NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30, Outside the U.S.

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30. 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

19982026

NTSB investigations: Mcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30, Outside the U.S. per year, 1998–2026: 7 cases
1998	2
1999	1
2000	2
2004	1
2009	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."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 ('3023501')) 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 ('3023501'))
  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 ('3023501'))
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 ENG09IA004Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportMcdonnell-Douglas DC-10-30 · Bogota, ColombiaFailure of the low pressure turbine stage 3 disk due to a design that is vulnerable to high pressure turbine unbalance-induced synchronous vibration that cannot be detected in flight, and the subsequent uncontained engine failure.Mar 26, 2009 · N526MD · Minor damage NTSB DCA04WA043Accident · Minor injuriesForeign investigationBoeing DC-10-30 · Bogota, ColombiaApr 28, 2004 · N189AX · Substantial damage NTSB NYC00WA260Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsSep 7, 2000 · N15069 · Minor damage NTSB DCA00WA046Accident · 12 fatalForeign investigationDouglas DC-10-30 · Entebbe, UgandaApr 30, 2000 · N800WR · Substantial damage NTSB DCA00WA014Accident · No injuriesForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F · Amsterdam, NetherlandsDec 18, 1999 · N800WR · Substantial damage NTSB DCA99WA004Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsOct 13, 1998 · N230NW · Minor damage NTSB DCA98WA088Incident · No injuriesForeign investigationMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 · Shannon, IrelandSep 20, 1998 · N14063 · Minor damage