NTSB investigations: Cessna 185, 1987
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 185. 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
| 1964 | 10 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 3 |
| 1966 | 10 |
| 1967 | 10 |
| 1968 | 8 |
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 7 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 3 |
| 1975 | 9 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 1987
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072802'))
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") = 1987
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072802'))
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 ANC88FA012Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Anchorage, AKThe relatively inexperienced seaplane pilot-in-command made one go around when he experienced difficulty in identifying the surface of the glassy water. On the second landing attempt he flew the airplane into the water at a negative angle of attack. The…NTSB ANC87LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Little Delta Rv, AKThe pilot stated that approximately 1000 feet after commencing the take off the airplane climbed to just above tree top level and then began to settle into the trees. The pilot also stated he believes the airplane stalled.NTSB FTW87LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · San Marcos, TXThe pilot stated that he landed long and downwind on his private strip. In an attempt to stop he applied heavy braking and at the end of the strip the aircraft nosed over and came to rest on a fence.