NTSB investigations: Mooney M20A, MI

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mooney M20A. 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

19662026

NTSB investigations: Mooney M20A, MI per year, 1966–2026: 9 cases
1966	1
1967	2
1968	2
1971	1
1973	2
1984	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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870204')) 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.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'MI' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870204'))
  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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MI' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870204'))
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 CHI85LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20A · Tecumseh, MIUpon touchdown the landing gear collapsed. Inspection revealed the landing gear actuator handle was cracked aprx 1/2 inch above the actuator torque tube. The crack was through 3/4 of the circumference and there was a 10 deg bend in the tube near the crack.…Oct 5, 1984 · N1093C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI74FEM22Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Muskegon, MISep 12, 1973 · N8348E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI73FEC34Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Pontiac, MIMay 15, 1973 · N8160E · Substantial damage NTSB CHI71FDW38Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Lambertville, MIFeb 14, 1971 · N1087C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI69F0311Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Inkster, MIOct 12, 1968 · N1093C · Destroyed NTSB CHI69F0014Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Erie, MIJun 9, 1968 · N1059B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0296Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Escanaba, MIAug 20, 1967 · N6562B · Substantial damage NTSB CHI68F0227Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney 20A · Westland, MIAug 19, 1967 · N1087C · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66F0567Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney 20A · Plymouth, MIJan 29, 1966 · N1087C · Substantial damage