NTSB investigations, 1970, RI

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1970, RI per year, 1964–2026: 327 cases
1964	14
1965	7
1966	15
1967	12
1968	7
1969	9
1970	9
1971	9
1972	12
1973	5
1974	10
1975	6
1976	11
1977	5
1978	11
1979	3
1980	11
1981	5
1982	6
1983	7
1984	8
1985	7
1986	5
1987	6
1988	9
1989	4
1990	6
1991	8
1992	2
1993	8
1994	5
1995	5
1996	5
1997	3
1998	1
1999	2
2000	4
2001	3
2002	5
2003	7
2004	3
2005	1
2006	3
2007	4
2008	8
2009	1
2010	1
2011	1
2012	2
2014	1
2015	2
2016	6
2017	2
2019	1
2020	2
2021	1
2022	1
2024	3
2025	2
2026	5

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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") = 1970 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'RI' 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\") = 1970
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'RI' 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") = 1970
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'RI' 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 NYC71AN061Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 310D · Warwick, RINov 17, 1970 · N6769T · Destroyed NTSB NYC71AN024Accident · 1 fatalClosedErco 415-E · Lincoln, RIAug 19, 1970 · N94832 · Destroyed NTSB NYC71AN045Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680-FL · Middletown, RIJul 18, 1970 · N4528E · Substantial damage NTSB NYC70AN126Accident · 2 fatalClosedMess-Boelkw B0-105 · Little Compton, RIJun 3, 1970 · N197F · Destroyed NTSB NYC70DFD17Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8M · Charlestown, RIMay 30, 1970 · N8212 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC70DFD20Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Smithfield, RIMay 28, 1970 · N4932Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC70DFD12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Smithfield, RIMay 2, 1970 · N3913W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC70AN110Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150B · Cranston, RIApr 5, 1970 · N1198Y · Destroyed NTSB NYC70AN090Accident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 24B · Warwick, RIFeb 15, 1970 · N754M · Substantial damage