NTSB investigations: Beech E18S, IA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech E18S. 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 E18S, IA per year, 1966–2026: 8 cases
1966	1
1970	2
1973	2
1979	1
1980	1
1983	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" = 'IA' 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 ('1151006', '1151007')) 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\" = 'IA' 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 ('1151006', '1151007'))
  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" = 'IA' 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 ('1151006', '1151007'))
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 MKC83IA152Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Cedar Rapids, IAThe tailwheel failed to extend fully due to a lack of lubrication. The acft was landed normally and the tailwheel collapsed.Jul 11, 1983 · N5600D · Minor damage NTSB MKC80DA032Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 18S · Cedar Rapids, IAApr 24, 1980 · N166H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC79FA026Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Cedar Rapids, IAMar 23, 1979 · N201GW · Destroyed NTSB MKC74AK028Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Muscatine, IANov 27, 1973 · N262AA · Destroyed NTSB MKC73AK064Accident · 6 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Davenport, IAApr 19, 1973 · N310WA · Destroyed NTSB MKC71AK016Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 337C · Keokuk, IASep 29, 1970 · N2553S · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB MKC70AK062Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech E18S · Sioux City, IAMay 19, 1970 · N139K · Destroyed NTSB MKC66F0447Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Des Moines, IAFeb 23, 1966 · N3333C · Substantial damage