NTSB investigations: Beech E18S, PA

7 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Beech E18S, PA per year, 1964–2026: 7 cases
1964	1
1966	1
1976	1
1978	1
1979	1
1983	1
1993	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" = 'PA' 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\" = 'PA' 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" = 'PA' 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 BFO93FA033Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Lemont, PAImproper inflight planning decision by the pilot, and his failure to maintain proper altitude during the approach. Factors related to the accident were darkness, adverse weather conditions, and high terrain.Feb 24, 1993 · N47E · Destroyed NTSB NYC84LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech E18S · Franklin, PAAfter landing, the acft veered off the rwy. Subsequently, it went down an embankment & was substantially damaged. No pre-crash part malfunction or failure was found.Nov 8, 1983 · N383B · Substantial damage NTSB NYC79FGM18Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Latrobe, PAFeb 23, 1979 · N342T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78FA028Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Middletown, PAFeb 17, 1978 · N180X · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76AN072Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech E18S · Erie, PAJan 30, 1976 · N43T · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67F0355Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft E18S · Reedsville, PAOct 27, 1966 · N219Y · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3665Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft E18 · Reading, PAAug 29, 1964 · N5632D · Substantial damage