NTSB investigations: Schleicher K 8 B
13 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Schleicher K 8 B. 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
| 1966 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 2000 | 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 c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3801563'))
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 ('3801563'))
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 CHI00LA193Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher K8B · Manchester, MIthe downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.NTSB NYC95LA215Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher KA-8B · Mayville, NYThe pilot's inadequate inflight planning, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees.NTSB MIA88LA121Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchleicher K-8B · Miami, FLThe plt stated that he had placed the glider into a mild dive & was indicating 90 to 95 mph, well below redline speed when the whole section of the trailing edge of the wing from the aft spar & wing root out to a dist of about 6 ft, separated from the acft.…NTSB NYC82DA121Accident · No injuriesFinal reportScheicher K8B · Shrewsbury, PAThe pilot was on a round robin, cross-country flight from woodbine, MD to Shrewsbury, PA and return. When he arrived over shewsbury, he maneuvered the glider to take a picture of his turn point. While taking the picture, he skidded the glider to include the…NTSB SEA81DYP17Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher KA8B · Wenatchee, WANTSB IAD79FKW14Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher KA8B · Benton, TNNTSB CHI78FEK25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSchleicher K8B · Montpelier, OHNTSB MKC78DER71Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher K8B · Stanton, MNNTSB NYC72DNC47Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher K8B · W.Bridgewater, VTNTSB OAK70FVG13Accident · Serious injuriesClosedSchleicher K8B · Fairfield, CANTSB NYC70D0029Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher K8B · Blairstown, NJNTSB DEN68F0013Accident · No injuriesClosedSchleicher K8 · Heber City, UTNTSB DEN67A0018Accident · 1 fatalClosedSchleicher K7B · Colorado Spgs, CO