NTSB investigations: Cessna 150D, KS

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150D. 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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Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19652026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 150D, KS per year, 1965–2026: 8 cases
1965	2
1966	2
1967	1
1970	1
1972	1
1979	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" = 'KS' 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 ('2071810')) 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\" = 'KS' 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 ('2071810'))
  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" = 'KS' 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 ('2071810'))
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 MKC79FCG31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Olathe, KSFeb 26, 1979 · N6063T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73DCQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150D · Great Bend, KSOct 3, 1972 · N4477U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC70DCG13Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Atchison, KSMar 8, 1970 · N6012T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC68A0039Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 150D · Hillsboro, KSDec 24, 1967 · N4227U · Destroyed NTSB MKC67F0052Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150D · Bonner Sprgs, KSJul 6, 1966 · N4410U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66D0594Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Emporia, KSMay 18, 1966 · N6063T · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66D0274Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lacygne, KSSep 6, 1965 · N4203U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66F0072Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Leawood, KSMay 15, 1965 · N4334U · Destroyed