NTSB investigations: Beech 58, 1998
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Beech 58. 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
| 1964 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 7 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 8 |
| 1979 | 13 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1981 | 8 |
| 1982 | 11 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 7 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 |
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 9 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 |
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\") = 1998
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152740'))
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") = 1998
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152740'))
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 FTW99FA044Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Newcastle, OKthe pilot's loss of control due to his inadvertent encounter with severe turbulence and wind shear during an instrument approach. Factors contributing to the accident were the severe turbulence and the wind shear.NTSB CHI99LA045Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Ankeny, IAthe elevator control system jammed for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA99LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech BE-58 · Jackson, MSThe pilot's failure to ensure the landing gear was down resulting in a wheels up landing.NTSB CHI98FA349Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Oakdale, WIThe installation of the door seal inflation system by company personnel. An additional cause was the emergency procedures not followed by the pilot-in-command. A contributing factor was the trees.NTSB MIA98WA194Accident · 4 fatalForeign investigationBeech BE58 · Belize City, BelizeNTSB FTW98FA192Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech BE-58 · Kerrville, TXThe non-instrument rated pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors were the dark night conditions, overcast skies, and the pilot's inadequate preflight planning.NTSB IAD98FA047Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Columbus, OHThe pilot's inadequate planned approach and his failure to follow wake turbulence avoidance procedures by not staying above the glide-path of the preceding Boeing 757, which resulted in a vortex turbulence encounter. Contributing to the accident was the wake…NTSB FTW98LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech 58 · Taos, NMThe total failure of the landing gear retraction/extension assembly for reasons undetermined.