NTSB investigations: Aeronca 7BCM, 1973

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Aeronca 7BCM. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Aeronca 7BCM, 1973 per year, 1964–2026: 113 cases
1964	8
1965	7
1966	4
1967	4
1968	5
1969	7
1970	6
1971	4
1972	7
1973	7
1974	5
1975	5
1976	2
1977	1
1978	1
1979	2
1980	2
1981	1
1982	1
1983	1
1984	1
1985	1
1987	3
1988	1
1990	1
1991	2
1994	3
1996	2
1998	1
2000	2
2004	1
2010	1
2012	1
2014	1
2015	3
2016	2
2017	1
2018	1
2019	1
2022	3
2025	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 ('2110106')) 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 ('2110106'))
  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 ('2110106'))
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 FTW74AF043Accident · 2 fatalClosedAeronca 7BCM · Grainola, OKDec 16, 1973 · N75068 · Destroyed NTSB MIA74FKG45Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca L-16 · Brunswick, GANov 30, 1973 · N2554B · Substantial damage NTSB MIA74AM018Accident · 1 fatalClosedAeronca 7BCM · New Smyrna Bh, FLAug 20, 1973 · N184WA · Destroyed NTSB IAD74DKM07Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Charlotte, NCJul 29, 1973 · N75367 · Substantial damage NTSB IAD74DKW03Accident · No injuriesClosedAeronca 7BCM · Gibbs Com, TNJun 24, 1973 · N2762C · Substantial damage NTSB LAX73FUM26Accident · Serious injuriesClosedChampion 7BCM · Ocotilo Wls, CAMar 18, 1973 · N6087C · Substantial damage NTSB NYC73ALV19Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAeronca 7DC · Bath, NCFeb 4, 1973 · N75368 · Destroyed