NTSB investigations: Beech A23A, OH

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech A23A. 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

19672026

NTSB investigations: Beech A23A, OH per year, 1967–2026: 7 cases
1967	1
1968	2
1970	1
1971	1
1982	1
1986	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" = 'OH' 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 ('1151208')) 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\" = 'OH' 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 ('1151208'))
  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" = 'OH' 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 ('1151208'))
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 ATL86FEK07Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBeech A23A · Marysville, OHThe acft porpoised and nosed down during landing. The plt reported that on the second landing attempt, the acft bounced and she failed to apply power soon enough to effect a recovery.Aug 30, 1986 · N3678Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI82FA032Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A23A · London, OHThe pilot received two weather briefings for a flight from columbus to springfield, Ohio. VFR flight was not recommended. The pilot took off after the tower closed at 2300 EST. At about 2341 a witness near the crash site heard the loud sound of an aircraft…Jan 24, 1982 · N6940Q · Destroyed NTSB CHI72FEG26Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23A · Harrison, OHDec 11, 1971 · N3602Q · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FGG20Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23A · Hicksville, OHNov 25, 1970 · N4760J · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69D0140Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Richmond Hts, OHJul 30, 1968 · N5955S · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0606Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Cleveland, OHJan 18, 1968 · N7900L · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68D0334Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Chagrin Fall, OHAug 29, 1967 · N5791V · Substantial damage