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NTSB investigations, 1981, NV

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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, 1981, 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") = 1981 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\") = 1981
    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") = 1981
  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 LAX82FA032Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Elko, NVDec 29, 1981 · N1537W · Destroyed NTSB LAX82FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedLing-T-Vogt A7E · Fallon, NVDec 14, 1981 · USN15749 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB LAX82FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Laughlin, NVNov 18, 1981 · N4259J · Destroyed NTSB LAX82FVW02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Las Vegas, NVNov 17, 1981 · N231CM · Substantial damage NTSB LAX82DXQ02Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Ely, NVNov 17, 1981 · N3893Y · Substantial damage NTSB LAX82DXQ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Minden, NVNov 10, 1981 · N8436G · Destroyed NTSB LAX82FVW01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Boulder City, NVOct 4, 1981 · N9690K · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA134Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 414 · Tonopah, NVSep 29, 1981 · N5404G · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DXQ37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Reno, NVSep 24, 1981 · N3216D · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FXQ36Accident · 1 fatalClosedLa Lee W-18 · Reno, NVSep 16, 1981 · N28LL · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FVW19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 411 · Henderson, NVSep 6, 1981 · N1355G · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ35Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Jackpot, NVSep 4, 1981 · N7308D · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DVW18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Duckwater, NVAug 25, 1981 · N5414F · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FXQ33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Reno, NVAug 23, 1981 · N1093F · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FVW17Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12B · Las Vegas, NVAug 22, 1981 · N94525 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FVW16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-D · Indian Springs, NVAug 17, 1981 · N99848 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Reno, NVAug 2, 1981 · N201SY · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FVW15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Henderson, NVJul 29, 1981 · N8169Y · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FXQ28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna R172K · Sparks, NVJul 27, 1981 · C-GFPG · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-80 · Gerlach, NVJul 17, 1981 · N6867Q · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DXQ24Accident · No injuriesClosedLemke-Schdr LS-3 · Reno, NVJul 7, 1981 · N75FE · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA103Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech F35 · Carson City, NVJul 4, 1981 · N3339C · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FVW14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna P210N · Tonopah, NVJun 28, 1981 · N6631P · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA101Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210 · Elko, NVJun 26, 1981 · N732AS · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DXQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Carson City, NVJun 24, 1981 · N46190 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Ely, NVJun 16, 1981 · N5393Y · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DXQ18Accident · No injuriesClosedEiriavion PIK-20 · Minden, NVMay 20, 1981 · N7820D · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA082Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172A · Silver Peak, NVMay 3, 1981 · N7458T · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA080Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 170B · Steamboat, NVApr 30, 1981 · N2318D · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA076Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Las Vegas, NVApr 20, 1981 · N8610F · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DA074Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Quinn River, NVApr 14, 1981 · N2470H · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Silver Springs, NVApr 7, 1981 · N1065N · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DVW10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Las Vegas, NVApr 2, 1981 · N8348Z · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FVW09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Boulder City, NVMar 29, 1981 · N2965E · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA066Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Reno, NVMar 24, 1981 · N19517 · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA062Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech TC-45J · Beatty, NVMar 18, 1981 · CG-RJE · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA060Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Reno, NVMar 17, 1981 · N704SQ · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DXQ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180J · Elko, NVMar 8, 1981 · N7510K · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA051Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T210N · Fallon, NVMar 2, 1981 · N77FB · Destroyed NTSB LAX81DVW08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150B · Overton, NVFeb 20, 1981 · N102FR · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Reno, NVFeb 19, 1981 · N2065R · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81DXQ09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Yerington, NVFeb 6, 1981 · N75150 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX81FA041Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 681 · Winnemucca, NVJan 27, 1981 · N500JP · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FVW07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Las Vegas, NVJan 26, 1981 · N48833 · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA032Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Henderson, NVJan 19, 1981 · N5537 · Destroyed NTSB LAX81FA030Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-32R · Las Vegas, NVJan 3, 1981 · N82948 · Destroyed