NTSB investigations, 1974, TX
180,641 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,620 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\") = 1974
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") = 1974 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 FTW75DQG36Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Shallowater, TXNTSB FTW75AF046Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech V35B · Kent, TXNTSB FTW75FQG35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Slaton, TXNTSB FTW75DRA16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · Kirbyville, TXNTSB FTW75DPD21Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Cross Plains, TXNTSB FTW75AF043Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 35 · Vidor, TXNTSB FTW75FQD14Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-2 · Van Horn, TXNTSB FTW75DRJ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Nacogdoches, TXNTSB FTW75IF042Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW75AF041Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Freestone, TXNTSB FTW75AF039Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Denton, TXNTSB FTW75FRA15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A23 · College Statn, TXNTSB FTW75DRG46Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech G35 · Lampasas, TXNTSB FTW75FQG34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310P · Abernathy, TXNTSB FTW75FRG48Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47GB31 · Freer, TXNTSB FTW75AF037Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Graford, TXNTSB FTW75DRG44Accident · No injuriesClosedMaule M5220C · Austin, TXNTSB FTW75FPD20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Abilene, TXNTSB FTW75DRG42Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Batesville, TXNTSB FTW75FRG41Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B35 · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW75DRG43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Rachal, TXNTSB FTW75FQG33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStinson 108-3 · Plains, TXNTSB FTW75FPA15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172L · Greenville, TXNTSB FTW75FRG39Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310D · Austin, TXNTSB FTW75DRA14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Orange, TXNTSB FTW75FRJ19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Longview, TXNTSB FTW75FPA14Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW75DQG34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310F · Stanton, TXNTSB FTW75FQG32Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Roaring Sprgs, TXNTSB FTW75FPD19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Jacksboro, TXNTSB FTW75FPD18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12-D · N.Richld Hils, TXNTSB FTW75AF044Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 170B · Conroe, TXNTSB FTW75AF035Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Falfurrias, TXNTSB FTW75DRG38Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Encinal, TXNTSB FTW75DRA12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Columbus, TXNTSB FTW75FRG36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Port Lavaca, TXNTSB FTW75DRG37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Uvalde, TXNTSB FTW75AF032Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW75FPD16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · N.Richlnd Hls, TXNTSB FTW75DRA13Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1B · Port Arthur, TXNTSB FTW75FQG30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna A188 · Pampa, TXNTSB FTW75FPD15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Burleson, TXNTSB FTW75FPD17Accident · 1 fatalClosedTeenie TWO · Wichita Falls, TXNTSB FTW75DRA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Conroe, TXNTSB FTW75AF031Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Shallowater, TXNTSB FTW75AF030Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Grand Prairie, TXNTSB FTW75FQG28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Lubbock, TXNTSB FTW75DRG34Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Pharr, TXNTSB FTW75DRG33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Weslaco, TXNTSB FTW75AF027Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Huntsville, TX