NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, IA

11 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ercoupe 415-C. 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

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Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, IA per year, 1965–2026: 11 cases
1965	1
1966	3
1967	2
1971	1
1973	2
1974	1
1979	1

Where

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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" = 'IA' 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 ('0420322')) 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\" = 'IA' 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 ('0420322'))
  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" = 'IA' 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 ('0420322'))
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 MKC79DCD20Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Creston, IAMay 26, 1979 · N2916H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74AK059Accident · 1 fatalClosedErco 415-C · Winthrop, IAApr 6, 1974 · N2155H · Destroyed NTSB MKC73DCD58Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Greenfield, IAApr 22, 1973 · N2687H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCD54Accident · No injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Amana, IAMar 12, 1973 · N2395H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72AK038Accident · 1 fatalClosedErco 415C · Lake Mills, IADec 19, 1971 · N93703 · Destroyed NTSB MKC68A0032Accident · 1 fatalClosedErco 415-C · Toledo, IAOct 27, 1967 · N93588 · Destroyed NTSB MKC68D0049Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Clarinda, IAJul 9, 1967 · N3469H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0084Accident · No injuriesClosedErcoupe 415C · Rockwell Cty, IAJul 16, 1966 · N3469H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67F0085Accident · No injuriesClosedErcoupe 415C · Nevada, IAJul 10, 1966 · N87007 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66F0582Accident · Minor injuriesClosedErco 415-C · Harlan, IAMay 20, 1966 · N99695 · Destroyed NTSB MKC66D0370Accident · No injuriesClosedForney 415-C · Allerton, IADec 27, 1965 · N94041 · Substantial damage