NTSB investigations: Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200

109 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200. 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, newest first

Query with SQL

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 ('2400108')) 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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2400108'))
  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 ('2400108'))
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 MIA77FKQ23Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Tylertown, MSJul 23, 1977 · N1220L · Substantial damage NTSB IAD77FIG22Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA4 · Essex, MDJun 30, 1977 · N1236L · Substantial damage NTSB ANC77FA052Accident · 4 fatalClosedLake LA-4 · Matanuska Glcr, AKJun 13, 1977 · N1223L · Destroyed NTSB ANC77DAG75Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Anchorage, AKJun 4, 1977 · N6163V · Substantial damage NTSB ANC77DAG56Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-200 · Homer, AKMay 8, 1977 · N6107V · Substantial damage NTSB NYC77FHD09Accident · No injuriesClosedLake L4-200 · Croydon, PAFeb 27, 1977 · N1225L · Substantial damage NTSB SEA77DYA03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Boise, IDOct 20, 1976 · N6023V · Substantial damage NTSB NYC76FHJ27Accident · Serious injuriesClosedLake LA-200 · Smithtown Bay, NYJul 21, 1976 · N6010V · Destroyed NTSB DEN76FTE53Accident · No injuriesClosedLake LA-4 · Broomfield, COFeb 25, 1976 · N1224L · Substantial damage