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NTSB investigations, 1962

180,582 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,566 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

NTSB investigations, 1962 per year, 1962–2026: 180,581 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	3,514
1984	3,405
1985	3,055
1986	2,831
1987	2,774
1988	2,685
1989	2,502
1990	2,479
1991	2,419
1992	2,328
1993	2,283
1994	2,229
1995	2,281
1996	2,150
1997	2,121
1998	2,195
1999	2,175
2000	2,183
2001	2,031
2002	2,000
2003	2,062
2004	1,930
2005	2,001
2006	1,826
2007	1,984
2008	1,882
2009	1,783
2010	1,786
2011	1,848
2012	1,834
2013	1,561
2014	1,534
2015	1,581
2016	1,662
2017	1,635
2018	1,687
2019	1,626
2020	1,396
2021	1,645
2022	1,700
2023	1,678
2024	1,693
2025	1,655
2026	1,342

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 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
  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
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