NTSB investigations: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - in flight”. 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
| 1983 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
Where
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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0144202')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 250))
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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0144202')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
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 NYC88DFJ04Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCallair A-9 · Churchville, NYThe pilot was engaged in aerial application activities. When he started a turn at low altitude to align himself for another spray run the aircraft stalled and struck the terrain.NTSB LAX85FA232Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAero Commander Callair A-9A · Fremont, CAThe purpose of the local flight was to tow a glider aloft to a launch point. The pilot said he had no memory of the accident flight. Witnesses saw the aircraft make a go around form short final as a pedestrian walked across the runway approach end, and then…NTSB LAX84FA227Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportAero Commander A-98 · Woodbridge, CAThe plt said the acft stalled as he was performing a left climbing turn during aerial application. The acft spun down hitting some oak tree limbs on its way to the ground. The plt had applied all but 200 lbs of his 1450 pounds of ammoniumsulfate.NTSB FTW83FRG05Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAero Commander Callair A-9 · Lytton Springs, TXThe acft crashed during a turn-around maneuver while conducting an aerial application mission. The acft had completed about 3 spraying patterns after reloading and was turning steeply to line up for another pass when the nose dropped and the acft descended in…