NTSB investigations, 1971, 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\") = 1971
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") = 1971 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 MIA72OKA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Anguilla, WNNTSB MIA72OM063Accident · No injuriesClosedBrittnorman BN-2A · Dajabon, DRNTSB MIA72OM062Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Kingston, JamaicaNTSB UNK72X0102Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 65-B80 · Frbshr By, CanadaNTSB UNK72X0101Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Seoul, KSNTSB FTW72DRG39Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Estacion Coah, MexicoNTSB EU172DYZ02Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680-V · Aminabad, IranNTSB MIA72RKT28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Nassau, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA72OKT27Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Nassau, Burkina FasoNTSB EU172DYZ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Bharatpur, NepalNTSB MIA72AM040Accident · 4 fatalClosedLockheed 1049H · Gt.Inagua, Burkina FasoNTSB NYC72AN045Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Barcelona, SPNTSB MIA72IM026Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Bwi, BarbadosNTSB OAK72OJA01Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Yokota Ab, JANTSB FTW72DRG12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 210K · Meling Ranch, MexicoNTSB OAK72DJY08Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Cubi Point Nas, RPNTSB OAK72OJA05Accident · 1 fatalClosedPilatus PC-6H2 · Long Tieng, LaosNTSB MIA72RM007Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · T.Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB DCA72RZ001Accident · 4 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Manila, RPNTSB MIA72AM004Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 337A · B.W.I., BarbadosNTSB SIR72I7102Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Sydney, American SamoaNTSB FTW72OFO70Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 205A-1 · Costa Rica, SerbiaNTSB NYC71AN128Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Paris, FranceNTSB MIA72RKA01Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen BM8 · Aruba, AANTSB FTW72DRG26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185D · Pueblo Of Sf, MexicoNTSB DCA71RZ007Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Tokyo, JANTSB MIA71OKT66Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Ragged Is, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA71OKT65Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chitre, St. Pierre & MiquelonNTSB UNK71X0109Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Angola, AngolaNTSB MIA71OM109Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-21A · Fish Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA71RM105Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Cat Islnd, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA71OKT64Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Coco Solo, St. Pierre & MiquelonNTSB OAK72DJY09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Mara Gondon, RPNTSB FTW71DRH25Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210-5 · Rosarito Bch, MexicoNTSB OAK72DJY03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cubi Point, RPNTSB MIA71RM104Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Santa Domngo, DRNTSB OAK72DJY13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPilatus PC6CH2 · Chiang Mai, ThailandNTSB UNK71X0107Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Hewanorra, WNNTSB MIA71RKA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3A · East End, U.S. Virgin IslandsNTSB OAK71FJA16Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman SCAN30 · Majuro, MontserratNTSB EU171DYZ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lohrbach, GeorgiaNTSB FTW71DRH11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · San Felipe, MexicoNTSB FTW72DRG55Accident · Serious injuriesClosedThorp T-18 · Rosarito Bch, MexicoNTSB FTW71DPM24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech B-95A · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB MIA71OKT45Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-45H · T Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB FTW71DRG99Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bahia De L A, MexicoNTSB EU171DYZ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Dortmund, GeorgiaNTSB FTW71DRH01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Santa Rosalia, MexicoNTSB OAK72DJY04Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Phnom Penh, CBNTSB OAK72O0004Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech Volpar · Tam Ky, VM