NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, 1997
4 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 26 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 19 |
| 1966 | 28 |
| 1967 | 28 |
| 1968 | 26 |
| 1969 | 19 |
| 1970 | 16 |
| 1971 | 15 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 14 |
| 1974 | 12 |
| 1975 | 11 |
| 1976 | 21 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 9 |
| 1980 | 13 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 6 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1997
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1997
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" 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 MIA97LA234Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Siler City, NCFailure of the pilot to obtain a preflight weather briefing, inaccurate weather evaluation by the pilot, and his poor in-flight planning decision for descending too low to read a road sign.NTSB SEA97LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Elma, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while landing. A factor was the crosswind.NTSB FTW97LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe Ercoupe 415-C · Huntsville, TXInadvertent stall due to the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and a proper descent rate. A factor was the inadequate supervision by the flight instructor.NTSB FTW97LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Canon City, COThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout. A factor was the pilot's attention being diverted.