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NTSB investigations, 1981, UT

180,604 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,583 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, 1981, 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") = 1981 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\") = 1981
    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") = 1981
  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 DEN82FTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · West Jordon, UTDec 15, 1981 · N9508F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82DTM06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Fruitland, UTDec 3, 1981 · N4717R · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FA011Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95 · Cedar City, UTNov 28, 1981 · N1506R · Destroyed NTSB DEN82FTM05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle 315B · Cedar City, UTNov 21, 1981 · N47273 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FTM04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHiller UH12C · Logan, UTNov 16, 1981 · N6417V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FTM03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Stockton, UTNov 8, 1981 · N704AY · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FTM02Accident · No injuriesClosedSoloy 47 · Fruitland, UTNov 5, 1981 · N1170W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FTM01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Ogden, UTNov 1, 1981 · N2347N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FA005Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Provo, UTOct 29, 1981 · N2831R · Destroyed NTSB DEN82FA003Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatial SA315B · Springville, UTOct 20, 1981 · N49531 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FA002Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna 310 · Eureka, UTOct 4, 1981 · N5809X · Destroyed NTSB DEN82FA001Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182RG · La Sal, UTOct 4, 1981 · N4875R · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTM42Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Vernal, UTSep 22, 1981 · N2696H · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA065Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas DC-10 · Salt Lake City, UTSep 7, 1981 · N109AA · No damage NTSB DEN81DTM41Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-38 · Promontory Pt, UTSep 7, 1981 · N9746T · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM37Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRotorway 133 · Price, UTAug 19, 1981 · N2262W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA058Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 206B · Escalante, UTAug 18, 1981 · N206LC · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Spring City, UTAug 16, 1981 · N64518 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM39Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Ferron, UTAug 8, 1981 · N2910D · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA054Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Price, UTJul 28, 1981 · N15817 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81DTM36Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech F35 · Laketown, UTJul 23, 1981 · N4258B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTM40Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AG-CAT · Park Valley, UTJul 14, 1981 · N5397 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM35Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Moab, UTJul 13, 1981 · N5097E · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM34Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Provo, UTJul 11, 1981 · N28776 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTM33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · St George, UTJul 9, 1981 · N8268A · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA047Accident · 2 fatalClosedTaylorcraft BL-65 · Rosette, UTJul 3, 1981 · N24462 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA045Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech C35 · Spanish Forks, UTJun 27, 1981 · N5915C · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTM32Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna A188B · Layton, UTJun 25, 1981 · N731HD · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA044Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Price, UTJun 23, 1981 · N6417B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Roosevelt, UTJun 22, 1981 · N5386L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM31Accident · No injuriesClosedNavion A · West Jordan, UTJun 21, 1981 · N4975K · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA042Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206G · Cisco, UTJun 18, 1981 · N6303U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM28Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Kanab, UTJun 6, 1981 · N732JN · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Thistle, UTJun 6, 1981 · N9627K · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM29Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Provo, UTJun 4, 1981 · N82742 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedRex Johnson AL-CAT · Salt Lake City, UTJun 4, 1981 · N4205D · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A-35R · Beaver, UTMay 16, 1981 · N3158V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTM24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Moab, UTMay 14, 1981 · N8481D · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Tooele, UTMay 9, 1981 · N6208H · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTM23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182P · Monument Vly, UTMay 7, 1981 · N3117U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTM21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Price, UTMay 5, 1981 · N42099 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTM19Accident · No injuriesClosedSkypower GBN-41 · Delta, UTApr 27, 1981 · N64SP · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA028Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Tropic, UTApr 18, 1981 · N19831 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTM18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna R182 · Eureka, UTApr 17, 1981 · N3291C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Hanksville, UTApr 16, 1981 · N210MM · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Cedar City, UTApr 14, 1981 · N64909 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM15Accident · 1 fatalClosedLockheed P-38 · Salt Lake City, UTApr 9, 1981 · N6961 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTM13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Alton, UTMar 26, 1981 · N47865 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTM14Accident · No injuriesClosedQuickie · Provo, UTMar 18, 1981 · N8523C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTM12Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatle SA315B · Heber City, UTMar 16, 1981 · N6390 · Substantial damage