NTSB investigations, 1968
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.
Cases per year
| 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
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\") = 1968 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") = 1968 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 UNK69X0103Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Mexico City, MexicoNTSB NYC69D0293Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Danbury, CTNTSB NYC69A0070Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 65-B80 · Barre, VTNTSB MKC69F0308Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172I · Floris, IANTSB MKC69D0314Accident · No injuriesClosedHawker-Sdly DH 125 · Lincoln, NENTSB MIA69F0332Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Jacksonville, FLNTSB LAX69D0226Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Rialto, CANTSB FTW69F0364Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · El Paso, TXNTSB DEN69D0205Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Boulder, CONTSB CHI69F0641Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172G · Brownsburg, INNTSB MIA69D0305Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech K35 · Crossville, TNNTSB FTW69F0349Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Friona, TXNTSB FTW69D0012Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mulege, MexicoNTSB FTW69A0046Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Oakdale, LANTSB OAK69D0227Accident · No injuriesClosedSchemp SH-1 · Fremont, CANTSB MKC69D0333Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Eden Prairie, MNNTSB MKC69D0300Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Nashua, IANTSB MIA69F0309Accident · No injuriesClosedPitts Spec S1C · Kendall, FLNTSB MIA69A0035Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Chamblee, GANTSB LAX69D0224Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20C · La Verne, CANTSB FTW69D0348Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Plano, TXNTSB FTW69A0044Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 402 · Austin, TXNTSB DEN69D0157Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Sheridan Lke, CONTSB CHI69F0501Accident · Serious injuriesClosedTaylorcraft DCO-65 · Hortonville, WINTSB CHI69F0424Accident · 1 fatalClosedAlbar 02 · Mt.Pleasant, MINTSB SEA69F0165Accident · No injuriesClosedHughes 269A · Renton, WANTSB OAK96A0070Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Wellington, NVNTSB OAK69D0209Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Turlock, CANTSB OAK69A0040Accident · 1 fatalClosedMooney M20F · Danville, CANTSB NYC69D0291Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Coraopolis, PANTSB MKC69D0335Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Velva, NDNTSB MKC69D0327Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-11 · Hampton, IANTSB MIA69D0366Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-32 · Walterboro, SCNTSB LAX69D0210Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yermo, CANTSB FTW69F0373Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Oak Grove, LANTSB FTW69F0320Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Baylor, TXNTSB DIA69D0117Accident · No injuriesClosedMonocoupe 90AF · Asheville, NCNTSB DEN69D0171Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Greeley, CONTSB CHI69F0405Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Columbus, OHNTSB CHI69D0527Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337 · Cleveland, OHNTSB OAK69F0202Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182F · Fresno, CANTSB NYC69F0301Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Burlington, CTNTSB MKC69A0042Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172F · Kennett, MONTSB MIA69D0297Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Ft Lauderdale, FLNTSB MIA69A0034Accident · 4 fatalClosedSiai-Marche 205-22 · Tifton, GANTSB FTW69F0319Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-44 · Lutcher, LANTSB FTW69D0347Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210A · Crowley, TXNTSB FTW69D0339Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · College Sta., TXNTSB DEN69F0155Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-30 · Albuquerque, NMNTSB DCA69A0010Accident · 27 fatalClosedConvair 580 · Chicago, IL