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NTSB investigations, 1977, 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, 1977, 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") = 1977 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\") = 1977
    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") = 1977
  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 OAK78FVW07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Boulder City, NVDec 30, 1977 · N5951A · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FVW05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA32R · Pahrump, NVDec 8, 1977 · N47630 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Tonopah, NVDec 6, 1977 · N5001Y · Destroyed NTSB OAK78DXQ04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Winnemucca, NVDec 2, 1977 · N8185M · Destroyed NTSB OAK78DXQ05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lund, NVNov 30, 1977 · N38481 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Currant, NVNov 25, 1977 · N17KA · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FXQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Austin, NVNov 15, 1977 · N58636 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB OAK78FVW03Accident · 1 fatalClosedJeanie Teenie · Boulder City, NVNov 11, 1977 · N5240 · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FA003Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Las Vegas, NVNov 4, 1977 · N5690V · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FVW01Accident · 2 fatalClosedHoward DGA-6 · Tonopah, NVOct 25, 1977 · N273Y · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Carson City, NVOct 12, 1977 · N16AD · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA058Accident · 2 fatalClosedRepublic RC-3 · No.Las Vegas, NVSep 25, 1977 · N6734K · Destroyed NTSB OAK77DXQ36Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Basalt, NVSep 18, 1977 · N58708 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Las Vegas, NVAug 31, 1977 · N6719R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FXQ34Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Carson City, NVAug 20, 1977 · N5873V · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FXQ32Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA4 · Lovelock, NVAug 10, 1977 · N6031V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Reno, NVAug 9, 1977 · N4670A · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW29Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18 · Las Vegas, NVAug 7, 1977 · N31814 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA045Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182P · Reno, NVJul 31, 1977 · N7008Q · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DVW28Accident · No injuriesClosedFournier RF4D · Tonopah, NVJul 31, 1977 · N7752 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA043Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Jackpot, NVJul 22, 1977 · N5438F · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FXQ28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Reno, NVJul 21, 1977 · N7251G · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FVW30Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom 280C · Las Vegas, NVJun 30, 1977 · N579H · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DVW31Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47SG · Ash Springs, NVJun 25, 1977 · N979B · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Las Vegas, NVJun 22, 1977 · N4249D · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Las Vegas, NVJun 19, 1977 · N2493F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Las Vegas, NVJun 16, 1977 · N66502 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW21Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVJun 14, 1977 · N9542F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA037Accident · 1 fatalClosedSikorski S58FT · Golconda, NVJun 14, 1977 · N9497 · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FXQ23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Minden, NVJun 11, 1977 · N15MP · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FXQ22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech V35A · Hawthorne, NVJun 5, 1977 · N610JP · Destroyed NTSB OAK77DXQ25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-35 · Dayton, NVJun 4, 1977 · N135V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Las Vegas, NVMay 29, 1977 · N734GC · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ24Accident · No injuriesClosedGlasflugel 201B · Minden, NVMay 29, 1977 · N144T · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C-45G · Beatty, NVMay 28, 1977 · N6065V · Destroyed NTSB OAK77DVW19Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS-1 · Boulder City, NVMay 14, 1977 · N3831A · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Winnemucca, NVMay 9, 1977 · N5060R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 320C · Wells, NVMay 6, 1977 · N3044T · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FXQ17Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Winnemucca, NVApr 23, 1977 · N41176 · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FVW15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Las Vegas, NVApr 14, 1977 · N33248 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112A · Las Vegas, NVApr 8, 1977 · C-GICY · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedSchneider ES-60 · Fernley, NVApr 7, 1977 · N8161 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW13Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B55 · Boulder City, NVMar 31, 1977 · N995S · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Las Vegas, NVMar 17, 1977 · N50211 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FVW11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Las Vegas, NVMar 15, 1977 · N759D · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ10Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule 210C · Kings Riv Vly, NVFeb 26, 1977 · N327X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DXQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Hawthorne, NVFeb 26, 1977 · N7506P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Elko, NVFeb 24, 1977 · N8478P · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FA019Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing B75N1 · Jean, NVFeb 19, 1977 · N65543 · Destroyed NTSB OAK77FA018Accident · 1 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BC12D1 · Las Vegas, NVFeb 16, 1977 · N44152 · Substantial damage