NTSB investigations: Cessna 170A, WA
18 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 170A. 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.
Cases per year
| 1965 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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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\" = 'WA' 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 ('2072304'))
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" = 'WA' 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 ('2072304'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 WPR25LA270Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Everett, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions.NTSB WPR21LA307Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Metaline Falls, WAThe pilot’s failure to attain sufficient altitude during the initial climb to clear trees due to an encounter with windshear.NTSB WPR21LA097Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 170A · Port Angeles, WAThe total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate in-flight fuel planning.NTSB GAA16CA345Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170 · Everett, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the fuselage.NTSB WPR12CA333Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170A · Ellensburg, WAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR11CA132Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 170A · Baker Lake, WAThe pilot's encounter with soft terrain during an attempted takeoff from a dry lake bed.NTSB SEA05LA198Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Ione, WAThe pilot's failure during low-level maneuvering flight, to maintain clearance from a pair of unmarked power lines. Factors include the pilot's intentional low altitude flight/maneuver and wires.NTSB SEA01LA035Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Eastsound, WAThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat prior to reducing engine power to idle while operating in serious carburetor icing conditions. Factors include serious carburetor icing conditions, and trees in the area where the pilot found it necessary to attempt…NTSB SEA98LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Renton, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Failure to jettison the external load and downdrafts were factors.NTSB SEA92FA197Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Lopez, WAThe pilot's inadvertent stall/spin. Factors include gusty, unfavorable, high velocity winds, and turbulence.NTSB SEA85FA049Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 170A · Lopez, WAShortly after departure N3845V joined up with another acft and was flying aprx 200-300 ft AGL in formation. The plt of N3845V then pulled up into what witnesses described as a wing over maneuver after which the acft descended to ground impact. One witness,…NTSB SEA80FA037Accident · 2 fatalClosedCessna 170A · Clinton, WANTSB SEA78DYP27Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Deer Park, WANTSB SEA78DYE08Accident · Minor injuriesClosedCessna 170 · Bellingham, WANTSB SEA76DYE49Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Toledo, WANTSB FTW68A0054Accident · 4 fatalClosedCessna 170A · Van Horn, WANTSB SEA67F0245Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Kalama, WANTSB SEA66D0084Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 170A · Tieton, WA