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NTSB investigations, 1981, WY

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations, 1981, 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") = 1981 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\") = 1981
    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") = 1981
  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 DEN82FA009Accident · No injuriesClosedAerospatial SA316B · Cokeville, WYNov 20, 1981 · N4261E · Substantial damage NTSB DEN82FA006Accident · 2 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Saratoga, WYNov 5, 1981 · N53AD · Destroyed NTSB DEN82FTC01Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Powell, WYOct 23, 1981 · N8972C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC28Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · 25m S Gillette, WYSep 28, 1981 · N57555 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech H18S · Gillette, WYSep 27, 1981 · N919X · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Casper, WYSep 19, 1981 · N4941P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Cokeville, WYSep 16, 1981 · N1106G · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81AA064Accident · 5 fatalClosedMitsubishi MU-2B · Riverton, WYSep 6, 1981 · N3ED · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA062Accident · Minor injuriesClosedHughes 369D · Afton, WYAug 27, 1981 · N58256 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Cheyenne, WYAug 23, 1981 · N1980Q · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA061Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · 40 Mi S Casper, WYAug 23, 1981 · N8415N · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA060Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna T207 · Casper, WYAug 21, 1981 · N17464 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA059Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBell 206-B3 · Alpine, WYAug 20, 1981 · N39088 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81DTC23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Cody, WYAug 19, 1981 · N3622M · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA057Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatial 316B · Alpine, WYAug 12, 1981 · N607RA · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTC22Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ft Bridger, WYAug 2, 1981 · N7283W · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rawlins, WYJul 24, 1981 · N4617J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC20Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sundance, WYJul 11, 1981 · N33533 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA051Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-16 · Ten Sleep, WYJul 11, 1981 · N6852K · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTC19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Thayne, WYJun 26, 1981 · N966K · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna TR182 · Cheyenne, WYJun 7, 1981 · N756VW · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAerospatle SA315B · Meeteetse, WYJun 6, 1981 · N223RM · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC16Accident · No injuriesClosedN American P-51D · Casper, WYJun 6, 1981 · N5471V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206B · Evanston, WYMay 18, 1981 · N39101 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Gillette, WYMay 8, 1981 · N6560H · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA032Accident · 3 fatalClosedCessna T210G · Worland, WYMay 7, 1981 · N6842R · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA031Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 152 · Cowley, WYMay 4, 1981 · N757YH · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA030Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Gillette, WYMay 4, 1981 · N8999N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC14Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavilland DHC-1 · Rawlins, WYApr 30, 1981 · N48262 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172XP · Moorcroft, WYApr 26, 1981 · N1254V · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Ft Bridger, WYApr 9, 1981 · N6881B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Rock Springs, WYMar 29, 1981 · N44900 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA022Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Evanston, WYMar 16, 1981 · N7881S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Wapiti, WYMar 14, 1981 · N72917 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 206G · Cokeville, WYMar 7, 1981 · N735RM · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTC09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Moran Juction, WYFeb 17, 1981 · N5871B · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81DTC10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Buffalo, WYFeb 14, 1981 · N1896C · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTC08Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Kenmerer, WYFeb 10, 1981 · N6238N · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FA015Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 310C · Encampment, WYJan 4, 1981 · N6726T · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FA014Accident · 6 fatalClosedCessna T310R · Moose, WYJan 4, 1981 · N4880A · Destroyed