NTSB investigations: Beech C18S, AK

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech C18S. 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 per year

19622026

NTSB investigations: Beech C18S, AK per year, 1962–2026: 8 cases
1962	4
1963	1
1966	2
1979	1

Where

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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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1150902')) 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AK' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1150902'))
  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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AK' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1150902'))
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 ANC79IA069Incident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C-18S · Drake Island, AKJul 13, 1979 · N1047B · Minor damage NTSB ANC67A0024Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C-18S · Annette, AKAug 23, 1966 · N4711V · Substantial damage NTSB ANC67A0016Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech C-18S · Anchorage, AKAug 15, 1966 · N445 · Destroyed NTSB ANC63A0073Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Peard Bay, AKMay 17, 1963 · N5080K · Substantial damage NTSB UNK63X0100Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Pow B Dewlne, AKOct 1, 1962 · N6416C · Substantial damage NTSB ANC62A0027Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Kotzebue, AKJul 7, 1962 · N8044H · Substantial damage NTSB ANC62A0025Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Clear Afbase, AKJul 5, 1962 · N5080K · Substantial damage NTSB ANC62A0008Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech AT-11 · Moses Point, AKMar 5, 1962 · N41E · Substantial damage