NTSB investigations: Beech A23-19, CO

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech A23-19. 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 A23-19, CO per year, 1967–2026: 7 cases
1967	1
1968	1
1977	2
1983	1
1988	1
1996	1

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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 ('1151212')) 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 ('1151212'))
  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 ('1151212'))
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 FTW96LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A23-19 · Garfield, COa reported power loss for reasons undetermined.Jul 7, 1996 · N5675S · Substantial damage NTSB DEN88FA099Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech A23-19 · Gunnison, COOn a cross country flt, the plt attempted to climb through a pass which was above the effective service ceiling of the acft. At approximately the effective service ceiling of the acft the acft collided with terrain. The acft was destroyed by impact and post…Apr 20, 1988 · N7979L · Destroyed NTSB DEN83LA198Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 23 · Rocky Ford, COThe acft landed hard & bounced. The impact wrinkled the right wing at the fuel cell position.Aug 27, 1983 · N7972L · Substantial damage NTSB DEN78FTE21Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Kings Canyon, CODec 30, 1977 · N3610Q · Destroyed NTSB DEN77FTE70Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A19-23 · Peyton, COAug 14, 1977 · N4755J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN69D0047Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23-19 · Boulder, COJun 22, 1968 · N4729J · Substantial damage NTSB DEN68D0074Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech A23 · Loveland, COAug 20, 1967 · N7912L · Substantial damage