NTSB investigations: Aeronca 65-CA, TX

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aeronca 65-CA. 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: Aeronca 65-CA, TX per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1966	1
1968	1
1969	1
1976	1
1977	2
2000	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" = 'TX' 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 ('0190922')) 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\" = 'TX' 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 ('0190922'))
  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" = 'TX' 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 ('0190922'))
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 FTW00LA230Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 65-CA · Liberty Hill, TXthe pilot's inadvertent activation of the left rudder control, which resulted in a loss of control while in cruise flight.Aug 14, 2000 · N33783 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77DRG59Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 65-CA · Portland, TXJul 9, 1977 · N36507 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW77FRG40Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 65-CA · San Saba, TXApr 24, 1977 · N31895 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW76DPD55Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7AC · Ft.Worth, TXSep 7, 1976 · N33826 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW70F0087Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 65-CA · Huntsville, TXJun 15, 1969 · N33875 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW69A0027Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 65-CA · Joshua, TXOct 19, 1968 · N31846 · Destroyed NTSB FTW67F0019Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 65CA · Dalhart, TXMay 18, 1966 · N36664 · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X2422Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 11AC · Houston, TXJun 21, 1964 · N36920 · Substantial damage