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

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1978, TX per year, 1962–2026: 12,312 cases
19623
19632
1964397
1965415
1966429
1967433
1968360
1969357
1970330
1971310
1972260
1973292
1974318
1975292
1976312
1977316
1978276
1979304
1980293
1981367
1982295
1983256
1984255
1985229
1986185
1987195
1988153
1989154
1990143
1991132
1992130
1993136
1994119
1995164
1996141
1997138
1998141
1999136
2000140
2001135
2002119
2003126
2004137
2005129
2006108
2007117
2008125
2009120
2010127
2011121
2012126
2013102
2014120
2015110
2016126
201791
2018119
2019116
2020116
202197
2022118
2023104
2024101
2025103
202691

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.

NTSB FTW79FA038Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-90 · Houston, TXDec 30, 1978 · N2029N · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FPD05Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Clifton, TXDec 29, 1978 · N45497 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172XP · Abilene, TXDec 29, 1978 · N758CA · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA036Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Lewisville, TXDec 29, 1978 · N608T · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell BH212 · Galveston, TXDec 29, 1978 · N49591 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FPA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Sherman, TXDec 28, 1978 · N2615C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FQD04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Marfa, TXDec 27, 1978 · N739SS · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DQD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182C · El Paso, TXDec 27, 1978 · N8534T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FQG12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Denver City, TXDec 25, 1978 · N33073 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRA06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7FC · Rosharon, TXDec 25, 1978 · N124BA · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DQD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · El Paso, TXDec 23, 1978 · N55154 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA030Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Dallas, TXDec 20, 1978 · N27604 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA028Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172K · Austin, TXDec 19, 1978 · N79029 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DQG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ackerly, TXDec 19, 1978 · N5573G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA025Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeechcraft N35 · Sinton, TXDec 18, 1978 · N428T · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRG11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Troy, TXDec 18, 1978 · N48827 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA023Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150M · Baytown, TXDec 12, 1978 · N714GN · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRG10Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Alamo, TXDec 6, 1978 · N972B · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRG09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47G-2 · Premont, TXDec 6, 1978 · N7732 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Hempstead, TXDec 6, 1978 · N3436M · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRA05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pearland, TXDec 5, 1978 · N1140Q · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FQG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Crosbyton, TXDec 5, 1978 · N13239 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DQG10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Levelland, TXDec 5, 1978 · N5407P · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Port Oconner, TXDec 1, 1978 · N59456 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DA019Accident · No injuriesClosedAerostar 601P · Eagle Pass, TXNov 30, 1978 · N90674 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79IA017Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8-6 · Houston, TXNov 29, 1978 · N862FT · Minor damageNTSB FTW79FRA04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Houston, TXNov 28, 1978 · N4687Z · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DQG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Midland, TXNov 26, 1978 · N6676T · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA016Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · George West, TXNov 22, 1978 · N1040W · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FQD01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177B · Van Horn, TXNov 21, 1978 · N13380 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA015Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech H18 · Brownsville, TXNov 20, 1978 · N204CC · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA014Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Amarilld, TXNov 19, 1978 · N7856P · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DQG08Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · Halfway, TXNov 19, 1978 · N4059B · Substantial damageNTSB FTW78FPA05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Rockwall, TXNov 19, 1978 · N3946N · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172H · Kent, TXNov 18, 1978 · N2757L · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310J · Lubbock, TXNov 13, 1978 · N310BJ · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Sabine Pass, TXNov 12, 1978 · N49755 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Wichita Falls, TXNov 12, 1978 · N1588G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FPA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBede BD-4 · Terrell, TXNov 11, 1978 · N999PP · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRG08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Skidmore, TXNov 10, 1978 · N2437G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DQG06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Andrews, TXNov 5, 1978 · N1788F · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRG07Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer SGS232 · Georgetown, TXOct 29, 1978 · N14501 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Houston, TXOct 29, 1978 · N1958H · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79DA008Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M18LA · Wilson, TXOct 29, 1978 · N4086 · DestroyedNTSB FTW79FRG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · Austin, TXOct 28, 1978 · N7568G · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FA007Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Texarkana, TXOct 24, 1978 · N9093V · DestroyedNTSB FTW79DRA01Accident · No injuriesClosedLet-Np-K L-13 · Cypress, TXOct 22, 1978 · N84AS · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FRG05Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-1A · Fredericksburg, TXOct 21, 1978 · N3808F · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FQG05Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Stratford, TXOct 19, 1978 · N4026S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW79FPD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172F · Pilot Point, TXOct 19, 1978 · N8186U · Substantial damage