NTSB investigations: Alon A2

109 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Alon A2. 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, newest first

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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0540102')) 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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0540102'))
  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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0540102'))
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 CHI67D0021Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Menomonee Fls, WIMay 28, 1966 · N6359V · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66D0565Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Topeka, KSMay 14, 1966 · N6578Q · Substantial damage NTSB FTW66D0616Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Tulsa, OKApr 14, 1966 · N6561Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66F0630Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A-2 · Waukegan, ILMar 11, 1966 · N6357V · Substantial damage NTSB LAX67F0139Accident · 1 fatalClosedAlon A-2 · Santa Paula, CAJan 22, 1966 · N5472E · Destroyed NTSB FTW66F0446Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A2 · Amarillo, TXDec 6, 1965 · N6572Q · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB DEN66F0159Accident · No injuriesClosedAlon A2 · Sunland Pk, NMNov 14, 1965 · N6372V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66F0321Accident · No injuriesClosedAircoupe A-2 · Freeland, MIOct 5, 1965 · N6358V · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66A0011Accident · 1 fatalClosedAircoupe A-2 · Langlade, WIJul 30, 1965 · N5480E · Destroyed