NTSB investigations: Let BLANIK L-13, 1985
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Let BLANIK L-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.
Cases per year
| 1971 | 1 |
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| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 6 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 4 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 4 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 |
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\") = 1985
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1360306'))
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") = 1985
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1360306'))
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 ATL85LKG11Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportLet L-13 · Huntsville, ALThe commercial plt was in training for a glider rating & was on a supervised solo flt to practice a landing. During the traffic pattern, he rolled out hi on final & extended the spoilers to adjust to the desired glide path, then retracted the spoilers to the…NTSB ATL85FMG06Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLet L-13 · Chester, SCThe glider landed about 150 ft short of the rwy on the plts 1st solo in this acft. He said he noticed a rapid drop in alt at 55 mph on final approach and began to change spoiler position to compensate. He complained that the stiffness of the operation of the…NTSB CHI85LA247Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLet L-13 · Gregory, MIThe glider landed in trees after the spoiler 'popped' open in flt during a towed takeoff. The tow plane released the glider at 300 ft AGL after the spoilers opened. The plt landed without retracting the spoilers. Two FAA inspectors stated that they checked…