NTSB investigations, 2011, PR
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 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 32 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1966 | 19 |
| 1967 | 25 |
| 1968 | 18 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1970 | 14 |
| 1971 | 15 |
| 1972 | 10 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 14 |
| 1976 | 9 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1978 | 10 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 |
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\") = 2011
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'PR' 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") = 2011 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'PR' 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 ERA11CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEurocopter AS 350 B3 · Humacao, PRThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a building during landing.NTSB ERA11FA376Accident · 5 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Yabucoa, PRThe pilot's inadequate weather planning and improper decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an encounter with a thunderstorm and subsequent loss of control.NTSB ERA11LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Vega Baja, PRThe failure of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust valve resulting in a loss of engine power.