NTSB investigations: Cessna 177A, 1973

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 177A. 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.

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Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19692026

NTSB investigations: Cessna 177A, 1973 per year, 1969–2026: 83 cases
1969	7
1970	4
1971	7
1972	2
1973	8
1974	4
1975	4
1976	1
1977	2
1978	2
1979	3
1980	1
1981	3
1982	1
1983	1
1986	2
1987	2
1988	2
1989	1
1990	5
1993	2
1996	3
1998	1
1999	1
2003	1
2004	1
2005	2
2006	1
2010	1
2013	1
2014	1
2016	1
2017	1
2020	1
2024	1
2025	1
2026	1

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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 ('2073706')) 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 ('2073706'))
  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 ('2073706'))
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 NYC74DHM14Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 150 · Lincoln Park, NJDec 27, 1973 · N30425 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DCQ21Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177 · Great Bend, KSDec 22, 1973 · N30335 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK74FJA10Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Kalapana, HIDec 14, 1973 · N30599 · Substantial damage NTSB ANC74DAG75Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Nikolski, AKOct 11, 1973 · N30610 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74FCJ07Accident · Serious injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Omaha, NEAug 25, 1973 · N30562 · Destroyed NTSB DEN74FTM04Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Ogden, UTAug 4, 1973 · N30367 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX74DUJ09Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Sierra Vsta, AZJul 10, 1973 · N30404 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK73DVM31Accident · No injuriesClosedCessna 177A · Watsonville, CAMay 5, 1973 · N30364 · Substantial damage