NTSB investigations: Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A, 1997
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Continental Copters TOMCAT MK5A. 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
| 1975 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2018 | 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\") = 1997
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2390101'))
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") = 1997
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2390101'))
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 CHI97LA306Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBell 47 · Pipestone, MNthe fracture of the pitch control rod assembly.NTSB MIA97LA212Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportContinental Copters MK5A · Sylacauga, ALThe failure of the pilot to maintain main rotor rpm resulting in the helicopter descending and colliding with trees.