NTSB investigations: Beech C-45H, 1964

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech C-45H. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Beech C-45H, 1964 per year, 1964–2026: 195 cases
1964	8
1965	20
1966	10
1967	22
1968	10
1969	11
1970	13
1971	8
1972	10
1973	10
1974	7
1975	4
1976	5
1977	9
1978	6
1979	7
1981	3
1982	3
1983	1
1984	6
1986	1
1987	2
1989	1
1990	1
1991	4
1992	1
1993	3
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
1999	2
2001	1
2004	2
2007	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 year(c."eventDate") = 1964 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151018', '1151019')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1964
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151018', '1151019'))
  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 year(c."eventDate") = 1964
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151018', '1151019'))
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 UNK65X1046Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechraft C45H · Boerne, TXDec 18, 1964 · N413TB · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X4050Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C45H · Fresno, CASep 19, 1964 · N9329Z · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3618Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeechcraft C-45H · Austin, NVAug 26, 1964 · N152Z · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X3545Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeechcraft C45H · Gilbertsville, PAAug 22, 1964 · N74838 · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2466Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C45H · Long Beach, CAJun 24, 1964 · N9545Z · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X1066Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeechcraft D-18S · Benghazi, LibyaMar 28, 1964 · N178L · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X0480Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft C45H · Las Vegas, NVFeb 6, 1964 · N9328Z · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X0309Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft D-18S · Africa, LibyaJan 21, 1964 · N178L · Substantial damage