NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25, 1978

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25. 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: Piper PA-25, 1978 per year, 1964–2026: 281 cases
1964	26
1965	13
1966	22
1967	26
1968	26
1969	10
1970	15
1971	13
1972	12
1973	14
1974	12
1975	15
1976	12
1977	7
1978	7
1979	5
1980	2
1981	5
1982	2
1983	6
1984	1
1985	1
1986	3
1987	5
1988	1
1990	2
1991	2
1992	1
1993	2
1994	1
1995	1
1996	1
1997	1
1999	1
2000	1
2005	1
2006	2
2009	1
2018	1
2020	1
2025	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 year(c."eventDate") = 1978 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502')) 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\") = 1978
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502'))
  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") = 1978
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102502'))
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 MKC78DCD55Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Milford, IASep 7, 1978 · N6447Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCJ29Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Sargent, NEJul 14, 1978 · N6101Z · Substantial damage NTSB NYC78FHD19Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Skulville, NJJul 11, 1978 · N6065Z · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FCA33Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Harviell, MOJun 21, 1978 · N6280Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78FPJ18Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Comanche, OKMay 10, 1978 · N6141Z · Substantial damage NTSB FTW78FPD15Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Henrietta, TXApr 3, 1978 · N6458Z · Destroyed NTSB FTW78DPJ12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Cashion, OKMar 26, 1978 · N6436Z · Substantial damage