NTSB investigations: Cessna 140A, OK

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 140A. 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

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Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 140A, OK per year, 1964–2026: 7 cases
1964	2
1965	1
1966	2
1973	1
1982	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" = 'OK' 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 ('2071604')) 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\" = 'OK' 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 ('2071604'))
  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" = 'OK' 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 ('2071604'))
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 FTW82DPM10Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportCessna 140A · Wagoner, OKDuring a low pass over a river, the aircraft struck some power lines approximately 125 ft above the water level.Feb 28, 1982 · N9688A · Substantial damage NTSB FTW74FPJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Bethany, OKSep 3, 1973 · N1108D · Substantial damage NTSB FTW67F0113Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Wilson, OKJul 24, 1966 · N1104D · Substantial damage NTSB FTW66F0507Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Ardmore, OKFeb 3, 1966 · N1152D · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X1454Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Ardmore, OKFeb 25, 1965 · N5627C · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X0917Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 140A · Ardmore, OKDec 4, 1964 · N5369C · Destroyed NTSB UNK65X0744Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 140A · Tulsa, OKNov 16, 1964 · N5379C · Destroyed