NTSB investigations, 1968, WV

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.

Cases per year

19632026
NTSB investigations, 1968, WV per year, 1963–2026: 869 cases
19631
196420
196528
196626
196721
196831
196935
197032
197116
197228
197323
197431
197525
197618
197721
197819
197928
198021
198121
198216
198318
198417
198521
19867
19879
198822
198913
199016
199113
199216
199311
19949
19955
199613
199715
19988
19998
20007
200115
20027
200311
200412
20057
20067
20076
20083
200911
201010
20119
20127
20135
20146
20153
20168
20176
20183
20194
20201
20214
20225
20236
202410
20254
202610

Latest cases

Query with SQL
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\") = 1968
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WV' 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.

NTSB DIA69F0123Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20C · Petersburg, WVDec 16, 1968 · N6816N · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69A0026Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Martinsburg, WVNov 19, 1968 · N7599 · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69A0024Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSud SE3130 · Hamlin, WVNov 3, 1968 · N504 · DestroyedNTSB DIA69D0113Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Bridgeport, WVOct 20, 1968 · N2008Y · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69A0018Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech D-17S · Glenville, WVOct 6, 1968 · N75606 · DestroyedNTSB DIA69F0075Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Weirton, WVSep 29, 1968 · N8833D · Substantial damageNTSB DCA69A0002Accident · 35 fatalClosedFairchild FH-227 · Charleston, WVAug 10, 1968 · N712U · DestroyedNTSB DIA69A0005Accident · Minor injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Morgantown, WVJul 25, 1968 · N5817 · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69F0031Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23-24 · Petersburg, WVJul 21, 1968 · N5975S · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69A0004Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 402 · Beverly, WVJul 20, 1968 · N4090Q · DestroyedNTSB DIA69F0151Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Nitro, WVJul 17, 1968 · N42188 · DestroyedNTSB DIA69D0093Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Kerens, WVJun 17, 1968 · N9688A · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69F0011Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Wheeling, WVJun 12, 1968 · N2348Y · No damageNTSB DIA68F0235Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · N.Cumberland, WVJun 6, 1968 · N1321W · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69D0086Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Parkersburg, WVJun 3, 1968 · N3578A · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69D0027Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Ravenswood, WVMay 30, 1968 · N3854W · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68A0050Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · New Mrtnsvil, WVMay 27, 1968 · N7996Y · DestroyedNTSB DIA69D0026Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Spencer, WVApr 28, 1968 · N3388U · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68D0218Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210D · Bluefield, WVApr 16, 1968 · N3937Y · Substantial damageNTSB DIA69D0021Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Poca, WVApr 12, 1968 · N7031T · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68I0041Incident · 1 fatalClosedMcbee AM B8 · Buckhannon, WVMar 24, 1968 · N291M · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68D0211Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Cowen, WVMar 21, 1968 · N11052 · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68A0037Accident · 6 fatalClosedM.Dessault Falcon · Parkersburg, WVMar 13, 1968 · N1846 · DestroyedNTSB DIA68A0036Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-22 · Kasson, WVMar 10, 1968 · N2356A · DestroyedNTSB DIA68A0045Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Lizemores, WVMar 6, 1968 · N9835W · DestroyedNTSB DIA68D0202Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Morgantown, WVMar 5, 1968 · N89072 · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68D0203Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Logan, WVJan 27, 1968 · N4586U · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68F0158Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Charleston, WVJan 20, 1968 · N7938E · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68D0173Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Pt.Pleasant, WVJan 18, 1968 · N4322Z · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68A0030Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206 · White Sul Sp, WVJan 10, 1968 · N4782F · Substantial damageNTSB DIA68D0150Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Summersville, WVJan 1, 1968 · N8251W · Substantial damage