NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-260, 1972

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-25-260. 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

19672026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-25-260, 1972 per year, 1967–2026: 175 cases
1967	1
1968	7
1969	10
1970	9
1971	5
1972	7
1973	7
1974	12
1975	14
1976	7
1977	13
1978	13
1979	11
1980	6
1981	8
1982	3
1983	2
1985	2
1986	5
1987	1
1988	1
1990	2
1991	1
1992	2
1993	3
1994	2
1998	3
1999	2
2000	1
2003	1
2005	2
2006	1
2007	1
2008	1
2009	1
2010	1
2012	1
2013	1
2014	1
2015	2
2017	1
2023	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") = 1972 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508')) 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\") = 1972
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508'))
  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") = 1972
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102508'))
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 SEA73DYA12Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Amer Falls, IDSep 9, 1972 · N4736Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DQD07Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Balmorhea, TXSep 2, 1972 · N4849Y · Substantial damage NTSB FTW73DQG11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Silverton, TXJul 28, 1972 · N4906Y · Destroyed NTSB NYC73FID03Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Newsoms, VAJul 24, 1972 · N4744Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA73DYG04Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Othello, WAJul 15, 1972 · N8804L · Substantial damage NTSB MIA72FKH18Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Ocilla, GAJun 22, 1972 · N4437Y · Substantial damage NTSB SEA72DYG37Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-25 · Grandview, WAMay 14, 1972 · N4752Y · Substantial damage