NTSB investigations: Cessna 150, TN

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, TN per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	1
1968	1
1970	2
1972	1
1973	2
1975	1
1977	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" = 'TN' 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\" = 'TN' 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" = 'TN' 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 IAD78FKW01Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Spring Hill, TNOct 2, 1977 · N5848E · Destroyed NTSB IAD75FKW09Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Monterey, TNJan 1, 1975 · N6555T · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74FKW18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150H · Cleveland, TNOct 12, 1973 · N6533S · Destroyed NTSB IAD73FKW25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Stroudsville, TNMay 14, 1973 · N18672 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA73AM042Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 150L · Eads, TNOct 16, 1972 · N18142 · Destroyed NTSB MIA70FKW06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Chattanooga, TNMay 11, 1970 · N5864E · Destroyed NTSB MIA70DKW02Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Athens, TNMar 9, 1970 · N6431F · Destroyed NTSB MIA69A0006Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150 · Woodbury, TNJul 31, 1968 · N5631E · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X3012Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Ducktown, TNJul 24, 1964 · N7921E · Destroyed