NTSB investigations, 1987, WV
180,630 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,609 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
| 1963 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 20 |
| 1965 | 28 |
| 1966 | 26 |
| 1967 | 21 |
| 1968 | 31 |
| 1969 | 35 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1971 | 16 |
| 1972 | 28 |
| 1973 | 23 |
| 1974 | 31 |
| 1975 | 25 |
| 1976 | 18 |
| 1977 | 21 |
| 1978 | 19 |
| 1979 | 28 |
| 1980 | 21 |
| 1981 | 21 |
| 1982 | 16 |
| 1983 | 18 |
| 1984 | 17 |
| 1985 | 21 |
| 1986 | 7 |
| 1987 | 9 |
| 1988 | 22 |
| 1989 | 13 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1991 | 13 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 11 |
| 1994 | 9 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 12 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 10 |
Where
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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\") = 1987
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.
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") = 1987 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WV' 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 BFO87FA062Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Cabin, WVThe plt was on a VFR flight at 4500 ft MSL over a mountainous area when he encountered lowering clouds. The plt descended to stay below the clouds; however, he inadvertently entered the clouds. Afterwards he tried to turn around and as he did so, according to…NTSB BFO87FA056Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 190 · Hedgesville, WVThere were no eyewitnesses to the acdnt, but 3 persons heard the eng rev up to a high power setting before the plane crashed. Subsequently, it crashed in a wooded area north of the plt's 2600' pvt strip. There was a wooded hill north of the strip. The plt's…NTSB BFO87LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4-200 · Grafton, WVAccording to the plt during the water landing the acft encountered the wake of a boat that had crossed the path of the acft. As a result the acft bounced about 20 ft high. The plt applied full power to recover; however, the acft impacted the water. He started…NTSB BFO87LA060Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFleet 16B · Spencer, WVShortly after takeoff on runway 16, the engine began misfiring. The pilot turned back toward the airport to make a landing. He circled the airport and then attemped to land on runway 34. The pilot stated he was over the approach end ofrunway 34, turning left…NTSB BFO87DIG07Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportCessna 150/Horton Stol · Maysville, WVThe plt/owner was flying a Cessna 150 which was equipped with a horton stol kit. Drg an apch to rwy 3, he used an airspeed of 40 KTS. While apchg the rwy, the acft settled & the nose gear struck a bump on the apch edge of the rwy. The plt rprtd that the…NTSB BFO87LA035Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Ravenswood, WVThe pilot was providing free promotional rides for a flight school. He was on the fourth flight of the day, on final approach, in a nose high attitude when the aircraft's left wing struck small trees. The aircraft impacted the ground 250FEET short of the…NTSB BFO87FA026Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210M · Charleston, WVThe aircraft bounced after landing touchdown. Witnesses observed the aircraft assume a nose high attitude and heard some power applied to the engine as the aircraft veered to the right. It was not determined whether the pilot was attempting to abort the…NTSB BFO87FA024Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna R-182 · Martinsburg, WVThe plt stated that he forgot to make a final before lndg check because he was concentrating on traffic and the short lndg he had been requested to make. Twr personnel violated USAF procedures when they requested that the acft hold short of the east-west rwy…NTSB BFO87LA021Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 310Q · Moundsville, WVOn touchdown the pilot realized that he was long but decided it was too late to go-around. He intentionally ground looped the aircraft to the right. Both ends of the runway drop off into a valley.