NTSB investigations, 1993, 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\") = 1993
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") = 1993 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 BFO94LA019Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMartin Streak Shadow · Mannington, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the surrounding terrain.NTSB BFO93LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Martinsburg, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.NTSB BFO93LA160Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmyth Sidewinder · Point Pleasant, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath.NTSB BFO93LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-34-200T · Williamson, WVA fire in the cockpit area for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC93FA177Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportMitsubishi MU-2B-40 · S. Charleston, WVwas improper emergency procedures by the pilot which resulted in the shutdown of an operative engine, following a power loss due to a failed torque sensor in the other engine, which resulted in a total power loss approach, landing, and overrun.NTSB NYC93LA161Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Morgantown, WVThe pilot's failure to follow IFR procedures in which he descended below the decision height without visual detection of the runway. Factors are the fog conditions, trees and the pilot's inattention to altitude.NTSB BFO93LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · Fairmont, WVFailure of the pilots to properly clear the engine during the approach.NTSB BFO93FA082Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-300 · Lyburn, WVFailure of the pilot to attain sufficient altitude to remain clear of rising terrain and objects. Factors related to the accident were darkness and rising terrain.NTSB BFO93LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B100 · Clarksburg, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the hangar. Contributing to the accident was the dark night.NTSB BFO93FA049Accident · Minor injuriesField investigationFinal reportBritish Aerospace BAE 3101 · Beckley, WVFailure of the captain to assure proper alignment with the plowed portion of the runway (or perform a missed approach). Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather condition, inadequate removal of snow from the runway with snow along…NTSB NYC93LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Valley Point, WVThe failure of the pilot to make a rejected landing when the airplane failed to decelerate properly. A factor related to the accident was the failure of the pilot to close the throttle upon touchdown.