NTSB investigations: Cessna 401, 1984
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 401. 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
| 1967 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 3 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 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\") = 1984
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('207590C'))
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") = 1984
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('207590C'))
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 MKC84LA238Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Hutchinson, KSWhile taxiing for takeoff the plt turned from the taxiway onto the rwy & the left main gear collapsed. Post crash examination of the left gear revealed that the ldg gear wing rib support bracket failed allowing the gear to collapse. A Cessna service letter…NTSB MKC84LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Wichita, KSThe plt reported that 3-4 secs after he made a smooth landing, the right main landing gear collapsed. The acft then went off the side of the rwy & struck a sign. Post-accident inspection indicated that the right gear had been down & locked before the gear had…NTSB CHI84LA130Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 401 · Chicago, ILThe acfts left main gear collapsed during the landing roll. Investigation revealed that the bolt on the top portion of the LH bellcrank assembly was sheared off. One of the tangs at the bottom of the bellcrank was also broken. When examined under a 10 power…