NTSB investigations: Beech 23, CO

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 23. 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 23, CO per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1967	2
1968	1
1969	1
1981	1
1988	1
1998	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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CO' 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 ('1151202')) 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\" = 'CO' 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 ('1151202'))
  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" = 'CO' 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 ('1151202'))
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 FTW98LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Colorado Sprngs, COThe pilot's inadvertent porpoise during landing roll. A factor was the ditch.Feb 11, 1998 · N2382L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN88LA182Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Pueblo, COAug 13, 1988 · N2341Z · Substantial damage NTSB DEN81FTE58Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Eaton, COJul 13, 1981 · N1963F · Substantial damage NTSB DEN70A0011Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech 23 · Colo.Springs, COAug 13, 1969 · N2349J · Destroyed NTSB DEN69D0020Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Salida, COMay 19, 1968 · N1532S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67D0217Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Las Animas, COFeb 18, 1967 · N1532S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67D0215Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 23 · Boulder, COFeb 12, 1967 · N2383J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN66D0114Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft 25 · Greely, COAug 28, 1965 · N8718M · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3240Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft M23 · Denver, COAug 6, 1964 · N2396Q · Substantial damage