NTSB investigations: Beech A23, IL

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech A23. 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

19662026

NTSB investigations: Beech A23, IL per year, 1966–2026: 9 cases
1966	2
1967	3
1968	2
1975	2

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" = 'IL' 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 ('1151204')) 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\" = 'IL' 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 ('1151204'))
  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" = 'IL' 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 ('1151204'))
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 CHI76FEV08Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Maquon, ILAug 4, 1975 · N8878M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI75FEV32Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Shelbyville, ILMay 30, 1975 · N3511R · Destroyed NTSB CHI69D0397Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Chicago, ILNov 23, 1968 · N1406L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0670Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Roselle, ILMar 25, 1968 · N3538R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0216Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Collinsville, ILJul 30, 1967 · N8773M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68A0010Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech A23 · Joliet, ILJul 19, 1967 · N8896M · Destroyed NTSB CHI67D0654Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Polo, ILMay 13, 1967 · N8773M · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67D0069Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Roselle, ILJul 12, 1966 · N3538R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66F0542Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft A23 · Cahokia, ILJan 15, 1966 · N1443L · Substantial damage