NTSB investigations: Douglas DC3, Outside the U.S.

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas DC3. 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: Douglas DC3, Outside the U.S. per year, 1964–2026: 7 cases
1964	1
1966	1
1971	1
1972	1
1978	1
1988	1
2000	1

Latest cases

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."eventCountry" <> 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021401')) 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.\"eventCountry\" <> 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021401'))
  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."eventCountry" <> 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3021401'))
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 MIA00RA224Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationDouglas DC-3 · Nassau, BahamasJul 20, 2000 · N54AA NTSB DCA88WA055Accident · 2 fatalForeign investigationMcdonnell Douglas DC-3 · Mozambique-Sa, MozambiqueApr 21, 1988 · N47FE · Destroyed NTSB UNK78X0105Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Tamanrst, Antigua & BarbudaFeb 8, 1978 · N189UM · Destroyed NTSB MIA73OM063Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Pivijay, ColombiaJul 21, 1972 · N39393 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK72DJY04Accident · 2 fatalClosedDouglas DC-3 · Phnom Penh, CBFeb 14, 1971 · N55L · Destroyed NTSB MIA67S0003Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Merida, MexicoAug 17, 1966 · N28343 · Destroyed NTSB UNK64X1154Accident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-3 · Symours, Burkina FasoApr 4, 1964 · N821C · Substantial damage