NTSB investigations, 1978, Outside the U.S.
180,598 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,578 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 | 390 |
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\") = 1978
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") = 1978 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 UNK79X0108Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Walker Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB OAK79DJA05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Pago Pago, AntarcticaNTSB MIA79OKT21Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Prvdenciales, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK79X0107Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Mingaladon, BermudaNTSB UNK79X0106Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Bezier, FranceNTSB UNK79X0104Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Gt Hbr Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK79X0102Accident · No injuriesClosedMartin 404 · Gulf Of Venezuela, VenezuelaNTSB UNK79X0101Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Atsugi, JANTSB UNK79X0100Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Grand Bahama, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA78DKT76Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Nassau, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK78X0136Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Santa Ana, MexicoNTSB UNK78X0133Accident · 4 fatalClosedDouglas DC-6 · Muscat, MauritiusNTSB UNK78X0132Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 205A · Dennison, CanadaNTSB UNK78X0131Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Congotown, Burkina FasoNTSB MIA79FA114Accident · 6 fatalClosedAero Comdr 560E · Bimini, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK78X0130Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Iwaki City, JANTSB UNK78X0128Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2 · Savnt Lake, CanadaNTSB UNK78X0127Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Gamboa, St. Pierre & MiquelonNTSB UNK78X0125Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Off Coast, KSNTSB UNK78X0124Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 14-19 · L Mrcds, NiueNTSB UNK78X0122Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 180C · Numazi, JANTSB UNK78X0121Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Keezhik Lk, CanadaNTSB UNK78X0120Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Tres Herms, St. Pierre & MiquelonNTSB UNK78X0119Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Oshima, JANTSB UNK78X0118Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-6A · Zandery, NSNTSB UNK78X0117Accident · 10 fatalClosedCessna 402 · Upola, AntarcticaNTSB UNK78X0115Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Kunsan, KSNTSB MIA78DA082Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T210 · Great Inagua, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK78X0114Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas C-54 · N Caicos, TokelauNTSB UNK78X0113Accident · 5 fatalClosedNa Rockwell 560 · Nassau, Burkina FasoNTSB UNK78X0112Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 80 · Indian Hbr, CanadaNTSB LAX780A004Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Los Barriles, MexicoNTSB UNK78X0110Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 65 · Angmagslk, GreenlandNTSB UNK78X0106Accident · 5 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU2 · Neiva, ColombiaNTSB UNK78X0105Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Tamanrst, Antigua & BarbudaNTSB MIA780KT40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cay Verde, Burkina Faso