NTSB investigations: Cessna A185E, 1987
4 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
| 1966 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 7 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 13 |
| 1972 | 6 |
| 1973 | 13 |
| 1974 | 9 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 10 |
| 1977 | 8 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 8 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 5 |
| 1983 | 6 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1986 | 4 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 5 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 5 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 |
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 ('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 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 ('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 ANC87LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · King Salmon, AKThe pilot stated that during takeoff on the river he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to collide with a boat dock.NTSB ANC87FA084Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Anchorage, AKThe acft was stalled on short final for landing. It touched down hard on the rwy and directional control was lost. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy and struck two parked acft.NTSB DEN87LA150Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A185E · Norwood, COThe plt was circling gnd psnl at 300 to 500 ft AGL, banking up to 60 deg, when the eng quit. An eng restart was successful; however, the acft was too low to recover & it collided with a fence. After hitting the fence, the acft crashed to the gnd & was…NTSB ANC87LA063Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 185 · Kenai, AKThe pilot stated that during the landing roll he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.