NTSB investigations: Mooney M20A, MN

8 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.

Defining event

Finding

Phase of flight

Aircraft model

Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Mooney M20A, MN per year, 1964–2026: 8 cases
1964	1
1965	1
1966	1
1972	1
1973	2
1977	1
1997	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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'MN' 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\" = 'MN' 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" = 'MN' 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 CHI97FA196Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMooney M20A · White Bear, MNpilot incapacitation due to a stroke.Jul 6, 1997 · N8394E · Destroyed NTSB MKC77FER15Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Willmar, MNJan 23, 1977 · N6077X · Substantial damage NTSB MKC74DER21Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Willmar, MNNov 8, 1973 · N1075B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC73FER44Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Duluth, MNMar 10, 1973 · N8142E · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72FER51Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M-20A · Mankato, MNApr 3, 1972 · N1095C · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66D0349Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Altura, MNJan 2, 1966 · N6558B · Substantial damage NTSB MKC65F0092Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20A · Eveleth, MNMar 26, 1965 · N1075B · Substantial damage NTSB UNK65X0247Accident · 5 fatalClosedMooney M-20A · Cambridge, MNOct 11, 1964 · N6063X · Destroyed