NTSB investigations, 1999, SD
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.
Cases per year
| 1962 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 40 |
| 1965 | 43 |
| 1966 | 42 |
| 1967 | 46 |
| 1968 | 39 |
| 1969 | 35 |
| 1970 | 37 |
| 1971 | 30 |
| 1972 | 27 |
| 1973 | 20 |
| 1974 | 28 |
| 1975 | 35 |
| 1976 | 21 |
| 1977 | 44 |
| 1978 | 38 |
| 1979 | 27 |
| 1980 | 24 |
| 1981 | 28 |
| 1982 | 18 |
| 1983 | 22 |
| 1984 | 22 |
| 1985 | 15 |
| 1986 | 14 |
| 1987 | 11 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 10 |
| 1995 | 12 |
| 1996 | 11 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 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\") = 1999
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SD' 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") = 1999 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SD' 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 CHI00LA054Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAerostar S49A · Flandreau, SDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the burner becoming disconnected from the balloon's frame. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.NTSB DCA00MA005Accident · 6 fatalClass 1 · MajorFinal reportLearjet 35 · Aberdeen, SDIncapacitation of the flight crewmembers as a result of their failure to receive supplemental oxygen following a loss of cabin pressurization, for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI00LA013Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Custer, SDthe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and decision to perform an intersection takeoff, and the improper short field, rolling, intersection takeoff. A factor relating to this accident was the trees.NTSB CHI99LA355Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-181 · Hermosa, SDthe pilot's improper fuel management, improper in-flight decision and the precautionary landing. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the fence post.NTSB CHI99FA285Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBell 206B · Custer, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from the trees. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent settling with power.NTSB CHI99LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeatherly 620B · Timber Lake, SDthe pilots selection of the shorter runway and his failure to abort the takeoff. Factors to the accident were the high density altitude, the fence and the fence posts.NTSB CHI99LA193Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor AT-301 · Veblen, SDwas the pilot not maintaining clearance from terrain. A factor was the pilot not performing a load jettison.NTSB CHI99FA089Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · Belle Fourche, SDinadequate preflight planning/preparation, refueling not performed, and aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. The inadvertent stall by the pilot was an additional cause. Fuel exhaustion was a contributing factor.