NTSB investigations, 1974, Place not recorded

180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1974, Place not recorded per year, 1964–2026: 203 cases
1964	1
1965	12
1966	9
1967	12
1968	6
1969	16
1970	12
1971	7
1972	16
1973	11
1974	14
1975	15
1976	8
1977	6
1978	18
1979	19
1980	11
1981	10

Latest cases

Query with SQL

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" = 'UN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'UN' 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" = 'UN' 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 DEN75ID032Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Las VegasDec 15, 1974 · N8015U · No damage NTSB ANC75AA045Accident · 5 fatalClosedGrumman G-21 · Missing AircraftDec 11, 1974 · N1583V · Destroyed NTSB ANC75FAA22Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Missing AircraftNov 30, 1974 · N9686D · Destroyed NTSB OAK75DJA03Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech A36 · Missing AircraftOct 12, 1974 · N8132R · Destroyed NTSB ANC74AA034Accident · 4 fatalClosedGrumman G-73 · Missing AircraftSep 30, 1974 · N2965 · Destroyed NTSB MIA75AM018Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Missing AircraftAug 30, 1974 · N5142R · Destroyed NTSB MIA75AM015Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech K35 · Missing AircraftAug 11, 1974 · N632Q · Destroyed NTSB MIA75AM007Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Missing AircraftJul 13, 1974 · N83CA · Destroyed NTSB OAK74AP069Accident · 2 fatalClosedAmer Avco AA5 · Missing AircraftJun 21, 1974 · N5885L · Destroyed NTSB NYC75AN002Accident · 1 fatalClosedGatch LH1 · Missing AircraftFeb 21, 1974 · N7TG · Destroyed NTSB OAK74DJA15Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Missing AircraftFeb 19, 1974 · N52356 · Destroyed NTSB NYC74AN069Accident · 4 fatalClosedMooney M20 · Missing AircraftFeb 15, 1974 · N1368 · Destroyed NTSB MIA74AM068Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 414 · Missing AircraftFeb 10, 1974 · N8103Q · Destroyed NTSB MIA74AM067Accident · 2 fatalClosedBrittnorman BN-2A6 · Missing AircraftFeb 10, 1974 · N864JA · Destroyed