NTSB investigations, 1981, 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\") = 1981
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") = 1981 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 FTW82FPA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Scurry, TXNTSB FTW82DRJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Mt.Pleasant, TXNTSB FTW82DPA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Dallas, TXNTSB FTW82FRG19Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Christine, TXNTSB FTW82DRA13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 8KCAB · League City, TXNTSB FTW82FRG18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Bergheim, TXNTSB FTW82FRG17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Brownsville, TXNTSB FTW82DQG12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32R · Odessa, TXNTSB FTW82FQG11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Perryton, TXNTSB FTW82FA030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Venus, TXNTSB FTW82DA031Accident · No injuriesClosedHawker Sidd HS.125 · Laredo, TXNTSB FTW82DRG16Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Encinal, TXNTSB FTW82DRG15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A-36 · Portland, TXNTSB FTW82FPD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Electra, TXNTSB FTW82DQG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Dalhart, TXNTSB FTW82DRA12Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Conroe, TXNTSB FTW82FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech V35A · Addison, TXNTSB FTW82DQG08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Guthrie, TXNTSB FTW82DQD06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Horizon City, TXNTSB FTW82DA024Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Eagle Lake, TXNTSB FTW82FRG14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Laredo, TXNTSB FTW82FRG13Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-39 · Corpus Christi, TXNTSB FTW82DQG07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedTeenie II · Canyon, TXNTSB FTW82FRG12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Uvalde, TXNTSB FTW82FRG11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Austin, TXNTSB FTW82DRA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · Houston, TXNTSB FTW82DRA10Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 112 · Beaumont, TXNTSB FTW82DPA06Accident · No injuriesClosedGreat Lakes 2T-TA · Waco, TXNTSB FTW82FPA05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hillsboro, TXNTSB FTW82FRG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Harlingen, TXNTSB FTW82DQD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Presidio, TXNTSB FTW82FPD06Accident · No injuriesClosedMitchell B-10 · Arlington, TXNTSB FTW82DRG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Charlotte, TXNTSB FTW82FPD05Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing E75 · Roanoke, TXNTSB FTW82FPD04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Roanoke, TXNTSB FTW82DRA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Beaumont, TXNTSB FTW82DA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedBellanca 7ECA · Plainview, TXNTSB FTW82DRA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · College Sta, TXNTSB FTW82DQG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Canadian, TXNTSB FTW82DA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Conroe, TXNTSB FTW82FRG08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBantam 1 · San Antonio, TXNTSB FTW82IA019Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 727 · Houston, TXNTSB FTW82FQG06Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Sweetwater, TXNTSB FTW82DPD03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Ranger, TXNTSB FTW82FRA07Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 112 · Baytown, TXNTSB FTW82FA018Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Longview, TXNTSB FTW82DRG06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Blanco, TXNTSB FTW82DRG07Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-4A · Telegraph, TXNTSB FTW82FPD02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-34 · Henrietta, TXNTSB FTW82DQG05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Tahoka, TX