NTSB investigations: Cessna 182L, 1973

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 182L. 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19672026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 182L, 1973 per year, 1967–2026: 252 cases
1967	1
1968	29
1969	25
1970	22
1971	14
1972	8
1973	8
1974	14
1975	10
1976	11
1977	3
1978	4
1979	5
1980	5
1981	6
1982	4
1983	3
1984	3
1985	3
1986	3
1987	3
1988	4
1989	4
1990	3
1991	2
1992	2
1993	3
1994	4
1995	2
1996	2
1998	3
2000	2
2001	4
2002	3
2003	3
2006	3
2007	1
2008	3
2010	1
2011	2
2012	1
2013	1
2014	1
2015	3
2016	3
2017	1
2019	1
2020	1
2021	2
2024	1
2025	2

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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 year(c."eventDate") = 1973 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072726')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1973
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072726'))
  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 year(c."eventDate") = 1973
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072726'))
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 DEN74DQA21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Ramah, NMOct 14, 1973 · N42878 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC74DFJ02Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182 · Dunkirk, NYJul 18, 1973 · N42213 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI73DEI43Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · N Canton, OHJun 1, 1973 · N42016 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FCQ34Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Scandia, KSMay 20, 1973 · N3182R · Substantial damage NTSB LAX73AL052Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Pacoima, CAMay 1, 1973 · N50814 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage NTSB CHI73FEC31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Detroit, MIApr 25, 1973 · N42416 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73ANE15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 182L · Easton, CTJan 6, 1973 · N3356R · Destroyed NTSB NYC73AN095Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 182L · Aylette, VAJan 3, 1973 · N366P · Destroyed