NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, 1978
18 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman American Avn. AA-5A. 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 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 12 |
| 1978 | 18 |
| 1979 | 14 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1982 | 8 |
| 1983 | 7 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1978
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960106'))
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") = 1978
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960106'))
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 NYC79FGM13Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Somerset, PANTSB CHI79FEI06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Middlefield, OHNTSB CHI79DEE12Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Morris, ILNTSB SEA79FYM02Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5-A · Hillsboro, ORNTSB MKC78FER93Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · St Paul, MNNTSB IAD78DKM24Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Greensboro, NCNTSB NYC78FNE31Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Fitchburg, MANTSB CHI78FEP63Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5A · Waterford, WINTSB DEN78FTC27Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Evanston, WYNTSB IAD78FLJ15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5A · Belhaven, NCNTSB LAX78DUJ71Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5 · Chilchinbeto, AZNTSB SEA78DYP29Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5-A · Prosser, WANTSB NYC78FA061Accident · 1 fatalClosedAmer Avco AA-5A · Guilford, NYNTSB OAK78FA023Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrumman AA-5A · Red Bluff, CANTSB DEN78FTE36Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum-Amer AA-5A · Aurora, CONTSB IAD78DKM08Accident · No injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Greensboro, NCNTSB MIA78FKG21Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA5-A · Savannah, GANTSB LAX78FA026Accident · 3 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Fontana, CA