NTSB investigations, 2019, WV
180,616 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,594 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\") = 2019
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") = 2019 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 ERA20FA019Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportMooney M20A · Summit Point, WVThe pilot’s decision to conduct a practice stall maneuver at low altitude, which resulted in inadequate altitude remaining in which to recover before impacting terrain.NTSB GAA19CA525Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 182 · Charleston, WVThe pilot's improper approach path at night and his misjudgment of the landing point, which resulted in landing short of the runway and impact with the runway's engineered materials arrestor system.NTSB ERA19TA204Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3Final reportRobinson R44 · Parsons, WVThe pilot's decision to maneuver the helicopter at low altitude over a river, which resulted in a wire strike and subsequent collision with terrain.NTSB CEN19LA172Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportKarns SKY Ranger · Hedgesville, WVA partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground, which resulted in an impact with terrain.