Fatal NTSB investigations: Intermountain CALLAIR A-9

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Intermountain CALLAIR A-9. 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

19652026

Fatal NTSB investigations: Intermountain CALLAIR A-9 per year, 1965–2026: 7 cases
1965	1
1970	1
1975	1
1978	1
1979	2
1989	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 ('4570620')) 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 ('4570620'))
  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 ('4570620'))
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 MKC89FA104Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCallair A-9 · Hamilton, MOThe pilots failure to maintain control and prevent the airplane from descending while in a turn.May 7, 1989 · N3581G · Destroyed NTSB SEA79FYA22Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9 · Mt.Home, IDAug 1, 1979 · N7205V · Destroyed NTSB LAX79FVA51Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9 · Shafter, CAJul 19, 1979 · N7224V · Destroyed NTSB SEA78FYP23Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9 · Springdale, WAApr 15, 1978 · N3601G · Destroyed NTSB FTW76FPJ03Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9 · Guymon, OKJul 26, 1975 · N9649Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC70FDQ09Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9 · Madison, SDJun 11, 1970 · N9653Z · Destroyed NTSB MKC66A0004Accident · 1 fatalClosedCallair A-9 · Souris, NDJul 14, 1965 · N3569G · Substantial damage