NTSB investigations: Lycoming 0-235 series, AL

59 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Lycoming 0-235 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, newest first

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" = 'AL' 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 ('41505')) 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\" = 'AL' 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 ('41505'))
  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" = 'AL' 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 ('41505'))
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 MIA76FKJ18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA1-B · Demopolis, ALAug 1, 1975 · N1439R · Destroyed NTSB MIA72DKJ43Accident · No injuriesClosedLuscombe 8F · Ozark, ALFeb 21, 1972 · N829B · Destroyed NTSB MIA71FKJ07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Moundville, ALAug 1, 1970 · N4691Z · Substantial damage NTSB MIA70DKJ19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-12 · Double Spgs, ALApr 4, 1970 · N3130M · Substantial damage NTSB MIA69F0028Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Scottsboro, ALJun 20, 1968 · N4970Z · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67F0094Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Bessemer, ALAug 6, 1966 · N3987V · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB MIA66F0426Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-16 · Artselle, ALFeb 26, 1966 · N6836K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA66F0310Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-22 · Sterrett, ALOct 2, 1965 · N5744Z · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3685Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA22 · Florence, ALAug 30, 1964 · N4602Z · Substantial damage