NTSB investigations, SC
8 cases where the sequence of events included Ditching.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Where
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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 c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'SC' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.\"tier2Number\" = '441' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\"))
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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'SC' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '441' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")) 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 ERA26LA052Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportToomey Long EZ · Beaufort, SCOn November 19, 2025, about 1630 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Long EZ, N82MT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Beaufort, South Carolina. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as…NTSB ERA23LA356Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportPiper PA-12 · Myrtle Beach, SCThe pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB ERA17LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20R · Myrtle Beach, SCA total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane sank in the ocean and was not recovered.NTSB ERA12LA468Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · North Myrtle Beach, SCA total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.NTSB ERA11LA071Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Bluffton, SCAn in-flight upset of undetermined origin resulting in a forced landing.NTSB ERA09LA544Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCelier Xenon RST · Mount Pleasant, SCThe gyroplane's inadequate climb performance for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA08LA158Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-12 · N. Myrtle Beach, SCA total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate fuel planning.NTSB MIA08LA135Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-18-150 · N Myrtle Beach, SCThe failure of the banner tow operator to inspect banners for deterioration, resulting in a portion of a banner separating in-flight from another banner tow airplane, and colliding with the accident banner tow airplane.