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NTSB investigations, 1978, NV

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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, 1978, 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") = 1978 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\") = 1978
    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") = 1978
  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 OAK79FVW06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J2A · Boulder City, NVDec 31, 1978 · N8523F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FVW04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320B · Las Vegas, NVDec 23, 1978 · N9822L · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FVW02Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Boulder City, NVDec 13, 1978 · N438F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FVW03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Overton, NVNov 19, 1978 · N100RL · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FXQ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Reno, NVNov 18, 1978 · N72MH · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182A · Reno, NVNov 10, 1978 · N5895B · Destroyed NTSB OAK79FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T-210L · Dayton, NVNov 1, 1978 · N777FT · Destroyed NTSB OAK79FVW01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Henderson, NVOct 24, 1978 · N68912 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FA005Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLear Jet 24D · Las Vegas, NVOct 24, 1978 · N37DH · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Reno, NVOct 7, 1978 · N20124 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedVarga 2150A · Las Vegas, NVSep 24, 1978 · N4631V · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ50Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Mina, NVSep 17, 1978 · N756TM · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FXQ48Accident · No injuriesClosedN American P-51H · Reno, NVSep 16, 1978 · N49WB · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FXQ46Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75N1 · Reno, NVSep 16, 1978 · N1943B · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Hawthorne, NVSep 16, 1978 · N5612R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DA055Accident · 2 fatalClosedN.American SNJ-4 · Reno, NVSep 16, 1978 · N7038C · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB OAK78DXQ51Accident · No injuriesClosedSteen Sybt · Carson City, NVSep 15, 1978 · N88483 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Elko, NVSep 15, 1978 · N3615Z · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Las Vegas, NVSep 4, 1978 · N9542F · Substantial damage NTSB UNK78X0134Accident · 10 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Las Vegas, NVAug 30, 1978 · N44LV · Destroyed NTSB OAK78DXQ42Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Jackpot, NVAug 27, 1978 · N71646 · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FVW19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206 · Las Vegas, NVAug 26, 1978 · N8516Q · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FXQ31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Reno, NVAug 19, 1978 · N61710 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C45H · Las Vegas, NVAug 8, 1978 · N481E · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DA041Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Las Vegas, NVAug 8, 1978 · N809E · Minor damage NTSB OAK78FXQ39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Middlegate, NVJul 27, 1978 · N3511F · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FA040Accident · 1 fatalClosedScheitzer 2-33A · Boulder City, NVJul 25, 1978 · N65841 · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FXQ37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Winnemucca, NVJul 23, 1978 · N8386T · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Las Vegas, NVJul 13, 1978 · N757EL · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Yerington, NVJul 13, 1978 · N3216D · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Minden, NVJul 6, 1978 · N3453J · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Rawhide, NVJul 1, 1978 · N93755 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ36Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B-23 · Ft.Ruby, NVJun 25, 1978 · N6103N · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Austin, NVJun 24, 1978 · N41471 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Las Vegas, NVJun 23, 1978 · N88LV · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Carson City, NVJun 20, 1978 · N438FL · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FXQ27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Reno, NVJun 11, 1978 · N633T · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FA033Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Dayton, NVJun 11, 1978 · N6025P · Destroyed NTSB OAK78DXQ25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Lovelock, NVJun 5, 1978 · N6622Z · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCherokee II · Minden, NVMay 22, 1978 · N3300T · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW15Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Boulder City, NVMay 13, 1978 · N438F · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedGlasflugel 201B · Dayton, NVMay 7, 1978 · N9422 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Owhyee, NVApr 30, 1978 · N4612B · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Las Vegas, NVApr 28, 1978 · N44754 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FA038Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna T210H · Reno, NVApr 28, 1978 · N2211R · Destroyed NTSB OAK78DXQ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Elko, NVApr 24, 1978 · N736KP · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78DXQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ely, NVApr 20, 1978 · N64426 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVW13Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Las Vegas, NVMar 31, 1978 · N58SA · Minor damage NTSB OAK78DXQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Carson City, NVMar 25, 1978 · N8821R · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Carson City, NVMar 24, 1978 · N714BU · Destroyed