NTSB investigations: Cessna 340A
5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 340A, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
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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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076405', '2073325')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2076405', '2073325')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
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 CHI04LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Poplar Bluff, MOFailure to maintain directional control during landing. Collapse of the nose landing gear, the muddy grass/turf and the berm were contributing factors.NTSB LAX98LA081Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Groveland, CAFailure of the brake line as a result of inadequate maintenance.NTSB CHI86LA088Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340A · Frankfort, ILFollowing a descent through icing conditions the plt was told by the UNICOM operator that the active rwy was 'slippery'.the plt landed aprx 600-700 ft down the 3176 ft rwy and found that the braking action deteriorated from poor to nil during rollout. He…NTSB MKC84LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 340 · Olathe, KSThe acft skidded off the rwy into slush covered terrain alongside the rwy, dragging the left gear in the mud. As the acft continued its fwd roll the main gear struck the edge of a taxiway & collapsed backwards. The rwy was covered with slush at the time of…NTSB SEA82DA021Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCessna 340A · Sunriver, ORThe instructor was providing dual instruction to a private pilot with no previous time in this nor any multi- engine aircraft. Also, the pirvate pilot had not flown within the previous 90 days. He initiated a takeoff on runway 18 with the wind from 210…