NTSB investigations, 1981
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\") = 1981 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") = 1981 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 NYC82FGT07Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Wellsboro, PANTSB NYC82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Owego, NYNTSB NYC82DA013Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Wellsboro, PANTSB MKC82FCG16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Independence, MONTSB MIA82FLD12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210N · Haines City, FLNTSB FTW82FQA17Accident · 4 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Truchas, NMNTSB FTW82FPG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Little Rock, ARNTSB DEN82FA014Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Pueblo, CONTSB DCA82AA007Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Durango, CONTSB CHI82DEV05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Carthage, ILNTSB ATL82FIG06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Frederick, MDNTSB ANC82DAD04Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavnd Can DHC-2 · Big Pt Walter, AKNTSB MIA82FA027Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95 · Belleview, FLNTSB MIA82DKJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 411 · Panama City, FLNTSB MIA82DA026Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtis-Wrt C-46 · San Juan, PRNTSB FTW82FPA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Scurry, TXNTSB CHI82FEK04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Norwich, OHNTSB MIA82DLA06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · St.Augustine, FLNTSB LAX82FA032Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Elko, NVNTSB CHI82FEE10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Monee, ILNTSB SEA82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 402C · Pullman, WANTSB NYC82DFJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Fulton, NYNTSB FTW82FQA12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Hillsboro, NMNTSB DEN82FA013Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Gunnison, CONTSB MIA82DA024Incident · No injuriesClosedHawker Sdly HS-748 · St Thomas, VINTSB LAX82FUA08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Laguna Beach, CANTSB LAX82DVM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ipomo, CANTSB FTW82FPM08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A60 · Tulsa, OKNTSB FTW82DPJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA5B · Guymon, OKNTSB DEN82FTA08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Rock Springs, MTNTSB ATL82FLG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206 · Barnwell, SCNTSB NYC82FNC03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Eliot, MENTSB NYC82FGM08Accident · No injuriesClosedHummer A · Butler, PANTSB NYC82FFA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Edinburg, NYNTSB FTW82FPG06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Star City, ARNTSB FTW82DRJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Mt.Pleasant, TXNTSB FTW82DPA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Dallas, TXNTSB DEN82FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Hayden, CONTSB CHI82FEX05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Paoli, INNTSB CHI82FET03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Dowagiac, MINTSB MKC82FCA07Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Kennett, MONTSB MIA82DKA04Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B-8M · Sandin, PRNTSB CHI82FEE09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Paw Paw, ILNTSB MKC82FCG15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedVarga 2150A · Topeka, KSNTSB MKC82DA015Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA227 · Lincoln, NENTSB LAX82FVM08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Half Moon Bay, CANTSB FTW82DA033Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatle AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)NTSB DEN82FTE14Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Buena Vista, CONTSB CHI82FEX06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Jeffsonville, INNTSB MKC82FCD05CaseClosedCessna 150F · Keosauqua, IA