NTSB investigations, 1978
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\") = 1978 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") = 1978 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 OAK79FVW06Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J2A · Boulder City, NVNTSB OAK79DVG09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Grass Valley, CANTSB MIA79FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-30 · Lafayette, GANTSB LAX79DUJ39Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAeronca 0-58B · Flagstaff, AZNTSB IAD79FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 177B · Charlotte, NCNTSB UNK79X0108Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20F · Walker Cay, Burkina FasoNTSB MKC79FTK06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7ECA · Leola, SDNTSB MIA79DLD30Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175 · Clearwater, FLNTSB MIA79DLA13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Deland, FLNTSB FTW79FA038Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-90 · Houston, TXNTSB CHI79FA022Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Grissom Afb, INNTSB ANC79DAA04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Wild Lake, AKNTSB OAK79DXQ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210 · Mammoth Lakes, CANTSB NYC79FFJ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Rochester, NYNTSB MIA79FKJ18Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Decatur, ALNTSB LAX79FA021Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-55 · Flagstaff, AZNTSB FTW79FPD05Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8A · Clifton, TXNTSB FTW79FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172XP · Abilene, TXNTSB FTW79FA036Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95-B55 · Lewisville, TXNTSB FTW79FA035Accident · 1 fatalClosedBell BH212 · Galveston, TXNTSB DEN79DTM07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA28R · Ruby'S Inn, UTNTSB CHI79FEP20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 207 · Lyndon Station, WINTSB SEA79DYK04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Burns, ORNTSB NYC79FNC15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Lebanon, NHNTSB NYC79FGM13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Somerset, PANTSB NYC79FFA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Albany, NYNTSB NYC79DHD07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Robbinsville, NJNTSB NYC79DFJ08Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Weedsport, NYNTSB MKC79FCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310Q · Waverly, IANTSB MIA79FKA03Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna A185F · Aguadilla, PRNTSB FTW79FRJ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bonita, LANTSB FTW79FPA06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 310 · Sherman, TXNTSB FTW79FA034Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680 · Oklahoma City, OKNTSB FTW79DPG13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA1-C · Strong, ARNTSB DCA79AA005Accident · 10 fatalClosedDouglas DC-8 · Portland, ORNTSB CHI79FEX12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Bloomington, INNTSB CHI79FEP13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Sussex, WINTSB CHI79FCA02Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20J · Belleville, ILNTSB CHI79DEP17Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Eau Claire, WINTSB CHI79DEE24Accident · No injuriesClosedSchuster WAS2 · Ottawa, ILNTSB SEA79FTI05Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBell 214B-1 · Darby, MTNTSB NYC79DNC14Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bennington, VTNTSB MKC79DCQ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Sedgwick, KSNTSB MIA79FLD28Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 47J2A · Kissimmee, FLNTSB MIA79FLD27Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Arcadia, FLNTSB LAX79FA020Accident · 1 fatalClosedHughes 500DH · Mecca, CANTSB LAX79DUJ40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Tucson, AZNTSB LAX79DUJ32Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Phoenix, AZNTSB LAX79DUJ25Accident · No injuriesClosedMidget Mustng · Prescott, AZNTSB FTW79FQD04Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Marfa, TX