Final NTSB investigations: Scheibe L SPATZ-55

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Scheibe L SPATZ-55. 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

19652026

Final NTSB investigations: Scheibe L SPATZ-55 per year, 1965–2026: 7 cases
1965	2
1966	1
1967	1
1970	1
1975	1
1983	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."completionStatus" = 'Completed' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801361')) 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.\"completionStatus\" = 'Completed'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801361'))
  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."completionStatus" = 'Completed'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801361'))
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 ATL83LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportScheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55 · Woodbine, MDThe aircraft collided with a snowbank during landing roll. The turf landing site was clear but snow had been piled two to four feet deep alongside the strip during the clearing process. As the aircraft neared the end of the strip during landing the pilot…Feb 21, 1983 · N8752R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC75DGM41Accident · No injuriesClosedScheibe 55 · Holidaysburg, PAJun 8, 1975 · N8364 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW70DPG13Accident · No injuriesClosedSchieb L-SPTZ · Mena, ARApr 5, 1970 · N2705C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0345Accident · Serious injuriesClosedScheibe Spatz · Marion, OHSep 23, 1967 · N247RH · Substantial damage NTSB CHI67F0133Accident · Serious injuriesClosedScheibe L-55 · Whitestown, INJul 31, 1966 · N1172 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66D0130Accident · No injuriesClosedScheibe L-SPAT · Heath, MAJul 30, 1965 · N8752R · Substantial damage NTSB NYC66F0119Accident · 1 fatalClosedScheibe L-55 · New Braintre, MAJul 26, 1965 · N10110 · Destroyed