NTSB investigations: Beech S35, IA

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech S35. 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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Phase of flight

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Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Beech S35, IA per year, 1965–2026: 9 cases
1965	1
1966	3
1969	1
1970	1
1971	1
1977	1
1978	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" = 'IA' 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 ('1151532')) 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\" = 'IA' 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 ('1151532'))
  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" = 'IA' 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 ('1151532'))
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 MKC78FA034Accident · 5 fatalClosedBeech S-35 · Audubon, IAApr 29, 1978 · N7971K · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FA014Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech S-35 · Sioux City, IAFeb 17, 1977 · N5694K · Destroyed NTSB MKC71DCD93Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Iowa City, IAJun 11, 1971 · N215Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70AK064Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Guthrie Cntr, IAMay 24, 1970 · N8684Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70D0147Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Spirit Lake, IAAug 23, 1969 · N171H · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0286Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Des Moines, IANov 4, 1966 · N8678Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67F0122Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Mason City, IAJul 29, 1966 · N8635Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66D0512Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Hawarden, IAMar 14, 1966 · N198Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC65F0073Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft S-35 · Donnellson, IAMar 27, 1965 · N7936K · Substantial damage