Fatal NTSB investigations: Beech 65-A80

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 65-A80. 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

19702026

Fatal NTSB investigations: Beech 65-A80 per year, 1970–2026: 7 cases
1970	1
1973	2
1978	1
1981	1
1985	1
1994	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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152808')) 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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152808'))
  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."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152808'))
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 MIA94WA136Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationBeech BE65-A80 · Moca, Dominican RepublicMay 10, 1994 · N8021Q · Destroyed NTSB DCA85AA012Accident · 9 fatalFinal reportBeech 65-A80 · Soldotna, AKDuring arrival, the crew of npa flt 1802 contacted the company wx observer at Soldotna who advised the wx was: wnd calm,ceiling 600 to 800 ft, vis 8 to 10 mi, no precip. They made an NDB apch, but missed the apch & requested another apch. Aprx 1 min later,…Feb 4, 1985 · N50NP · Destroyed NTSB DCA81AA017Accident · 3 fatalClosedExcalibur 65-A80 · Madisonville, TXJul 2, 1981 · N100UV · Destroyed NTSB MIA78FKT77Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 65-A80 · South Bay, FLSep 4, 1978 · N44SG · Destroyed NTSB NYC74AN034Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 65-A80 · Cincinnati, OHOct 25, 1973 · N6875Q · Destroyed NTSB NYC73AN132Accident · 6 fatalClosedBeech 65-A80 · Bricktown, NJApr 16, 1973 · N456WM · Destroyed NTSB CHI70AC060Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 65-A80 · Wheeling, ILMar 25, 1970 · N242U · Destroyed