NTSB investigations: Cessna 305A, 1999
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 305A. 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1974 | 7 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 4 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 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\") = 1999
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074002'))
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") = 1999
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2074002'))
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 DEN00LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Akron, COThe failure of the four bolts which attach the right main landing gear assembly to the landing gear strut.NTSB NYC99LA106Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305 · Grundy, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB IAD99FA041Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Hilltown, PAThe inadequate lookout of both pilots, and the pilot of the other aircraft.NTSB LAX99LA118Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 305A · Coalinga, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.