NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, NJ

8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23. 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

19662026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23, NJ per year, 1966–2026: 8 cases
1966	2
1967	2
1974	2
1978	1
1980	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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NJ' 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 ('7102302')) 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\" = 'NJ' 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 ('7102302'))
  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" = 'NJ' 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 ('7102302'))
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 NYC80FHA23Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Somerville, NJJun 14, 1980 · N1442P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78FHM29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Marlboro, NJSep 10, 1978 · N1072P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC75FHD26Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Ocean City, NJNov 24, 1974 · N1MV · Substantial damage NTSB NYC75FHA07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Middleville, NJAug 1, 1974 · N2008P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC68D0326Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Sea Side Heght, NJDec 17, 1967 · N3005P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC68F0094Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Middletown, NJJul 28, 1967 · N5380 · Destroyed NTSB NYC67D0198Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Pittstown, NJSep 8, 1966 · N1343P · Substantial damage NTSB NYC67A0002Accident · 3 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Neptune, NJJul 1, 1966 · N2014P · Destroyed