NTSB investigations: Mooney M20B, 1966

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, 1966 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") = 1966 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\") = 1966
    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") = 1966
  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 SEA67D0168Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · W S Springs, MTOct 9, 1966 · N74785 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67A0022Accident · 4 fatalClosedMooney M20B · Hobbs, NMSep 17, 1966 · N74784 · Destroyed NTSB SEA67F0106Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Richland, WAAug 28, 1966 · N74545 · Substantial damage NTSB OAK67A0004Accident · 3 fatalClosedMooney M20B · Antioch, CAJul 9, 1966 · N74552 · Destroyed NTSB SEA67D0044Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Bellevue, WAMay 31, 1966 · N74587 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN66F0299Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney 20B · Albuquerque, NMMay 10, 1966 · N74516 · Substantial damage NTSB FTW66F0524Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M21 · Arlington, TXFeb 25, 1966 · N74736 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC66F0461Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Hill City, KSFeb 19, 1966 · N74522 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67F0141Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20B · Bellview, NMFeb 6, 1966 · N74546 · Substantial damage