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NTSB investigations, 1981, VA

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, 1981, VA per year, 1963–2026: 2,565 cases
1963	1
1964	75
1965	76
1966	91
1967	75
1968	90
1969	87
1970	74
1971	53
1972	60
1973	56
1974	61
1975	53
1976	59
1977	60
1978	64
1979	65
1980	63
1981	42
1982	38
1983	52
1984	53
1985	44
1986	42
1987	35
1988	43
1989	36
1990	34
1991	33
1992	31
1993	32
1994	27
1995	30
1996	26
1997	26
1998	30
1999	31
2000	39
2001	42
2002	38
2003	31
2004	22
2005	15
2006	32
2007	36
2008	30
2009	34
2010	27
2011	30
2012	24
2013	17
2014	25
2015	21
2016	30
2017	27
2018	31
2019	24
2020	15
2021	18
2022	21
2023	25
2024	27
2025	24
2026	12

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" = 'VA' 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\" = 'VA' 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" = 'VA' 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 ATL82FIA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7ECA · Warrenton, VADec 13, 1981 · N88466 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA82FA015Accident · 2 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Richmond, VADec 1, 1981 · N7439V · Destroyed NTSB ATL82FID04Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Chesapeake, VADec 1, 1981 · N19291 · Destroyed NTSB ATL82FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech A24R · The Plains, VADec 1, 1981 · N8019R · Destroyed NTSB ATL82FIA03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pender, VANov 27, 1981 · N3072F · Substantial damage NTSB ATL82FA021Accident · 2 fatalClosedBell 206B · Honaker, VANov 24, 1981 · N500NN · Destroyed NTSB ATL82DID03Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Virginia Beach, VANov 22, 1981 · N1834G · Destroyed NTSB ATL82AA019Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper Advcd PAT-1 · Mathews, VANov 19, 1981 · N15PT · Destroyed NTSB ATL82FID02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA600A · Oak Grove, VAOct 25, 1981 · N8208J · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FIA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Leesburg, VAOct 25, 1981 · N4239 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL82DID01Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 77 · Boones Mill, VAOct 21, 1981 · N6721F · Destroyed NTSB ATL82FA004Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Winchester, VAOct 6, 1981 · N8398N · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FIA11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBede BD-5B · Brandy Station, VASep 27, 1981 · N469HF · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FIA10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Luray, VASep 19, 1981 · N18736 · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FID21Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-2A · Charles City, VASep 11, 1981 · N64690 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81DID18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Carrolton, VASep 11, 1981 · N9558P · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FID20Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-25 · Sandston, VASep 5, 1981 · N8633L · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FID17Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech B60 · Danville, VASep 3, 1981 · N1820M · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FID16Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 188B · Pungo, VAAug 24, 1981 · N731NE · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FIA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Woodbridge, VAAug 10, 1981 · N2887Q · Substantial damage NTSB ATL82FA107Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182 · Berryville, VAAug 6, 1981 · N58448 · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FIA08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Woodbridge, VAJul 31, 1981 · N83045 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA103Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-31T · Richlands, VAJul 29, 1981 · N47CC · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA081Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Manassas, VAJun 10, 1981 · N222WB · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FID15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Lawrenceville, VAMay 23, 1981 · N7153R · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FIA07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320 · Culpeper, VAMay 23, 1981 · N9805L · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81IID14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Williamsburg, VAMay 5, 1981 · N55546 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FIA05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBellanca 7GCBC · Hartwood, VAMay 3, 1981 · N6HM · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81DID13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 305E · Forest, VAMay 3, 1981 · N95495 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81DIA04Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1A · Culpeper, VAApr 12, 1981 · N81YB · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA063Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman AA-5 · No.Sandbridge, VAApr 11, 1981 · N28457 · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FA057Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerostar 601P · Roanoke, VAMar 23, 1981 · N3641U · Destroyed NTSB ATL81DID12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Northampton Co, VAMar 10, 1981 · N6382E · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FIA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Warrenton, VAMar 1, 1981 · N87869 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FID11Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Chesapeake, VAFeb 15, 1981 · N9133B · Destroyed NTSB ATL81FIJ03Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Abingdon, VAFeb 14, 1981 · N75318 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FA046Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Newport News, VAFeb 10, 1981 · N9019V · No damage NTSB DCA81AA008Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-10 · Leesburg, VAJan 31, 1981 · N143US · Minor damage NTSB ATL81FA042Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182Q · Abbingdon, VAJan 30, 1981 · N4798N · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81IA038Incident · No injuriesClosedAvions Mrcl Falcon · Chantilly, VAJan 21, 1981 · N85162 · No damage NTSB ATL81FID10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E90 · Chesterfield, VAJan 15, 1981 · N122MM · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81IA033Incident · No injuriesClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Norfolk, VAJan 6, 1981 · N755Q · Minor damage