NTSB investigations, 1969, 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\") = 1969
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") = 1969 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 OAK70O0002Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPilatus PC-6 · Saigon, VMNTSB MIA70D0298Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Freeport, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK70X0106Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Sydney, American SamoaNTSB UNK70X0104Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Inagua, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK70X0102Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 180F · Prt Albrni, CanadaNTSB UNK70X0101Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kominato, JANTSB MIA70D0219Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Mngrve Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK69X0149Accident · 5 fatalClosedBoeing C-97 · Nigeria, NicaraguaNTSB UNK69X0148Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Andros Is, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK69X0147Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman G-44 · Halfx Arpt, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0146Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Nueva Rosita, MexicoNTSB NYC70A0029Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Damascus, SyriaNTSB UNK69X0144Accident · 13 fatalClosedPilatus PC-6C · Long Tieng, LaosNTSB OAK7100002Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 204-B · Sam Thong, LaosNTSB UNK69X0142Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yomitan, JANTSB UNK69X0141Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Esqntla, GuatemalaNTSB UNK69X0139Accident · 1 fatalClosedN.American T-28A · Bigbar Crk, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0138Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech 95-55 · Summt Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0137Accident · 3 fatalClosedBell 47G-2 · Ngara Fall, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0136Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bad Drk, GeorgiaNTSB UNK69X0135Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Brussels, BelgiumNTSB UNK69X0134Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca L-3 · Taegu, KSNTSB CAN70AF541Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3A · Malcolm Is, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0129Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369MH · Leh-Kashmir, IndiaNTSB UNK69X0127Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bulawayo, SFNTSB UNK69X0126Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-62A · Dakar, NicaraguaNTSB UNK69X0125Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech T-34B · Atsugi Nas, JANTSB MIA70D0031Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 336 · Frsh Crek, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA70D0018Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C35 · Oakly Twn, Burkina FasoNTSB SEA70D0082Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Twin Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0123Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · San Felipe, MexicoNTSB CAN69AF529Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Nimpo Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0122Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Boston Bar, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0121Accident · 1 fatalClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46F · Barcelona, VenezuelaNTSB CAN69ACAIOAccident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 195 · Flat Lake, CanadaNTSB FTW70O0003Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Punta Chivato, MexicoNTSB FTW70O0006Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Piedras Negra, MexicoNTSB UNK69X0120Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 500 · Ahmedabad, IndiaNTSB MIA69A0071Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Over Cuba, CubaNTSB UNK69X0118Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-4 · Enugu, NicaraguaNTSB UNK69X0117Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Phan Thiet, VMNTSB CAN69AF525Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 18-56 · Port Hardy, CanadaNTSB UNK69X0115Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSikorsky S62A · Doha, Saudi ArabiaNTSB FTW70O0008AccidentClosedCessna 195 · Bahia De La, MexicoNTSB MIA69O0010Accident · 2 fatalClosedCurtiss WRT C-46F · Nassau, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK69X0114Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPilatus PC-6C · Sam Thong, LaosNTSB UNK69X0113Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rio Salado, MexicoNTSB UNK69X0112Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Dominican Republc, DRNTSB MIA69D0479Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Santiago, St. Pierre & MiquelonNTSB OAK70O0011Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 204-B · Ben Hoa, VM