NTSB investigations: Cessna 150E, AK

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 150E. 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

19682026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 150E, AK per year, 1968–2026: 6 cases
1968	1
1975	1
1976	2
1983	1
1994	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" = 'AK' 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 ('2071812')) 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\" = 'AK' 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 ('2071812'))
  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" = 'AK' 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 ('2071812'))
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 ANC94LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Melozzi Hot Sps, AKThe pilot's premature lift off below the stall speed of the airplane.Jul 23, 1994 · N3947U · Substantial damage NTSB ANC83LA093Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150 · Delta Junction, AKThe acft was landed on a road mistaken for the runway by a student pilot. The pilot realized his mistake when he saw people and kids on bikes but in attempting to go-around he lost control and damaged the acft. The weather was VMC. The student pilot received…Jun 8, 1983 · N6260T · Substantial damage NTSB ANC76DAH04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Dillingham, AKMar 22, 1976 · N6106T · Substantial damage NTSB ANC76DAG86Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Anchorage, AKFeb 1, 1976 · N3936U · Substantial damage NTSB ANC76DAG07Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 150E · Tonsina, AKJun 22, 1975 · N3002J · Substantial damage NTSB ANC69F0090Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Iliamna, AKDec 12, 1968 · N6106T · Substantial damage