NTSB investigations: Beech C18S, TX

7 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.

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Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Beech C18S, TX per year, 1965–2026: 7 cases
1965	2
1967	1
1969	1
1973	1
1978	1
1982	1

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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" = 'TX' 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\" = 'TX' 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" = 'TX' 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 FTW82DA117Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech C-18S · Hereford, TXThe pilot experienced total electrical failure during flight. Before landing he allowed the gear to free fall and attempted to crank it into the fully extended and locked position. When the crank would not turn he assumed the gear was in the locked down…Apr 9, 1982 · N64463 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW79FQG02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Amarillo, TXOct 10, 1978 · N36MS · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73FRA24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech C18S · Cleveland, TXApr 28, 1973 · N6417C · Substantial damage NTSB FTW70F0268Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech C-18S · Dickinson, TXOct 18, 1969 · N11193 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW68A0046Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech C-18S · Brownsville, TXOct 21, 1967 · N6795C · Destroyed NTSB FTW66F0181Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C-18S · Houston, TXJul 18, 1965 · N445N · Destroyed NTSB NYC65F0073Accident · 6 fatalClosedBeechcraft C-18S · Sonora, TXFeb 28, 1965 · N5974V · Destroyed