NTSB investigations, 1970
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\") = 1970 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") = 1970 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 SEA71FWD25Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Auburn, WANTSB OAK71AP030Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · H.Moon Bay, CANTSB NYC71FGM28Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206A · Somerset, PANTSB NYC71DFM25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLuscombe 11A · G.Barrington, MANTSB MKC71DCJ36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172E · Ewing, NENTSB MKC71DCD46Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Mason City, IANTSB MKC71DCA23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140 · Steffenville, MONTSB MIA71DLD43Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Haines City, FLNTSB MIA71DKT30Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Arcadia, FLNTSB LAX71FUG34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 320C · Newberry, CANTSB LAX71AL043Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell 206A · Bakersfield, CANTSB IAD71FIA14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSud Aviatio SE3130 · Alexandria, VANTSB IAD71DKM23Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 401A · Winston Salem, NCNTSB DCA71IZ003Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 737 · Washington, DCNTSB OAK71DVD25Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Hayward, CANTSB MKC71DDD16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Cooperstown, NDNTSB IAD71II042Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Washington, DCNTSB FTW71FPJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Wellston, OKNTSB FTW71DRG66Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D55 · Mountain Home, TXNTSB NYC71DFD27Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Beverly, MANTSB NYC71DFD26Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Mansfield, MANTSB MIA71AM098Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Cleveland, TNNTSB MIA71AM054Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 401A · Ft Lauderdale, FLNTSB LAX71IL042Incident · No injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Los Angeles, CANTSB IAD71II032Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-9 · Greensboro, NCNTSB EU170AYZ03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Benghazi, LibyaNTSB DEN71DXD43Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1 · Longmont, CONTSB CHI71FGD33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Akron, OHNTSB CHI71FDW27Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Fowlerville, MINTSB CHI71FBA22Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Terre Haute, INNTSB SEA71AS031Accident · 2 fatalClosedDehavilland DH125 · B0ise, IDNTSB MIA71FKT28Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 520 · Miami, FLNTSB LAX71AL041Accident · 5 fatalClosedPiper PA-24 · Sacaton, AZNTSB IAD71FID17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Sandston, VANTSB FTW71FRD31Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Kenner, LANTSB DCA71AZ014Accident · 2 fatalClosedBoeing 727 · St Thomas, VINTSB OAK71FVD24Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 11-BC · Ripon, CANTSB OAK71DJZ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170B · Iwakuni Mcs, JANTSB OAK71DJA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper J-3 · Kahului, HINTSB NYC71FHM12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Morganville, NJNTSB NYC71FFG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Portland, MENTSB NYC71DFD28Accident · No injuriesClosedThurston TSC-1A · Haverhill, MANTSB NYC71DFA32Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Old Forge, NYNTSB MKC71DCD47Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182J · Mason City, IANTSB MKC71DCD42Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Sibley, IANTSB MIA71FKT27Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Opa Locka, FLNTSB LAX71DUM24Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Imperial, CANTSB IAD71DLJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Fort Bragg, NCNTSB FTW71FRA40Accident · No injuriesClosedSchweizer 1-26B · Friendswood, TXNTSB CHI71AC048Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing 747 · Knoxville, TN