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Final NTSB investigations, 1962

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

19622026

Final NTSB investigations, 1962 per year, 1962–2026: 171,584 cases
1962	72
1963	78
1964	5,253
1965	5,377
1966	5,912
1967	6,339
1968	5,199
1969	5,027
1970	4,915
1971	4,825
1972	4,430
1973	4,398
1974	4,565
1975	4,403
1976	4,314
1977	4,412
1978	4,624
1979	4,165
1980	3,921
1981	3,836
1982	3,545
1983	3,511
1984	3,403
1985	3,051
1986	2,824
1987	2,757
1988	2,651
1989	2,478
1990	2,451
1991	2,391
1992	2,293
1993	2,244
1994	2,190
1995	2,216
1996	2,091
1997	2,038
1998	2,061
1999	2,069
2000	2,026
2001	1,876
2002	1,868
2003	1,928
2004	1,776
2005	1,826
2006	1,644
2007	1,809
2008	1,714
2009	1,613
2010	1,561
2011	1,612
2012	1,578
2013	1,317
2014	1,321
2015	1,317
2016	1,344
2017	1,334
2018	1,354
2019	1,309
2020	1,141
2021	1,216
2022	1,272
2023	1,216
2024	1,139
2025	779
2026	365

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") = 1962 AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed' 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\") = 1962
    AND c.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
  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") = 1962
  AND c."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
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 CHI62A0129Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Clinton, IADec 22, 1962 · N184D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC62A0052Accident · Serious injuriesClosedConvair 340 · Grand Island, NEDec 21, 1962 · N73130 · Destroyed NTSB LAX62A0131Accident · 5 fatalClosedLockheed 1049H · No.Hollywood, CADec 14, 1962 · N6913C · Destroyed NTSB LAX62A0127Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-6 · Los Angeles, CADec 10, 1962 · N37503 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0090Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46A · Macon, GADec 4, 1962 · N5131B · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0128Accident · 25 fatalClosedDouglas DC-7B · Jamaica, NYNov 30, 1962 · N815D · Destroyed NTSB NYC62A0127Accident · 17 fatalClosedVickers 745D · Ellicott City, MDNov 23, 1962 · N7430 · Destroyed NTSB MIA63A0108Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Kingston, JamaicaNov 9, 1962 · N710PA · No damage NTSB UNK63X0101Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-7B · La Pa, St. BarthélemyOct 29, 1962 · N51702 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC62A0046Accident · No injuriesClosedConvair 340 · Pierre, SDOct 24, 1962 · N90857 · Substantial damage NTSB ANC62A0048Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-7C · Sitka Sound, AKOct 22, 1962 · N285 · Destroyed NTSB NYC62A0108Accident · 1 fatalClosedConvair 340 · Windsor Lock, CTOct 19, 1962 · N8415H · Minor damage NTSB OAK62A0045Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-7 · Sacramento, CAOct 14, 1962 · N6311C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0103Accident · No injuriesClosedMartin 404 · Baltimore, MDOct 3, 1962 · N40423 · Minor damage NTSB UNK63X0100Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Pow B Dewlne, AKOct 1, 1962 · N6416C · Substantial damage NTSB UNK62X0104Accident · 28 fatalClosedLockheed 1049H · No.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)Sep 23, 1962 · N6923C · Destroyed NTSB NYC62A0099Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 720 · Albany, NYSep 23, 1962 · N7209U · Minor damage NTSB MIA62A0072Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 720B · Miami, FLSep 21, 1962 · N8715E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0070Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-7B · Daytona Beach, FLSep 19, 1962 · N801D · Substantial damage NTSB CHI62A0089Accident · No injuriesClosedSud Avn SE 210 · Cleveland, OHSep 11, 1962 · N1014U · Substantial damage NTSB FTW62A0072Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 720 · New Orleans, LAAug 30, 1962 · N8706E · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0062Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMartin 404 · Wilmington, NCAug 22, 1962 · N40401 · Destroyed NTSB MIA62A0061Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46R · Miami, FLAug 17, 1962 · N3944C · Substantial damage NTSB ANC62A0038Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech AT-11 · Liz A Dewlne, AKAug 11, 1962 · N79019 · Substantial damage NTSB UNK62X0103Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed L-1049 · Clark Afb, RPAug 10, 1962 · N7121C · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0056Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLockheed 188 · Knoxville, TNAug 6, 1962 · N6102A · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0055Accident · No injuriesClosedMartin 404 · Rocky Mount, NCAug 6, 1962 · N40415 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0076Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsJul 26, 1962 · N726PA · Minor damage NTSB NYC62A0074Accident · No injuriesClosedArmstrong AW-650 · Rome, NYJul 23, 1962 · N6502R · Substantial damage NTSB LAX94LA336Accident · 4 fatalLimited investigationClosedPiper PA24-180 · Bridgeport, CAIn-flight collision with terrain for unknown reason(s).Jul 20, 1962 · N5069P · Destroyed NTSB LAX62A0073Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-21A · Avalon Bay, CAJul 17, 1962 · N324 · Substantial damage NTSB UNK62X0102Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtis-Wrt C-46 · F.W.I, GuadeloupeJul 11, 1962 · N74811 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW62A0052Accident · Minor injuriesClosedVickers 812 · Amarillo, TXJul 8, 1962 · N243V · Destroyed NTSB UNK62X0101Accident · 94 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Bombay, IndiaJul 7, 1962 · IT1 · Destroyed NTSB ANC62A0027Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Kotzebue, AKJul 7, 1962 · N8044H · Substantial damage NTSB LAX62A0070Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46F · Vandenburg Ab, CAJul 6, 1962 · N619Z · Substantial damage NTSB ANC62A0025Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Clear Afbase, AKJul 5, 1962 · N5080K · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0067Accident · No injuriesClosedArmstrong AW650 · Wilmington, DEJul 2, 1962 · N6501R · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0087Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · San Juan (Atlantic Ocean)Jun 15, 1962 · N707PA · No damage NTSB MIA62A0073Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Marco, FLJun 14, 1962 · N812PA · No damage NTSB MIA62A0042Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-7B · Miami, FLJun 8, 1962 · N805D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0039Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46R · San Juan, PRJun 5, 1962 · N1243N · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0047Accident · No injuriesClosedLockheed 1049 · New York, NYMay 28, 1962 · N6213C · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0034Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss WRT C-46A · Tyndall Afb, FLMay 24, 1962 · N75388 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0052Accident · 45 fatalClosedBoeing 707 · Unionville, MOMay 22, 1962 · N70775 · Destroyed NTSB FTW62A0034Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas C-54B · Ackerly, TXMay 9, 1962 · N88894 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK62A0015Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 707 · Manila, RPApr 27, 1962 · N720PA · Substantial damage NTSB NYC62A0037Accident · Minor injuriesClosedVickers 745D · New York, NYApr 27, 1962 · N6598C · Substantial damage NTSB FTW62A0028Accident · 3 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Dallas, TXApr 18, 1962 · N3588 · Destroyed NTSB LAX62A0038Accident · No injuriesClosedMartin 404 · Lompoc, CAApr 17, 1962 · N40436 · Substantial damage