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NTSB investigations, 1966

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, 1966 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") = 1966 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\") = 1966
  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") = 1966
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 SEA67F0232Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A45 · Aurora, ORDec 31, 1966 · N6602C · Substantial damage NTSB SEA67D0228Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bellevue, WADec 31, 1966 · N5745W · Substantial damage NTSB OAK67F0239Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Carmel Valley, CADec 31, 1966 · N6022W · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0439Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Clarion, PADec 31, 1966 · N3547P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D042.Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Jaffrey, NHDec 31, 1966 · N5805Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67F0383Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7CCM · Phelphs, MNDec 31, 1966 · N4642E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0395Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 120 · Marion, IADec 31, 1966 · N2672N · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0385Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Kempton, NDDec 31, 1966 · N9469D · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0375Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Grundy Cntr, IADec 31, 1966 · N2486P · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0350Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210B · Lincoln, NEDec 31, 1966 · N9743X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0381Accident · No injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Bainbridge, GADec 31, 1966 · N2570F · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0348Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Ocala, FLDec 31, 1966 · N8139W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0339Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Ellenton, FLDec 31, 1966 · N5828D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67D0357Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Cocoa, FLDec 31, 1966 · N1734D · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67A0069Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 35 · St.Marys, GADec 31, 1966 · N3279V · Destroyed NTSB LAX67F0225Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Hawthorne, CADec 31, 1966 · N8550P · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67D0380Accident · 3 fatalClosedStinson 108 · Matamoros, MexicoDec 31, 1966 · N6879M · Destroyed NTSB DIA67F0009Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Gaithersburg, MDDec 31, 1966 · N802B · Substantial damage NTSB DIA67D0006Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D35 · Waynesboro, VADec 31, 1966 · N3000V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0451Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Chagrin Fall, OHDec 31, 1966 · N3880R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA67F0245Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Kalama, WADec 30, 1966 · N9237A · Destroyed NTSB NYC67F0574Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Coraopolis, PADec 30, 1966 · N5276P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0443Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320D · Morristown, NJDec 30, 1966 · N4118T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0428Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Selinsgrove, PADec 30, 1966 · N8999P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0675Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172C · Greenville, PADec 30, 1966 · N8274X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0494Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Moorestown, NJDec 30, 1966 · N5563T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0455Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sheffield, MADec 30, 1966 · N8663G · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67D0453Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · White Plains, NYDec 30, 1966 · N7950Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67F0402Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Palmer, NEDec 30, 1966 · N2397V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67A0039Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20E · Hutchinson, KSDec 30, 1966 · N79816 · Destroyed NTSB MIA67F0340Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Vicksburg, MSDec 30, 1966 · N3191D · Destroyed NTSB MIA67F0335Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Pikeville, NCDec 30, 1966 · N5028W · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67F0399Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Palo Pinto, TXDec 30, 1966 · N7320X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67D0406Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Duncan, OKDec 30, 1966 · N6298T · Substantial damage NTSB DIA67F0016Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Richmond, VADec 30, 1966 · N8556U · Substantial damage NTSB DIA67F0015Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Frederick, MDDec 30, 1966 · N6496W · Substantial damage NTSB DCA67R0002Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas DC-7C · Saigon, VMDec 30, 1966 · N4059K · Destroyed NTSB CHI67F0433Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Warsaw, INDec 30, 1966 · N86771 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0445Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Toledo, OHDec 30, 1966 · N5389Z · Substantial damage NTSB OAK67F0202Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Sacramento, CADec 29, 1966 · N6627P · Substantial damage NTSB OAK67D0180Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Vallejo, CADec 29, 1966 · N4781X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK67A0055Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 140 · Garberville, CADec 29, 1966 · N89981 · Destroyed NTSB OAK67A0054Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Hayward, CADec 29, 1966 · N8832F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67I0096Incident · No injuriesClosedFairchild F-27 · Bridgeport, CTDec 29, 1966 · N2705J · No damage NTSB MKC67D0386Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J3C-65 · Silver Creek, NEDec 29, 1966 · N6637H · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0354Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · San Juan, PRDec 29, 1966 · N3712W · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67D0367Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Duncan Town, Burkina FasoDec 29, 1966 · N1352Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67D0379Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts 190 · Duncan, OKDec 29, 1966 · N97M · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67D0378Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Texarkana, ARDec 29, 1966 · N8009A · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67A0067Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206 · Chickasha, OKDec 29, 1966 · N2588X · Substantial damage