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NTSB investigations: Cessna 180K

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 180K, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with object”. 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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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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072624')
      AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 220))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DFW06FA173Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Owasso, OKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain, a residential street, for both takeoff and landing, which resulted in a collision with a static wire and terrain during takeoff-initial climb.Jul 2, 2006 · N1SE · Substantial damageNTSB LAX91LA041Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180 · Young, AZThe pilot selected the wrong runway and attempted to land with a tailwind.Nov 22, 1990 · N2574K · Substantial damageNTSB LAX87LA352Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Lakeport, CAThe plt & his daughter were believed to have depd his pvt airstrip on 11/22/86 or 11/23/86. They were rprtd missing on 11/24/86 & a search was begun, but the acft was not fnd until 8/19/88, when the wreckage was discovered by hunters. The crash site was…Nov 23, 1986 · N66039 · DestroyedNTSB SEA86LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Emigrant Pass, NVThe plt was informed during a wx briefing that VFR flt was not recommended. The plt elected to takeoff regardless and encountered low ceilings and visibilities. While looking for an area of a highway to land the acft, pwr lines were contacted with the top of…Apr 9, 1986 · N644FM · Substantial damageNTSB MKC85FA039Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Ft.Smith, ARWitnesses along the Arkansas river observed the acft flying low over the river, in a northeasterly direction. As the acft approached a set of high voltage power lines that crossed the river aprx 85 ft above the water, it banked left and the rt wing struck the…Dec 14, 1984 · N64011 · DestroyedNTSB LAX84LA123Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 180K · Melville Lake, CAThe acft landed hard during an aborted takeoff from a dry lake bed after the landing gear had snagged a tent. In preparing to leave the plt noticed a small tent on the lake bed. He believed he could overfly it on takeoff but the landing gear did not clear the…Dec 29, 1983 · N2991K · Substantial damage