NTSB investigations, 1989, 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\") = 1989
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") = 1989 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 MIA90RA034Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationDouglas DC-6B · George Town, BahamasNTSB MIA90WA028Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 310K · Providenciales, Turks & Caicos IslandsNTSB MIA90WA025Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-31 · Stella Maris, BahamasNTSB DCA90RA003Accident · 131 fatalForeign investigationBoeing 727-224 · Tegucigalpa, HondurasNTSB MIA90WA015Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech G18S · San Andros, BahamasNTSB MIA90WA003Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-23-250 · Nevis Island, WNNTSB LAX89WA326Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 175 · Muiege, MexicoNTSB FTW89WA175Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBell 206L-1 · Molongo, AngolaNTSB LAX89WA293Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationBeech BE-24 · Mexicali, MexicoNTSB MIA89WA222Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna 172M · Grand Turk Isl., Turks & Caicos IslandsNTSB MIA89WA212Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 401 · Grand Turk Isl., Turks & Caicos IslandsNTSB LAX89WA260Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationCessna P206 · Punta Abriejos, MexicoNTSB MIA89WA180Accident · Serious injuriesForeign investigationCessna 310R · Rum Cay, BahamasNTSB MIA89WA179Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-23-250 · Walker Cay, BahamasNTSB DCA89RA056Accident · 174 fatalForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 · Paramaribo, SurinameNTSB MIA89WA167Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationCessna R182 · Walker Cay, BahamasNTSB MIA89WA142Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech 65 · Nassau, BahamasNTSB MIA89WA139Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBritten-Norman BN-2A MK-III · Walkers Cay, BahamasNTSB MIA89RA134Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationBeech A80 · Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicNTSB MIA89WA123Accident · 1 fatalForeign investigationCessna 421B · Great Harbor, BahamasNTSB LAX89LA129Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHughes 269C · Saipan, SarkFailure of maintenance personnel to assure the helicopter was serviced with the proper grade of fuel. A factor realated to the accident was: the lack of a suitable landing area, which resulted in having to ditch the helicopter in the water.NTSB MIA89WA091Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationPiper PA-31 · Pine Cay, Turks & Caicos IslandsNTSB DCA89RA025Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationBoeing 747-200 · Puchong Malaysi, MalaysiaNTSB DCA89RA023Accident · 144 fatalForeign investigationBoeing 707 · Santa Maria, PortugalNTSB MIA89WA063Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationG.D.I.E. Airbus A-310 · St. Martin, NT