NTSB investigations, 1978, TX
180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 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\") = 1978
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") = 1978 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 FTW79FA038Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-90 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW79FPD05Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Clifton, TXNTSB FTW79FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172XP · Abilene, TXNTSB FTW79FA036Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Lewisville, TXNTSB FTW79FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell BH212 · Galveston, TXNTSB FTW79FPA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Sherman, TXNTSB FTW79FQD04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Marfa, TXNTSB FTW79DQD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW79FQG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Denver City, TXNTSB FTW79DRA06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Rosharon, TXNTSB FTW79DQD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW79FA030Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW79FA028Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Austin, TXNTSB FTW79DQG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ackerly, TXNTSB FTW79FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeechcraft N35 · Sinton, TXNTSB FTW79DRG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Troy, TXNTSB FTW79FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Baytown, TXNTSB FTW79FRG10Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Alamo, TXNTSB FTW79FRG09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Premont, TXNTSB FTW79FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hempstead, TXNTSB FTW79FRA05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pearland, TXNTSB FTW79FQG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Crosbyton, TXNTSB FTW79DQG10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Levelland, TXNTSB FTW79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Port Oconner, TXNTSB FTW79DA019Accident · No injuriesClosedAerostar 601P · Eagle Pass, TXNTSB FTW79IA017Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8-6 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW79FRA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW79DQG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Midland, TXNTSB FTW79FA016Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · George West, TXNTSB FTW79FQD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Van Horn, TXNTSB FTW79FA015Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech H18 · Brownsville, TXNTSB FTW79FA014Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Amarilld, TXNTSB FTW79DQG08Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · Halfway, TXNTSB FTW78FPA05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Rockwall, TXNTSB FTW79FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172H · Kent, TXNTSB FTW79FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310J · Lubbock, TXNTSB FTW79FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Sabine Pass, TXNTSB FTW79DRA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Wichita Falls, TXNTSB FTW79FPA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBede BD-4 · Terrell, TXNTSB FTW79DRG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Skidmore, TXNTSB FTW79DQG06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Andrews, TXNTSB FTW79DRG07Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Georgetown, TXNTSB FTW79DRA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW79DA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M18LA · Wilson, TXNTSB FTW79FRG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · Austin, TXNTSB FTW79FA007Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Texarkana, TXNTSB FTW79DRA01Accident · No injuriesClosedLet-Np-K L-13 · Cypress, TXNTSB FTW79FRG05Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A · Fredericksburg, TXNTSB FTW79FQG05Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Stratford, TXNTSB FTW79FPD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Pilot Point, TX