NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-8-73F

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Douglas DC-8-73F. 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

19702026

NTSB investigations: Douglas DC-8-73F per year, 1970–2026: 5 cases
1970	1
1988	1
1998	1
2001	1
2007	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 ('302199F')) 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 ('302199F'))
  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 ('302199F'))
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 DEN08IA022Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDouglas DC-8-73F · Wichita, KSFailure of the recirculation fan motor end ball bearing.Nov 2, 2007 · N880UP · Minor damage NTSB DCA01WA061Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationDouglas DC-8 · Mexico City, MexicoSep 24, 2001 · N806DH · No damage NTSB DCA98WA032Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationMcdonnell Douglas DC8-73 · Koln-Bonn, GermanyMar 8, 1998 · N812UP · No damage NTSB SEA88IA121Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell Douglas DC-8-73F · Seattle, WACrew noted inflight indications of loss of hydraulic fluid, then carried out standard procedures per crew manual. Emerg hyd sys used to lower flaps for lndg. Acft landed with four right brakes locked. The tires blew and the wheels were ground flat.…Jun 30, 1988 · N791FT · Minor damage NTSB NYC70IN083Incident · No injuriesClosedDouglas DC-8 · Las Vegas, NVFeb 4, 1970 · N791FT · No damage