NTSB investigations: General Balloon AX-6, 1985
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as General Balloon AX-6. 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.
Cases per year
| 1976 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3760202'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3760202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 LAX85LA395Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiccard AX6 · Pilot Hill, CADuring inflation of the balloon prior to flt, the plt said he noticed a 5 kt gust of wind. Plt then sent a small balloon aloft to test the wind and said it 'showed a slowing of the wind' at 60 to 80 ft AGL & acceptable flt conditions. After launch the wind…NTSB LAX85LA223Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeneral Balloon AX-6 · Panamint Valley, CAThe plt reported that he was landing on desert terrain in nearly calm air when a 'strong thermal wind pushed the balloon 90 degrees from the direction of track.' Subsequently, the balloon landed hard & was dragged about 150 ft across the desert. While…