NTSB investigations: Ercoupe 415-C, 1998
3 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\") = 1998
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") = 1998
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 LAX99LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · San Ysabel, CAA fatigue fracture of the crankshaft and the resulting separation of the propeller.NTSB CHI98LA248Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportForney 415-C · Laurie, MOthe jammed aileron and elevator controls for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI98LA094Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportErcoupe 415-C · Wood Lake, NEthe pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather conditions, the wing ice, and the inadvertent stall. Factors contributing to this accident were the rain, freezing rain and low ceilings.