NTSB investigations: Aeronca 15AC, 1973

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aeronca 15AC. 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Aeronca 15AC, 1973 per year, 1964–2026: 116 cases
1964	7
1965	7
1966	13
1967	9
1968	3
1969	7
1970	1
1971	5
1972	2
1973	6
1974	2
1975	7
1976	3
1977	1
1978	1
1979	1
1980	3
1981	3
1984	2
1986	1
1987	3
1988	1
1989	3
1991	3
1992	2
1994	2
1995	1
1998	1
1999	1
2000	2
2002	1
2004	1
2008	2
2009	2
2013	1
2014	1
2016	1
2017	1
2021	2
2024	1

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 1973 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0191202')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1973
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0191202'))
  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 year(c."eventDate") = 1973
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0191202'))
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 ANC74AA048Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 15AC · Missing AircraftNov 25, 1973 · N1373H · Destroyed NTSB NYC74DGT13Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Columbia C Rds, PAOct 20, 1973 · N1271H · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74DIJ07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Covington, VASep 30, 1973 · N1122H · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73FNC67Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Pelham, NHApr 16, 1973 · N1136H · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73AS029Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 15AC · Summit, MTApr 1, 1973 · N1369H · Destroyed NTSB NYC73DFA23Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Northville, NYJan 14, 1973 · N1224H · Destroyed