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NTSB investigations, 1973, 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, 1973, 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") = 1973 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\") = 1973
    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") = 1973
  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 DEN74FTM10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Bountiful, UTDec 26, 1973 · N1828Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74FTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172D · West Jordan, UTDec 19, 1973 · N2651U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74AD030Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 320 · Spanish Fork, UTDec 2, 1973 · N5204X · Destroyed NTSB DEN74AD029Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Plain City, UTDec 1, 1973 · N8512A · Destroyed NTSB DEN74AD026Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 421A · Roosevelt, UTNov 21, 1973 · N2217Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN74AD020Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Levan, UTNov 2, 1973 · N56025 · Destroyed NTSB DEN74AD019Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Salt Lake City, UTOct 29, 1973 · N3735T · Destroyed NTSB DEN74DTM08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206D · St.George, UTOct 27, 1973 · N72081 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74AD017Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177B · West Delta, UTOct 11, 1973 · N34319 · Destroyed NTSB DEN74FTM06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWittman W-8 · Salt Lake City, UTOct 4, 1973 · N11511 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74FTM05Accident · No injuriesClosedHoward, Dee DGA15J · Richfield, UTSep 1, 1973 · N67425 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74DTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Green River, UTAug 25, 1973 · N5934A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74FTM04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Ogden, UTAug 4, 1973 · N30367 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74FTM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Ogden, UTJul 28, 1973 · N5271G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN74FTM02Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Hurricane Mesa, UTJul 22, 1973 · N9557M · Destroyed NTSB DEN74FTM01Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Cisco, UTJul 7, 1973 · N98087 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD056Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Provo, UTJun 27, 1973 · N7714H · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320C · Vernal, UTJun 24, 1973 · N3060T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM33Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Farmington, UTJun 21, 1973 · N9891V · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM31Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft UH-12E · Richfield, UTJun 17, 1973 · N5332V · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Beaver, UTJun 16, 1973 · N95400 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Magna, UTJun 12, 1973 · N8532F · Destroyed NTSB DEN73AD054Accident · 1 fatalClosedChampion 7GCAA · Blanding, UTJun 10, 1973 · N3039G · Destroyed NTSB DEN73AD051Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Vernal, UTJun 6, 1973 · N4188Y · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD050Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna A185F · Moab, UTMay 19, 1973 · N70298 · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Bryce Canyon, UTMay 4, 1973 · N1680C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM28Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35B · Ogden, UTMay 3, 1973 · N5622S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM27Accident · No injuriesClosedWaco UMF · Ogden, UTApr 27, 1973 · N14076 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Sandy, UTApr 25, 1973 · N2306G · Destroyed NTSB DEN73AD048Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 205A · Parowan, UTApr 14, 1973 · N8490Z · Destroyed NTSB DEN73DTM25Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech V35-TC · Hanksville, UTApr 1, 1973 · N9478S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Navajo Mt, UTMar 25, 1973 · N4181F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Bryce Canyon, UTMar 19, 1973 · N8017A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305A · Nephi, UTFeb 24, 1973 · N5270G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD039Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Salt Lake City, UTFeb 21, 1973 · N73972 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320C · Ogden, UTFeb 20, 1973 · N3017T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Brigham City, UTFeb 13, 1973 · N8489T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Vernal, UTFeb 10, 1973 · N7022A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73AD036Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Milford, UTFeb 8, 1973 · N9418X · Destroyed NTSB DEN73AD075Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech K35 · Salt Lake City, UTFeb 7, 1973 · N6023E · Destroyed NTSB DEN73FTM18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Bountiful, UTFeb 5, 1973 · N6594P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Tremonton, UTFeb 1, 1973 · N1249A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73DTM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150G · Tooele, UTJan 27, 1973 · N8447G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN73FTM15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Provo, UTJan 14, 1973 · N3929P · Substantial damage