NTSB investigations: Brantly B-2, 1966

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Brantly B-2. 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Brantly B-2, 1966 per year, 1964–2026: 96 cases
1964	16
1965	13
1966	8
1967	8
1968	4
1969	5
1970	5
1971	1
1972	3
1973	3
1974	3
1975	2
1976	3
1977	2
1978	2
1979	1
1980	1
1981	1
1983	2
1985	2
1989	1
1993	1
1994	2
1996	1
2002	1
2006	1
2007	1
2011	1
2017	1
2018	1

Where

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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") = 1966 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1440502')) 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\") = 1966
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1440502'))
  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") = 1966
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1440502'))
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 NYC67A0086Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Belfast, NYNov 25, 1966 · N5958X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67A0053Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Prt Canaveral, FLOct 28, 1966 · N5904X · Substantial damage NTSB ANC67A0042Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Scotty Creek, AKOct 27, 1966 · N5980X · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67A0021Accident · 1 fatalClosedBrantly B-2 · Charleston Hts, SCAug 4, 1966 · N5943X · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67A0010Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Washington, ILJul 23, 1966 · N2130U · Destroyed NTSB MKC66A0066Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · N.Platte, NEJun 16, 1966 · N2131U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66A0051Accident · No injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Bismark, NDMar 5, 1966 · N5932X · Substantial damage NTSB OAK66A0036Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBrantly B-2 · Sonoma, CAMar 2, 1966 · N2136U · Substantial damage