Final NTSB investigations: Aeronca S15AC
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aeronca S15AC. 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
| 1970 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0191204'))
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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0191204'))
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 LAX07CA264Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca S15AC · Shelton, WAThe pilot's loss of control during takeoff following the inadvertent encounter with a boat's wake.NTSB ANC98LA113Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Kodiak, AKThe pilot's inadequate weather evaluation and compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are wind gusts, a sudden windshift to a tailwind, the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, and an inadvertent stall/mush.NTSB IAD97LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca S15AC · Laconia, NHThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind, which resulted in the loss of aircraft control. A factor in the accident was the gusting winds.NTSB ANC92LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Memory Lake, AKFuel exhaustion. Factors include inadequate preflight planning, lack of familiarity with the aircraft, and unsuitable terrain.NTSB ANC87LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 15AC · Dillingham, AKThe student pilot stated that the aircraft lost partial power during the take off run due to water being ingested into the engine air filter as he made his water takeoff. He elected to continue with the takeoff attempt and struck the shoreline prior to…NTSB CHI74DEP46Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · St Germain, WINTSB SEA72DYE30Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Chehalis, WANTSB SEA71DWD16Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 15AC · Olympia, WA