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NTSB investigations, 1973, WA

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, WA per year, 1963–2026: 4,814 cases
1963	1
1964	110
1965	131
1966	140
1967	159
1968	125
1969	116
1970	118
1971	86
1972	107
1973	104
1974	109
1975	129
1976	117
1977	104
1978	118
1979	118
1980	107
1981	102
1982	95
1983	101
1984	89
1985	73
1986	100
1987	79
1988	80
1989	76
1990	78
1991	94
1992	79
1993	69
1994	67
1995	73
1996	65
1997	62
1998	67
1999	68
2000	67
2001	66
2002	66
2003	74
2004	75
2005	59
2006	49
2007	53
2008	58
2009	58
2010	51
2011	58
2012	54
2013	37
2014	47
2015	36
2016	32
2017	39
2018	47
2019	37
2020	28
2021	41
2022	35
2023	36
2024	29
2025	37
2026	29

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" = 'WA' 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\" = 'WA' 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" = 'WA' 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 SEA74DYG22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Richland, WADec 31, 1973 · N2350T · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AS028Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 182P · Kelso, WADec 30, 1973 · N58661 · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE32Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller UH-12E · Queets, WADec 28, 1973 · N28875 · Destroyed NTSB SEA74AS027Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Walla Walla, WADec 27, 1973 · N66798 · Destroyed NTSB SEA74AS026Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Anacortes, WADec 21, 1973 · N1814X · Destroyed NTSB SEA74FYE31Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 337A · Maynard, WADec 11, 1973 · N5313S · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Tacoma, WADec 11, 1973 · N5501B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74IS025Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 720A · Moses Lake, WADec 5, 1973 · N7225U · Minor damage NTSB SEA74DYE29Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Tillacum, WADec 1, 1973 · N8237V · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AYE28Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Everett, WANov 30, 1973 · N8735M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AS024Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 210 · Quilcene, WANov 19, 1973 · N9550T · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Morton, WANov 3, 1973 · N2132Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AS023Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Wenatchee, WANov 3, 1973 · N5806U · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE26Accident · No injuriesClosedHiller Acft FH1100 · Centralia, WANov 1, 1973 · N750NH · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE25Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G-3B · Forks, WANov 1, 1973 · N73918 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYG18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180H · Othello, WAOct 20, 1973 · N9020M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74FYE23Accident · No injuriesClosedSikorsky S-58E · Alpental, WAOct 19, 1973 · N4382S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74IS020Incident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Spokane, WAOct 18, 1973 · N4903C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Renton, WAOct 18, 1973 · N9026P · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE21Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bellevue, WAOct 18, 1973 · N15627 · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE24Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Auburn, WAOct 17, 1973 · N28461 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYG19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182H · Wenatchee, WAOct 16, 1973 · N2473X · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AS019Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Tenino, WAOct 13, 1973 · N9456N · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE20Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47F-2 · Forks, WAOct 8, 1973 · N5161B · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYG20Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Prosser, WAOct 6, 1973 · N1335W · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AYC20Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSorrell SNS-6 · Dallesport, WAOct 4, 1973 · N66S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE19Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Forks, WASep 23, 1973 · N8763F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE18Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Arlington, WASep 23, 1973 · N7474D · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AS017Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-20 · Oakesdale, WASep 18, 1973 · N7666K · Destroyed NTSB SEA74FYE15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150L · Federal Way, WASep 16, 1973 · N6519G · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE17Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269C · Eagle Lake, WASep 16, 1973 · N8955F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74FYG17Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts S-1C · Spokane, WASep 9, 1973 · N5S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE12Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Eatonville, WASep 7, 1973 · N8813 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Tacoma, WASep 7, 1973 · N5396C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74FYG14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · La Crosse, WASep 4, 1973 · N8678S · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE10Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269B · Puyallup, WASep 4, 1973 · N9432F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYE09Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 205-A1 · Lester, WASep 2, 1973 · N1440W · Destroyed NTSB SEA74FYG16Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Colville, WAAug 31, 1973 · N4557J · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74AS013Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Packwood, WAAug 30, 1973 · N3843Q · Destroyed NTSB SEA74FYG13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedHughes 369HS · Packwood, WAAug 26, 1973 · N9043F · Destroyed NTSB SEA74AS009Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Eatonville, WAAug 23, 1973 · N15587 · Destroyed NTSB SEA74DYE14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Federal Way, WAAug 21, 1973 · N7296S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DVG12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210C · Spokane, WAAug 16, 1973 · N3968Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74FYG08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 47J-2A · Inchelium, WAAug 8, 1973 · N8439E · Destroyed NTSB SEA74FYC08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Vancouver, WAAug 7, 1973 · N7962F · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYG10Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47G3B2 · Tonasket, WAAug 3, 1973 · N78255 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74FYE08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Kent, WAAug 2, 1973 · N7241Q · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYG05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Pullman, WAJul 27, 1973 · N16058 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYG06Accident · No injuriesClosedSchemp SHK-1 · Ephrata, WAJul 22, 1973 · N1582 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA74DYC03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedChampion 7SC · Moro, WAJul 20, 1973 · CF-VFY · Substantial damage