NTSB investigations, 1980
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\") = 1980 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") = 1980 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 LAX81FXQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Fallon, NVNTSB FTW81FA020Accident · No injuriesClosedBell 206B · Patterson, LANTSB DEN81FTC07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Worland, WYNTSB CHI81IA015Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 210M · Toledo, OHNTSB CHI81FEK09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA32RT · Columbus, OHNTSB CHI81FEG04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 337P · Miamisburg, OHNTSB CHI81FA016Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28R · Elkhart, INNTSB MIA81FLD21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Cedar Key, FLNTSB MIA81FKT19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · W.Palm Beach, FLNTSB MIA81FA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-18A · Lake Wales, FLNTSB LAX81FVM08Accident · No injuriesClosedRobertson T210 · Palo Alto, CANTSB CHI81FER10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172N · Excelsior, MNNTSB CHI81FEP06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna U206G · Kenosha, WINTSB CHI81FA014Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech G35 · Harding, WINTSB ATL81IA032Incident · No injuriesClosedConvair 580 · Norfolk, VANTSB ATL81FKG06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Americus, GANTSB ANC81DA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680-FL · Gambell, AKNTSB NYC81IA018Incident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 690 · Dunkirk, NYNTSB MIA81FLD10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Reddick, FLNTSB LAX81FA027Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Phoenix, AZNTSB LAX81DVG10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210 · Red Bluff, CANTSB LAX81DUQ10Accident · Minor injuriesClosedVarga 2150A · Simi Valley, CANTSB LAX81DA028Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-44 · Oceanside, CANTSB FTW81FRA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Cleveland, TXNTSB FTW81DRA13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Cameron, TXNTSB CHI81FA013Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 172M · Ithaca, NYNTSB CHI81DAMS2Accident · 5 fatalClosedCessna 421B · Muskegon, MINTSB SEA81DYE09Accident · No injuriesClosedBakeng Duce · Issaquah, WANTSB NYC81FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Philadelphia, PANTSB MIA81FA032Accident · 2 fatalClosedPiper PA-28 · Cross City, FLNTSB MIA81DKT14Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28R · Everglades Cty, FLNTSB FTW81FRJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Alba, TXNTSB CHI81FEV08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Meyer, ILNTSB CHI81FER09Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Stanton, MNNTSB ATL81FA031Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 172 · Petersburg, VANTSB NYC81DHA06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Bedminster, NJNTSB MKC81FCQ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedScorpion 133 · Ulysses, KSNTSB LAX81FUM09Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Crest, CANTSB LAX81DVW06Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Stove Pipe Wls, CANTSB CHI81FEV07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Germantown Hls, ILNTSB ATL81DLQ08Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-5A · Murry, KYNTSB ANC81FA012Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 180 · Wasilla, AKNTSB NYC81DFA09Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Palenville, NYNTSB LAX81FVD08Accident · No injuriesClosedEnstrom F-28-C · Eureka, CANTSB FTW81DRD11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172M · Belle Chasse, LANTSB FTW81DRA11Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 206 · Houston, TXNTSB DEN81FTE15Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 205 · Englewood, CONTSB DEN81DTI01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Cut Bank, MTNTSB DEN81DTA03Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-18 · Saco, MTNTSB CHI81DEE13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182RG · Lansing, IL