NTSB investigations, 2000, 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
| 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\") = 2000
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") = 2000 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 NYC01LA054Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEmbraer 120RT · Charleston, WVDeer on the runway. Factors included reduced visibility due to nighttime lighting and light snow conditions, breaches in the perimeter fence, increased seasonal deer activity, and the rural location of the airport.NTSB NYC01LA050Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMiller Slingshot · Kingwood, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, and subsequent collision with trees.NTSB NYC00FA226Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Davis, WVThe pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind, and a subsequent inadvertent stall. Factors were a high gross weight, a high density altitude, and a tailwind.NTSB NYC00LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4-200 · Logan, WVFuel exhaustion of the engine due to improper fuel consumption calculations performed by the pilot.NTSB NYC00LA202Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172H · Rainelle, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper decent rate. A factor was the up-sloping runway.NTSB NYC00LA103Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 177RG · Renick, WVThe pilot's improper weather evaluation, and subsequent improper decision to fly into forecast and known icing conditions that exceeded the capability of the airplane to maintain flight. A factor was the icing conditions.NTSB NYC00LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Sissonville, WVThe pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff. A factor in the accident was wind gusts.