NTSB investigations: Piper J5A, 1984
3 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper J5A. 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.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 1 |
| 1966 | 4 |
| 1967 | 2 |
| 1968 | 7 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 |
| 1972 | 4 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
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\") = 1984
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7100702'))
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") = 1984
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7100702'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun 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 MKC85FA022Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportPiper J5A · Stuttgart, ARThe acft was being ferried x-country in legs of approximately 2 hrs flt duration. The acft was refueled for the next legand it needed 18 gallons of fuel. The plt was predicting a burn of 5-6 gallons of fuel per hour. After a flt of 2 hrs and 17 minutes with…NTSB NYC84LA258Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J58 · Gilead, METhe acft was forced to land according to the plt, after a downdraft at low alt & airspeed created a trap. The plt said that he & a friend were looking for a fishing spot, when he realized that he could not make it over the top of rising terrain ahead & could…NTSB ATL84LA130Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J-5A · Forest, VAThe acft was taxied directly to takeoff after being handpropped to start. To the witness who handpropped the acft it appeared to climb at about a 70 degree angle after takeoff and stall before diving nose first into the ground. Engine sounds remained constant…