NTSB investigations: Cessna 150, NC

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 150, NC per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	1
1966	1
1969	1
1973	1
1975	2
1979	1
1988	1
2003	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" = 'NC' 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 ('2071802')) 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\" = 'NC' 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 ('2071802'))
  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" = 'NC' 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 ('2071802'))
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 ATL03LA149Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150A · Beaufort, NCLoss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.Sep 27, 2003 · N5581E · Substantial damage NTSB ATL88LA255Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Bessemer City, NCThe pilot reported that he had observed a cloud layer forming along his flt route. At about the same time, the acft VOR rcvr failed. The plt elected to continue vfr-on-top to his planned destination based on VFR wx reported by an ATIS broadcast from an arpt…Sep 25, 1988 · N7831E · Substantial damage NTSB IAD79FKM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Charlotte, NCMay 20, 1979 · N5665E · Substantial damage NTSB IAD76DKM08Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Yadkinville, NCJul 30, 1975 · N6548T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD75DLJ26Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Kitty Hawk, NCMay 6, 1975 · N10476 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73DLJ20Incident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Askewville, NCFeb 25, 1973 · N5755E · Minor damage NTSB IAD70A0017Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150G · Gastonia, NCAug 26, 1969 · N3187J · 2 aircraft · Minor damage NTSB MIA66F0529Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Franklinton, NCMay 1, 1966 · N7784E · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X1729Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Gastonia, NCMay 11, 1964 · N7721E · Destroyed