NTSB investigations: Beech 95-A55, 1966

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 95-A55. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Beech 95-A55, 1966 per year, 1964–2026: 114 cases
1964	7
1965	6
1966	9
1967	8
1968	3
1969	6
1970	8
1972	4
1973	2
1974	3
1975	4
1976	2
1977	3
1978	2
1979	3
1980	1
1982	3
1983	1
1984	3
1985	2
1987	1
1988	1
1989	4
1990	1
1993	4
1994	1
1995	2
1996	1
1997	1
1998	1
1999	1
2000	1
2002	1
2004	2
2006	1
2009	3
2010	1
2012	2
2019	1
2020	1
2021	1
2025	1
2026	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 year(c."eventDate") = 1966 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152704')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1966
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152704'))
  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 year(c."eventDate") = 1966
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152704'))
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 MIA67F0398Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Bessemer, ALDec 26, 1966 · N1449G · Substantial damage NTSB LAX67F0231Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Compton, CADec 13, 1966 · N821B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0348Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Jackson, MINov 16, 1966 · N9333S · Substantial damage NTSB LAX67A0036Accident · 2 fatalClosedBeech 95-A55 · Topanga Beach, CAOct 2, 1966 · N188M · Destroyed NTSB MKC67D0241Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Mt.Pleasant, IASep 21, 1966 · N998Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0134Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Manhattan, KSJun 16, 1966 · N1522Z · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0079Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech 95-A55 · Warsaw, INJun 8, 1966 · N1493G · Substantial damage NTSB OAK66D0196Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBeech A55 · Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean)Feb 10, 1966 · N9506Y · Destroyed NTSB CHI66D0601Accident · No injuriesClosedBeechcraft 95-A55 · Marion, INJan 27, 1966 · N8577M · Substantial damage