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NTSB investigations, 1965, PA

180,611 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,590 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1965, PA per year, 1963–2026: 4,232 cases
1963	2
1964	157
1965	149
1966	172
1967	192
1968	154
1969	132
1970	136
1971	153
1972	104
1973	118
1974	143
1975	131
1976	123
1977	116
1978	124
1979	109
1980	89
1981	92
1982	96
1983	81
1984	84
1985	75
1986	64
1987	64
1988	65
1989	45
1990	65
1991	47
1992	47
1993	48
1994	41
1995	55
1996	38
1997	56
1998	40
1999	41
2000	47
2001	34
2002	35
2003	29
2004	37
2005	33
2006	36
2007	35
2008	33
2009	30
2010	19
2011	27
2012	39
2013	27
2014	24
2015	35
2016	32
2017	33
2018	28
2019	30
2020	19
2021	28
2022	35
2023	11
2024	19
2025	17
2026	12

Where

Latest cases

Query with SQL

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") = 1965 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\") = 1965
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PA' 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") = 1965
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PA' 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 NYC66D0420Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310C · Philadelphia, PADec 31, 1965 · N6703T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0405Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper P A-28 · Mt Alton, PADec 28, 1965 · N8418W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0401Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Butler, PADec 22, 1965 · N5843Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0434Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Philadelphia, PADec 17, 1965 · N177US · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0453Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErcoupe 415-C · Londonderry Tp, PADec 16, 1965 · N2205H · Destroyed NTSB NYC66D0424Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Pittsburg, PADec 15, 1965 · N2589U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0066Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Reading, PADec 13, 1965 · N8911T · Destroyed NTSB NYC66A0064Accident · 2 fatalClosedMaule M-4 · Windber, PADec 4, 1965 · N4719T · Destroyed NTSB NYC66F0410Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 680-E · Philadelphia, PADec 3, 1965 · N9375R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0364Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft A-23 · Doylestown, PANov 28, 1965 · N3552R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0362Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Langhorne, PANov 23, 1965 · N6523W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0363Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · Morrisville, PANov 21, 1965 · N4047K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0383Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210E · New Cumberland, PANov 21, 1965 · N4900U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0392Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Latrobe, PANov 20, 1965 · N1598D · Destroyed NTSB NYC66D0355Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-1 · Mechanicsburg, PANov 20, 1965 · N8535K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0353Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Kutztown, PANov 16, 1965 · N2432R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0352Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mt Pocono, PANov 14, 1965 · N8751W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0053Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Coraopolis, PANov 9, 1965 · N52 · Destroyed NTSB NYC66D0346Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Kane, PANov 8, 1965 · N6672R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0326Accident · No injuriesClosedStearman Hamond · Honesdale, PANov 7, 1965 · N15525 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0335Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Lewiston, PANov 1, 1965 · N7531M · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0393Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · West Mifflin, PAOct 31, 1965 · N5276P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0376Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Somerset, PAOct 31, 1965 · N74392 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0347Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA24 · Lock Haven, PAOct 31, 1965 · N8317P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0345Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Butler, PAOct 17, 1965 · N4318A · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0289Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · West Chester, PAOct 16, 1965 · N5633E · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0048Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Benton, PAOct 3, 1965 · N1138 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0253Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C-35 · Newton, PASep 30, 1965 · N325AA · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0254Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Philadelphia, PASep 28, 1965 · N6378W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0296Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Bedford, PASep 26, 1965 · N7036M · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0319Accident · No injuriesClosedHelio MK2 · Shippenville, PASep 23, 1965 · N5456E · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0360Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Erie, PASep 22, 1965 · N5360R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0238Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Allentown, PASep 21, 1965 · N286GB · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0255Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Avondale, PASep 17, 1965 · N6567B · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0336Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Brockport, PASep 11, 1965 · N92357 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0227Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Franklin, PASep 6, 1965 · N964D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0199Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Morrisville, PASep 5, 1965 · N6142W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0032Accident · 1 fatalClosedStinson 108-3 · Milroy, PASep 5, 1965 · N6353M · Destroyed NTSB NYC66D0197Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · West Chester, PASep 4, 1965 · N85627 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0221Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C · Monroeville, PASep 3, 1965 · N98679 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0208Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Tarentum, PASep 3, 1965 · N4998A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0030Accident · 1 fatalClosedNavion A · St Marys, PASep 2, 1965 · N5115K · Destroyed NTSB NYC66A0029Accident · 4 fatalClosedMaule BD-M-4 · Champion, PASep 1, 1965 · N4735T · Destroyed NTSB NYC66D0229Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion B · Elysburg, PAAug 31, 1965 · N5259K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0198Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · State College, PAAug 31, 1965 · N6164D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0233Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA15 · Bloomsburg, PAAug 30, 1965 · N4132H · Destroyed NTSB NYC66F0214Accident · Minor injuriesClosedNavion 4 · Austin, PAAug 26, 1965 · N4270K · Destroyed NTSB NYC66F0205Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Dravosburg, PAAug 23, 1965 · N4732D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66A0027Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBrantly 305 · Millheim, PAAug 23, 1965 · N2202U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0230Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Keating, PAAug 16, 1965 · N76066 · Substantial damage