NTSB investigations: Jacobs R755A series, LA

10 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Jacobs R755A 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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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Jacobs R755A series, LA per year, 1964–2026: 10 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1967	1
1968	1
1970	1
1973	1
1974	1
1976	1
1977	1
1984	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" = 'LA' 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 ('35006')) 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\" = 'LA' 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 ('35006'))
  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" = 'LA' 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 ('35006'))
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 FTW84LA366Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Oak Grove, LAAircraft landed with a flat left main tire, veered left and nosed over inverted.Aug 24, 1984 · N528Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FRJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Gilliam, LAAug 30, 1977 · N959X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76FRJ38Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBoeing E75N1 · Epps, LAAug 7, 1976 · N1256V · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74DRD33Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Gueydan, LAMay 5, 1974 · N5296 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DRD20Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Ville Platte, LAApr 30, 1973 · N515Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW70FRD05Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164A · Gueydan, LAMar 10, 1970 · N5265 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW68D0535Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Eunice, LAApr 21, 1968 · N701Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW68D0036Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman G-164 · Gueydan, LAMay 31, 1967 · N515Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW66F0278Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 195 · Bossier City, LASep 7, 1965 · N7807B · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X1609Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G164 · Morse, LAMay 4, 1964 · N577Y · Substantial damage