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NTSB investigations, 1981, NY

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1981, NY per year, 1962–2026: 4,784 cases
1962	8
1963	2
1964	162
1965	197
1966	215
1967	226
1968	181
1969	172
1970	170
1971	164
1972	161
1973	124
1974	167
1975	121
1976	146
1977	152
1978	131
1979	119
1980	101
1981	100
1982	91
1983	95
1984	76
1985	84
1986	71
1987	70
1988	68
1989	64
1990	63
1991	58
1992	36
1993	49
1994	52
1995	58
1996	48
1997	36
1998	42
1999	41
2000	45
2001	42
2002	32
2003	46
2004	32
2005	43
2006	24
2007	43
2008	30
2009	32
2010	49
2011	37
2012	37
2013	28
2014	28
2015	34
2016	33
2017	28
2018	37
2019	19
2020	25
2021	24
2022	27
2023	28
2024	30
2025	16
2026	14

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" = 'NY' 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\" = 'NY' 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" = 'NY' 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 NYC82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Owego, NYDec 31, 1981 · N22P · Destroyed NTSB NYC82DFJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Fulton, NYDec 28, 1981 · N9035S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FFA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Edinburg, NYDec 26, 1981 · N734LH · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FHM04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Newburgh, NYDec 5, 1981 · N4191U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FFJ09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Syracuse, NYDec 3, 1981 · N1087H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FHM02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Mahopac, NYNov 26, 1981 · N24790 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB NYC82FHJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Hudson River, NYNov 23, 1981 · N5365L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FA010Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · New York City, NYNov 20, 1981 · N35TA · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FFJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180K · Jamestown, NYNov 15, 1981 · N66048 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FFJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rochester, NYNov 15, 1981 · N4509F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · North Hudson, NYNov 11, 1981 · N4919T · Destroyed NTSB NYC82DFJ04Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-26 · Lockport, NYNov 8, 1981 · N2767R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FHJ03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · East Moriches, NYNov 5, 1981 · N755RY · Destroyed NTSB NYC82FFJ02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Lockport, NYNov 4, 1981 · N45970 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82DFJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedSpezio DAL-1 · Ceres, NYNov 3, 1981 · N14921 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FA006Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Farmingdale, NYOct 28, 1981 · N8140H · Destroyed NTSB NYC82FA005Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 36 · Marlborough, NYOct 27, 1981 · N7981R · Destroyed NTSB NYC82FA003Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Fishers Island, NYOct 15, 1981 · N24524 · Destroyed NTSB NYC82FHM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Blooming Grove, NYOct 14, 1981 · N4943B · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82DFJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Rochester, NYOct 12, 1981 · N38642 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FHJ01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Westhampton, NYOct 10, 1981 · N7062Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC82FFA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Milton, NYOct 10, 1981 · N6923W · Destroyed NTSB NYC82FA002Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Worth, NYOct 7, 1981 · N6445S · Destroyed NTSB NYC81FHJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A36 · White Plains, NYSep 24, 1981 · N722BH · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Brookhaven, NYSep 23, 1981 · N333MD · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFJ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Honeoye Falls, NYSep 17, 1981 · N84947 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81IA080Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · New York, NYSep 14, 1981 · N734VB · Minor damage NTSB NYC81DFJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Hamburg, NYSep 14, 1981 · N1591R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ17Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Farmingdale, NYSep 13, 1981 · N6733D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81DFJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8E · Nunda, NYSep 13, 1981 · N2449K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFA25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Ancramdale, NYSep 12, 1981 · N5024Y · Destroyed NTSB NYC81FHJ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182E · Mattituck, NYSep 6, 1981 · N735PS · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTeal TSC1A2 · Verplanck, NYSep 5, 1981 · N1365W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185E · Westhampton B, NYAug 27, 1981 · N1603M · Destroyed NTSB NYC81FHJ13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Shelter Island, NYAug 23, 1981 · N5590G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFJ22Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SG233A · Mayville, NYAug 22, 1981 · N57985 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81DFA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150M · Hancock, NYAug 21, 1981 · N8999U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81DA078Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C24 · Kingston, NYAug 21, 1981 · N9162S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFA23Accident · No injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5A · Amsterdam, NYAug 18, 1981 · N26759 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFA21Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Lake George, NYAug 15, 1981 · N65723 · Substantial damage NTSB DCA81IA024Incident · No injuriesClosedBritish Aer Concrd · Jamaica, NYAug 9, 1981 · G-BOAG · Minor damage NTSB NYC81FFJ23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337A · Pembroke, NYAug 8, 1981 · N6277R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFJ21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNeukom S3 · Horseheads, NYAug 5, 1981 · N5190 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFA19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Delanson, NYAug 3, 1981 · N9363J · Destroyed NTSB NYC81FFJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Great Valley, NYAug 2, 1981 · N4251V · Destroyed NTSB NYC81FHM11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech H35 · Wappingers Fls, NYJul 30, 1981 · N7915D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Ronkonkomoa, NYJul 29, 1981 · N4677H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ11Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M-4 · Farmingdale, NYJul 27, 1981 · N9861M · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Farmingdale, NYJul 17, 1981 · N36201 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFA20Accident · No injuriesClosedChristen Eagle · Duanesburg, NYJul 15, 1981 · N3764L · Substantial damage