NTSB investigations: Mooney M20B, 1965

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mooney M20B. 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 M20B, 1965 per year, 1964–2026: 94 cases
1964	12
1965	9
1966	9
1967	9
1968	5
1969	3
1970	3
1971	3
1972	4
1973	4
1974	2
1975	2
1976	2
1977	3
1980	1
1981	1
1982	3
1983	1
1986	1
1987	1
1990	3
1993	2
1994	1
1999	2
2002	1
2003	1
2007	1
2012	1
2014	1
2021	2
2022	1

Where

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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") = 1965 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870206')) 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\") = 1965
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870206'))
  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") = 1965
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('5870206'))
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 CHI66F0509Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Springfield, ILDec 31, 1965 · N74707 · Substantial damage NTSB SEA66D0201Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Featherville, IDDec 28, 1965 · N74741 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW66F0426Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Galveston, TXNov 22, 1965 · N74736 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA66D0290Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Waverly, TNOct 29, 1965 · N74517 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66F0297Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Mission, SDOct 15, 1965 · N74747 · Substantial damage NTSB CHI66F0096Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Dunkirk, INJul 25, 1965 · N74582 · Substantial damage NTSB MIA66F0030Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Hurtsboro, ALMay 28, 1965 · N74742 · Destroyed NTSB MIA65D0081Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M21 · Chamblee, GAApr 3, 1965 · N74510 · Substantial damage NTSB NYC65F0023Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M21 · Montoursville, PAFeb 8, 1965 · N74538 · Destroyed