NTSB investigations: Lake LA-4, 1987
2 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Lake LA-4. 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
| 1964 | 6 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 7 |
| 1966 | 3 |
| 1967 | 14 |
| 1968 | 5 |
| 1969 | 3 |
| 1970 | 3 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1974 | 2 |
| 1975 | 4 |
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1978 | 7 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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\") = 1987
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5110302'))
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") = 1987
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5110302'))
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 ANC87LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLake LA-4 · Cool Lake, AKThe pilot stated that during the takeoff on the Lake the aircraft would not lift off the water and he lost directional control of the aircraft causing it to collide with the Lake shore.NTSB BFO87DIA01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLake LA-4 · Stafford, VADuring takeoff the aircraft collided with a submerged object which penetrated the hull and dislodged the right pontoon. The aircraft sank in approximately 4 feet of water and was substantially damaged. The pilot and his two passengers were not injured. A boat…