NTSB investigations: Bensen B-8M, 1967

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Bensen B-8M. 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: Bensen B-8M, 1967 per year, 1964–2026: 47 cases
1964	3
1966	5
1967	7
1968	4
1969	4
1970	2
1971	7
1972	3
1973	1
1974	1
1976	1
1979	2
1980	2
1981	1
1982	1
1983	2
1986	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") = 1967 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1300516')) 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\") = 1967
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1300516'))
  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") = 1967
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1300516'))
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 NYC68A0020Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8-M · Acworth, NHJul 27, 1967 · N10030 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW68A0013Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Slidell, LAJul 8, 1967 · N1016 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67A0125Accident · 1 fatalClosedBensen B-8M · Westland, MIJun 14, 1967 · N6931 · Destroyed NTSB MIA67A0128Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8-M · Naples, FLJun 11, 1967 · N1183 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0165Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBensen B8M · Silver Creek, NYMay 21, 1967 · N4773G · Substantial damage NTSB LAX67A0100Accident · No injuriesClosedBensen B-8M · George Afb, CAApr 22, 1967 · N2257C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0135Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBensen B-8-7 · Forty Fort, PAApr 2, 1967 · N2191 · Destroyed