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

19622026
NTSB investigations, 1981 per year, 1962–2026: 180,581 cases
196272
196378
19645,253
19655,377
19665,912
19676,339
19685,199
19695,027
19704,915
19714,825
19724,430
19734,398
19744,565
19754,403
19764,314
19774,412
19784,624
19794,165
19803,921
19813,836
19823,545
19833,514
19843,405
19853,055
19862,831
19872,774
19882,685
19892,502
19902,479
19912,419
19922,328
19932,283
19942,229
19952,281
19962,150
19972,121
19982,195
19992,175
20002,183
20012,031
20022,000
20032,062
20041,930
20052,001
20061,826
20071,984
20081,882
20091,783
20101,786
20111,848
20121,834
20131,561
20141,534
20151,581
20161,662
20171,635
20181,687
20191,626
20201,396
20211,645
20221,700
20231,678
20241,693
20251,655
20261,342

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.

NTSB NYC82FGT07Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Wellsboro, PADec 31, 1981 · N83073 · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Owego, NYDec 31, 1981 · N22P · DestroyedNTSB NYC82DA013Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Wellsboro, PADec 31, 1981 · N83073 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCG16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150F · Independence, MODec 31, 1981 · N8287F · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82FLD12Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna T210N · Haines City, FLDec 31, 1981 · N6605Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FQA17Accident · 4 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Truchas, NMDec 31, 1981 · N81350 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FPG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Little Rock, ARDec 31, 1981 · N1925Q · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82FA014Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 340A · Pueblo, CODec 31, 1981 · N6272N · DestroyedNTSB DCA82AA007Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-31 · Durango, CODec 31, 1981 · N41070 · DestroyedNTSB CHI82DEV05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Carthage, ILDec 31, 1981 · N5357D · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FIG06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · Frederick, MDDec 31, 1981 · N5424F · DestroyedNTSB ANC82DAD04Accident · No injuriesClosedDehavnd Can DHC-2 · Big Pt Walter, AKDec 31, 1981 · N64396NTSB MIA82FA027Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95 · Belleview, FLDec 30, 1981 · N103E · DestroyedNTSB MIA82DKJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 411 · Panama City, FLDec 30, 1981 · N222WW · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82DA026Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtis-Wrt C-46 · San Juan, PRDec 30, 1981 · N7560U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPA09Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 152 · Scurry, TXDec 30, 1981 · N5268L · DestroyedNTSB CHI82FEK04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Norwich, OHDec 30, 1981 · N7999U · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82DLA06Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-28 · St.Augustine, FLDec 29, 1981 · N7114R · DestroyedNTSB LAX82FA032Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 58 · Elko, NVDec 29, 1981 · N1537W · DestroyedNTSB CHI82FEE10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177RG · Monee, ILDec 29, 1981 · N53122 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 402C · Pullman, WADec 28, 1981 · N2749N · DestroyedNTSB NYC82DFJ10Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Fulton, NYDec 28, 1981 · N9035S · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FQA12Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Hillsboro, NMDec 28, 1981 · N792RW · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82FA013Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna T210M · Gunnison, CODec 28, 1981 · N732RN · DestroyedNTSB MIA82DA024Incident · No injuriesClosedHawker Sdly HS-748 · St Thomas, VIDec 27, 1981 · VP-LIP · Minor damageNTSB LAX82FUA08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 172K · Laguna Beach, CADec 27, 1981 · N79965 · DestroyedNTSB LAX82DVM07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ipomo, CADec 27, 1981 · N50528 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPM08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A60 · Tulsa, OKDec 27, 1981 · N7441D · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DPJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA5B · Guymon, OKDec 27, 1981 · N3773N · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82FTA08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-24 · Rock Springs, MTDec 27, 1981 · N9376P · Substantial damageNTSB ATL82FLG07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna P206 · Barnwell, SCDec 27, 1981 · N2518X · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FNC03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 182K · Eliot, MEDec 26, 1981 · N2677Q · DestroyedNTSB NYC82FGM08Accident · No injuriesClosedHummer A · Butler, PADec 26, 1981 · N8537Z · Substantial damageNTSB NYC82FFA02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Edinburg, NYDec 26, 1981 · N734LH · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82FPG06Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper J3C-65 · Star City, ARDec 26, 1981 · N20886 · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DRJ06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 175A · Mt.Pleasant, TXDec 26, 1981 · N6994E · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DPA08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 421B · Dallas, TXDec 26, 1981 · N5943M · Substantial damageNTSB DEN82FA012Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech E55 · Hayden, CODec 26, 1981 · N1766C · DestroyedNTSB CHI82FEX05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 172 · Paoli, INDec 26, 1981 · N5072A · DestroyedNTSB CHI82FET03Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-B55 · Dowagiac, MIDec 26, 1981 · N2BB · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCA07Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Kennett, MODec 25, 1981 · N5990X · DestroyedNTSB MIA82DKA04Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B-8M · Sandin, PRDec 25, 1981 · N4627 · DestroyedNTSB CHI82FEE09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Paw Paw, ILDec 25, 1981 · N3485T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCG15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedVarga 2150A · Topeka, KSDec 24, 1981 · N8256J · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82DA015Accident · No injuriesClosedSwearingen SA227 · Lincoln, NEDec 24, 1981 · N807M · Substantial damageNTSB LAX82FVM08Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Half Moon Bay, CADec 24, 1981 · N8899C · Substantial damageNTSB FTW82DA033Accident · 1 fatalClosedAerospatle AS350D · Gulf Of Mexico (Gulf of Mexico)Dec 24, 1981 · N3606U · DestroyedNTSB DEN82FTE14Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-32 · Buena Vista, CODec 24, 1981 · N32916 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI82FEX06Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182G · Jeffsonville, INDec 24, 1981 · N3414S · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82FCD05CaseClosedCessna 150F · Keosauqua, IADec 23, 1981 · N3510L