NTSB investigations: Curtiss Wright C-46R

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Curtiss Wright C-46R. 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.

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Cases per year

19622026

NTSB investigations: Curtiss Wright C-46R per year, 1962–2026: 7 cases
1962	2
1963	1
1969	1
1970	1
1985	1
2024	1

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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 ('2622710')) 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 ('2622710'))
  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 ('2622710'))
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 ANC24LA066Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCurtiss Wright C-46R · Kenai, AKAn in-flight collision with birds during takeoff.Jul 11, 2024 · N7848B · Substantial damage NTSB ANC85LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCurtiss C-46R · Nulato, AKThe acft continued off the end of the rwy and contacted a snow berm during the landing roll. The plt reported the rwy braking action as poor.Mar 14, 1985 · N7848B · Substantial damage NTSB ANC70AA072Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46 · Sagwon, AKApr 18, 1970 · N9883F · Substantial damage NTSB NYC69A0103Accident · 2 fatalClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46 · Medford, NJMay 7, 1969 · N1243N · Destroyed NTSB MIA64A0039Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46 · Orlando, FLSep 25, 1963 · N1243N · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0061Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46R · Miami, FLAug 17, 1962 · N3944C · Substantial damage NTSB MIA62A0039Accident · No injuriesClosedCurtiss-Wrt C-46R · San Juan, PRJun 5, 1962 · N1243N · Substantial damage