NTSB investigations: Douglas A-26B

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas A-26B. 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

19642026

NTSB investigations: Douglas A-26B per year, 1964–2026: 9 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1966	2
1968	1
1970	1
1972	1
1976	1
1985	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 c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3020504')) 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 ('3020504'))
  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 ('3020504'))
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 FTW85LA151Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDouglas A-26B · Lawton, OKAn intermittant fire in the left engine accessory section led to loss of fuel to the engine. The right engine injested water and quit. The landing gear had been left pinned in the down position because of a malfunction reported on the previous flight. Neither…Mar 17, 1985 · N142ER · Destroyed NTSB DEN76AD062Accident · 1 fatalClosedDouglas A-26B · Grand Junction, COAug 8, 1976 · N3427G · Destroyed NTSB OAK73DJY09Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas A-26B · Manila, RPJul 4, 1972 · N4000K · Substantial damage NTSB EU170DYZ02Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas A-26 · Beirut, LEDec 19, 1970 · N40XY · Minor damage NTSB CHI69A0057Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas A-26B · Chicago, ILNov 26, 1968 · N919P · Substantial damage NTSB MIA67A0061Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDouglas A-26B · Dorchester, GANov 26, 1966 · N3157G · Destroyed NTSB DEN66A0064Accident · Serious injuriesClosedDouglas A-26B · Phoenix, AZMar 12, 1966 · N161Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66A0019Accident · 3 fatalClosedDouglas A-26 · Scottsbluff, NESep 17, 1965 · N67907 · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X3499Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas A-26B · Madison, WIAug 20, 1964 · N4050A · Substantial damage