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NTSB investigations, 1976, PA

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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, 1976, 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") = 1976 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\") = 1976
    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") = 1976
  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 NYC77FGT05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Philipsburg, PADec 25, 1976 · N3788J · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FA023Accident · Serious injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Bradford, PADec 21, 1976 · N5811 · No damage NTSB NYC77FHA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Claussville, PADec 20, 1976 · N75269 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Belle Vernon, PADec 20, 1976 · N1388G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGT06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Mifflintown, PADec 18, 1976 · N34328 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGM08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Ligonier, PADec 18, 1976 · N15852 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGM06Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Belle Vernon, PADec 14, 1976 · N6961R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGM05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Monongahela, PADec 10, 1976 · N8052P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGM04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Smithfield, PADec 10, 1976 · N7AG · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77IA020Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Philadelphia, PADec 7, 1976 · N8106N · Minor damage NTSB NYC77FGT03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStits SA3B · Lititz, PANov 30, 1976 · N1941L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHA05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 17-31A · Barto, PANov 27, 1976 · N103MV · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGT04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Philipsburg, PANov 26, 1976 · N75049 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGT02Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7GCAA · Anneville, PANov 25, 1976 · N9612S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Bristol, PANov 21, 1976 · N5718Z · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Conneautville, PANov 20, 1976 · N80778 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77DHA06Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Dalton, PANov 19, 1976 · N2501F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FA012Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Warren Center, PANov 12, 1976 · N973A · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Hazleton, PANov 7, 1976 · N86042 · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FA004Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Elizabethville, PAOct 18, 1976 · N55989 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FA005Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Frenchville, PAOct 17, 1976 · N4189J · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FHD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · West Chester, PAOct 16, 1976 · N63150 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHA01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Center Square, PAOct 16, 1976 · N7AK · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGM02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 14-19 · Fort Littleton, PAOct 15, 1976 · N526A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DHA08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Shultzville, PAOct 15, 1976 · N43731 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FHA02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Analomink, PAOct 15, 1976 · N2922D · Destroyed NTSB NYC77FA003Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 15AC · Erwinna, PAOct 14, 1976 · N1269H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77DGM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Emporium, PAOct 5, 1976 · N8787D · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FGT01Accident · No injuriesClosedN. American AT-6C · Port Matilda, PAOct 4, 1976 · N9543C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FA001Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Bradford, PAOct 1, 1976 · N4055S · Destroyed NTSB NYC76FGM53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Indiana, PASep 26, 1976 · N43216 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGM52Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Cooperstown, PASep 25, 1976 · N6245R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGM51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A35 · North East, PASep 22, 1976 · N8650A · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGM50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Beaver Falls, PASep 19, 1976 · N17266 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGM49Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G18S · Beaver Falls, PASep 16, 1976 · N340K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FHA55Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly 305 · Telford, PASep 15, 1976 · N2201U · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FHA54Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · Allentown, PASep 14, 1976 · N1291R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76IN125Incident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Franklin, PASep 13, 1976 · N915SA · No damage NTSB NYC76DHA53Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Sterling, PASep 12, 1976 · N45960 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FHA51Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-CD · Jamison, PASep 6, 1976 · N3822H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DHD44Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Blue Bell, PASep 6, 1976 · N60753 · Destroyed NTSB NYC76DHA52Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Prospectville, PASep 5, 1976 · N4745L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGM48Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mount Pleasant, PAAug 29, 1976 · N8266N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGT76Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBowers Fly Baby · Kralltown, PAAug 25, 1976 · N8Q · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FHA50Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5 · Allentown, PAAug 22, 1976 · N7133L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DHA49Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS126 · Erwinna, PAAug 21, 1976 · N1102S · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76DGM46Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Zelienople, PAAug 20, 1976 · N3431Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGT28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lock Haven, PAAug 19, 1976 · N44597 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FGT27Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47D1 · Zion Grove, PAAug 18, 1976 · N919B · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN123Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 11BC · Bally, PAAug 18, 1976 · N9807E · Substantial damage