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NTSB investigations, 1976, TN

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

19622026

NTSB investigations, 1976, TN per year, 1962–2026: 2,140 cases
1962	1
1963	2
1964	74
1965	56
1966	58
1967	58
1968	51
1969	57
1970	56
1971	58
1972	56
1973	62
1974	39
1975	56
1976	53
1977	43
1978	40
1979	38
1980	41
1981	43
1982	28
1983	41
1984	35
1985	34
1986	36
1987	37
1988	36
1989	26
1990	29
1991	26
1992	25
1993	26
1994	27
1995	38
1996	33
1997	34
1998	21
1999	28
2000	26
2001	25
2002	23
2003	35
2004	27
2005	22
2006	19
2007	23
2008	24
2009	21
2010	25
2011	23
2012	29
2013	17
2014	24
2015	24
2016	25
2017	20
2018	13
2019	24
2020	24
2021	20
2022	26
2023	26
2024	29
2025	29
2026	15

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" = 'TN' 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\" = 'TN' 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" = 'TN' 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 IAD77DKW11Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B2B · Fayetteville, TNDec 31, 1976 · N2271U · Destroyed NTSB IAD77DKW10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415CD · Rockwood, TNDec 22, 1976 · N94706 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77FKW08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Athens, TNNov 21, 1976 · N8033N · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77FKW09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Chattanooga, TNNov 19, 1976 · N4799F · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77DKW07Accident · No injuriesClosedFairchild 24 · Rockwood, TNNov 12, 1976 · N81365 · Destroyed NTSB IAD77DA011Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G-2 · Pigeon Forge, TNNov 6, 1976 · N6755D · Destroyed NTSB IAD77FKW06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Elizabethton, TNOct 31, 1976 · N71757 · Destroyed NTSB IAD77FKW05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Erin, TNOct 22, 1976 · N4532Q · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77DKW03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Cross Plains, TNOct 17, 1976 · N83389 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77DKW04Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Jasper, TNOct 15, 1976 · N6993U · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77FA003Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Blountville, TNOct 8, 1976 · N633DN · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77FA002Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 177RG · Centerville, TNOct 6, 1976 · N1865Q · Destroyed NTSB IAD77DKW01Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtis JN4C · Tullahoma, TNOct 2, 1976 · N49289 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT20Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Millington, TNSep 28, 1976 · N9428F · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DKW39Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Livingston, TNSep 13, 1976 · N465Y · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW38Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Powell, TNSep 11, 1976 · N2434D · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Blountville, TNSep 7, 1976 · N56405 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Covington, TNSep 5, 1976 · N2141G · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76AI097Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Athens, TNSep 5, 1976 · N6111F · Destroyed NTSB IAD76AI096Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Covington, TNSep 1, 1976 · N1052N · Destroyed NTSB IAD76DLT18Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Somerville, TNAug 9, 1976 · N60601 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76AI090Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J-3 · Ooltewah, TNAug 8, 1976 · N1360M · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Henderson, TNAug 4, 1976 · N4869Y · Destroyed NTSB IAD76DKW36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lawrenceburg, TNJul 18, 1976 · N5747G · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DLT15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-36 · Memphis, TNJul 13, 1976 · N9934P · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DKW35Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bluff City, TNJul 11, 1976 · N7402W · Destroyed NTSB IAD76FLT14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Memphis, TNJul 3, 1976 · N43229 · Destroyed NTSB IAD76AI079Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Jamestown, TNJul 3, 1976 · N55494 · Destroyed NTSB IAD76FLT13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Covington, TNJun 21, 1976 · N7951 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Murfreesboro, TNJun 17, 1976 · N50196 · Destroyed NTSB IAD76FLT12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Dyersburg, TNJun 15, 1976 · N222GE · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Memphis, TNJun 10, 1976 · N6896K · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DLT11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Covington, TNJun 5, 1976 · N9377T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Powells Xroads, TNMay 27, 1976 · N5053T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DKW32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Jasper, TNMay 21, 1976 · N89178 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW30Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · Lebanon, TNMay 2, 1976 · N39845 · Destroyed NTSB IAD76DLT10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B19 · Covington, TNApr 29, 1976 · N2167W · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31T · Cleveland, TNApr 12, 1976 · N82002 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Covington, TNApr 11, 1976 · N3400V · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76AI065Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna 210L · Allardt, TNApr 11, 1976 · N1649X · Destroyed NTSB IAD76FKW28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Springfield, TNApr 10, 1976 · N8523L · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T337G · Memphis, TNApr 8, 1976 · N5CP · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Spencer, TNApr 4, 1976 · N5063H · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DKW25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Madisonville, TNMar 28, 1976 · N3941D · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Murfreesboro, TNMar 19, 1976 · N5270L · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FLT07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A65 · Parsons, TNFeb 27, 1976 · N465AA · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76FKW23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Fayetteville, TNFeb 14, 1976 · N9435T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76AI055Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna TP206 · Blountville, TNFeb 13, 1976 · N4651F · Destroyed NTSB IAD76AI056Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Greeneville, TNFeb 3, 1976 · N55073 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN069Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 210H · Dyersburg, TNJan 25, 1976 · N5945F · Substantial damage