NTSB investigations, 1969, TX
180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 2 |
| 1964 | 397 |
| 1965 | 415 |
| 1966 | 429 |
| 1967 | 433 |
| 1968 | 360 |
| 1969 | 357 |
| 1970 | 330 |
| 1971 | 310 |
| 1972 | 260 |
| 1973 | 292 |
| 1974 | 318 |
| 1975 | 292 |
| 1976 | 312 |
| 1977 | 316 |
| 1978 | 276 |
| 1979 | 304 |
| 1980 | 293 |
| 1981 | 367 |
| 1982 | 295 |
| 1983 | 256 |
| 1984 | 255 |
| 1985 | 229 |
| 1986 | 185 |
| 1987 | 195 |
| 1988 | 153 |
| 1989 | 154 |
| 1990 | 143 |
| 1991 | 132 |
| 1992 | 130 |
| 1993 | 136 |
| 1994 | 119 |
| 1995 | 164 |
| 1996 | 141 |
| 1997 | 138 |
| 1998 | 141 |
| 1999 | 136 |
| 2000 | 140 |
| 2001 | 135 |
| 2002 | 119 |
| 2003 | 126 |
| 2004 | 137 |
| 2005 | 129 |
| 2006 | 108 |
| 2007 | 117 |
| 2008 | 125 |
| 2009 | 120 |
| 2010 | 127 |
| 2011 | 121 |
| 2012 | 126 |
| 2013 | 102 |
| 2014 | 120 |
| 2015 | 110 |
| 2016 | 126 |
| 2017 | 91 |
| 2018 | 119 |
| 2019 | 116 |
| 2020 | 116 |
| 2021 | 97 |
| 2022 | 118 |
| 2023 | 104 |
| 2024 | 101 |
| 2025 | 103 |
| 2026 | 91 |
Where
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\") = 1969
AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'TX' 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") = 1969 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'TX' 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 FTW70D0350Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Richardson, TXNTSB FTW70F0328Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Lufkin, TXNTSB FTW70F0362Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172A · Bertram, TXNTSB FTW70F0344Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Addison, TXNTSB FTW70A0042Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Valley View, TXNTSB FTW70D0346Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Amarillo, TXNTSB FTW70F0341Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8D · Weatherford, TXNTSB FTW70F0329Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bay City, TXNTSB FTW70F0320Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Crane, TXNTSB FTW70F0345Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Aiken, TXNTSB FTW70F0334Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lampasas, TXNTSB FTW70A0039Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Bellville, TXNTSB FTW70D0343Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · New Braunfels, TXNTSB FTW70A0040Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech J35 · Fulton, TXNTSB FTW70D0309Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Wharton, TXNTSB FTW70F0330Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lubbock, TXNTSB FTW70F0325Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wilderado, TXNTSB FTW70D0321Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Levelland, TXNTSB FTW70F0324Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T-337C · Midland, TXNTSB FTW70F0319Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGlobe GC-1B · Abilene, TXNTSB FTW70F0316Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Rockwall, TXNTSB FTW70F0318Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW70A0038Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Bellevue, TXNTSB FTW70A0037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Saginaw, TXNTSB FTW70A0036Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 65-A90 · Galveston, TXNTSB FTW70F0326Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW70D0317Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Alvarado, TXNTSB FTW70A0033Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Victoria, TXNTSB FTW70F0313Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 60 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW70D0311Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Nacogdoches, TXNTSB FTW70A0032Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Megargel, TXNTSB FTW70F0338Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421A · Waco, TXNTSB FTW70F0299Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Plainview, TXNTSB FTW70D0303Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Baytown, TXNTSB FTW70D0291Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Austin, TXNTSB FTW70D0298Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Memphis, TXNTSB FTW70F0284Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Addison, TXNTSB FTW70D0310Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Waco, TXNTSB FTW70F0293Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Tomball, TXNTSB FTW70F0287Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pecos, TXNTSB FTW70F0260Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B90 · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW70F0280Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Rosenburg, TXNTSB FTW70D0271Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Slaton, TXNTSB FTW70D0279Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech H35 · Cleburne, TXNTSB FTW70F0342Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearengen SA226 · Hondo, TXNTSB FTW70F0276Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E35 · Dell City, TXNTSB FTW70F0268Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-18S · Dickinson, TXNTSB FTW70D0275Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech P35 · Medina, TXNTSB FTW70D0274Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 7CCM · Cost, TXNTSB FTW70D0273Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · San Angelo, TX