# NTSB investigations: Douglas C-54

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB SEA87LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA041.md): Douglas C-54/DC-4 · Pacific Ocean, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 1986 · N96361 · Substantial damage
  > The plt reptd that he ditched his DC-4 in the Pacific Ocean on the evening of December 23 after experiencing an uncontrollable no. 3 eng fire at the conclusion of a tng flt. The ditching occurred in dark night conditions with minimal 10 foot swells having a…
- [NTSB MIA84LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA228.md): Douglas C-54 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 14, 1984 · N74183 · Substantial damage
  > The acft had returned for precautionary landing after #4 engine vibration was noted 10 mins into the flt. Acft landed 4000 lbs over max allowable landing wt. After #4 engine examination the acft was released for flight. An exchangeof pilot in command was made…
- [NTSB OAK76IP059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76IP059.md): Douglas C-54B · Chico, CA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1976 · N74183 · Minor damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021506'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3021506

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