NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E, WA
10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna A185E. 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
| 1969 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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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 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 ('2072818'))
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 ('2072818'))
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 WPR25LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna A185E · Seattle, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll with a crosswind.NTSB GAA19CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll and his subsequent overapplication of left rudder, which resulted in the right wing impacting the runway.NTSB GAA18CA023Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna A185 · Tacoma, WAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.NTSB WPR09CA252Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 185E · Tacoma, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB SEA99LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · Othello, WAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions after landing. Factors include gusty winds.NTSB SEA93LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185F · Bellevue, WAFailure of the right main landing gear shock strut.NTSB SEA86LA241Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · St. John, WAAfter running a fuel tank dry in flight, the plt switched fuel tanks but failed to assure that the fuel selector was in the detent. The engine quit running and a forced landing was made in rough terrain.NTSB SEA81DYE07Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 185 · Port Townsend, WANTSB SEA70F0136Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 185 · North Bend, WANTSB SEA70F0108Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna A185E · Kent, WA