NTSB investigations: Continental IO-346 series, 1972

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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Continental IO-346 series, 1972 per year, 1964–2026: 224 cases
1964	1
1965	18
1966	29
1967	30
1968	21
1969	8
1970	9
1971	5
1972	7
1973	5
1974	5
1975	5
1976	2
1977	5
1978	1
1979	2
1980	2
1981	2
1982	3
1984	2
1986	2
1987	3
1989	2
1990	3
1991	1
1993	3
1994	1
1996	4
1999	5
2000	3
2001	3
2002	2
2003	2
2004	3
2005	3
2006	1
2007	2
2008	1
2010	1
2011	2
2012	3
2013	1
2016	2
2017	1
2018	1
2019	2
2020	3
2021	1
2023	1

Where

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 1972 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1972
    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 year(c."eventDate") = 1972
  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 FTW73FPA18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Lancaster, TXNov 16, 1972 · N3590R · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FPD15Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Roanoke, TXNov 9, 1972 · N1473L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FHJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Central Islip, NYAug 31, 1972 · N3696Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72DKJ65Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Catherine, ALJun 28, 1972 · N3532R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73DHJ05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23A · Shirley, NYJun 27, 1972 · N3696Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72DEM72Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Traverse Cty, MIMay 28, 1972 · N1445L · Substantial damage NTSB NYC72DHM37Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23A · Rhinebeck, NYMar 26, 1972 · N7962L · Substantial damage