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NTSB investigations: Aero Commander S2R, AR

41 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aero Commander S2R. 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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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" = 'AR' 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 ('0143022')) 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\" = 'AR' 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 ('0143022'))
  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" = 'AR' 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 ('0143022'))
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 CEN10LA555Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Pocahontas, ARThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff in a timely manner. Contributing to the accident was the weight of the airplane and the high ambient temperature.Sep 23, 2010 · N8820Q · Destroyed NTSB CEN10LA236Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · DeWitt, ARThe pilot did not maintain clearance from terrain for undetermined reasons.May 3, 2010 · N5531X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW95LA283Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Widener, ARLoss of engine power for an undetermined reason. The proximity of power lines (obstruction) was a related factor.Jul 7, 1995 · N8972Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW95LA282Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Newport, ARA disconnected throttle push pull rod, due to inadequate maintenance. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Jul 6, 1995 · N5654X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW95LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Gillett, ARThe engine main rod bearing seized to the crankshaft due to worn master rod metal pieces blocking the oil passages. A factor was an engine overhaul was not performed by company maintenance personnel.Mar 23, 1995 · N5561X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW94LA164Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Monticello, ARThe loss of engine power due to the number 2 cylinder cracking. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.May 17, 1994 · N4080X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW94LA128Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Monticello, ARThe loss of power for undetermined reasons and the inadvertant stall during the forced landing. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain.Apr 18, 1994 · N8958Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW93LA230Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · England, ARA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.Aug 4, 1993 · N5570X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC89LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Jonesboro, ARThe pilot's encounter with unsuitable terrain during a forced landing made necessary by the separation of three feet of one of the propeller blades.Jul 3, 1989 · N8976Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC88DPG02Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportSnow 600-S2C · Almyra, ARTwo ag aircraft were spraying the same field. According to several witnesses, 1671S was heading south and 3660X was heading east. Both aircraft were actively engaged in the spraying operation but did not seem to the witnesses to be coordinating with each…Jul 30, 1988 · N1671S · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB MKC88LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · O'Kean, ARWhile performing an aerial application operation, the plt said he experienced a total powerplant failure. He attempted an emergency ldg in a cultivated rice field. During the ldg attempt, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, landing…Jul 28, 1988 · N3665X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC88LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2R · Brinkley, ARDuring the take-off roll for an aerial application operation, the pilot said he lost his left wheel braking capability. He continued the take-off, flew to the farm field to be treated, applied the load, then returned to a near by alternate landing strip…Jul 23, 1988 · N4080X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC88LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRockwell S2-R · Stuttgart, ARDuring a post maintenance test flt, PIC experienced a power loss shortly after lift off. The acft crashed nose low, in a left turn. The engine was thrown clear of the airframe. Post accident inspection of the propeller blades indicated a minimum amount of…Mar 25, 1988 · N5563X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC86LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S-2R · Dumas, ARThe pilot stated that after takeoff, during initial climb, he heard grinding metal and smelled hot metal before the engine slowed down and seized. After crash landing in a corn field, the pilot further stated, he noticed smoke coming from the engine…Jul 28, 1986 · N5694X · Destroyed NTSB MKC86LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S-2R · Pocahontas, ARThe pilot stated that this was his third flight of the morning with a full load of fertilizer. Reportedly, he was in the process of aerial application, when the engine quit. He made a forced landing on a short field road. He further stated that the ground…May 31, 1986 · N8896Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC86LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Stuttgart, ARDuring an agricultural spray maneuver back to a field the PIC was fertilizing, the PIC stated he allowed the acft to become too slow and the aircraft descended into trees which bordered the field. The PIC stated he should have been flying with a lighter load…May 14, 1986 · N5648X · Destroyed NTSB MKC86LA102Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Almyra, ARThe plt stated that the landing was routine until he used the brakes. At this point the left wheel brake assembly came apart and the acft veered out of control off the right side of the rwy and into a ditch, where the left main landing gear collapsed. Post…May 10, 1986 · N5509X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC85LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Paragould, ARThe acft was being used in aerial application of ordram when engine failed. A hard landing resulted during the forced landing in an open fld. Investigation revealed the float needle seat ass'y backed out of the threads in the main body of the carburetor FAR…Jul 3, 1985 · N5543X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC85LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S2R · Bradley, ARThe plt said that after liftoff the acft encountered a gust of wind and the acft swerved off the airstrip into rough terrain.Mar 6, 1985 · N8909Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC84LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander S-2R · Pocahontas, ARThe plt said he was making a cleanup swath & encountered spray from the previous swath run. The spray contains a dye which covered the windshield & obscured the plt's vision. The plt said he pulled up at the end of the field but failed to clear the trees.…Jun 10, 1984 · N8896Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW82DPG17Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRockwell S2R · Blackton, ARThe eng failed during a swath run & the acft struck a rice levee drg the forced landing in an adjacent bean field. After exiting the aircraft and while talking to his flagman the pilot stated the aircraft began to burn around the engine area. The fire spread…Jul 8, 1982 · N1762S · Destroyed NTSB FTW81DPG59Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Swifton, ARAug 5, 1981 · N8817Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW80DPG28Accident · No injuriesClosedAero-Comdr S2R · Weiner, ARMay 27, 1980 · N8910Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW80DPG25Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S2R · Ethel, ARMay 21, 1980 · N8872Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW79DPG59Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S-2R · Waldenburg, ARJun 23, 1979 · N8871Q · Destroyed NTSB FTW79DPG58Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow S-2R · Light, ARJun 23, 1979 · N5643X · Destroyed NTSB FTW79FPG50Accident · No injuriesClosedNa Rockwell S2R · Marked Tree, ARJun 12, 1979 · N5647X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78FPG79Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Lunsford, ARAug 22, 1978 · N39765 · Destroyed NTSB FTW78DPG47Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Jonesboro, ARJun 11, 1978 · N5526X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78DPG41Accident · No injuriesClosedRockwell S2R · Eudora, ARMay 31, 1978 · N1731S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78DPG35Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Fontane, ARMay 24, 1978 · N8958Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77DPG80Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Commdr S-2R · Reydell, ARAug 23, 1977 · N5501X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77DPG57Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Beedeville, ARJul 6, 1977 · N5649X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG92Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow 600S2R · Garland City, ARJul 27, 1976 · N8857Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPG85Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Garland, ARJul 22, 1976 · N8850Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75FPG78Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Indian Switch, ARMay 30, 1975 · N5526X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DPG76Accident · No injuriesClosedSnow 600S2R · Dewitt, ARMay 19, 1975 · N1753S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW75DPG57Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Almyra, ARMay 10, 1975 · N5509X · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74DPG64Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr 600S2R · Eudora, ARMay 25, 1974 · N1731S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74DPG30Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Fisher, AROct 8, 1973 · N5521X · Destroyed NTSB FTW71DPG04Accident · No injuriesClosedAero Comdr S-2R · Eudora, ARJun 27, 1970 · N8877Q · Substantial damage