations, 1978, NM
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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 82 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 88 |
| 1966 | 99 |
| 1967 | 113 |
| 1968 | 99 |
| 1969 | 85 |
| 1970 | 86 |
| 1971 | 79 |
| 1972 | 69 |
| 1973 | 73 |
| 1974 | 74 |
| 1975 | 85 |
| 1976 | 64 |
| 1977 | 89 |
| 1978 | 98 |
| 1979 | 94 |
| 1980 | 68 |
| 1981 | 78 |
| 1982 | 72 |
| 1983 | 46 |
| 1984 | 56 |
| 1985 | 63 |
| 1986 | 41 |
| 1987 | 44 |
| 1988 | 48 |
| 1989 | 36 |
| 1990 | 33 |
| 1991 | 34 |
| 1992 | 26 |
| 1993 | 28 |
| 1994 | 27 |
| 1995 | 41 |
| 1996 | 41 |
| 1997 | 42 |
| 1998 | 43 |
| 1999 | 39 |
| 2000 | 42 |
| 2001 | 36 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 36 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 21 |
| 2006 | 26 |
| 2007 | 36 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2010 | 27 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 19 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 28 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 16 |
Where
Latest cases
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\") = 1978
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NM' 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") = 1978 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' 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 DEN79FQA11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D95A · Roswell, NMNTSB DEN79FQA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Roswell, NMNTSB DEN79FQA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Taos, NMNTSB DEN79FQA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN79FA010Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Cimarron, NMNTSB DEN79FA009Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-38 · Las Cruses, NMNTSB DEN79DQA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Raton, NMNTSB DEN79FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500S · Gallup, NMNTSB DEN79FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A36 · Silver City, NMNTSB DEN79FQA06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B2 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN79DQA04Accident · No injuriesClosedScorpion 133 · Tucumcari, NMNTSB DEN79FQA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Grants, NMNTSB DEN79FA005Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 65-80 · Torreon, NMNTSB DEN78DQA05Accident · No injuriesClosedFirefly 6B · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN79FA003Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150J · Eunice, NMNTSB DEN79DQA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN79FQG01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lovington, NMNTSB DEN79FQA01Accident · 1 fatalClosedSteen Skyblt · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN78FQA63Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Aztec, NMNTSB DEN78FQA62Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio H-395 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN78DQA60Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN78FQA59Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN78FQA58Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · L1ndrith, NMNTSB DEN78FQA57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206F · Mesita, NMNTSB DEN78DQA55Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 500C · Cuba, NMNTSB DEN78DQD36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Deming, NMNTSB DEN78FQA54Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Farmington, NMNTSB DEN78FQD35Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech J35 · Silver City, NMNTSB DEN78FQA53Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN78FQA61Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Los Lunas, NMNTSB DEN78FQA34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hatch, NMNTSB DEN78FQD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Timberon, NMNTSB DEN78FQD32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cloudcloft, NMNTSB DEN78FA065Accident · 6 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2J · Raton, NMNTSB DEN78FQA56Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Farmington, NMNTSB DEN78FQA51Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN78FQA46Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Canjilon, NMNTSB DEN78FQA50Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Santa Rosa, NMNTSB DEN78FQD29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Vado, NMNTSB DEN78FQA49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Roswell, NMNTSB DEN78DQA52Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Datil, NMNTSB DEN78FA056Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Carrizozo, NMNTSB DEN78FQA48Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C23 · Grants, NMNTSB DEN79FQG04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Hobbs, NMNTSB DEN78FQA47Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DEN79DQA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Dexter, NMNTSB DEN78FQA45Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Rio Rancho, NMNTSB DEN78FQD27Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing IB75A · Deming, NMNTSB DEN78DQD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · Animas, NMNTSB DEN78FQA44Accident · No injuriesClosedMeyers Thrush · Tucumcari, NM