NTSB investigations: Cessna 188, 1971

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 188. 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

19652026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 188, 1971 per year, 1965–2026: 90 cases
1965	1
1966	2
1967	5
1968	7
1969	5
1970	4
1971	8
1972	5
1973	4
1974	2
1975	5
1976	8
1977	7
1978	1
1979	1
1980	2
1981	4
1982	1
1983	1
1984	3
1986	1
1987	1
1989	1
1990	1
1992	1
1993	1
1995	1
1996	1
1998	1
2011	2
2014	1
2015	1
2018	1

Where

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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") = 1971 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073002')) 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\") = 1971
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073002'))
  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") = 1971
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2073002'))
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 FTW72FRG27Accident · 1 fatalClosedCessna 188 · Laredo, TXSep 17, 1971 · N9773V · Destroyed NTSB FTW72DPG36Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Van Buren, ARSep 8, 1971 · N9871V · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72FKQ16Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Chatham, MSSep 4, 1971 · N8100V · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72DKQ17Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Sumner, MSSep 4, 1971 · N8134V · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72DKJ20Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Slocomb, ALSep 4, 1971 · N5517S · Substantial damage NTSB FTW72DPG33Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Marvell, ARAug 25, 1971 · N5526S · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DTK05Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Wagner, SDAug 11, 1971 · N8045V · Substantial damage NTSB SEA71DYA40Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 188 · Kimberly, IDJun 22, 1971 · N9891V · Substantial damage