NTSB investigations: American AA-1B, 1973

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as American AA-1B. 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.

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Cases per year

19732026

NTSB investigations: American AA-1B, 1973 per year, 1973–2026: 40 cases
1973	8
1974	7
1975	1
1976	6
1977	1
1978	3
1979	2
1981	1
1982	1
1983	1
1988	1
1992	1
1996	1
1999	1
2005	1
2008	1
2017	1
2021	1
2024	1

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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") = 1973 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630820')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1973
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630820'))
  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") = 1973
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630820'))
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 LAX74DUQ17Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · Santa Paula, CAOct 19, 1973 · N6246L · Destroyed NTSB IAD74AI019Accident · 1 fatalClosedAmer Avco AA-1B · Jackson, TNSep 22, 1973 · N9912L · Destroyed NTSB CHI74FEI07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · Painsville, OHAug 20, 1973 · N9688L · No damage NTSB MKC73AK074Accident · 2 fatalClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · Kansas City, MOJun 19, 1973 · N9417L · Destroyed NTSB OAK73AP043Accident · 1 fatalClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · Fairfield, CAJun 4, 1973 · N9507L · Destroyed NTSB MIA73DKT95Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA1-B · N.Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)May 10, 1973 · N6327L · Destroyed NTSB LAX73FUJ72Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1A · Yuma, AZApr 23, 1973 · N6265L · Destroyed NTSB MIA73DLG34Accident · No injuriesClosedAmer Avco AA-1B · Aiken, SCFeb 28, 1973 · N6323L · Substantial damage