NTSB investigations: Bellanca 14-13, CA

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bellanca 14-13. 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: Bellanca 14-13, CA per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1966	3
1979	1
1984	1
1990	1
1997	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" = 'CA' 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 ('1201002')) 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\" = 'CA' 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 ('1201002'))
  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" = 'CA' 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 ('1201002'))
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 LAX97LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-13 · Oroville, CAa loss of engine power due to connecting rod bolt failure. The reason for the bolt failure was not determined. A contributing factor was the presence of trees in the emergency landing path.Mar 28, 1997 · N86851 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX90LA129Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-13 · Tehachapi, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s).Mar 19, 1990 · N74245 · Destroyed NTSB LAX84LA358Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellanca 14-13 · Sacramento, CAThe plt reported that the fuel pump failed in flt & he made an emergency landing on a private strip. He said that he landed hard & the acft nosed over.Jun 17, 1984 · N74200 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX79FA029Accident · 2 fatalClosedBellanca 14-13 · Compton, CAFeb 10, 1979 · N86724 · Destroyed NTSB LAX67F0195Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Hawthorne, CANov 6, 1966 · N86943 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX66D0343Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Needles, CAMay 1, 1966 · N86718 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK66D0226Accident · No injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Lake Tahoe, CAMar 13, 1966 · N86831 · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X0980Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBellanca 14-13 · Santa Ana, CAMar 19, 1964 · N86893 · Destroyed