NTSB investigations, 1971, 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.
Cases per year
| 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 |
Where
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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\") = 1971
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") = 1971 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 NYC72DNA23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Block Island, RINTSB NYC72AN069Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 560-A · East Greenwich, RINTSB NYC72AN026Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500-B · Newport, RINTSB NYC72FNA06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech E33 · Block Island, RINTSB NYC72DNA04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Block Island, RINTSB NYC72AN010Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Esmond, RINTSB NYC71FNA60Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman F8F-2 · No.Kingstown, RINTSB NYC71FFD41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lincoln, RINTSB NYC71FFD38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Smithfield, RI