NTSB investigations, 1968, Outside the U.S.
180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 3 |
| 1964 | 108 |
| 1965 | 99 |
| 1966 | 106 |
| 1967 | 101 |
| 1968 | 64 |
| 1969 | 63 |
| 1970 | 70 |
| 1971 | 56 |
| 1972 | 79 |
| 1973 | 66 |
| 1974 | 65 |
| 1975 | 58 |
| 1976 | 16 |
| 1977 | 24 |
| 1978 | 36 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 22 |
| 1988 | 41 |
| 1989 | 25 |
| 1990 | 30 |
| 1991 | 29 |
| 1992 | 36 |
| 1993 | 41 |
| 1994 | 42 |
| 1995 | 66 |
| 1996 | 61 |
| 1997 | 93 |
| 1998 | 134 |
| 1999 | 110 |
| 2000 | 159 |
| 2001 | 152 |
| 2002 | 134 |
| 2003 | 136 |
| 2004 | 154 |
| 2005 | 174 |
| 2006 | 181 |
| 2007 | 174 |
| 2008 | 174 |
| 2009 | 181 |
| 2010 | 227 |
| 2011 | 238 |
| 2012 | 259 |
| 2013 | 248 |
| 2014 | 219 |
| 2015 | 268 |
| 2016 | 319 |
| 2017 | 304 |
| 2018 | 337 |
| 2019 | 323 |
| 2020 | 257 |
| 2021 | 428 |
| 2022 | 429 |
| 2023 | 460 |
| 2024 | 492 |
| 2025 | 475 |
| 2026 | 393 |
Latest cases
Query with SQL
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\") = 1968
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") = 1968 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 UNK69X0103Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB OAK69O0016Accident · 1 fatalClosedPorter PC-6C · Saigon, VMNTSB MIA69R0004Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 18 · Freeport, Burkina FasoNTSB DCA69R0002Accident · 51 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Caracas, VenezuelaNTSB UNK69X0102Accident · 1 fatalClosedDornier DO-28D · Sonderborg, DANTSB MIA69F0338Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Cristobal, St. Pierre & MiquelonNTSB UNK69X0101Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio Acft H-295 · Rampur, NepalNTSB OAK69O0011Accident · 26 fatalClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46D · Savannakht, LaosNTSB NYC69A0068Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Cachimbo, BrazilNTSB OAK69O0010Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Sangley Pt, RPNTSB OAK69O0008Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cubi Pt, RPNTSB MIA69D0182Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Tarpum Hd, Burkina FasoNTSB CAN70ACAIOAccident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Nahmint Lake, CanadaNTSB MIA69R0003Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172E · Congo Twn, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK68X0159Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Ciudad Juarez, MexicoNTSB LAX69D0180Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Baja Calif, MexicoNTSB MIA69R0002Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Providence, Burkina FasoNTSB LAX69D0085Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 180G · Punta Penasco, MexicoNTSB OAK69O0009Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB FTW69O0006Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320B · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB MIA69D0215Accident · No injuriesClosedTemco D-16A · Freeport, Burkina FasoNTSB CAN68F0499Accident · 1 fatalClosedRepublic RC-3 · Harris Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK68X0154Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Vermilion Bay, CanadaNTSB UNK68X0153Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCB · Tsuniah Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK68X0152Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 336 · Finlay Fks, CanadaNTSB MIA69R0001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 336 · Wms Isle, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK68X0151Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185E · Yellowknf Bay, CanadaNTSB UNK68X0150Accident · No injuriesClosedCanadair CL-44 · Saigon, VMNTSB FTW69O0005Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45-H · La Salina, MexicoNTSB OAK69O0005Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 204B · Saigon, VMNTSB UNK68X0149Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Tsuniah Lake, CanadaNTSB LAX69O0280Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Baja Calif, MexicoNTSB DCA68R0004Accident · 6 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Calcutta, IndiaNTSB UNK68X0146Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Tegau Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK68X0144Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller FH1100 · Vientiane, LaosNTSB MIA68A0098Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Grand Turk Is, Burkina FasoNTSB OAK69O0006Accident · No injuriesClosedPilatus PC-6C · Vientiane, LaosNTSB UNK68X0139Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 7DC · Lk Otukamamon, CanadaNTSB OAK69O0003Accident · No injuriesClosedPilatus PC-6C · Phu Sang Lao, LaosNTSB UNK68X0138Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Serenidad Mlg, MexicoNTSB UNK68X0135Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Quito, EcuadorNTSB UNK68X0134Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Delta B Calif, MexicoNTSB OAK69O0004Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPilatus PC-6C · Hoi An, VMNTSB MIA68F0529Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45G · West End, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK68X0133Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 411 · Korinthos, GreeceNTSB MIA68D0497Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Andros Is, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK68X0130Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8 · Ste Agathe, CanadaNTSB LAX69O0026Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · San Felipe, MexicoNTSB UNK68X0129Accident · No injuriesClosedDornier D0-28 · Nui Sap, VMNTSB UNK68X0128Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Trigol, Ethiopia