NTSB investigations: Beech S35, WA

7 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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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Beech S35, WA per year, 1964–2026: 7 cases
1964	1
1966	1
1968	1
1973	1
1992	1
2013	1
2025	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" = 'WA' 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\" = 'WA' 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" = 'WA' 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 WPR26LA016Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBeech S35 · Olympia, WAThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear after landing.Oct 12, 2025 · N35S · Substantial damage NTSB WPR13CA422Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeech 35 - Undesignat · Seattle, WAThe pilot's distracted attention and failure to extend the landing gear, which resulted in a gear up landing.Sep 21, 2013 · N5894S · Substantial damage NTSB SEA92LA102Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBeech S35 · Davenport, WAPoor in flight planning/decision. Factors to the accident were: mountainous/hilly terrain and terrain clearance was not maintained.May 17, 1992 · N9015S · Destroyed NTSB SEA73AS030Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech S35 · Thorp, WAMay 1, 1973 · N2005W · Destroyed NTSB SEA69D0117Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S35 · Malott, WASep 28, 1968 · N8802M · Substantial damage NTSB SEA67D0152Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech S-35 · Hehalis, WAAug 7, 1966 · N216Q · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X0881Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeechcraft S35 · Tacoma, WANov 29, 1964 · N5723K · Destroyed