✈️ NTSB Aviation Accident Scraper

Whether you're a safety researcher analyzing crash patterns, an insurance professional assessing risk, or a journalist investigating aviation incidents, this tool makes it easy to collect structured accident investigation data from the National Transportation Safety Board.

The NTSB Accident Scraper collects transportation accident records including aircraft details, location, injury levels, investigation status, and probable cause. Filter by mode, city, injury severity, registration number, and date range.

✨ What Does It Do

• ✈️ Accident records - collect investigation details from 178,000+ NTSB records covering decades of incidents
• 🏥 Injury data - get highest injury severity levels for each accident (fatal, serious, minor, none)
• 📍 Location details - extract city, state, and country information for every incident
• 🔧 Aircraft information - access registration numbers, aircraft make/model, and operator details
• 🚂 Multiple modes - search across Aviation, Highway, Marine, Pipeline, and Railroad investigations
• 📅 Date filtering - narrow results to a specific time period with start and end dates

🔧 Input

• Max Items - how many records to collect (free users get 10 items, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Investigation Mode - type of accident: Aviation, Highway, Marine, Pipeline, or Railroad
• City Search - search by city name (e.g., Los Angeles, Houston, Denver)
• Registration Number - search by aircraft registration number (N-number)
• Highest Injury Level - filter by severity: Fatal, Serious, Minor, or None
• Start Date / End Date - filter by date range (MM/DD/YYYY format)

{
    "maxItems": 50,
    "mode": "Aviation",
    "state": "Denver",
    "highestInjury": "Fatal",
    "startDate": "01/01/2020",
    "endDate": "12/31/2024"
}

📊 Output

Each accident record includes detailed investigation fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Field	Description
EventDate	Date of the accident
City	City where the accident occurred
State	State where the accident occurred
Country	Country of the event
HighestInjury	Highest injury level (Fatal, Serious, Minor, None)
AircraftMake	Aircraft manufacturer
AircraftModel	Aircraft model
RegistrationNumber	Aircraft N-number
ReportStatus	Current investigation status
ProbableCause	NTSB probable cause finding
entryId	Unique NTSB record identifier
scrapedAt	Timestamp when the record was collected

{
    "EventDate": "01/15/2023",
    "City": "Denver",
    "State": "Colorado",
    "Country": "United States",
    "HighestInjury": "Fatal",
    "Mode": "Aviation",
    "AircraftMake": "Cessna",
    "AircraftModel": "172S",
    "RegistrationNumber": "N12345",
    "ReportStatus": "Probable Cause",
    "entryId": "20230115X00001",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the NTSB Accident Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual NTSB Search
Batch collection	Up to 1M records	Browse one at a time
Multiple filters	Mode, city, injury, date	Limited web form
Structured output	JSON, CSV, Excel	PDF reports only
Automated scheduling	Daily/weekly monitoring	Manual visits
All transport modes	Aviation, Highway, Marine, Rail, Pipeline	Separate searches

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - pick your investigation mode, set filters, and choose how many records you want
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured accident data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual browsing required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 🛡️ Insurance companies - analyze accident frequency by region, aircraft type, and severity for underwriting decisions
• 🔬 Safety researchers - study crash patterns across decades to identify systemic risks and improvement areas
• 📰 Journalists - investigate aviation incidents with structured data on causes, locations, and outcomes
• ✈️ Aviation consultants - monitor NTSB findings to advise clients on safety compliance and risk management
• 🏛️ Regulatory analysts - track investigation outcomes and probable cause findings across transportation modes
• 📊 Data analysts - build dashboards on accident trends, seasonal patterns, and geographic hotspots

❓ FAQ

✈️ What is the NTSB CAROL database? CAROL (Case Analysis and Reporting Online) is the NTSB's official database containing 178,000+ transportation accident investigation records spanning decades of data.

🚂 Can I search non-aviation accidents? Yes. The scraper supports five investigation modes: Aviation, Highway, Marine, Pipeline, and Railroad. Select the mode that matches your needs.

📅 What date format should I use? Use MM/DD/YYYY format (e.g., 01/15/2023). You can set both a start and end date to define a range, or just a start date for a specific day.

⏱️ How long does a run take? About 100 records per second. A run of 1,000 records typically completes in under 15 seconds.

🔗 Integrate NTSB Accident Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate safety monitoring workflows
• Zapier - Get alerts for new accident reports
• Slack - Get notified in your team channel
• Google Drive - Export accident data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
• Visit the Apify documentation for platform guides
• Contact us at Tally contact form

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) or any government agency. It accesses only publicly available data.