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NTSB investigations, 1971, NV

180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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, 1971, NV per year, 1963–2026: 2,361 cases
1963	1
1964	71
1965	56
1966	79
1967	77
1968	45
1969	51
1970	68
1971	66
1972	55
1973	46
1974	72
1975	55
1976	64
1977	55
1978	59
1979	51
1980	49
1981	46
1982	39
1983	38
1984	36
1985	40
1986	35
1987	26
1988	28
1989	36
1990	27
1991	33
1992	32
1993	29
1994	42
1995	22
1996	23
1997	25
1998	30
1999	42
2000	45
2001	37
2002	34
2003	29
2004	29
2005	25
2006	27
2007	38
2008	25
2009	28
2010	24
2011	22
2012	24
2013	28
2014	22
2015	21
2016	31
2017	31
2018	27
2019	29
2020	22
2021	19
2022	22
2023	23
2024	16
2025	21
2026	13

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") = 1971 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NV' 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\") = 1971
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NV' 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") = 1971
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NV' 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 OAK72AP021Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177A · Las Vegas, NVDec 22, 1971 · N30521 · Destroyed NTSB OAK72AP018Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182M · Reno, NVDec 14, 1971 · N71592 · Destroyed NTSB OAK72FVW20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Las Vegas, NVDec 11, 1971 · N9636F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW19Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 100 · Mercury, NVNov 22, 1971 · N3697X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172B · Las Vegas, NVNov 17, 1971 · N7697X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRepublic RC-3 · Las Vegas, NVNov 8, 1971 · N87545 · Destroyed NTSB OAK72AP014Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150J · Tonopah, NVNov 8, 1971 · N50822 · Destroyed NTSB OAK72FXQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Lund, NVNov 4, 1971 · N2072U · Substantial damage NTSB LAX72AL028Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Reno, NVOct 25, 1971 · N6874G · Destroyed NTSB OAK72DVW16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Mercury, NVOct 15, 1971 · N7045E · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FXQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Reno, NVOct 10, 1971 · N28629 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW15Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Alamo, NVOct 8, 1971 · N1262X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72DXQ14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Elko, NVOct 6, 1971 · N4797F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Boulder City, NVSep 30, 1971 · N6493J · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206 · Las Vegas, NVSep 29, 1971 · N2552X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FXQ13Accident · No injuriesClosedN.American P-51 · Reno, NVSep 26, 1971 · N5482V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72DVW12Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtis Sull J T · Pioche, NVSep 25, 1971 · N491C · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Las Vegas, NVSep 10, 1971 · N9179P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206A · Alamo, NVSep 9, 1971 · N4844F · Destroyed NTSB OAK72AP008Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Sparks, NVSep 7, 1971 · N7408G · Destroyed NTSB OAK72FVW09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Las Vegas, NVAug 29, 1971 · N5014U · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FXQ12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Imlay, NVAug 26, 1971 · N4083J · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72DVW08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion A · Corldale, NVAug 26, 1971 · N91187 · Destroyed NTSB OAK72FXQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Carson City, NVAug 8, 1971 · N3869D · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FXQ08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAer-Pegaso M-100S · Minden, NVAug 7, 1971 · N88981 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FXQ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310I · Beowawe, NVAug 4, 1971 · N8075M · Destroyed NTSB OAK72FVW05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Las Vegas, NVJul 25, 1971 · N9464J · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Las Vegas, NVJul 24, 1971 · N3494F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72AP001Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Reno, NVJul 20, 1971 · N8780P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Boulder City, NVJul 17, 1971 · N89305 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72FVW01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Beatty, NVJul 11, 1971 · N8053P · Destroyed NTSB OAK72DXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedKaman K-600 · Orovada, NVJul 8, 1971 · N11119 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FXQ46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Ely, NVJun 29, 1971 · N9522S · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71DXQ47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Winnemucca, NVJun 26, 1971 · N3043Q · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Las Vegas, NVJun 22, 1971 · N6162Q · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Las Vegas, NVJun 20, 1971 · N50512 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FXQ44Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Minden, NVJun 19, 1971 · N29636 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FXQ45Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Reno, NVJun 16, 1971 · N3236Y · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71DXQ43Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7KCAB · West Wendover, NVJun 15, 1971 · N2614G · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210H · Laughlin, NVJun 14, 1971 · N6160F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 411 · Las Vegas, NVJun 10, 1971 · N999RS · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FXQ41Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Reno, NVMay 31, 1971 · N16572 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71DXQ40Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller 12E · Ely, NVMay 25, 1971 · N90475 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW34Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Las Vegas, NVMay 21, 1971 · N3849T · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Las Vegas, NVMay 21, 1971 · N5564R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71AP046Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Minden, NVMay 16, 1971 · N6663G · Destroyed NTSB OAK71DVW32Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · N.Las Vegas, NVMay 12, 1971 · N84025 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FXQ38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Gardenville, NVMay 2, 1971 · N6492R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FXQ37Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Verdi, NVApr 28, 1971 · N8804F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK71FVW31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lathrop Wells, NVApr 26, 1971 · N8241P · Substantial damage