NTSB investigations: Beech D18S, WV

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech D18S. 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

19662026

NTSB investigations: Beech D18S, WV per year, 1966–2026: 6 cases
1966	1
1969	2
1979	1
1983	1
1985	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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'WV' 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 ('1151004')) 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\" = 'WV' 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 ('1151004'))
  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" = 'WV' 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 ('1151004'))
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 ATL85FA283Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Huntington, WVThe acft contacted the terrain with the left wing tip, cartwheeled and came to rest inverted during an ILS rwy 12 apch at Huntington (hts). Minimum apch visibility for the ILS is 3/4 of a mile. While en route the plt was informed the hts visibility was 1/8 of…Sep 25, 1985 · N25Q · Destroyed NTSB ATL83LA300Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech D18S · Revenswood, WVAfter returning from a sport parachuting flt, the plt landed on rwy 3 with a 5-KT, right x-wind. He stated that the touchdown was normal, but when the tailwheel came down at aprx 40 KTS, the acft started to turn to the left. He corrected with right rudder &…Jul 30, 1983 · N483B · Substantial damage NTSB IAD79FA050Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech D-18 · Charleston, WVMay 25, 1979 · N1812D · Destroyed NTSB IAD70A0014Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Martinsburg, WVAug 15, 1969 · N273C · Substantial damage NTSB DIA69A0029Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Kenna, WVJan 6, 1969 · N2913B · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0066Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech D18S · Parkersburg, WVOct 21, 1966 · N9111 · Substantial damage