NTSB investigations: Mooney M20E, IA

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Mooney M20E. 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

19672026

NTSB investigations: Mooney M20E, IA per year, 1967–2026: 7 cases
1967	3
1971	1
1979	1
2005	1
2026	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" = 'IA' 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 ('5870212')) 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\" = 'IA' 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 ('5870212'))
  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" = 'IA' 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 ('5870212'))
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 CEN26LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openMooney M20E · West Branch, IASep 2, 2026 · N55GA · Substantial damage NTSB CHI05LA083Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20E · Bloomfield, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The low altitude was a factor.Mar 28, 2005 · N6092Q · Destroyed NTSB MKC79FCD16Accident · Minor injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Cresco, IAApr 20, 1979 · N7115U · Substantial damage NTSB MKC72DCD07Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Dubuque, IAJul 3, 1971 · N79341 · Substantial damage NTSB MKC68F0386Accident · Serious injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Mt.Pleasant, IADec 6, 1967 · N1386W · Destroyed NTSB MKC68D0084Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Sioux City, IAJun 23, 1967 · N5534Q · Substantial damage NTSB MKC67D0367Accident · No injuriesClosedMooney M20E · Bellevue, IAJan 7, 1967 · N79832 · Substantial damage