NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 680, CA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aero Commander 680. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Aero Commander 680, CA per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1966	1
1967	1
1968	1
1969	2
1977	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."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 ('0141602')) 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 ('0141602'))
  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 ('0141602'))
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 LAX77FA049Accident · 5 fatalClosedAero Comdr 680 · Upland, CAJun 7, 1977 · N6853S · Destroyed NTSB LAX70D0145Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680 · Calexico, CAJun 11, 1969 · N352SS · Substantial damage NTSB OAK69D0272Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680 · Lodi, CAMar 7, 1969 · N157C · Minor damage NTSB OAK69D0184Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 680 · Oakland, CAOct 30, 1968 · N6213D · Substantial damage NTSB OAK67A0073Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 680 · Fresno, CAApr 4, 1967 · N6898S · Substantial damage NTSB OAK66A0035Accident · 2 fatalClosedAero Comor 680 · Red Bluff, CAFeb 25, 1966 · N6820S · Destroyed NTSB LAX66D0009Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Cmdr 680 · Colton, CAFeb 15, 1965 · N6837S · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X4191Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comm 680 · Montague, CASep 28, 1964 · N6820S · Substantial damage