NTSB investigations: Beech 95-C55, 1970

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 95-C55. 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

19662026

NTSB investigations: Beech 95-C55, 1970 per year, 1966–2026: 138 cases
1966	3
1967	6
1968	7
1969	6
1970	8
1971	7
1972	1
1973	6
1974	3
1975	10
1976	2
1977	1
1978	6
1979	3
1980	7
1981	3
1982	5
1983	1
1984	2
1985	2
1986	3
1987	6
1988	2
1990	3
1991	3
1993	1
1994	3
1996	3
1997	1
1998	1
1999	1
2000	2
2001	2
2003	2
2004	1
2007	1
2010	3
2011	1
2012	1
2013	1
2016	2
2017	2
2019	1
2023	1
2025	2

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 1970 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152708')) 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\") = 1970
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152708'))
  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") = 1970
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152708'))
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 MIA71FKA07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Mayaguez, PRNov 7, 1970 · N263Q · Destroyed NTSB IAD71AI018Accident · 4 fatalClosedBeech 95-C55 · Boones Mill, VAOct 26, 1970 · N5484U · Destroyed NTSB MIA71FKG47Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Waycross, GAOct 21, 1970 · N9591Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC71DCJ24Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Omaha, NEOct 3, 1970 · N9591Q · Substantial damage NTSB MIA71AM005Accident · 1 fatalClosedBeech 95-C55 · Pompano Beach, FLJul 12, 1970 · N655H · Destroyed NTSB MKC70FCA11Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Berkeley, MOMay 19, 1970 · N2764T · Substantial damage NTSB OAK70DVG06Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Brownsville, CAApr 3, 1970 · N266G · Substantial damage NTSB CHI70AC045Accident · No injuriesClosedBeech 95-C55 · Columbus, OHJan 26, 1970 · N9442S · Minor damage