NTSB investigations, 1981, OR
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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 74 |
| 1965 | 88 |
| 1966 | 121 |
| 1967 | 121 |
| 1968 | 84 |
| 1969 | 80 |
| 1970 | 68 |
| 1971 | 77 |
| 1972 | 75 |
| 1973 | 84 |
| 1974 | 71 |
| 1975 | 77 |
| 1976 | 81 |
| 1977 | 95 |
| 1978 | 88 |
| 1979 | 90 |
| 1980 | 76 |
| 1981 | 75 |
| 1982 | 82 |
| 1983 | 65 |
| 1984 | 70 |
| 1985 | 56 |
| 1986 | 51 |
| 1987 | 40 |
| 1988 | 41 |
| 1989 | 45 |
| 1990 | 49 |
| 1991 | 51 |
| 1992 | 48 |
| 1993 | 39 |
| 1994 | 46 |
| 1995 | 56 |
| 1996 | 60 |
| 1997 | 56 |
| 1998 | 40 |
| 1999 | 43 |
| 2000 | 56 |
| 2001 | 47 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2003 | 48 |
| 2004 | 40 |
| 2005 | 54 |
| 2006 | 38 |
| 2007 | 47 |
| 2008 | 40 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 40 |
| 2011 | 31 |
| 2012 | 35 |
| 2013 | 31 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 29 |
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 31 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 23 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 23 |
Where
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\") = 1981
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'OR' 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") = 1981 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'OR' 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 SEA82FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedErco 415-C · Ashland, ORNTSB SEA82FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Brogan, ORNTSB SEA82FA010Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Mill City, ORNTSB SEA82FYK05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Cheshire, ORNTSB SEA82DYM06Accident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Madras, ORNTSB SEA82DYM07Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Nashville, ORNTSB SEA82FA006Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Payette, ORNTSB SEA82DYK06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Redmond, ORNTSB SEA82DYM05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Sheridan, ORNTSB SEA82DYK04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185F · Burns, ORNTSB SEA82FYM04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Hillsboro, ORNTSB SEA82DYM01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Long Creek, ORNTSB SEA82FA003Accident · 1 fatalClosedMaule M-5 · North Bend, ORNTSB SEA82DYM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ukiah, ORNTSB SEA82DYK03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 76 · Sutherlin, ORNTSB SEA82DYK02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Gold Beach, ORNTSB SEA82DYM02Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Corvallis, ORNTSB SEA82DYK01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Burns, ORNTSB SEA81DYM48Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Albany, ORNTSB SEA81DYM47Accident · No injuriesClosedForney 415-C · Gleneden Beach, ORNTSB SEA81FYM46Accident · 1 fatalClosedDruine D-31 · Corvallis, ORNTSB SEA81FYM44Accident · Minor injuriesClosedEvans Spcl 1 · Aurora, ORNTSB SEA81FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7AC · Myrtle Creek, ORNTSB SEA81FYM43Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S-1C · Troutdale, ORNTSB SEA81DYK18Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12L · Malin, ORNTSB SEA81FYM45Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Mulino, ORNTSB SEA81DYM38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pacific City, ORNTSB SEA81FYM42Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Medical Spgs, ORNTSB SEA81DYM39Accident · No injuriesClosedGeo. Mccall KR-2 · La Grande, ORNTSB SEA81FYM37Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310J · Hillsboro, ORNTSB SEA81DYM40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Enterprise, ORNTSB SEA81FYK17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Bend, ORNTSB SEA81DYM35Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Yachats, ORNTSB SEA81DYK15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Ashland, ORNTSB SEA81FYK16Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Roseburg, ORNTSB SEA81DYM36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Sandy, ORNTSB SEA81FA048Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150H · Blue River, ORNTSB SEA81DYM33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Rickreall, ORNTSB SEA81DYK14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bend, ORNTSB SEA81DYK13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Medford, ORNTSB SEA81FYM32Accident · 1 fatalClosedMinicoupe Johnsn · Gaston, ORNTSB SEA81DYK12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Florence, ORNTSB SEA81DYK10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Sunriver, ORNTSB SEA81FYK11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca KCA · Beatty, ORNTSB SEA81DYK09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Sunriver, ORNTSB SEA81DYM30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Cove, ORNTSB SEA81DYM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · La Grande, ORNTSB SEA81FA040Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Riverside, ORNTSB SEA83FA056Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 170 · Azalea, ORNTSB SEA81DYM27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Astoria, OR