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NTSB investigations, 1979, 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, 1979, 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") = 1979 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\") = 1979
    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") = 1979
  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 DEN80FA012Accident · 2 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Provo, UTDec 21, 1979 · N200BR · Destroyed NTSB DEN80DTM08Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Cornich, UTDec 20, 1979 · N9581F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTM05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 60 · Salt Lake City, UTDec 11, 1979 · N156WC · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial SA316B · Provo, UTNov 30, 1979 · N2304P · Substantial damage NTSB LAX80DXQ15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Wendover, UTNov 23, 1979 · N38398 · Substantial damage NTSB DCA80AA007Accident · 3 fatalClosedLockheed 188C · Salt Lake City, UTNov 18, 1979 · N859U · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FTM06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Ogden, UTNov 17, 1979 · N2440N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTM04Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 19 · Cedar City, UTOct 20, 1979 · N2166W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedRockwell 114 · Hanksville, UTOct 19, 1979 · N4873W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTM03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Ogden, UTOct 8, 1979 · N2285E · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FTM02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna P210 · Fillmore, UTOct 4, 1979 · N6006P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80DTM01Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Torrey, UTOct 1, 1979 · N8537F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA064Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 214B1 · Salina, UTSep 20, 1979 · CGBHH · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Ogden, UTSep 19, 1979 · N9188A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTM24Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B1 · Beaver, UTSep 16, 1979 · N512YP · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA059Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comdr 114 · Green River, UTSep 1, 1979 · N4930W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DA058Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Oakley, UTAug 28, 1979 · N2469J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTM23Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Cedar City, UTAug 25, 1979 · N6597R · Substantial damage NTSB DEN99FA057Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Fairview, UTAug 22, 1979 · N6445J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA056Accident · 6 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Wendover, UTAug 17, 1979 · N32418 · Destroyed NTSB DEN79FTM22Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180K · Ogden, UTAug 3, 1979 · N2871K · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Richfield, UTJul 21, 1979 · N6589 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5A · Cleveland, UTJul 2, 1979 · N26175 · Destroyed NTSB DEN79FA044Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Milford, UTJun 17, 1979 · N4424Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN79DTM19Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell A9B · Junction, UTJun 5, 1979 · N7923V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA042Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Moab, UTMay 27, 1979 · N7098R · Destroyed NTSB DEN79FTM18Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Bullfrog, UTMay 25, 1979 · N2957L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTM16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Green River, UTMay 21, 1979 · N6553F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Panguitch, UTMay 18, 1979 · N8702C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTM15Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Logan, UTMay 18, 1979 · N2898G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM17Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Hanksville, UTMay 13, 1979 · N79869 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G44A · Delta, UTMar 30, 1979 · N111W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Delta, UTMar 11, 1979 · N47749 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTM11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Blanding, UTMar 10, 1979 · N1679V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA029Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Corinne, UTMar 8, 1979 · N6914P · Destroyed NTSB DEN79AA028Accident · 4 fatalClosedRockwell 114 · Fairfield, UTMar 4, 1979 · N4804W · Destroyed NTSB DEN79FA024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna T206 · Brigham City, UTFeb 26, 1979 · N868BJ · Destroyed NTSB DEN79DTM10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206 · Monument Vly, UTFeb 23, 1979 · N5080U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA022Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Logan, UTFeb 17, 1979 · N3893M · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB DEN79DTM09Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Thompson, UTJan 20, 1979 · N53787 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA016Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 421C · Spanish Forks, UTJan 9, 1979 · N5469G · Substantial damage