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NTSB investigations, 1976, NV

180,658 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,636 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, 1976, NV per year, 1963–2026: 2,360 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	12

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") = 1976 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\") = 1976
    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") = 1976
  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 OAK77DXQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28 · Winnemucca, NVDec 31, 1976 · N4388X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA009Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Empire, NVDec 22, 1976 · N12364 · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FVW05Accident · No injuriesClosedEmair 1200MA · Las Vegas, NVDec 9, 1976 · N9926M · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Minden, NVNov 28, 1976 · N8176W · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M5 · Battle Mountn, NVNov 24, 1976 · N51602 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA005Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310L · Hawthorne, NVNov 17, 1976 · N2208F · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FVW03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Searchlight, NVNov 11, 1976 · N4754F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Pioche, NVOct 31, 1976 · N6818V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Las Vegas, NVOct 25, 1976 · N86975 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DVW01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Searchlight, NVOct 11, 1976 · N8258Z · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Elko, NVOct 6, 1976 · N5061V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76AP071Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca Bkcab · Las Vegas, NVSep 24, 1976 · N53859 · Destroyed NTSB OAK76FXQ70Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Yerington, NVSep 22, 1976 · N4824V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ69Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Reno, NVSep 21, 1976 · N9983X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW34Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Boulder City, NVSep 14, 1976 · N9661L · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ67Accident · No injuriesClosedKinner Kinair · Reno, NVSep 10, 1976 · N101KA · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ66Accident · No injuriesClosedTwin Engine D-16 · Carson City, NVSep 9, 1976 · N4293K · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ68Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS134 · Minden, NVSep 4, 1976 · N7683 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ65Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Incline Villge, NVAug 24, 1976 · N41350 · Destroyed NTSB OAK76DXQ64Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Reno, NVAug 10, 1976 · N6890P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DVW33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Pioche, NVAug 4, 1976 · N7291Y · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ63Accident · No injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Wild Horse Res, NVJul 31, 1976 · N80679 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW32Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Las Vegas, NVJul 24, 1976 · N7067V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ59Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A35 · Mountain Pass, NVJul 18, 1976 · N710B · Destroyed NTSB OAK76DXQ60Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Currie, NVJul 17, 1976 · N9771V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ58Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion B · Oasis, NVJul 17, 1976 · N5334K · Destroyed NTSB OAK76DXQ56Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Orovada, NVJul 7, 1976 · N8993D · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ57Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Minden, NVJul 5, 1976 · N4670A · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ55Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow 600S2C · Yerington, NVJul 5, 1976 · N9479R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76AP060Accident · 3 fatalClosedBell 206B · Carson City, NVJul 5, 1976 · N600SW · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ53Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Reno, NVJun 30, 1976 · N8061S · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ52Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5 · Reno, NVJun 28, 1976 · N5877L · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Las Vegas, NVJun 24, 1976 · N3591R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ51Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Reno, NVJun 20, 1976 · N3078S · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ50Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Sparks, NVJun 17, 1976 · N8508C · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW29Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Tempiute, NVJun 16, 1976 · N6042P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Silver Springs, NVJun 6, 1976 · N4094N · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DVW28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Beatty, NVJun 6, 1976 · N86900 · Destroyed NTSB OAK76DXQ47Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Wild Horse Res, NVMay 23, 1976 · N79953 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW25Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS233 · Henderson, NVMay 11, 1976 · N2494W · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Warm Springs, NVMay 9, 1976 · N2737G · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW24Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Boulder City, NVMay 8, 1976 · N77874 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Winnemucca, NVMay 4, 1976 · N3483M · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ40Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Reno, NVMay 3, 1976 · N41685 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FXQ39Accident · No injuriesClosedBede BD-5 · Reno, NVMay 3, 1976 · N733ST · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DVW22Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Las Vegas, NVMay 2, 1976 · N318JL · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Las Vegas, NVApr 25, 1976 · N7218M · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DXQ41Accident · No injuriesClosedMustang Midget · Lovelock, NVApr 23, 1976 · N7178 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76FVW19Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Laughlin, NVApr 10, 1976 · N4772V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK76DVW18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Las Vegas, NVApr 8, 1976 · N5979R · Substantial damage