NTSB investigations, 1980, 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\") = 1980
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") = 1980 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 FTW81FRA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cleveland, TXNTSB FTW81DRA13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Cameron, TXNTSB FTW81FRJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Alba, TXNTSB FTW81DRA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW81DPA04Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-31A · Paris, TXNTSB FTW81FRG13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Laredo, TXNTSB FTW81DQD12Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30A · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW81FPD07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Thurber, TXNTSB FTW81DPA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Waco, TXNTSB FTW81DQD11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A35 · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW81DRA10Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-L · Texas City, TXNTSB DCA81IA004Incident · No injuriesClosedLear Jet 25 · Childress, TXNTSB FTW81FRA09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-5 · Tomball, TXNTSB FTW81FRG10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Corpus Christi, TXNTSB FTW81FRG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2J · Port Aransas, TXNTSB FTW81FA013Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-7B · Pecos, TXNTSB FTW81FRG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421C · Junction, TXNTSB FTW81DRA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182B · League City, TXNTSB FTW81FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedAerospatle AS350 · Waxahachie, TXNTSB FTW81DQD08Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech K35 · Alpine, TXNTSB FTW81FA011Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 560 · Dell City, TXNTSB FTW81FA010Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Rock Springs, TXNTSB FTW81FPD05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Godley, TXNTSB FTW81FA008Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 7KCAB · Nursery, TXNTSB FTW81DRJ05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Tyler, TXNTSB FTW81FRA07Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Nome, TXNTSB FTW81FPD03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Newport, TXNTSB FTW81DPD01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBarnes AX7 · Ft Worth, TXNTSB FTW81FPD02Accident · No injuriesClosedRepublic RC-3 · Hurst, TXNTSB FTW81DPA01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Mckinney, TXNTSB FTW81DRA06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Iola, TXNTSB FTW81FQG06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · San Angelo, TXNTSB FTW81FRJ03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Texarkana, TXNTSB FTW81DQG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Perryton, TXNTSB FTW81DQG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Panhandle, TXNTSB FTW81DRA05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Bryan, TXNTSB FTW81FQG04Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Girard, TXNTSB FTW81FA007Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 212 · Galveston, TXNTSB FTW81FQD05Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · El Paso, TXNTSB FTW81FPD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Ft Worth, TXNTSB FTW81FRG05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Brownsville, TXNTSB FTW81FRA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW80DQD04Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Tornillo, TXNTSB FTW81FRG04Accident · No injuriesClosedTaylorcraft BC12 · Temple, TXNTSB FTW81FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Cedar Hill, TXNTSB FTW81FRA02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAlouette SA316B · Houston, TXNTSB FTW81DRA01Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion B · Beaumont, TXNTSB FTW81FRG01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 17-30 · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW81DQG02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Abernathy, TXNTSB FTW81FQG03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeigh KR-1 · Big Lake, TX