NTSB investigations: Gulfstream American AA-5A, 1981

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Gulfstream American 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.

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Phase of flight

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Cases per year

19792026

NTSB investigations: Gulfstream American AA-5A, 1981 per year, 1979–2026: 43 cases
1979	2
1980	5
1981	9
1982	3
1984	2
1986	2
1987	1
1988	4
1991	1
1994	1
1997	1
1999	1
2000	2
2003	1
2005	1
2008	2
2015	1
2016	1
2021	1
2022	1
2023	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 year(c."eventDate") = 1981 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3970104')) 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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1981
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3970104'))
  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") = 1981
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3970104'))
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 DEN82FTE12Accident · No injuriesClosedGulf-Amer AA-5A · Longmont, CODec 19, 1981 · N26872 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI82DET02Accident · No injuriesClosedGulfstream AA-5A · Peru, INNov 26, 1981 · N26758 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FFA23Accident · No injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5A · Amsterdam, NYAug 18, 1981 · N26759 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81FKG43Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulf Amer AA-5A · Savannah, GAAug 12, 1981 · N26748 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC81FHD33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5B · Rehoboth Beach, DEJul 31, 1981 · N4553D · Destroyed NTSB CHI81DEP36Accident · No injuriesClosedGulfstream AA-5A · Juneau, WIJul 16, 1981 · N26784 · Substantial damage NTSB ATL81DKG24Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA-5A · Cochran, GAJun 9, 1981 · N26772 · Destroyed NTSB MKC81FCA15Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGulfstrmeam AA-5A · Chesterfield, MOJun 3, 1981 · N26904 · Destroyed NTSB DEN81FTE41Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5A · Bennett, COMay 30, 1981 · N26872 · Substantial damage