NTSB investigations: Beech M35, MI

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech M35. 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

19652026

NTSB investigations: Beech M35, MI per year, 1965–2026: 8 cases
1965	1
1967	1
1971	2
1972	1
1973	1
1974	1
1990	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" = 'MI' 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 ('1151526')) 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\" = 'MI' 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 ('1151526'))
  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" = 'MI' 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 ('1151526'))
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 CHI90FA108Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech M35 · Romeo, MIA loss of control due to physical incapacitation (heart attack).Apr 5, 1990 · N9829R · Destroyed NTSB CHI74AC065Accident · 3 fatalClosedBeech A35 · Traverse Cty, MIJan 27, 1974 · N9329Y · Destroyed NTSB CHI74DEM05Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Curtis, MIJul 17, 1973 · N842R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FEC42Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Brighton, MIMay 29, 1972 · N9986R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI72FEC19Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Owosso, MINov 23, 1971 · N9751R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71AC054Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech M-35 · Boyne, MIJan 17, 1971 · N9878R · Destroyed NTSB CHI68D0448Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech M35 · Houghton Lk, MINov 9, 1967 · N9746R · Substantial damage NTSB CHI65D0190Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft M-35 · Pontiac, MIMay 29, 1965 · N9868R · Substantial damage