NTSB investigations: Continental IO-346 series, WA

7 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental IO-346 series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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Phase of flight

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Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Continental IO-346 series, WA per year, 1965–2026: 7 cases
1965	1
1966	1
1967	1
1968	1
1969	1
1980	1
1999	1

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Query with 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17033')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

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\" = 'WA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17033'))
  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" = 'WA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17033'))
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 SEA99FA112Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A23 · Eatonville, WAImproper fuel management which led to fuel starvation.Jul 10, 1999 · N8873M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA80DYE44Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Morton, WAJul 18, 1980 · N1466L · Destroyed NTSB SEA69D0207Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Tacoma, WAMar 25, 1969 · N1472L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA69D0016Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Vashon Is., WAJun 8, 1968 · N3507R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA68F0055Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Metaline Fls, WAJul 23, 1967 · N2350W · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0286Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23A · Shelton, WAApr 29, 1966 · N3507R · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66F0060Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft A-23 · Tacoma, WAJul 13, 1965 · N3507R · Substantial damage