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NTSB investigations, 1972, UT

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19632026

NTSB investigations, 1972, UT per year, 1963–2026: 2,267 cases
1963	1
1964	54
1965	54
1966	65
1967	52
1968	44
1969	45
1970	39
1971	27
1972	39
1973	44
1974	33
1975	38
1976	57
1977	42
1978	42
1979	41
1980	52
1981	58
1982	41
1983	45
1984	53
1985	41
1986	32
1987	37
1988	28
1989	40
1990	32
1991	31
1992	26
1993	36
1994	31
1995	24
1996	27
1997	36
1998	35
1999	29
2000	49
2001	33
2002	39
2003	40
2004	34
2005	25
2006	32
2007	44
2008	42
2009	37
2010	35
2011	31
2012	26
2013	20
2014	25
2015	25
2016	18
2017	27
2018	26
2019	29
2020	21
2021	23
2022	28
2023	35
2024	27
2025	22
2026	23

Where

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") = 1972 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'UT' 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\") = 1972
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'UT' 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") = 1972
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'UT' 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 DEN73FTM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Ogden, UTDec 21, 1972 · N5271G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 310B · Cedar City, UTDec 4, 1972 · N6645B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD017Accident · 4 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Monticello, UTOct 18, 1972 · N5971Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN73OTM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ephriam, UTOct 5, 1972 · N5326D · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD014Accident · 1 fatalClosedFunk B85C · Hanksville, UTSep 26, 1972 · N1636N · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna T210-H · St George, UTSep 25, 1972 · N2242R · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150J · Ogden, UTSep 20, 1972 · N51369 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLuscombe 8C · Ogden, UTSep 16, 1972 · N28741 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35 · Delta, UTSep 4, 1972 · N2832V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150K · Park City, UTAug 22, 1972 · N8365M · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 190 · Grouse Creek, UTAug 17, 1972 · N4318N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Kanab, UTAug 9, 1972 · N9324C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Logan, UTAug 1, 1972 · N42300 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD004Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Ogden, UTJul 30, 1972 · N5449Y · Destroyed NTSB DEN73FTM03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Roosevelt, UTJul 16, 1972 · N3926H · Destroyed NTSB DEN73FTM02Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 35-G33 · Morgan, UTJul 14, 1972 · N9162Q · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM01Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 47G3B1 · Ogden, UTJul 11, 1972 · N7927S · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM71Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sandy, UTJun 26, 1972 · N5191S · Destroyed NTSB DEN72DTM20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310K · Vernal, UTJun 21, 1972 · N3826X · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Laketown, UTJun 14, 1972 · N8268P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Moab, UTJun 9, 1972 · N8408 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Provo, UTMay 15, 1972 · N8787N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182A · Logan, UTMay 11, 1972 · N6095B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD047Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M-18C · West Point, UTApr 16, 1972 · N336M · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Salt Lake City, UTApr 8, 1972 · N4702B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM14Accident · No injuriesClosedTemco 11A · Modena, UTApr 2, 1972 · N1665B · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD042Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 188 · Hill Afb, UTMar 19, 1972 · N851U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Monticello, UTMar 18, 1972 · N8065A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Ibapah, UTMar 18, 1972 · N2393C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD041Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna A150L · Logan, UTMar 17, 1972 · N5946J · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM11Accident · 1 fatalClosedThorp T-18 · Kearns, UTMar 5, 1972 · N2043 · Destroyed NTSB DEN72DTM01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cedar City, UTFeb 20, 1972 · N3927F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Woods Cross, UTFeb 17, 1972 · N81718 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72DTM08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-20 · Ogden, UTFeb 5, 1972 · N2186A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD035Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20C · Dugway, UTFeb 4, 1972 · N9412V · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD034Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T210F · Lehi, UTFeb 1, 1972 · N6762R · Destroyed NTSB DEN72FTM07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Mona, UTJan 8, 1972 · N4693J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72AD029Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 310Q · Lehi, UTJan 2, 1972 · N7717Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN72AD028Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20A · Scipio, UTJan 2, 1972 · N8133E · Destroyed