Fatal NTSB investigations
5 cases where the first occurrence was “Fire/explosion”.
Cases per year
| 1983 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 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.\"highestInjuryLevel\" = 'Fatal'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 170)
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 o.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 170) 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 LAX01FA160Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-19 · Casa Grande, AZA fuel leak on the cabin and engine sides of the firewall with a probable origin at the firewall pass-through fitting for the fuel pressure gage line. The fire likely began on the engine side of the firewall near the bottom with the explosive ignition of the…NTSB ATL00FA009Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 210N · Chamblee, GAThe failure of the flex hydraulic line and the chaffing of an electrical line under the pilot seat that resulted in an inflight fire. The pilot's inflight decision to continue flight with a known airplane deficiencies.NTSB MIA93FA155Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-A55 · Jacksonville, FLAn explosion and fire from undetermined fuel and ignition sources in the left wing.NTSB CHI93FA139Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172I · Ettrick, WIAn inflight explosion of a toluene-based fluid inside the airplane's cockpit.NTSB NYC83FFJ03Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportSopwith Triplane · Allegany, NYThe owner/plt of the home built, Sopwith triplane took off on a local flt. This was the 1st flt since some maintenance rework & a new propeller installation. After the acft was airborne for aprx 20 min, it was observed flying at about 500 ft AGL. Reportedly,…