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NTSB investigations, 1979, WY

180,624 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,602 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1979, WY per year, 1964–2026: 1,568 cases
1964	47
1965	52
1966	50
1967	55
1968	47
1969	53
1970	42
1971	34
1972	38
1973	45
1974	37
1975	42
1976	38
1977	48
1978	45
1979	34
1980	43
1981	40
1982	47
1983	44
1984	32
1985	20
1986	31
1987	16
1988	22
1989	14
1990	18
1991	21
1992	18
1993	24
1994	24
1995	15
1996	16
1997	12
1998	21
1999	21
2000	20
2001	17
2002	16
2003	19
2004	16
2005	17
2006	13
2007	13
2008	18
2009	4
2010	9
2011	26
2012	18
2013	15
2014	11
2015	14
2016	10
2017	11
2018	13
2019	11
2020	9
2021	5
2022	13
2023	6
2024	16
2025	9
2026	13

Where

Latest cases

Query with SQL

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") = 1979 AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WY' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\") = 1979
    AND c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'WY' 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") = 1979
  AND c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WY' 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 DEN80DTC04Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Thermopolis, WYDec 28, 1979 · N16867 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FTC03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech B95A · Rock Springs, WYDec 23, 1979 · N6DM · Destroyed NTSB DEN80DTC02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Wheatland, WYNov 29, 1979 · N7549W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN80FA006Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna C210T · Jackson, WYOct 27, 1979 · N6470A · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA066Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech C33 · Dubois, WYOct 22, 1979 · N60234 · Destroyed NTSB DEN80FTC01Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna TU206F · Lander, WYOct 5, 1979 · N35824 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC28Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Nsheridan, WYSep 22, 1979 · N60752 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC27Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 8GCBC · Jackson, WYSep 22, 1979 · N5052W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206A · Wheatland, WYAug 31, 1979 · N71900 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Evanston, WYAug 24, 1979 · N3356U · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Kemmerer, WYAug 18, 1979 · N83FC · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Afton, WYAug 5, 1979 · N19921 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC22Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415C · Cheyenne, WYAug 3, 1979 · N93927 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAerospatial S315B · Alpine, WYJul 20, 1979 · N49524 · Destroyed NTSB DEN79DTC20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Cody, WYJul 11, 1979 · N9083M · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC19Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Labarge, WYJul 1, 1979 · N8667F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A-36 · Bondurant, WYJun 25, 1979 · N4260S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Wamsutter, WYJun 17, 1979 · N7462S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC16Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75-N1 · Kinnear, WYJun 15, 1979 · N66053 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC15Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Rock Springs, WYMay 31, 1979 · N8436P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC14Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Rawlins, WYMay 21, 1979 · N9240Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 340 · Rock Springs, WYMay 8, 1979 · N340ME · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FTC12Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108 · Point Of Rocks, WYMay 4, 1979 · N97419 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Centennial, WYMay 4, 1979 · N3047V · Destroyed NTSB DEN79DTC11Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18A · Casper, WYApr 20, 1979 · N8081C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA033Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-34 · Lander, WYMar 27, 1979 · N2257M · Destroyed NTSB DEN79DTC10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Afton, WYMar 14, 1979 · N6411K · Substantial damage NTSB DCA79AA010Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-6 · Cheyenne, WYFeb 27, 1979 · N24RM · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA023Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 206 · Moose, WYFeb 24, 1979 · N114CK · Destroyed NTSB DEN79FTC09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421 · Big Piney, WYFeb 21, 1979 · N8047Q · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC08Accident · No injuriesClosedStinson 108-2 · Lander, WYFeb 21, 1979 · N9835K · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna R172K · Banner, WYFeb 6, 1979 · N758AV · Destroyed NTSB DEN79DTC07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Casper, WYJan 24, 1979 · N54768 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN79DTC06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-31 · Pinedale, WYJan 21, 1979 · N9026Y · Substantial damage