NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 500, CA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aero Commander 500. 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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19662026

NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 500, CA per year, 1966–2026: 8 cases
1966	2
1974	1
1976	2
1979	1
1983	1
2001	1

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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" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0141102')) 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\" = 'CA' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0141102'))
  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" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0141102'))
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 LAX02LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500 · Petaluma, CAThe pilot's inadvertent (dark, nighttime) VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent loss of altitude control. A factor in the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight weather evaluation.Oct 8, 2001 · N7846C · Substantial damage NTSB LAX83LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500 · Dixon, CAReportedly, the acft was on an air taxi cargo flt, operated by air express, hayward, CA. The acft reportedly departed reno, NV without a flt plan for a flt to sacramento & hayward, cal. While en route, the acft had an electrical failure. The plt stated that…Jan 18, 1983 · N6239B · Substantial damage NTSB LAX80FVM03Incident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500 · San Francisco, CAOct 17, 1979 · N4111P · Minor damage NTSB LAX76AL074Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500 · Fontana, CAMay 7, 1976 · N6242B · Destroyed NTSB OAK76DVD23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500 · Oakland, CAFeb 29, 1976 · N202Q · Destroyed NTSB LAX74FUM21Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500 · San Diego, CAFeb 26, 1974 · N6277B · Substantial damage NTSB LAX67F0094Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 500 · Van Nuys, CAJul 31, 1966 · N8459C · Substantial damage NTSB LAX66F0276Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500 · Palm Sprngs, CAFeb 20, 1966 · N8459C · Substantial damage