Final NTSB investigations: Rolls-Royce MERLIN
8 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Rolls-Royce MERLIN. 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.
Cases per year
| 1970 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('54502'))
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('54502'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 WPR23LA268Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVickers-Armstrong Spitfire IX · Deer Park, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind.NTSB DFW08LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVickers Spitfire · Galveston, TXThe Hurricane pilot's failure to maintain directional control during roll-out. Contributing factors were the restricted forward visibility of the tail-wheel equipped Spitfire, the lack of communication to the other aircraft following the Hurricane, and the…NTSB LAX98LA180Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportVickers MK XVI · Blue Canyon, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and his VFR flight into instrument meteorological condition. Mountainous terran and obscurations are contributing factos. inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous…NTSB DEN86LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHispano Aviacion ME109 · Casper, WYDuring takeoff ground roll on a test flt, the acft left brake failed causing the left main wheel to lock up. The plt lost directional control and the acft departed the left side of the runway where it ground looped. The aircraft was destroyed. The pilot was…NTSB FTW83LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorth American F-51D · Piedmont, OKThe eng failed at 5,500 ft MSL. During an emergency landing at a 5,000 ft dirt strip (under construction for paving), gear extension was delayed to increase glide. The right gear did not have time to lock down & retracted during landing. Initial exam of the…NTSB OAK75FVM12Accident · No injuriesClosedN.American F-51D · Hf Moon Bay, CANTSB FTW74FPD24Accident · No injuriesClosedMessrsmitt ME-109 · Brownwood, TXNTSB OAK71FVD05Accident · Serious injuriesClosedN.American P-51D · Concord, CA