NTSB investigations: Boeing A75L3, CA

10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Boeing A75L3. 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

19672026

NTSB investigations: Boeing A75L3, CA per year, 1967–2026: 10 cases
1967	2
1968	1
1975	3
1978	1
1979	1
1980	1
1993	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 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 ('1380102')) 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 ('1380102'))
  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 ('1380102'))
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 LAX93LA158Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A75L3 · Carlsbad, CAThe pilot's inadequate preflight preparation in that he failed to refuel the aircraft prior to departure.Mar 22, 1993 · N58969 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX80DVD36Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L3 · Stockton, CAAug 12, 1980 · N56323 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK79FVD12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing A-75 · Manteca, CAFeb 27, 1979 · N68250 · Destroyed NTSB OAK78FVD30Accident · Serious injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Tracy, CAApr 26, 1978 · N68250 · Destroyed NTSB OAK76DVA13Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75 · Los Banos, CASep 27, 1975 · N54671 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB OAK75 VA75Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75L3 · Hickman, CAJun 26, 1975 · N56905 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK75DVD33Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Santa Rosa, CAJan 14, 1975 · N62945 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK69F0069Accident · 1 fatalClosedBoeing A75L-3 · Knights Lndg, CAJul 19, 1968 · N56226 · Destroyed NTSB OAK68D0227Accident · Minor injuriesClosedStearman A75 · Hlf Moon By, CADec 2, 1967 · N62758 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK68D0165Accident · No injuriesClosedBoeing A75N1 · Dos Palos, CAJul 20, 1967 · N54671 · Destroyed