NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 500-B, MT
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aero Commander 500-B. 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
| 1968 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
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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\" = 'MT' 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 ('0141106'))
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" = 'MT' 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 ('0141106'))
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 SEA98LA073Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500-A · Billings, MTFailure of the main landing gear strut outer-body to inner-body needle bearing from the lack of lubrication and the development of corrosion. An inadequate manufacturer's inspection program was a factor.NTSB SEA93LA047Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander AC-500B · Billings, MTLoss of engine power on both engines for undetermined reasons and left main landing gear not down and locked on touchdown.NTSB DEN84FA121Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAero Commander 500-B · Miles City, MTThe plt said that when he called on the radio prior to the approach for an altimeter setting the reply was '30.11 or 30.12, something like that.' The acft altimeter was found after the accident set at 30.22 inches of mercury. The visibility was described as 1…NTSB SEA78FA062Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500B · Great Falls, MTNTSB SEA78FA017Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500B · Miles City, MTNTSB SEA69D0174Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 500-B · Belgrade, MTNTSB SEA69A0035Accident · 1 fatalClosedAero Comdr 500 · Glendive, MT