NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164B

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman G-164B. 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

19782026

NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164B per year, 1978–2026: 7 cases
1978	3
1979	1
1980	1
1984	1
2015	1

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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 ('3952703')) 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.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952703'))
  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 ('3952703'))
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 CEN15LA377Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G 164B · Sac City, IAThe loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.Aug 12, 2015 · N311AL · Substantial damage NTSB CHI84FA250Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Warren, MNN9367K was on departure and climbout to aerial application operations. N6533K was about to enter the traffic pattern to land and reload. Marks on respective airframes indicate N9367K was above and approaching N6533K from the latter's forward left quarter;…Jun 20, 1984 · N6533K · 2 aircraft · Destroyed NTSB SEA80FA029Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman G-164B · Cle Elum, WAMay 18, 1980 · N48432 · Destroyed NTSB CHI79FEV17Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Sandoval, ILApr 18, 1979 · N6703K · Substantial damage NTSB MIA78FLG33Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Little Rock, SCAug 16, 1978 · N6764Q · Destroyed NTSB SEA78DYP43Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman G-164B · Ellensburg, WAJul 29, 1978 · N48432 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK78FVD47Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrumman G-164B · Manteca, CAJul 20, 1978 · N9256A · Destroyed