NTSB investigations: American AA-1A, 1989
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as American AA-1A. 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
| 1971 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 1972 | 34 |
| 1973 | 12 |
| 1974 | 15 |
| 1975 | 16 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 11 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 4 |
| 1983 | 3 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 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\") = 1989
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630710'))
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") = 1989
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630710'))
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 LAX90LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-1A · Borrego Springs, CAThe failure of the engine exhaust valve.NTSB CHI89LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Medina, OHThe pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing and his improper planning/decision which resulted in a situation from which an overrun occurred. Contributing factors were: the weather conditions, failure of the pilot to obtain a weather…NTSB CHI89DET04Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Bluffton, INInadequate airspeed resulting in a stall/spin by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were: a tailwind and wrong runway selected by the pilot.NTSB SEA89FA186Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmerican AA-1A · Enumclaw, WAAttempted flight into known adverse weather conditions. Factors include clouds, downdrafts, high winds.