Final NTSB investigations: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6
7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6. 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
| 1985 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
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Query with SQL
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 ('3802061'))
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 ('3802061'))
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 ERA11LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Warren, VTThe pilot's inadvertent deployment of the airbrake handle past the upper limit of its normal operating range, which resulted in binding of the controls.NTSB DEN08LA017Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Salida, COThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and impact with terrain.NTSB DEN03LA143Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Boulder, COpilot's improper in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the thunderstorms, the lack of suitable terrain available for a precautionary landing and the water.NTSB DEN99LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Hobbs, NMThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning. Factors were the loss of thermal lift, the subsequent stall/spin, and the fence post that he impacted.NTSB LAX91LA163Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus B/16.6 · Lake Cobb, CAThat the pilot's visual lookout was improper. Contributing to this accident was the unmarked transmission wire.NTSB DEN86LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-B · Alamogordo, NMUpon returning to the arpt, the plt decided to make a fly-by. The plt reported that while on a modified downwind at an alt of aprx 50 ft AGL, the glider which he was piloting encountered adverse winds and downdrafts. Control of the acft was lost and it…NTSB DEN85LA216Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSchempp-Hirth Ventus B · Colorado Sprgs, CODuring takeoff the glider left wing touched the ground. The glider then cartwheeled sustaining substantial damage.