NTSB investigations, 1970, TX
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 | 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\") = 1970
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") = 1970 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 FTW71DRG66Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D55 · Mountain Home, TXNTSB FTW71FRA40Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-26B · Friendswood, TXNTSB FTW71AF035Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Pearland, TXNTSB FTW71AF034Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Mineral Wells, TXNTSB FTW71FPA20Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Midlothian, TXNTSB FTW71FPD29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Fort Worth, TXNTSB FTW71DRG63Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Mcallen, TXNTSB FTW71DQG50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Amarillo, TXNTSB FTW71DQG49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Perryton, TXNTSB FTW71FPA18Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Plano, TXNTSB FTW71FRG64Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Laredo, TXNTSB FTW71FRG26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Seguin, TXNTSB FTW71FPA19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210A · Addison, TXNTSB FTW71FQG48Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Midland, TXNTSB FTW71AF032Accident · 1 fatalClosedStinson 108-1 · Beaumont, TXNTSB FTW71FPA17Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW71AF031Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 337B · Houston, TXNTSB FTW71DQG47Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Lubbock, TXNTSB FTW71FRG58Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210A · Mcallen, TXNTSB FTW71FPD33Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Springtown, TXNTSB FTW71FPD28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Coleman, TXNTSB FTW71DRG56Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Mountain Home, TXNTSB FTW71DRG55Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Corpus Chrsti, TXNTSB FTW71DRG54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Mountain Home, TXNTSB FTW71FRA28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Baytown, TXNTSB FTW71FRA32Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow 600S2D · Katy, TXNTSB FTW71FRA29Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech BE65 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW71FPA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Garland, TXNTSB FTW71FPA14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Lancaster, TXNTSB FTW71AF026Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Teague, TXNTSB FTW71FQG45Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Tahoka, TXNTSB FTW71AF022Accident · 7 fatalClosedCessna P206 · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW71FRG51Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Three Rivers, TXNTSB FTW71FPD27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedStinson SR-9C · Lake Dallas, TXNTSB FTW71DRA31Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tomball, TXNTSB FTW71FRA27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Waller, TXNTSB FTW71DRA30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Clute, TXNTSB FTW71FRG50Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW71FPA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Plano, TXNTSB FTW71FPD26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Denton, TXNTSB FTW71FPD25Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Euless, TXNTSB FTW71AF021Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150F · Royse City, TXNTSB FTW71FQG44Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft DC-65 · Loop, TXNTSB FTW71FRA26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Port Oconner, TXNTSB FTW71FRA25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Beaumont, TXNTSB FTW71DRJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Forest, TXNTSB FTW71FQG43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Denver City, TXNTSB FTW71FRJ21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRearwin 8135 · Avery, TXNTSB FTW71FPD24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Abilene, TXNTSB FTW71DQG42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Midland, TX