NTSB investigations: Beech 95-C55, 1996
3 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.
Cases per year
| 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 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 1996
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") = 1996
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" DESCRun 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 LAX97FA066Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Riverside, CAfuel starvation due to improper fuel management. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's preoccupation of discussing the legality of the approach with the tower controller, and fatigue.NTSB LAX97FA049Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · San Diego, CAthe pilot's lack of situational awareness (becoming lost/disoriented during the approach), his failure to fly the approach as charted, and his failure to maintain aircraft control, while attempting an abrupt turn toward the airport, which led to an…NTSB FTW96LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 95-C55 · Dallas, TXfailure of the pilot to use a more favorable runway, and his failure to go-around, when he realized the airplane would not touch down at the proper touchdown point. Factors relating to the accident were: the inoperative flap motor, failure of the pilot to…